My sweet little Emmy -
Petite: that's how everyone refers to you. And, you are. Today, at your appointment, you weighed 16lb 14oz (13%). You have lost a bit of weight this week with your illness, though. You would have been somewhere around 17lb 5-6oz if you had not been sick. But, either way, you are just that, petite. You are now 27 1/4 in long, though. While not tall, you are definitely growing.
A proficient crawler, puller-upper, and sorta-cruiser, you keep Mommy and Daddy on their toes. You are so curious and want to check everything out. The fireplace is one of your favorites, so we'll have to work on that before the cold weather arrives. You can say hi and mama and dada, often in context and are working on bubba. You light up when your brother walks into a room and love to "wrestle" with him. You absolutely ADORE other children and they adore you, as well. Now that you are bigger and the weather is nicer, we lay a blanket on the front lawn and you get to actually play with the big kids instead of watching them as they play. It's a whole new world for you!
Even though you are tiny, you are a wonderful eater. Fruit is your favorite, but you eat your veggies, too (even if I do have to sneak them in sometimes). You have begun eating table foods and love it (especially carrots and peeled grapes). You are still nursing and mommy thinks we will have no problem going to a year, maybe more.
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Your favorite things:
Mommy, Daddy, Kason, and all other children, animals (as long as they stay out of your face), helping Kason with his puzzles, toys, toys, toys, chewing on anything you can fit in your mouth, watching SuperWhy (Kason gets to watch this in the morning while you are eating breakfast and no matter how hard I try, I cannot turn you away), blowing raspberries
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Other new things you are doing:
Signing - So far, you can do more and all done (in your own cute little way). Kason loves to help teach you new signs!
So Big - You put your arms up as high as you can when we ask how big you are. So cute!
Peek-a-boo - You've loved peekaboo for a while, but are just starting to pull the blanket over your own face to play.
Teething - You have two bottom teeth and are working so hard on cutting the top two. Your poor little gums are so swollen right now, but you are trooper and rarely complain.
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Mommy and Daddy love watching you turn into your own little person with your own opinions. We love watching you grow and learn each day and are so excited for the future. We worried a lot when I was pregnant with you that, even though you were planned, it happened too soon. We now see there was nothing to worry about. You fit right in and our family would just not be the same without you in it. You are our sweetie pot pie, our sugar plum, our Emmy-pants, our princess. We love you more than we could ever put into words and are so thankful to have been blessed with the two greatest gifts in the world.
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