Who is this girl and what has she done with my Emma?

As many of you know we have been having a hard time getting Emma to eat real fruit. She will take purees when she feels like it but refuses the real deal all together. Well today a miracle happened. Emma ate an apple and a banana. I was very shocked and excited all at once. Of course I did not let her know this because then she probably would have stopped eating it. That is also why I do not have a picture of it. I want her to realize it is normal to eat fruit. Maybe this is the start of something great. Only time will tell.


Here is a picture of her showing of her cute curls.

This is it!

This is officially Emma's last birthday month. Wow it is hard to believe that in one month she is going to be 2! Oh the time is just going by way too fast. I want Emma to stay a baby and not become a toddler. Maybe since the clothes we buy her all say 12 months she can still be considered a baby. Just kidding but not on the size.

We love you so much Emma and can't wait to celebrate your special day in one month!




Savoring her last birthday month.

The purpose of a stroller is...

To carry your pom poms, purses, and necklaces of course.




I know this is not the best picture but I just thought it was too cute watching her wheel away her goodies.

So happy to say...

That Emma made it through school with no tears today!! I am so proud of her. The teacher said she had tons of fun and kept saying baby. They tried to give her a baby doll but she was not interested. Something else I learned today is that Emma loves art time at school. I was shocked by this. Every time I try to do an art project with her she refuses and starts fussing at me. When I shared this with the teacher she was shocked. She said Emma absolutely loves to paint and do crafts. Oh that Emma, she always keeps us guessing.

How Old Do I Look?

This afternoon I took Emma to the park and this dad that was next to me at the swings turned to me and said "let me take a guess she (meaning Emma) is almost 1." I kindly laughed and said that she is almost 2. The whole time I am thinking to myself I know she is small for her age but I do not think she looks like a 1 year old.
Right?

Raincoat

This year I swore I was not going to buy Emma any more coats or jackets b/c she owns at least 10 of them. Well a few weeks ago I was at GAP and I could not resist buying her a raincoat. I figured since she did not have one that it would be ok to add another jacket to her collection, especially since we were having tons of rainy days. Well of course right after I bought the coat it stopped raining for two weeks. I was beginning to feel that maybe I was being silly getting her another jacket. Well today we finally got to wear the new jacket. I was so excited for the rain and for giving her new coat a test run. I just think it is super cute!!


Emma sporting her new brown with white polka dots on the inside raincoat.

A Nice Afternoon

Today Emma decided to wake up at 4:45 am! She woke up so early that I had to cancel her OT appointment b/c I knew she would not make it until 12 and I was right. At about 11:30 she crashed. Since she napped so early that meant we were going to have an afternoon of fun together. Emma can have a blast with just bubbles, pom poms, and necklaces. She also figured out today how to get onto the couch all by herself. I know most of her friends are already doing this but since Emma is petite it makes it hard for her to get onto taller objects. I am very excited that she can now do it all by herself. She is very impressed with herself as well. =)