Emme turned 2! I can't believe that it has been two years already. The best two years, we have loved every minute of it...laughs, smiles, books, songs, diapers, late nights, early mornings, feedings, most of all fun, fun, fun!
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| On our way to the Zoo |
For Emme's birthday we went to the Zoo, one of Emme's favorite places. Then we went swimming at Grandma K's house with her cousins. She had a fun time, although a little overwhelmed at times. Around 4 she stopped acting like herself and was just calm and wanted to be held. She was a bit needy. We felt bad but couldn't put our finger on what was causing it until later. She broke out with a high fever and then sores in her mouth. We soon discovered she had "Hand, Foot, Mouth". Poor girl no way to spend your birthday. Luckily she had felt good most of the day!
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| She loves the tot-tub |
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| Present Time |
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| When you asked Emme what she wanted for her birthday she said, "cake". Her aunt Jen found a "cake" for her. She has had hours of fun playing with it. |
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| Cousins and Cake |
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| Enjoying every bite |
Emme's two year measurements
She is a tall, tall girl. Her doctor told us that if she continues growing at this rate she will pass us up in about 5th grade. I guess it is important to note that we are only 5' 4", but still pretty tall! She currently expects her to be between 5' 11' and 6' 2"!
Emme: 36.5 inches tall (she grew 3.5 inches from her 18 month appointment) & 30 pounds.
Emme's favorites during the last year...
Books. She loves reading them, having them read to her, or listening to them on the B-pad (AKA I-Pad)
Bikes. She loves her kick bike and riding with her friend Callie. She also loves riding in the trailer for longer bike rides with mom and dad.
BB. She loves her BB (Binky). Starting in July we started only letting her have it when she was sleeping. Sometimes she wants it so she goes and sits on her bed and sucks on it for a few minutes, puts it back and comes and plays.
Food. Emme is a great eater, and loves most anything. We wondered why it seemed like she was always eating. If you grow 3.5 inches in 6 months you would eat a lot too! The doctor said as long as it is good food let her eat. She loves, avocados, black beans, chicken, pork, carrots, bananas, apples, yogurt, cereal, and salsa. She will anything off mom's plate and nothing off of dads. She love to drink milk or water, but nothing else. He has had her try lemonade, juice, and a sips of his pop and she hates it! We think that is why she won't ever have a bite if Brandon gives it to and has stopped trying any thing that isn't milk or water. Guess that isn't so bad!
Elmo. Emme loved Elmo this past year. She knows it is at the end of Sesame Street. She can find the Netflix app on the BPad, find her show, and move the timing bar to the end so she can watch Elmo's World. Elmo has been a great friend when I want to get the dishes done or the some other cleaning.
Friends. Emme loves friends and kids. She will play with anyone and would prefer to be with others than by herself. We are grateful that in our new neighborhood there are lots of kids to play with. She loves playing with her cousins and is sad if we go to Grandma & Grandpa's house and the rest of the family isn't coming.
ABs: Emme loves to sing her ABCs, she calls them her ABs. She has mastered singing them and recently can identify most of her letters. It is so fun to see her learning and growing.
Here are some of her two year pictures that we had taken.
We love you sweet girl. You have been an answer to prayers. Can't imagine life without you. We pray for you everyday. We pray that your birth mommy will know we love her selfless act of love. She loves you too Emme K. Can't wait for another amazing year.
