Walking and singing!

So, I guess technically, Emily is walking now. There's a video of her at her picasa site, if you'd like to see her Frankenstein imitation. She still prefers crawling if she's sitting down and wants to go somewhere, or if she wants to go somewhere far away, but if she's standing she'll start off walking, at least until she falls. :) Each day, she gets a little further, and is a little better at regaining her balance. I guess the kids at daycare are really excited whenever they see her take a few steps - so excited that they frequently knock her over. I guess that's good practice too, right?

This weekend was the last home ISU football game (thank god that's over!). This season has solidified my impression that I really do not care to tailgate anymore. It's not that I don't want to hang out with my friends, but that I want to do so in a setting that isn't centered around a bunch wasted of 20-year-olds - or wannabe 20-year-olds - and a football team that continues to break my heart. I guess I grew up. Isn't that sad??

Emily has a favorite song now. We have a singalong book for Baby Beluga (Raffi), and she likes it so much that she actually requests it! She learned how to say "baby," because we like looking at all the birth announcements on our refrigerator, so I'm not sure if she understands why there's a bunch of whales and other aquatic life in the book when we're singing about baby beluga. But, this weekend she requested a book, and started saying "baby" and a few other things in the same rhythm of the song, and when I started singing the song she sang along!! It was the sweetest thing!! I know it sounds like I'm being one of "those moms" and I'm probably projecting my interpretations as her true desires, but she really did sing along with me. Now, I'll warn you that if you don't know the song, you could look it up on YouTube and see a nice little video of belugas swimming along with the song, but then it will be stuck in your head for weeks and weeks. So, spare yourself the insanity that I am living in right now and DON'T learn the song unless you have to. It's like the song that has no end - it just keeps circling over and over and over. But Emily likes it, so as soon as it's out of my head, she wants to hear it again. I guess, I'll do anything for her, even drive myself insane with a catchy little tune!! :)