TWO!

Happy Birthday my sweet Emily!

You turned two on November 1st. You are such a fun person! You have a terrific personality and find the funny in just about everything you do. Not everything is peaches and cream, though. You still get frustrated and throw multiple, on-the-floor, tantrums a day. Usually when you are frustrated or not understood.

• You follow directions very well--you will get your shoes, your mama (blanket), your cup. 
• You will sit and read on the couch. 
• You LOVE Curious George. When things get really bad at church, I whip out my iPhone and let you watch George on mute and you usually calm right down. 
• You sleep through the night, but we have cut down on your napping during the day. 
• You can't nap for more than 2 hours, else you will be up for hours terrorizing Lucy while she sleeps. You still love doing everything Lucy does. 
• You love Andrew and will always laugh when he's around and will usually calm down when he pays attention to you. 
• You are saying a handful of words that we understand--mama, papa, got it, bravo, that one, mas. 
• You make a lot of sounds--usually excited ones. 
• You still see Christina, your speech therapist and you are making great progress. 
• You love to snuggle and you give terrific kisses! 
• You are very active and whenever we are in public, that is usually the first comment people make about you. 
• You love food and will definitely let us know when you do not like something or when you are finished eating. 
• At your 2-year check-up you were at the 100th percentile for height (3 feet) and the 99th percentile for weight (34.74 lbs)! 
• You are wearing a size 3T in both shirts and pants, but sometimes wear Lucy's 5T shirts.

We love you so much, Emily! You are such a fun girl and you bring such joy wherever you are!

Happy Birthday!

Love,
Mom

18-month Check-up

• She is in the 99th percentile for both height and weight--she is 34.25" tall and 31 lbs 12 oz.
• Emily is a ball of fire! It's her way or the tantrum highway!
• She calls her blanket "mi mi" and wants it everywhere she goes.
• She does EVERYTHING Lucy does.
• She calls out for "Andoo" every chance she gets when she doesn't see him immediately.
• She loves all food still. She will eat as much as Andrew eats.
• Her favorite foods are egg, toaster strudel, grapes, cheese and crackers,popcorn and any sweets.
• She loves to dance. Last week at Lucy's dance class, she just HAD to join the class so she could do her dance moves!
• She and Lucy always giggle when they are together in their room right before they go to sleep--oh, what I wouldn't do to know what they say to each other!
• She loves Curious George.
• She loves to read.
• She likes to color and eat crayons.
• She has Justin Beiber hair.
• She is a very happy baby and a joy to have around!

15-month Check-up

Emily is 32.5 inches long and 30.6 lbs. Her doctor is worried about her weight and wants to put her (and the whole family) on 1% milk. I do not agree with him.

She has grown 2 inches in 3 months and only gained 1.6 pounds. She JUST started walking 3 days ago. I  think the milk fat is too important for brain development to forego it because he thinks Emmy is too heavy.

She got two shots and she cried and cried; Lucy cried and cried sympathy tears.

Ugghh...doctors!

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She is still wearing a 2T.

She is walking 10 to 15 steps at a time before she grabs on to something or falls.

She still loves food! She now exclusively drinks out of a sippy cup (since about a year old she has done this).

She says "Da-ee" for Daddy and "Mommee".

We think she says "Do-ee" for Doggy (Hachi).

She has started biting Lucy when they disagree (we have to put a stop to that).

She still loves her "sucky-suck" blanket and sticks her little tongue out. (Below is her sucky-suck face).

She loves to play with the train table and jump on the little trampoline.

She enjoys  watching whatever Andrew and Lucy watch, but she has a sweet spot for Curious George.

She loves to read books.