Dear Emma:
We are now a month over the year mark and I think I am still in disbelief. It just seems so crazy that time could possibly be going by so fast. You are such an amazing kid and you get more amazing every day. It's just insane to think how fast we are already racing forward toward two when you should just be my baby forever.
You are made of some seriously tough stuff, kid. For some of this last month, your brother and sister have been home from school because of the holidays and you have been manhandled and pushed around and moved around. You don't always like it but you take it like a pro. And even better is that you have started screaming at them when you really don't like something to show your distaste for it. You are not just letting them push you around but getting a little bit mad about it.
You are definitely my eater. Most of the time you actually eat more than Connor does. I don't know where you are hiding all that food because you are so still so small but you love food for sure. Your favorite right now is chicken nuggets for lunch and either peaches or pears. You seem to always be carrying around your cup of Cheerios too which means they end up everywhere but it travels the living room with so it's always within arm reach. The more exciting thing for us is that you finally figured out how to tilt your sippy cup. You just couldn't get it down yourself for the longest time and you weren't getting enough to drink throughout the day, but now you have figured it out and it has been nice not having to stop and make sure you are drinking enough when you just grab your water and drink when you are thirsty.
I don't know if I can officially call you a walker yet because you still crawl about 50% of the time but you are there. You are starting to do more walking around the rooms for short distances. I think you will just take off with the big kids back in school and less chance of you being run over. It's just amazing to think where you already are and how fast you are getting there.
You are definitely into everything now though. You are not easily distracted from your task, such as climbing the stairs. I would feel less nervous about it if you would learn to go down the stairs and didn't stop to stand up and do your squat dance. In general right now you want everything you aren't supposed to have. It's truthfully a bit exhausting but this is just a normal phase of exploring. You are just curious about everything.
You really are an amazing girl. You are funny. You are vocal. You are tough. There is just so many awesome things about you that we just can't get enough of. I am so lucky to be your mom and get to see you grow every day. I love you so much.
Love, Mama
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