Daddy Dirty

So JP was laying around in bed the other day, and both Emma and Carlos were awake and hanging out in bed with us watching their cartoons. Emma pointed at JP's shoulder and said "daddy dirty." I corrected her and told her daddy was peeling. She then repeated again "daddy dirty." The funniest thing was the tone she stated it in and how she would jsut point, but not touch. It was like she was grossed out by looking at it. I guess a two year old does not understand sunburn and peeling.

Emma turns 2

Emma turned two years old a week and a half ago. She is definitely a cutie who likes to play and definitely knows what she wants. She thinks that duck, duck, goose is the funniest game ever...she can't even sit still from all her giggling. She also loves to play with her baby dolls. I even caught her bouncing at her knees and patting the doll's bottom like she was trying to rock her to sleep...it was sooo cute. She loves to cook in her kitchen, and has gotten into making tea. She will bring cup after cup...good thing it is pretend. She is quite verbal and to me understandable for a two year old. She has also mastered the tantrums, but she is still in the process of learning that all the screaming, and crying doesn't get you what you want. Well at least not in this house when you are the fourth child.
So we are working on learning that other colors exist beside pink and purple, numbers, ABC's, and of course potty training. She always tells you right after she goes...we just need to get it before she goes. She is still learning to run and jump, but she is a very cute fast walker.
I'm sure this year will be filled with many more milestones, and super fun times!

Thank you

That is Emma's newest phrase...it sound way cuter when she says it. I love giving her things, so she can say it. She will tell family thank you pretty regularly, but isn't as eager with others. I definitely prefer the "thank you" over her "no" when she is having a fit. I just gave her some pirate booty so she could say it, and I could record it...so enjoy the clip.

Sorry, baby girl.

Julie is back from Brown. We headed to Sea Dragon for a nice family dinner. The food was delicious and the kids were all well behaved. Towards the end, Emma fell and bumped her forehead on a chair. We got some ice for her...since it looked bruised almost instantly after the fall. However Emma was not willing to leave an ice pack in between her eyes. once we got home, we put a video on to distract her, and we tried to apply more ice to minimize the swelling. Carlos was wanting some ice, but would giggle and say cold, when I put it on his nose. I guess we will have to wait to see if it is bruised in the morning.

She's a peach!

That would be how JP describes Emma at the moment. She has been walking for about a month. She still reverts to the 3 point crawl every now and then...but if you ask her to walk, she will do it most of the time. She is also developing her emotional side. She is definitely not a happy camper when you tell her "no" or take something away. She will through herself on the floor, and have her little drama as long as someone is watching. The moment you leave she stops. During the drama if you try to talk to her she will just say "no" and get away from you and continue the show. Sometimes it seems very comical to me, so I have to keep myself from laughing.

speed crawler

I think Emma is practicing to become a speed crawler...she definitely knows that she can get there faster if she crawls and she only walks if you hold her hands. If you let go she sits down...so she is following two of her brothers' footsteps. Like I said before...I am in no hurry for her to walk. Carlos will have an interesting life once she is mobile.
She loves going up the stairs and will show off that skill several times a day. Mommy has to be quick if we are already upstairs because she make a run to the stairs when she know that we are coming down. She has not attemted down the stairs, but I will have to show her. I know that she will learn that quickly, just like getting off the beds and sofas.
She will also try to hit and when she is told no....she gives you a cute laugh or smile. Her daddy claims that she has learned Diva qualities from her friend Aimee Grace. However it is just her being a girl. On the trip to Houston one minute she screams because Carlos is touching her or trying to hold her hand...and then 2 minutes later, she is screaming because Carlos will not hold her hand. girls...go figure!

bye baby girl face...hello stairs.

This morning Carlos came into my room and hopped into bed with me to watch his Wiggle video. At that time Emma was fussing, so JP brought her over too and he left to go to work. While I was laying there, I noticed that at 15 months and 3 days Emma has lost her baby girl face. Even with her crazy morning hair, she still looked more grown up. This evening I have looked at some pictures from the past...and it has confirmed that Emma is growing and changing. I am sad to see this happen since she is my baby, and on top of that my baby girl. I know that every change brings a new discovery and she will soon attempt more new things. For example today discovered she can climb the stairs...and she did that 3 times with her brothers calling her from the top, and her mommy following behind. We will have to try to get a video of that tomorrow.

I can say cheese

watch my little cutie say cheese for her picture with her brother's sunglasses.

I can dance and sort shapes.

Emma has figured out how to dance in her favorite position...sitting down. She crosses her legs in front and rocks her little body. She enjoys laughing while she does it, especially if her silly brothers are dancing with her. She also enjoys playing with the radio...she sees Sammy turn on music so I guess she tries to do it too.
The other skill she has gotten good at is putting shapes through shape sorters. She is good with the one on the laugh and learn kitchen door. She is also good with the wood board and the different sized shapes...she gets all excited and will even clap for herself as she does it.

the quiet one...yeah right

We always get told that Emma is so quiet. Even last week one of JP's cousins if she ever talked, because she had never heard her. She even asked me to record her, because she didn't believe us. Emma has everyone fooled except for us. Just ask her dad. He was home sick today, and trying to sleep, and he said the only thing he could hear was Emma screaming and talking. She might be the little one, but she is quick to remind you she is here, and playing. She also lets you know if she disapproves of your actions. For example if one of her brothers takes her toy away she screams until she gets it back, if you pick her up and she wants to be down she squirms and screams until you put her back down. JP and I have been discussing that she is definitely going to give us a good run.

Emma is one year old!

It is hard to believe that a year has one gone by since we were blessed with our little girl. She has definitely brought a lot more love to our little family. Her big brothers definitely watch our for her and try to help her out. She is growing, but is still a petite little girl...she even fits in her doll pram. She is definitely exploring her surrondings and learning to get around the house crawling everywhere. She tries to pull up, but only gets up on her knees on her own. We have dropped her crib mattress, and look forward to much more fun with her! Take a look at her birthday pictures in the April album.

Look at Emma go

Emma finally discovered how to crawl yesterday evening. She is not crawling all the time yet, but is willing to crawl to get to her favorite toys. Take a look at her video. Sorry for the quick turn at the begining, but that was my bad choice of direction.

Emma...11 months.

SO here is a quick update on Emma as an eleven month old. She enjoys screaming for fun and for attention. She has discovered she likes Player milkshakes, sherbet, and catfish at the Manchaca Firehall. She is still scooting on her bottom, but is now spending more time on her tummy, willingly. As a result she slithers around on her belly, but still in backwards motion...every once in a while she is rocking on all fours.
It is hard to believe that we are planning her first birthday party already. On one hand I'm excited about all the fun birthday things, but then I remember that she is suppose to be our baby...but she is growing very quickly, and that is bittersweet.

10 months

It's hard to believe that Emma is 10 months today. She is growing up so quick...make sure to look at the updated pictures. She isn't crawling yet, but she uses her little bottom to move around to reach for her toys. She has also learned how to scream...it is quite funny. If I don't pick her up, she will raise her arms and scream. Emma is a great eater. She definitely likes to eat whatever she sees her brothers eating. She will try anything.
I am getting excited about getting her party together!

Emma waves

Laura and Micael came over for dinner tonight. When I was getting ready to take Emma and Carlos upstairs to get them ready for bed, Laura was waving bye. Emma started moving her arm, and Laura said she was waving. I told her to say "bye" and "adios" and both times she also waved her little arm. So I think she definitely knew what she was doing. I guess we will try again tomorrow to confirm if she really knew.

Emma is 9 months

Emma is officially nine months as of yesterday. She is very vocal and isn't afraid to tell you what she wants. She is still not crawling, and would rather lay on her back than her belly. It doesn't matter what I put in front of her, she will just roll over to her back. I'm in no hurry for her to be mobile. I enjoy sitting her on the floor, and having her stay there. In regards to teeth...she has the second front bottom on the way out. The first one is still not all the way out, but she can still bite down pretty hard with her little teeth now...just ask her daddy.

Growing up too fast

Tonight as we were getting the kids ready for bed...Emma decided to show off her new skill. She can hold her own bottle. She started with two hands, and towards the end she was holding it with only hand, and turning around to look at her big brothers. She is definitley growing up quickly, and pretty soon she will be crawling, walking and talking. She is not keeping her side of the deal that she is suppose to be my baby.

firsts..so many

Emma has had many firsts. She had turkey, and brocoli rice for thanksgiving. She had her first visit with Santa. She had her first Christmas, is even getting her first tooth.
For Christmas she was all about putting wrappers, and boxes in her mouth. She really enjoyed the excitement, and her brothers opening all the presents so she could eat the paper. She also got her first purse. It is pink satin with sequin, and loves to put the strap in her mouth. Even Emma got two pairs of cute little girl crocs..hopefully the will fit this spring or summer...for those of you that don't know she has tiny feet.
On new years eve she even had sherbet with her brothers...she loved it. But you know what she loved even more...dutch chocolate ice cream. I got some good pictures, so I will update soon.

swinging high

I forgot to mention that Tuesday Emma had another first. After John David got home from school we ate an early dinner and headed to the playground. Emma got her first push in the swing and she loved it...she was lauging and smiling. Carlos was swinging next to her and both John David and Sammy were taking turns pushing the little ones. It is great having two older ones, and two little ones. That way there is no fight over who gets to push.

Oatmeal

This morning I decided to make breakfast...in other words oatmeal. That is as much cooking as I do during the week for breakfast. Carlos was excited and couldn't wait for his oatmeal to cool down enough. He was walking around with his spoon. His actually tall enough and smart enough to open drawers and pull out his utensils when he is ready to eat...very cute. Once I gave him his oatmeal he ate it up...and Gavin wanted some. He even ate it all too. I also fed Emma oatmeal for breakfast and she loved it as well. We have added another food to Emma's list. I can't wait until we can start yogurt and cheeses...yummy.