Emma Kate turns 16 months old in just under a week! My baby is no longer a baby! I could write a novel on the latest happenings with Emma Kate --both "good" and "bad" (or should we say challenging) -- so much going on. . . .
Here is the "good" - we call her the energizer bunny. We thought Ryan had extra energy - um, no, he has nothing on Emma Kate! She is still loving her Tuesday classes at Gymboree. She says Mama, Dada, "R" for Ryan, "Olie" for Oliver. She loves to dance. . . the girl has mad rhythm and she sings in the car. It annoys her brother to no end when she sings in the car - I keep telling him that it's better to get used to it now because I have a feeling she won't ever stop.
She loves to go on walks when the weather is nice. Here she is strollin' the neighborhood with Gracie. She loves to walk up to doors of those houses on our block and act like she's about to knock and then she starts to run away. She can do this for HOURS! Cheap thrills!
Emma Kate eats everything. . . I mean everything! There is nothing that she won't eat - I love it! She's doing great feeding herself with a spoon. Still working on mastering the fork. This morning, she accidentally spilled her cereal milk in her lap so she was so excited to take a bath in the sink. . . .
And then there is the "challenging" side of Emma Kate -- this child is extremely willful. She likes to do things when she wants to do them and don't even dare take anything from her. Sigh! She has been perfecting a temper tantrum. The first couple of times she would sit down and throw her head back. Well, she learned quickly that's not smart to do when your on the hardwood floor. So now, she does it a little more gracefully and rolls around crying. Mommy and Daddy have mastered ignoring her when she is having one of her fits but I'll tell you most of the time all we want to do is bust out laughing.
Here is a video that we took of her last night having a cry because we gave her pineapple for a snack. . . I guess she wanted strawberries instead! Oh Lordy me - give me strength!
