Almost 2 weeks with dry panties!!! Emma Kate is doing awesome!! It's still quite a celebratory event when she uses her potty, and she is quite proud still!! She did awesome on a day-long drive to the beach, staying at the beach house and on the beach, and another day-long drive home with NO ACCIDENTS!!!! She's doing incredible!!! :)

Gretta, at just a little shy of 8 1/2 months, is getting in her two top middle incisors- one day there was just a little hint of white under the gums, and the next morning, there was no doubting it!! They're well on their way to being little teeth now!! She is speed-crawling, standing up on everything, and has even climbed a couple stairs... (agh!)

We had an awesome week at the beach with perfect weather, enjoyed a day on the ocean beach and the rest on the sound, with lots of time on the playground. Emma Kate got comfortable enough in the water to stand on her own and walk around quite a bit (it stays shallow way out into the water), and had fun walking to the swim bouys and back to the beach all by herself. We had a nice morning ride in the paddleboat, and spent a morning at the aquarium. We did make it to the fireworks in Manteo- Gretta was quite amazed by them and really enjoyed watching them, Emma Kate was a little caught off guard when they started (plus she was obviously tired, she's never up that late!!) but she did watch them secretly over my shoulder... :) She later said that she did NOT watch them, they were NOT pretty, and they were NOT loud. Hmmmm. No still prevails as her most common response to any and all questions... :) Lots of pictures to come hopefully tonight!