18 Month Emmitt Update

 Yesterday was the big exciting day we have been counting down.... Emmitt went to nursery!!!  He cried pretty hard for a few minutes when we left but he recovered and did great the rest of the time.  It was nice to enjoy our classes at church instead of roaming the halls.  I am realizing that while he did well in nursery it was traumatic for him.  Last night he wouldnt sleep.  He could not bear to be left alone.  I hope that was coincidence and not directly related to nursery but hopefully he will adjust.  Here is his first church "artwork."  Though I am skeptical that he was the one that actually colored it- he was definitely the one to carry it out, so we'll take it!

In other developmental developments...
-He has just now finally transistioned to one nap a day 90% of the time.  It seemed to take forever and everyday would be different but I think I can plan on him being a one napper now most of the time.  He sleeps through the night most nights but is an inherently early riser no matter what time we put him to bed.
-He has 8 teeth- which also seemed to take forever and I think teethwise he is still way behind average but I am just happy he has got what he's got.  Teething has been painful (for all of us :)
-He is learning words slowly but surely.  His first word was "uh-oh" at about 12 months.  Now he says many things like fishy, doggy, daddy, birdy, etc though they all come out sounding like "dee-dee"
-He's a cutie patootie still and loves to entertain us all.  He has the best expressions- especially his "O" surprise face.  He keeps us smiling all the time.