Like Mother, Like Daughter

Sometimes the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree. Apparently not only did Emily inherit her big cheeks and crazy hair from her Mother, but she also received her love of Cream Cheese & Jelly sandwiches.

Here's Erin, circa 1979:



And now Emily, in 2008:


The only difference between the sandwiches is that while Erin's was made with real cream cheese, Emily's was made with Tofutti (I can just hear Josh gagging at the thought of Tofu based products). In case you didn't know, poor Cheeks is allergic to dairy. And not lactose intolerant- we're talking hives here. So, needless to say, finding food that Emily can eat is always a challenge.

Thankfully Trader Joe's carries several dairy free products, such as banana waffles and pancakes. However, Emily's favorite so far are Tofutti Blintzes. Not QUITE as good as the real thing, but hey, she doesn't know the difference.

And so we leave you with one last photo of Miss Emily enjoying her first Blintz...


Happy Labor Day, everybody!

Is there more to life than Cheerios?

Emily turned 10 months old today and has celebrated by getting all deep on us. Is there more to life than eating, sleeping and pooping? (I don't know- if you ask Josh he might answer "no.")

Anyway, these 2 books sit on the bottom shelf of the bookshelf in our room, amongst many other colorful books. For some unknown reason, regardless of where these 2 books are on the shelf, she pulls them out first. Perhaps she's already trying to figure out the meaning of life? We'll keep you posted if she comes up with anything....

In the meantime, as promised, below is a link to her 9 and 10 month photos. We've had a fun and busy summer, as you'll see. And if you haven't already done so, be sure to check out the Giggling video below. You may want to bookmark it for bad days, because everyone can't help but laugh when they see Emily laugh.

Click to see Emily's 9 and 10 Month Photos.

Gigglepuss

Emily spent her final day of being 9 months old not napping and giggling. I guess there are worse ways to spend the day, although I would have preferred more naps.

I guess the sweet potatoes were really funny today. Who knew? I wasn't able to capture it on tape, but after this giggling episode, Emily decided to make herself laugh by making really high pitched noises, then looking at me as if to say, "Did I do that?" and then laughing her head off at herself. Great, just what this family needs... another comedian....

I give you, Laughing Emily...

And the fun begins...

Well, Emily has officially learned to pull herself up on things. She also is relatively fearless and I often find her attempting some daredevil move, which is why I've nicknamed her Emily "Evil Knievel" Rawitch. EK decided tonight that it would be much more fun to stand up in bed and jump around than go to sleep. I decided to catch it on video so Daddy could see the fun that he was missing... Enjoy! Oh, and 9 and 10 month photos coming soon!