Emily 18 Months

Emily - you turned 18 months today! What are you up to?

• You keep us on our toes!  You know what you want and don't want.
• You love to climb up on the couch, bed, and chairs.  You have also figured out how to take the tray off of the high chair.
• You are still wearing 12 month clothes.  We are about to switch you to the 18 month clothes.
• Your eyes are such a pretty mixture of brown and blue.  Your hair is a light brown, almost blonde color, and very straight.
• You love your big sister and she loves you.  You play and laugh and try so hard to do the things that she does.  It's so sweet to watch the two of you together.
• You are enjoying Ms. Paula's house and have fun every day.  I love to see you play so well with your friends.
• You love to dance and know so many songs. I started singing "Pop Goes the Weasel" yesterday and you were saying "Pop!" before I got there in the song.  
• Your vocabulary is growing every day. You amaze us with the words you know.  Very rarely do we not understand what you are trying to say. 

• You love to brush your teeth with your Elmo toothbrush.
• You get so excited when Eric comes home from work - yelling "Dada"!
• At the dinner table, you do a great job with your spoon and fork.  You also love eating cereal and milk from a bowl, and have started to drink the milk out of the bowl - just like Daddy.
• You are taking one nap a day
• You love buckles.  You will sit and buckle yourself up in the booster seat, then yell "Open" over and over until someone opens the buckle, then you do it all over again.
• When you talk on the pretend phone, you are always talking to Pa-Pa
• You sleep with two binkies, elmo, cookie monster, and seahorse every night.
• You love to be outside, no matter what we are doing: going down the slide, swinging, blowing bubbles or using the chalk.  You love going for a walk in the stroller or in the wagon with Melissa.
• You love to sit down with Mommy while she reads books to you. 
• You always want Mommy there for bedtime.
• Your favorite animals right now seem to be elephants and cats.
• You love to blow kisses and tell everyone Hi and Bye.

Mommy and Daddy and Melissa love you so much Emily! We can't believe that it's been 18 months since you joined our family. You bless us every day, just by being you!