SLURP SLURP--- STRAW NEWS

BEEP DA BEEP BEEP DA BEEP BEEEP

Well folks...she FINALLY did it.

We had to go to Wal-Mart tonight... yes gone are the Saturday nights when we would go to a game, see a movie, or go to a friends house... now we are truly loosers whose entertainment for the weekend is walking around Wal-Mart. It never ceases to amaze me that somehow I aways run into the girl with dyed hair whose black roots are 3 inches down on her yellow/red blonde hair, wearing jeans 2 sizes too small from the 1980s with her ever so attractive "racin' Nascar" t-shirt that shows her buldges all too well. Or that I get in the line that seems to be paused.....as I stand there forever. We also saw Doris, who was one of 2 prenatal teachers we had from Geisinger. She was so nice and still is. She said Emily is beautiful. She then said it was time for another...and Canio and I sighed in unison... uhhhh. ANYWAYS... I was going to make stir-fry for dinner since it is the only thing Emily DEVOURS, but since it was getting late, we opted for Cracker Barrel (thought...is it Barrell or Barrel??). We have tried to explain to Emily how to suck on a straw for about 2 months, but she didnt get it. She would just bite it and play with it (thus the reason we have started to swipe any extra straws we can find so we have an "emergency" toy if needed). Anyways, I put some lemonade in the straw and put it in her mouth and released it. She LOVED this stuff. So I put the straw back in the cup and put it to her mouth when she said "cup" I put the straw in her mouth. And oh my goodness... she INSTANTLY knew what to do. How amazing is that. I was all excited. She also tried lemon today (since most of her play friends have already discovered that for some weird reason kids like lemons bitter, bitter lemons. Emily's cousin, Grace, who is exactly 6 mo younger seems to have some kinda lemon/pickle fetish going. And like all the other babies....she loved it. But the faces are priceless. I guess its just really cool for Canio and I to see Emily learning. She also said “Book” today! YEAHHHHHH FOR EMILY WHO FINALLY FIGURED OUT HOW TO USE A STRAW!! WHOO HOOO