As you know, our little girl turned 1 a few weeks ago. The last year with her has been more wonderful than we could have possibly imagined. It has been so exciting to watch her and Kason interact with each other and to see how much they love each other. Seeing the love that they share makes welcoming #3 a little earlier than expected a little less scary.
Her personality is so much different than Kason's was at this age. It is so fun to watch and see the differences between the two. Emily is not exactly shy, but also not especially outgoing. She loves to smile at everyone, though (then, quickly bury her face into momma's shoulder). It is true what they say: sugar and spice and everything nice. She is such a sweetheart and a cuddler.
While not officially a toddler, she is getting so close. The past few days, she has gotten so much braver with taking steps and can string 3, 4, even 5 together. She is so proud of herself and loves to be cheered for. Kason loves it, too and is enjoying helping his little sister learn to walk.
She is trying to say lots of things now and has quite a few words. A few that I can think of are: mama, dada, Kason (comes out Kay), hi, bye, baby, banana, Kason, all done, more (mo as she signs 'eat')... We haven't worked with her a lot on signing, but she has had the important ones down for months (more, all done, eat).
She loves to be ticked, bouncing on our knees, her baby doll and My Pal Violet, playing peek-a-boo, swinging, singing (Itsy Bitsy Spider is her fav!), and stealing Kason's toys. :P She doesn't have quite the love for books that Kason did at her age, but she is starting to. Her favorites right now are Let's Dance Little Pookie and Look Who's Talking on the Farm.
She has 6 teeth now (4 on top, 2 on bottom) and loves to use them to eat! Now that she is on table food and whole milk, she is beginning to put on some pounds more consistently. Still tiny, though...weighing 19lb 6.5 oz (19%) at her 12 month appointment. She was 29 in (49%), though, so long and lean. We are, unfortunately, still battling her reflux and she is still taking meds twice a day for that. We are hoping to take her off of it by 15 months, but as of this point, even lowering her dose causes her to wake up in pain. So, I don't know if that will be realistic or not.
We are so excited to see what the next few months will bring and looking forward to warmer weather and lots of outings this spring.
Our dear, sweet Emmy--Mommy, Daddy, and Kason love you right up to the moon...and back!
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