Emilie Marie

Potty Training

2012-02-06T12:58:00.002-05:00

So shortly after the new year and some before we started on the journey of potty training our wee one. It's been a struggle. The first week she did awesome. Barely any messes, and it seemed like it was going to be an easy time of it. The following week she wanted to use the big potty so we set her up with little stairs, etc. She even pooped in the potty like two days after starting the training process. Then things started getting messy. Accidents were happening with more and more frequency. Which frustrated us and in turn Emilie as well.

After yesterday her screaming everytime we took her into the bathroom and absolute refusal to go in the potty I realized we must be doing something wrong. When they say to PRAISE your kids when they use it and NOT to scold they mean it! We were getting annoyed with the amount of accidents she was having. When you ask them if they have to go and then literally two minutes later you have a puddle on the floor it's frustrating! So we did raise our voices and scold and I'm afraid it out weighed the praise. SO today I set the little potty back up because even though she doesn't want to use the potty she doesn't want a diaper either.

I'm trying to remind myself with every little mess to just clean it, and move on to the praise part. Which is a struggle, but we WILL get through this, lol.

Christmas Morning

2011-12-25T20:18:00.006-05:00

Emilie Christmas morning :)

Here's our tree after mommy and daddy put their presents under there and santa added a few :)

Here's Emilie seeing the tree for the first time. It helps when she sleeps in and mommy and daddy are up waiting for her :)

Em checking out the chalkboard :) Santa brought it for her!

The stalkings all filled and ready for opening :)

Kitties found a special item in their stalkings too :)

Hey check this out!

She's checking to make sure it's nice and empty before moving on to the things under the tree :)

Sorry this is so dark...but really the talking is what you need to experiance :)
So pretty much after every item we heard...can you open it...lol...

Jason found a penguin in his stalking :)

After we convinced her to unwrap the stalkings we moved on to the presents under the tree :)

Then like every present she unwrapped she had to go do something with it first :) lol...this one the baby needed to leave apparently...kind of convenient though since she brought it to her room :)

More unwrapping...but did have her do some tag reading first...check out the next video :)

So the first one she grabbed I showed her it said EM and that meant it for Emilie. She looks mighty impressive in this video like she's reading it...but then...

Would love to claim she could read them...but the rest of the morning went the same...EVERY tag read EM...lol :)

She unwrapped dress up clothes...so she had to try on the shoes :) Then walk on the kitchen floor with them. I think I have a girly girl in the works...which means I'm in trouble!

Here's the baby gear she got :) She loves it! It was pretty much the toy of choice most of the day. First we fed the baby, then walked the baby, then the baby napped, etc :)

Merry Christmas everyone :) It was a nice relaxing day topped off with ordering in! I love it!

MERRY CHRISTMAS WORLD :)

2011-12-24T23:17:00.001-05:00

Nope I don't like that Santa fellow one bit more this year than what I did last year...so not too happy about him coming again...but I do however like the idea of presents....hmmmmmm

The Four Gs :) and more

2011-12-21T19:42:00.001-05:00

So we did this once when I was super little...but hey grandma was visiting so we did it again :) Check out four generations of Trombley girls....yikees!

MINE!

Now just incase you want to get nosey...here are some nosey pictures!

Decorating

2011-12-20T19:27:00.000-05:00

So Grandma and Grandpa didn't put a tree up this year...but that didn't stop me from decorating one at their house! Check out Grandpa and I crafting together :)

Looking good isn't it?

Then I don't know how...but somehow I got decorated too....hmmmmm
DADDY!
Oh and then there is the decorating...

Visiting More Peoples....

2011-12-20T17:39:00.000-05:00

Where I had to unwrap MORE presents...geesh I have been busy and it's not even Christmas yet!

Visiting Peoples

2011-12-19T17:33:00.000-05:00

Then you have to visit peoples...where you get to unwrap things...I mean the unwrapping is alot of work..but it sure is fun :) Look at what I got!

Then we read some stories :)

And fed babies...

Parties

2011-12-17T19:30:00.000-05:00

We first had to say hi to this guy dressed all in red. Mommy said he was Santa's helper...but I wasn't be fooled into sitting on his lap...no way!

But the good news is that you still get a present even if you don't :)

So we found a seat and I got to open it up :)

Wow monsters! A whole bag of them!

This was a party daddy's work puts on...so we saw lots of peoples he works with. I saw Jocelynn and Xavier there. We also got to watch BUBBLES! There was a guy there and he did all sorts of tricks and cool things. I sat with some older girls and watched him. It was great. ... oh and did you see Mommy and I are wearing matching dresses :) How pretty are we!
So then there are parties to go to...those are fun...but tiring!

Wrapping

2011-12-16T17:22:00.000-05:00

Then once you make or buy the presents you have to wrap them!

What do you think?

Ornaments

2011-12-15T17:20:00.001-05:00

Christmas is alot of work! Look at me painting ornaments :) I hope Grammie, Gramps, Grandma and Grandpa love them!

Hey just incase the photos weren't enough proof that it was ME who painted them :) Here's a video :)

SNOW!

2011-12-12T17:17:00.000-05:00

Hey look snow!

OUCH...my eye
Get away from me snow...get!

Egg Nog!

2011-12-10T17:09:00.000-05:00

What am I about to drink? Eggs? I thought you were supposed to cook those first?

Hmmm...gulp

I'm not sure about this...

It's sort of yummy...

Alright...I like it :)

...then we decorated our friends!

2011-12-05T16:51:00.000-05:00

It was so much fun pretending to be Christmas trees :)

Check it out we are even wearing red and green :)

Making Decorations...

2011-12-01T16:43:00.000-05:00

Alright you have got to check this out! Mommy and I made some decorations....well mommy mostly, but I helped!!!

Mommy got some beads and some long long string...and we sat on the couch and put them together...

See I can do it! Oh and did you notice we were both in penguin jammies :)

Kaids Visit Con't

2011-11-09T14:31:00.000-05:00

So like I said it was pretty cool that mommy dug out some baby things :) The baby bath tub was super cool to chill in...

It was also pretty cool to take a bath in too :)

We also ate a super big meal while they were visiting...I got to help cut the bread :)

Grandpa and Grandma sure had their hands full :)

Oh and the best part...I got to feed baby Kaid :)

NYC!

2011-11-05T14:11:00.000-04:00

To the big city we went for a day :) It was pretty neat cause I got to rid on a bus!

Then I also got to rid on a subway! Check me out! I am a pro!

Baby Kaid thought it was pretty cool too :)

So not only where the buildings really really big and tall, but so were the slinkies!

Then Baby Kaid turned into a space man!

Mommy bought a strange crazy hat :)

There were all sorts of nonmoving animals to look at too...like this one:

And some in there:

Oh my and grandpa and I found a bear!

Oh and guess we must have stumbled on to sesame street! Cause we found Elmo!

AND Cookie!

There were lots of pretty lights in Time Square to look at...

So many in fact there was no way I was going to look at the camera :)

What a long day... I was excited to get back on the bus and shut my eyes...night folks!

Baby Kaid's Visit :)

2011-11-04T14:00:00.000-04:00

See this is Baby Kaid...

He was pretty cool :) Uncle Travis and Aunt Kristie were pretty cool too :)
And mommy got out these baby toys for us to play with too :)

Happy Halloween!

2011-10-31T13:45:00.000-04:00

CANDY IS YUMMY!!! Wow and I got so much of it!! Mommy let me hand out candy to the boys and girls that came by. We didn't get too many trick or treaters but that just meant more candy for me!

BOO!

Boo at the Zoo

2011-10-26T13:30:00.000-04:00

So mommy and daddy one weekend took me to the zoo! It was pretty cool seeing all the animals...and they had all sorts of peoples there doing fun things too...here are some of them...

Daddy and I played on the playground :) We went on the slide together!

Hey mommy look at me!

Ya mommy made me stand by the penguin again.....

Hey check it out. I can golf!
So after I did all these fun things they gave me these coins...which I stuck in my pocket :)
It's a reindeer...it's Emilie...it's a reindeer...it's and Emideer! :)
This was pretty cool....I got to paint a pumpkin!
Oh and did I mention feeding the goats? They were pretty hungry acting!
What a day! It was fun going to the zoo. I also had a story read to me and I got to play in a small maze type thing...all sorts of fun :)

Oh and did you see the Monkey Cats?

Trick or Treating atthe Nursing Home

2011-10-25T13:27:00.000-04:00

So mommy dressed me up like a princess and we went to a big place with grandma and grandpas. It was alright. They smiled when we walked by and said Happy Halloween. Not sure what Halloween is but I was pretty happy. I mean do you see who is with me?

RYAN! He was a pirate :) At the end they gave us a little bag with goodies. I got a worm in mine :)

Katie has a costume too :)

2011-10-20T13:43:00.000-04:00

I love mommy's dollie Katie. She's so great to hold...and look mommy let me pose with her :) She's got a costume too! What a sweet little pumpkin she is :)

It's October :)

2011-10-01T13:18:00.000-04:00

Which means I get to wear lots of crazy orange outfits like this one :) I keep hearing about some fun day were I get candy...I wonder when that will happen...

Downstairs Broken!

2011-09-14T23:20:00.000-04:00

So finally grandma and grandpa brought me home. But something was wrong. There was all this stuff outside of our house that used to be in it...and then when I got to go to my playroom...it wasn't there! Downstairs is broken! And I told mommy that daddy must have done it when he was here alone...see why it's not good to leave daddy's home alone mommy!

Sleeping at Grandma and Grandpas

2011-09-11T23:06:00.000-04:00

So if things weren't weird enough. Then mommy and I went north to see Grandma and Grandpa. Daddy didn't come...he dropped us off in that water-in-town place. Mommy seems pretty busy with things too. Good thing I had someone give me yummy foods like grandpa :)

I missed daddy though! So I made a video with mommy for him :)

Sleeping at Ryans

2011-09-07T22:36:00.002-04:00

So I'm not sure why...but we spent some nights at Ryan's house! That was pretty cool most of the time. Ryan and I did get on each other's nerves a little. But it was fun most of the time :) I mean he has all sorts of toys I don't and his doggies are pretty cool!

Eating Out

2011-08-24T22:22:00.001-04:00

Hey did you know they put milk in these tiny little cups! I mean it's perfect sized for me! Mommy gets them all the time when she goes out to breakfast...it's so yummy!

My Birthday Cake and Party :)

2011-08-16T22:46:00.002-04:00

This was the coolest thing ever! Mommy bought me a cake for my birthday (which we celebrated a little late)...and then let all my friends eat it with me :) yay!!!

More cake!

Oh and the balloon fight!!

Paws N Claws

2011-08-05T09:17:00.000-04:00

Alright well it's been awhile...I will be sure to sort of back date these posts...but I know it's been months since I actually put something up.
Truth is I've been SUPER busy...and that just exhausts me... but I will peel myself up out of bed and try to update you all a little :)

Boy that was hard!

So Ryan and I did a road trip this summer...to Paws N Claws :)

It was cool...I mean do you see how big that kittie is!

Not as big as this kittie, but I know he's just a drawing :)

Wow look at how far away the tail is!

No way your right! No wonder they can never catch it!

Mom this egg is NOT fun...get me out!!

So look it's a kitty at a kittie size...well more like a small dog...but he looks cuddly :)

Check out this shell!

And look a monkey!

Ryan got to sit on a crocodile :) How cool is that. Oh his mommy is there too! Hi Ashley!

Well at the end of the day we ate cookies at Subway and came home...it was a good day spend with a great friend :)

Water in the Town?

2011-07-31T11:02:00.000-04:00

So we went to this place called Water in the Town? Or Water Down? Or Water Town? Or something like that...I don't know. I do know it was my birthday and grandma and grandpa where there :) We got to go to the zoo! Where I saw butterflies! See one right there?

And There

And over there

And down there

There is two

And another one!

Then mommy and daddy and I went up into an eagle's nest

I met Ronald McDonald.

And balanced on a beam with grandpa :)

Then we saw otters swimming

Daddy found a cool place to sit

I had to help grandpa...he needed to be shown how to get out of the bear cave!

Then we got some dinner where I got a present! What is it?

It's a barbie! Yay my first one!

And another one!

What a good Birthday :) But mommy says I'm having a party later...I wonder when later is?

New Swing Set!

2011-07-28T10:21:00.000-04:00

Look at daddy and uncle tom working hard at setting up my new toy :)
I was busy too! I got to paint :)

It's s messy job but someone has to do it :) hehehehe

Isn't it beautiful!

What better way to clean off than a dip in the pool??

Painting sure makes you th

Trying out a new way of face painting :) How does it look??
Oh man I think I got some up my nose!

Jump Jump

2011-07-20T10:12:00.002-04:00

So it seemed to take forever but I finally got the hang of this jumping thing. I blame mommy. She never got me one of those fun jumping things to play in while I was a baby, I didn't even know jumping existed...until NOW!

NEW HOUSE

2011-07-10T10:01:00.000-04:00

So the new house is yellow...and I almost know that color now :) Daddy put this railing on with our friend Jerry :)

So the downstairs is pretty cold...as you can see it's July and I'm wearing sweat pants and a sweatshirt! But it's fun down there!

The new house is pretty cool too...daddy bought a cake for the network ports being put in...it was a great night getting to eat cake!
What a mess though...lots to still do!

OH hey I even helped mom decorate some...what do you think?

(yes they are what you think they are...she's gotten really good at stickers...so needless to say woman products are no longer kept under the bathroom sink!)

23 Months Oh My!

2011-07-09T17:06:00.002-04:00

So not only did we move to a new house...but look at my new big BIG girls bed! And check out how cool it is all in Tinkerbell! I love it!

So the new house keeps me pretty busy now days. I mean I have to help mommy unpack (I do this by taking things from one box and putting them in another)...then I help daddy hammer things and screw things in...he doesn't always appreciate my help..but I want to pull my weight. Well it's not alot to pull really at 25 whole pounds, but I help where I can :) Yesterday mommy had a stack of coat hangers and I made sure to decorate my floor in my room with them. They were in a perfect pattern when she decided they couldn't go there :| I don't know why not...but oh well.

I am still under the 30th percentile in both height in weight...whatever that means.

I can say all sorts of things now! I love putting two words together. Some of my current favorite ones are Uncle Tom Bed, Emie swing, Daddy wet, Mommy shower, etc. I can say just about anything including a few naughty words that DADDY taught me! hehehe. I can count! I know 1- about 8ish sometimes 10. I can still repeat the ABCs. I am very vocal about things. I can now tell mommy and daddy what I need or want although sometimes they have to remind me not to scream about or whine about it.

I like to sing too...I know parts of Wheels on the Bus and last night I did the hokey pokey. :)

Well it's short this month...not sure what else to write...I'm pretty distracted at the moment with exploring my new house...so this is it folks...later!

Attempted Photo Shoot

2011-06-10T16:11:00.005-04:00

So mommy thought on the hottest day ever...hey lets go outside and take some pictures! What was mommy thinking! So pretty much this is all you get...cause it lasted about 10 minutes...even the camera said enough is enough!

This is me showing mommy my very unhappy face!

And this about the last picture because the camera kept fogging up!

BSens Bring home the Calder Cup

2011-06-05T09:46:00.001-04:00

I have no idea what a calder cup is and why it's important, but watching the parade was fun :)

22 Months

2011-06-02T09:34:00.006-04:00

Welcome to my 22 month blog :) I'm such a doll aren't I? You know it! (and so do I!)

I'm still very much into arts and crafts. Mommy tries to do lots of different things with me, like stickers, foam things, painting, coloring, drawing, etc. I've been trying more and more to color "in the lines". I know where I'm supposed to color and I try to concentrate really hard and most of my scribbles are now on the pictures and not just all over :)

Mommy still lets me into her paints from time to time too :) I really prefer a paint brush!

I love to paint!

So it's finally warm enough mommy can put away all my winter clothes and I get to wear lots of new things :) Like this little country girl type outfit...

But I don't make this picture taking easy on mommy...no way...I can RUN now!

I've gotten better about talking on the phone and not just getting weirded out by it...Hi Grandma!

One of my favorite past time is jumping in and playing in the pack n play mommy filled with stuffed things! It's awesome! I also like to hide in it! If I'm REALLY quiet mommy forgets to check there and I think i'm invisible when I have a blanket over my head!

I alos LOVE it outside! I can't wait until I have a backyard to play in ALL day :) Uncle Tom taught me how to wear my hat ;)

What happens when I use mommy's ipod :)

So I'm pretty independent but I still run to mommy and daddy for my fair share of snuggles! I LOVE climbing and I'm pretty good at it most of the time. I can say more and more words by the day it seems at times. I'm trying Grandma out, I almost say uncle now, penguin seems to be getting closer to penguin, etc. And the newest word as of right this moment...MOMMY :) Two words are also now common, like my momma or dadda shower. I learned the name Charlie from watching Lost with mommy and daddy. I also know Elmo really well, but am now saying Zoey too :) so I'm pretty sure my next step is a doctorate in parental physcologie :)

I love testing mommy and daddy. And I have learned that I can also get what I want with just screaming instead of saying it. They get annoyed...I think it's funny. They usually make me say my words in the end, I really think they should just understand my pointing and be done with it.

Nybbles and I still fight daily. Usually I end up with a small wound. I like to bug her however. When she's sleeping I stomp on her feet or push the cushion up from under her...so really i get what is deserving. They are just warning shots...so mommy isn't too concerned...especially when she caught me smacking her the other day...I like Tarabyte however...so her I'm nice to.

Well I think thats it folks...mommy is pretty happy that I'mwilling to peepee on the potty again. It only took a month she said to undo that weekend training idea. So no more trying that. I also told daddy one day I wanted to pee pee and I did!

Mommy think I might have had my first allergy related issues. When her's were really bad I also got a cough and then later a runny nose. Benadryl cleared me right up...so I might be more like mommy than she thought!

Oh and I also HATE things being on my skin..l.ike when I spill sketti all over my tummy...we have to clean my tummy right up before I will eat more. Same with chocolate pudding on my foot. I can deal with it on my face and hands alittle...but if I notice it other places it needs to be take care of...who does that sound like? Yup daddy! lol :)

And mommy says I sprouted another freckle ;)

Ice Cream is Yummy

2011-05-29T09:52:00.000-04:00

Just playing a game...

2011-05-20T16:44:00.003-04:00

Mommy found a new game for me to play on the computer. I think she always knew about it, she just didn't want to tell me. But it had animals in it!

21 Months Old

2011-05-02T18:38:00.002-04:00

Wait mommy...your camera still works after I colored it in ? (Fact-- yellow highlighter does NOT come off a camera's lcd screen...some might, but not all of it!)

So this month...I got a job! Yes by golly I figured I was coming up on 21 it was time for me to WORK...earn my keep...i'm mommy's quality control. If her jewelry passes my tests then it will stand up to almost anything! And I get to work in my pjs!

But oh my job doesn't end there! I also help sculpt and paint!

She also put me in charge of fluffing the stuffed animals to make sure they are super soft for thier new mommy and daddy's.

And my last job title is personal shopping assitant. Which I mean I'm so busy with all those other things I had to hire on someone to help ME too! Meet Baby :)

In my off time I can be found working on my own artwork :)

Eating cookies in bed.
Protecting my noggin'.

And chilling in the sun with my shades.

I also love me some birdseed time :)

So I've been keeping busy. Some other news...i am now putting two words together..like MY DADA, GO BYE BYE, etc. I have lots of new words and LOVE to mimic what mommy and daddy says. Why I almost said the whole alphabet the other day repeating after mommy...but it was alot of letters and I sort of got bored around S. I say "bead" and "paint" which I learned on the job.

I almost have all my teeth. I'm currently missing my inscisors and two year molars.

I still am sleeping in my "big girl's" bed and don't get out of it too much. It's more of a bother to do so since mommy puts me right back in it when I do!

I showed mommy who's boss and no longer potty on the potty! I don't think she's happy about that, but she was the one who thought it would be fun to make me do it for a weekend!

I still love to climb, chase the cats, and make huge messes that mommy cleans up...but I help sometimes. I love to help. I now am allowed to throw things in the trash if I show mommy first. I like that! I also help daddy everynight put the napkins on the plates before dinner.

I love uncle tom! often daddy gets called "nom"...why I love him so much I even puked on him the other day...I don't think he appreciated it...but I wanted to share :)

I can get on a slide by myself. Mommy knows I know how to sit first and not go head first :) But I have a little trouble with the bottom part...I usually fall off and bump my head. I don't like swings so much anymore...mommy says I used to love them, but I don't know why!

I think thats about it...I now return you to your regularly scheduled program. (mommy told me to say that...what is program?)

March of Dimes Walk

2011-05-01T18:34:00.000-04:00

Look at us at this year March for Babies walk :) Well really it's the March of Dimes but they call the walks the March for Babies...weird right?

We weren't alone either! Check it out! Ellie and Lilly were there with their mommy :) And so was Uncle Tom and Meeka. Then you can also make out Sarah and Dan :) It was a fun day outside and I even got to fall into the mud!

Happy Bunny Day!

2011-04-20T09:23:00.005-04:00

Don't mind the snotty nose...I had a cold on Easter :\ But it was still fun! I mean mommy let me eat CANDY for breakfast! Any day she lets me do that is a GOOD day :)
So we put a basket out before I went to bed and mommy said something about a bunny coming to visit. I guess he did! Look what I found in my basket the next day!

But there was MORE too! See those weird colored things hangind around. I gathered them all up...

Then I opened them and found there was shiny coins in them!

Mommy and Daddy told me to put them in my piggy bank and NOT in my mouth.

They make a cool sound when you shake the piggy :)

Then later that day I got all dressed up...and we went out to eat. Guess who was at the restaraunt when we got there! NOT RYAN! (ha I thought you figured I would say that!) Nope it was Nicholas and his mommy Adina.

Hockey!

2011-04-18T09:12:00.000-04:00

Mommy and Daddy took me to a hockey game! And guess who else was there? RYAN! yay!!! It was so much fun...but I stayed up way past my bedtime!

Oh and while there I got to see a penguin AND pet a desert fox :) How cool!

20 months!

2011-04-02T09:17:00.000-04:00

Well mommy knows this is a month late, but we've been super busy! Her more than I but I can't type yet. We were sick alot, then when we weren't mommy was trying to unburry the house from when we were sick. And then did you know mommy has her own store now too? Which that also keeps her busy...and then I make sure she pays attention to me too...so ya...busy busy busy!

So this time around we are going to have have a different feature, instead of me talking about how great I am :) I'm just going to show you the different faces I can make :)

Cousin Kaid!

2011-03-27T16:21:00.003-04:00

So I have my first cousin! Kaid Ryan! HI KAID!!!

I wonder if his mommy and daddy will let him blog someday?

Hey have you ever looked under the bed?

2011-03-25T14:54:00.005-04:00

So really have you ever??? I just discovered you COULD get under the bed! And man...do you know what I found?

That I LOVE blood oranges....no wait...thats another story...
back to under the bed...you need to get in there nice and deep and look.

Up there...see up there...

Do you see? It's the kitty!!! How did she know about under the bed??? well inside the bed actually!

How cool is that? Can I go play in there mommy?

What do you mean i can't? I mean the kitty can...why can't I? Why won't the kitty come play with me? Life isn't fair...I want my pacifier!

The End :)

Happy St Pattys Day (I know I'm late :) )

2011-03-20T00:33:00.000-04:00

But isn't this picture worth it :)

My New Tinkerbell Bed!

2011-03-17T21:00:00.002-04:00

Alright so it's not a NEW bed...but it sure feels like one! Check it out! Mommy bought me some new sheets and a new blanket for my new toddler bed :) It's all tinkerbell...which I'm not sure who she is, but she's pretty!

I even have her on my shirt!

How am I ever going to be able to sleep...this way to exciting!

For the Love of Daddy :)

2011-03-17T09:01:00.000-04:00

"eye"

Just Cause I'm CUTE :)

2011-03-14T06:59:00.000-04:00

So none of mommies current friends who realize this...but I bet some of the family would...doesn't that coat look and awful like the purple one mommy wore in highschool all the time!

Daddy just REALLY liked my hair done this way so we had to do pictures ofcourse ;)

Farm Days

2011-03-12T15:48:00.003-05:00

So this morning after I fed my Elmo a heaping handful of kitty food we went to the mall. There were tons and tons of animals there! Thats not normal, but it was REALLY cool!

First I got to pet a bunny. Well actually this is like the 4th bunny I petted, but still, I got to pet lots of bunnies! They were SOOOOOOO soft and they didn't run away like the cats do!

There we cows and sheep too! I know what they! If you ask me what a sheep says I say "baaaaaaaa" and if you ask me what a cow says I say "moooooo". I can't say sheep yet though, but I can say cow :) I almost know that a doggie says "arf arf" too :)

Do you see how LITTLE that animal was! And I got to touch it! He was sleeping so we didn't pet him for long.

Oh hey speaking of dogs! They had one of those there too :) They actually had lots of them. We got to see some run through an obstical course. Not sure why mommy wouldn't let me go too. But it was fun clapping for the doggies doing their tricks :)

Look it's another baby chick! This one was even smaller!

Then I got to paint using apples...that was cool...mommy needs to do that at home more often :)
And then daddy and I went through a tunnel :)

The End :)

Toddlerish Bed

2011-03-12T15:34:00.002-05:00

Hehehehe, so do I have a story to tell you!

Yesterday my friends the twins were visiting and when mommy put us all in my room for nap time I showed her what I thought about that! I got out of my crib and started running around :) Hehehe

Well that apparently did something...cause then that night daddy took the side off my crib and made it lower to the ground...so now getting out is WAY easier! What were they thinking!

So they started with putting what they called toddler rails on, but they thought I would surely fall out...so instead they attached the crib side permanently to the toddler rails. That thing isn't going anywhere! Mommy also put a tote at the foot of my bed so I can climb on that to get in and out :)

On my first night it was already way past my bedtime since the bed modifications took alot longer than what we thought they would...well when I say we I mean mommy and daddy...I just like to pretend I'm involved :) But I only snuck out the first night maybe 5 times. Mommy and Daddy kept putting me back in though. Which sucked...do they know how tuckered out I was to begin with and then all the climbing out! Geesh! So I eventually just gave up and went to sleep.

Nap the next day was about the same. Mommy kept telling me no to stay that it was nap time and so I eventually listened. Here I am all cozied under a blanket and sleeping soundly :)

So I guess this means I'm toddlerish now? Or something like that...

19 months :)

2011-03-05T17:31:00.006-05:00

Wow 19 months :) I'm getting old, lol. (Do I say that every month?)
As you can see I still LOVE my necklace...and actually I've branched out in some other beaded necklaces. I love to wear them ALL day :)

What has happened this past month...hmmm. I got to go to a hockey game :) It was pretty cool...check me out clapping for the goal!

So apparently books make me sleepy, especially when I read in the car :\ Mommy says I take after daddy that way.

However I know I get this from mommy :) Here I am trying to say that darn color word. It's hard one to say!! But mommy always knows what I'm saying. I LOVE coloring, drawing, painting, whatever! Mommy got pretty excited the day I started drawing circles. I don't know why. I'm not going to do THAT again for awhile...she needs to chill out.

Some other newer words I've learned..."snack" I'm getting pretty good at saying..well the "s" is hard to say but mommy and daddy understand me just fine :) I also say something like kitty kitty too now. I'm working "car" as well. I'm sure there are many many more words...but I just use them all the time now so I can't remember all my new ones.

I surprised mommy one day...she was getting ready for us to take a shower and started the water to get the tub warm...well I didn't want to wait so I just climbed in :) So she thought she should take a picture of me getting my feet all wet in my sleeper...I really just wanted her to hurry up and get the water on...really...

She even lets me use her puff ball thingy :) It's so much fun...do you know how many bubbles it makes?? They get all over me!

Mommy also tried to get me to wear big girl underwear. I liked to wear them, but I didn't really like how many times she kept trying to put me on the potty! So much I showed her...I stopped peeing in it altogether! Thats right. She's crazy to think I was ready to give up my diapers. I finally did give in and started peeing before bed again. I mean it gets mommy and daddy all excited so I thought I would allow them that small pleasure, but if they think I'm using it all the time...they have another thing coming!

Mommy found this really cool ladybug tent for me to play in :) The cats love it too...which is why there are all sort of tiny holes in it :\ But they kept putting holes in the ball pit so mommy put it away until we can take it outside and use where there aren't kitties.

I definitely know where my check is, along with my neck, hand, and foot. I'm working on tongue now. I got a new princess table with folding chairs. It's a little taller than my old table. I love it! I can drag it all over and it's pink :)

I'm a little monkey...I like to try to climb everything! I know how to climb all by myself into mommy and daddy's bed. I almost got out of my bed, but mommy moved the changing table so I don't have that to use anymore :\ Man I was so close! I did however get into a pack N play all by myself with the help of a tiny chair :) If it's near me it needs to be climbed :)

I also LOVE LOVE LOVE pushing buttons. Mommy let me sit in the front seat one day while we were waiting for daddy to look at something and I pushed every button I could reach! There are all sorts of fun buttons and knobs in the car! I also turn the Wii on almost daily. Mommy doesn't like that. I get hollered at :\ But it's so hard to stop! I mean it's a BUTTON!

I also know how to unzip things so mommy has to put my diaper bag up higher now :| She's happy I don't take my sleepers off...why would I? I would be cold all night if I did that!

Mommy and Daddy are pretty amazed that I can understand them really well. Like mommy told me to put apiece of sketti back on my plate and I did it :) Or to go get something and I do...I don't know why they find that amazing...I mean really it's not rocket science.

Alright I think thats it...I think I told you enough about me...so how about you...what have you learned this month?

ER Trip :\

2011-02-26T09:05:00.000-05:00

So I was pretty sick a little while ago. Mommy and Daddy weren't too happy about it either :\ Then ended up even putting me in the car and taking me to some place called a hospital at 4 am. I don't know why. I know that mommy took my temp and after it beeped she told daddy it was ER time. I guess that must be code for hospital? Well it wasn't a fun place at any rate! There were all sorts of mean people there. First there was this guy who took my temp AGAIN, and their thermometer is bigger than mommy's. Then they made me take medicine. I just wanted to sleep. Then the doc came in...well thats what he said he was. I really didn't like him. He touched me here and there...and THEN he stuck something in my throat. It made me gag :| Then the first guy came back and gave me more medicine and then stuck something up my nose! He said it was for RSV or something like that...but I didn't care I mean really how would you like something jammed up YOUR nose. Then someone mommy calls the vampire came in and jabbed my arm. I was so tired I didn't fight too much for that. Then we had to go someplace where I was told to sit while they took a picture of me. Mommy and Daddy had to hold my arms and legs. That wasn't awful either...but I was sleepy...REALLY sleepy at this point. When we got back to the room...I went to sleep. It felt SO good. No one really bothered me either for awhile. They did stick a bag on my down there's to try to catch pee...but I wasn't peeing in the bag...no way. I probably should have though. Since later on they stuck something there too :| I showed them I didn't let them get much pee either...I just went in my diaper once mom put one back on :) I felt better after I slept some and they gave me even more medicine. Daddy even took me for a walk around the place. There were lots of interesting things and people too. I didn't wan to hang out in the room too long in case those people came back! Oh and I got a kitty! They gave me a cool little brown kitty to take home :) I liked that. Although daddy said it was the most expensive stuffed animal I owned now. So I wasn't better when I left, but I think mommy and daddy were happy they took me. I still felt pretty crappy though.

Being sick did have it's perks though. I got to wear nightgowns and dresses in the winter :) I also got my pacifier ALL day :) And Mommy and Daddy even let me sleep with them! I love cuddling up to Daddy :)

So mommy said something about my fever being 104.6 which I guess was pretty high. I was that hot the night after the ER too...but they didn't take me again, I wonder why? I know they gave me extra medicine and then I felt cooler so maybe thats why? Oh well. I'm better now so I like that :)

Happy Belated Valentines Day :)

2011-02-19T09:02:00.000-05:00

So I just remembered that there was a Holiday last month and I never posted...whoops. There seems to be alot of holidays in a row....how do you keep up with them all? Geesh. Well here I am in a few shots sporting my V-day shirt :) The one above is me with my BFF Ireland :) We did ALOT of giggling that day :) And below is ofcourse with me and my Boyfriend :)

Sparkles and Sledding

2011-02-15T23:21:00.003-05:00

Sparkles from head to toe :) hehehe You can't see them well, but I AM wearing my sparkle shoes too!

So mommy and daddy had the bright idea to go sledding on night. It was cold and the snow was covered in a thin layer of ice...which means it was AWESOME!

Ryan even thought so too!

Mommy made us sit for this shot...we didn't want to...but we did it anyways.

So when do you think they will let me go by myself?

The Discovery Center!

2011-02-15T23:12:00.005-05:00

So mommy and daddy took me to this place call the Discovery Center. And RYAN was there too! Super cool! Oh ya...his mommy and daddy too...there okay ;)

They had this wall I was ALLOWED to draw on! Look Daddy did it too so it HAD to be okay right?

Then we got to dress up. Check out Ryan the lion :)

They made me be a frog...

But I think I pulled it off alright :)

Then I got to go shopping! I love shopping! I got my own cart and everything!

Then I totally got to play with one of those machines mommy uses...really cool!

Ryan and his daddy were off to put out fires!

While daddy and I were being safe in a boat :)

Hehehe...in the Troll house!

Daddy in a bubble...

Uh oh...I think we need help over here...quick in the ambulance there's a teddy bear down!

Over it...

I'm leaving on a jet plane...don't know when I will be back again...lalalala
Look at all the buttons!

In the troll house :)

And last but not least Ryan in the troll house :)!

I wonder when we get to go back there again!

Randomness

2011-02-12T10:50:00.003-05:00

So do you think I look smarter in glasses?

How else do you keep your legs warm when you're wearing a cloth diaper?

18 months!

2011-02-01T20:04:00.007-05:00

So technically I turned 18 months yesterday when mommy turned 29, but I think we can forgive her for being late. Actually you will just have to since she has some videos that I want her to put too and tonight she just doesn't have the time for that and a workout. So todays will just be a quicker post with just photos.

So I can say some new words. I'm pretty good at saying Ryan. But I also say "mana" for banana and something that mommy says is almost like cracker.

I climb in and out of my own highchair for dinner now. I love it! I also almost scaled the changing table in my room until mommy caught me.

My biggest excitement this month is my potty chair :) I pee in it almost every night now! I even sometimes go during the day. For some reason anytime I'm in the bathroom and I say pee pee mommy takes me diaper off and puts me there. She gets all excited when I pee in it though. Oh and I even pooped some once too :)

I pretty much just take showers now. Since I love to play in the falling water and it's easier for mommy and daddy to toss me in the shower with them. So mommy bought a new bath matt so I won't fall when I'm standing.

Food I'm getting better with. I still and pretty fussy about certain things, but seem to go through stages of what I want. I recently wouldn't touch "manas" but now I'm back to loving them again. Oh I say toast too...when mommy makes hers I chase her down when I hear it pop up saying toast so I can get some too.

I still absolutely LOVE art. Anything art too it seems. Grandma Dineen and I did some beading and I got to fingerpaint some. I also painted daddy a heart for his office and did some more pom pom work.

See my necklace!

I've been getting into mommy and daddy's laundry more..I love to put on their clothes. Mommy doens't like it when I wear hers or daddy's underwear...but those are the easier for to get over my head! So she's taken to tying her shirts on me on occasion as a compromise.

Mommy and I both have pretty pretty nails :) She was putting this paint stuff on them and I was really interested so she went ahead and put a little on mine too :) Aren't just gorgeous!

I also get to hang out with friends alot still. The twins are coming back around lots and mommy said something about Ryan might start visiting some days too. Check us out in my new ball pit!

Well thats about all folks. Nothing much more thats really new. I'm growing. I'm just reaching 23lbs now. Mommy hasn't remeasured the twins and I yet so she doesn't know how tall I am. But people keep saying I look taller. I love to try out new words. And I almost know where my cheek and neck are...which goes along with the ears, eyes, hair, nose, mouth, fingers, toes, and belly I already know :)

Oh and I GUESS I should mention. I totally ruined one of mommy's memory cards for her camera that had a bunch of pictures on it from this past month too :\ So any of our friends who went to Jumping Jungle with us...if you have pics can you please give them to her???

Some of Em's favorite KneeBouncer Games

2011-01-28T09:01:00.004-05:00

Happy Birthday Grandma!

2011-01-23T20:25:00.000-05:00

I love cake! And look how big this one is!

Here Grandma have a bite! I can't eat it by myself!

Christmas with the Herne's

2011-01-22T16:21:00.000-05:00

Grammie, Gramps, Uncle Zach and Aunt Sarah came to visit. And look they brought me presents :) What is it?

Cool a farm! Dad hurry up with those batteries!

The kitty really liked the box too :)

See I told you Grammie and Aunt Sarah were there :)

Thank you for the presents everyone! I love them!

RYAN!

2011-01-21T16:19:00.000-05:00

Check out his trick to how to hold the ball and his sippy cup :) Cool eh?

Yup he's my boy :) I think we make a cute couple, what do you think?

New Fishies!

2011-01-21T16:17:00.002-05:00

Meet me two new fishes. Well not so new now, but still alive and well :) The purple one is Omicron (greek letter Oo) and then pink one is Mu (greek letter Μμ).

I think they are pretty cool to watch :) Mommy won't let me touch them though. I guess maybe they are like the kitties and don't like to be touched...but the fishies can't run as far...

17 Months :)

2011-01-02T13:11:00.003-05:00

Wow I'm 17 months old...thats OLD! I need to stop growing I don't want to be 2!
So what can I tell you about this past month...hmmmm

I really like to dance as of recent. So its a good thing mommy and daddy listen to lots of music :) I don't really have any favorite songs any music will do.

I've been practicing the hand movements for itsy bitsy spider. I can do some of it...but I like it more when mommy takes my hands and has me do it.
(pardon mommy's signing...she doesn't have the best singing voice but I don't want to hurt her feelings by telling her that)

I'm becoming a pretty good talker. I know lots of words and know when to use them. I sort of say "all done" when I'm done eating. I also try to hand mommy my plate. I try to say "juice" when I'm thirsty or want mommy or daddy's water bottle. Daddy taught me the word "nine" i'm not sure what it means though. I thought it meant all the cool shape things mommy got me to play with in the bath, but every time I hold one up and say "nine" they tell me things like "A or 2". So I don't get it. I almost have "up" right. I'm really good at "down". Sometimes I get confused though and say "down" when I really want them to pick me up.

I like to talk on the phone sometimes...
phone

That was not one of those times. I also know how to hang up the phone. Sorry Grandma!

I almost have my back two upper molars. I still only have my top 4 and bottom two teeth in the front. But my bottom two molars are getting closer at coming in too. Okay so I have NO idea what molars are...but I'm pretty good at just repeating what mommy says :)

I help out around the apartment too...see I can do dishes now:)

I also can climb in and out of my highchairs all by myself. I don't even need another chair to climb over any more :) Mommy calls me a monkey...do you know what that means?

Did I mention I like to dance?

Oh I know how to point to all these things now too: nose, eyes, mouth, ears, hair, feet, and belly. I also sort of know where my hands are

Daddy taught me a new game :) It's super fun...but I don't know why he doesn't like to play it that long. I mean I don't get tired at all...why does he?

There was that one incident where daddy put me on a not so fun toy...did you see what it did! I mean it came to life and wanted to throw me from it's seat! I've seen Harry Potter...I saw a car do that once! And there daddy put me in there with no seat belt or car seat...what was he thinking?

Mommy and daddy always says their favorite parts of the day are nap time and bed time. They are definitely NOT my favorite, but I'm a good girl. I know my toys and stuff will be there in the morning, so really no use fighting it...a girl needs her beauty sleep. Mommy even let me sleep with Joshalynn the other night :) (oh and don't let the blanket fool you. I so did NOT keep that on me once she left!)

Yes those are still pacifiers in my crib. Thats the only place they let me have them so don't you dare tell them to take them away from me! I mean I try SO hard every morning to throw them all out on the floor so I can get to them during the day and that darn mommy and daddy! Every time they see me with one, they tell me to put it back and I have to go put it back in my crib or worse...they TAKE IT! Then I don't even know if it will end up back in my crib :\ It's so not fair! Oh AND mommy took all my sippy cups with handles away. It's so much harder now to hold onto my cup and a toy.

Check me out all ready for the next March of Dimes walk :) I mean how cool are these shirts! They have babies on them!

Oh and did I mention I like to dance?? I'm pretty good at it too!

Well I think thats it for this month's report. Did I forget something?

Christmas Morning :)

2010-12-26T16:48:00.008-05:00

So mommy and I had to wake daddy up. Mommy said we couldn't go in the living room until we had daddy with us. Which kind of stunk since he wasn't very easy to get out of bed. I don't know why though. I mean I think I remember mommy saying something about the Santa person coming last night, but what does that really mean?

OH Thats what it means! Lots of colored boxes under the tree!

Hey who did that to my gingerbread house? Was it Santa? I guess I can forgive him...he did bring me a kitchen to play with :)

I found the big caterpillar on the couch and started my day eating breakfast with him. Mommy gave me a WHOLE muffin :) It was awesome! And she didn't even complain that I god crumbs everywhere!

Alright, belly full...time to see what this kitchen is all about. Hey what's this...hard food? Oh mommy says it's pretend food...what's the sense of that?

Alright mommy says I need to unwrap something. I'm not sure what unwrap means, but I like tearing the paper :)

Look kitty does too!

Alright done with unwrapping back to this fake food of sorts. It's sort of fun to lick and chew on.

What do you mean I need to unwrap more. I have what I want right here :)

Oh okay.

Hey unwrapping can be dangerous! I mean sometimes when you pull the paper off you don't realize your own strength and WHAM right in the face :\ Complete with cartoon like sound effects too!

Check it out a pull alone phone! This is awesome!

What else in under all this paper...more cool things? Little people animals :) Yay!

Whats in this one...

Alright books...not that cool...back to the food :)

Really mom...more...okay but it has better not be books...hey it's a caterpillar...that I can pull. Not as cool as Ryan's, but still nifty.

Wow this one is a big one! Dad said this one is from Santa too. Where does he put it all. I mean a kitchen and this big box?

Now time to install batteries! Santa doesn't have time to do all those kinds of things :)

What a cool morning. I wonder how often this Santa guy comes? Mommy took down the tree so I guess not tomorrow...since that seems to be something he needs. I don't know...I guess I will just have to wait and see won't I? Alright off to play with my new toys again :)

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-25T09:18:00.000-05:00

So mommy cheated and took these pictures yesterday on Christmas Eve, but does that really matter? Just a shout out to Grandma and Grandpa, and Grammie and Gramps...MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Can you read what my shirt says?

Yup you read it right Grandma...that means when we see you in January you had BETTER be packing some nice gifts ;) hehehehe...nah...I'll just take a few kisses and hugs :) hehehe

Hugs to everyone that reads my blog :)
I know I'm just to irresistible to stay away from it right?

So for the record I think mommy has taken WAY better pictures in the past...
these are not her best work..

You wanted to see my belly right?
What do you think? I know cute as a button :)

Quick look over there! Made you look ;) hehehehe

MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone :) I'm sure at this point in the morning I'm busy unwrapping all the presents the big red guy brought me and what mommy and daddy put under there too :)

Twas the night before Christmas

2010-12-24T22:30:00.001-05:00

and every creature was stirring even me! Okay so it wasn't my bed time yet and I got a hold of this cool bottle with a spout type thing. It looked alot like what mommy uses to wash my hair so I gave it a try. Mommy said that really the pictures speak louder than words :) I mean I know I had JUST got a bath, but I smelled so pretty when I got done...and my hands were SO soft! I don't know why mommy doesn't use it on me all the time :) And I mean look at my hair...what do you think? A new style??

Oh and the green stuff on my face...well that WAS mommy's doing. She let me have a rice krispie treat WITH sprinkles on it...hehehe...I showed her I licked all the sprinkles off it :)

Night all!

Coloring for Santa

2010-12-24T18:25:00.001-05:00

Check it out :) Mommy and I colored a picture for Santa :)

She didn't finish coloring in the cup, but that was alright...I had it covered :)

Gingerbread House

2010-12-24T16:51:00.004-05:00

So instead of baking Santa some cookies we decided to make him his very own gingerbread house! I mean I think he will share it right with the elves and reindeer? I hope so...it's a pretty big cookie for just one person to eat.

Here's Mommy and me frosting it. Well here is mommy frosting it while I wait patiently to put the decorations on. I did manage to eat a few ;)

Daddy and I decorated it together...which means two things happened.

Somewhere there needed to be penguin.

And somewhere else there would be a smiley :)

I hope Santa will like it :) I don't want to get coal...I don't even know what it is! But it doesn't sound fun :\

Just in time for Christmas...

2010-12-23T19:49:00.003-05:00

I bruised up my cheek :\ And man did it hurt!

So I was doing my usual...tormenting daddy while he tried to listen to music on the couch. I bounced just right and off the couch I went. And then it happened...my first really good sized bruise. This is NOT what I asked Santa for! See that man is kind of scary...he didn't bring me anything fun as of yet...the elves did...but that man in the red suit...well that remains to be seen!

Oh and as for the pain...daddy gave me my bobo bear from the freezer and it made everything better :)

Christmas Playdate

2010-12-21T19:44:00.006-05:00

Yay! I had a special playdate today with all my friends to celebrate Christmas. Well it was mommy's day to do food and it was close to Christmas so she decided it was a special playdate I guess, lol :) So check us all out! Ryan is behind me then right beside me to my right is Elizabeth, her sister Lilly is behind her but she's sort of blocked a little in this picture. Then it's Joanna and Samantha (atleast mommy thinks it is...she can tell really well in person but for some reason this picture is stumping her). On the end there about to make a run for it is Jocelynn.

Oh wait see in this picture you can see Lilly now :) And Jocelynn more clearly making a break for it :)

And then the nonidentical twins follow :)

Ryan just kind of stayed put...not sure what was going on :)

So I brought him a book to play with. Do you see our shirts? He's wearing Mickey and I'm in Minnie :)

Ahhhh...dreaming about our future together. I'm pretty sure Ryan is just disgusted with my ideas :)

LET US OUT! hehehe

Poodle Coat :)

2010-12-21T19:42:00.002-05:00

So mommy splurged a little bit and got me this cool soft coat. Which is a little too big on me...but thats a good thing. It's not as warm as my other coat so I can grow into this one as the weather gets a little warmer it will be perfect :) But it's super soft and how cool is it that I have DOGGIES on my hands!

But seriously mom...the coat is on...LETS GO! You said we were going Bye Bye to tome to go already!

Candy Canes!

2010-12-21T19:40:00.001-05:00

Check me out! I got to help put candy canes on the tree :) That was cool!

(Mommy disclaimer -- this was also a BIG mistake up to this point miss Em has NOT been too bad with taking things off the tree...but the candy canes she totally thinks are HERs to play with....so they now all reside at the very top of the tree :\ )

Message from SANTA :)

2010-12-21T14:39:00.002-05:00

Okay seriously...how does this guy KNOW so much about me!
Oh ya...I guess he must read the blog :)

LOOK! I got an elf present too!

2010-12-19T18:53:00.000-05:00

So I have to say I was getting alittle disappointed in this Santa dude...when he didn't think I had been a good enough girl to get an elf present too...I mean daddy got one! But then tonight what did I find? Put a present for me!!!!

Check him out! He's an alligator that when you press on the birds that are on his back he moves forward :) Way cool :) Thank you Elves!

Ryan's Christmas Party

2010-12-19T08:49:00.001-05:00

So mommy and daddy again bundled me up to go to another Christmas thing. What is with this Christmas stuff? But it was cool...I got to explore someone else's Christmas tree :)

Oh and did I tell you it was at Ryan's house? Check us out sitting all pretty :)

Then the door bell rang and the mischief began :) lol.

Once everyone else go there mommy totally forgot she had a camera so this was all the pictures she took :\ But lots of other people were there too! Like Joanna, Samantha, Ireland, Grayson, Austin, Nicholas, and lots of big people too!

Oh and THANK YOU VERY MUCH RYAN'S MOMMY AND DADDY FOR MY NEW CAR AND BOOK :) I think I like this Christmas thing after all :)

Daddy's New Toy :)

2010-12-19T08:48:00.000-05:00

So Santa's elves must have thought daddy was being a good boy cause they let him have a gift early. I have to say I thought it was kind of creepy. I felt MUCH safer on Uncle Tom's lap with THAT thing running around.

See his new remote controlled penguin :)

First Taco :)

2010-12-19T08:45:00.000-05:00

So I've totally had taco meat before...but never all put together...I'm not so sure about these things...but daddy loves them...so I guess I can try...

...one bite...

...really he likes to eat them like that? ...

I would much rather crumble it all up and eat it by the handful...so I will :)

Making Fudge!

2010-12-19T08:42:00.000-05:00

So mommy had lots of things to make for the different parties we were going to go this week. And she was happy to have some kitchen help :) I was official dishwasher..

Taste tester...

and Quality Control Specialist...

See that was me telling her that those sprinkles on the left were FAR to close and they needed to be separated before there was a red vs green war. She didn't listen...but later when there is fudge all over the inside of her fridge because of the little sprinkle explosions she will wish she had!

Daddy's work party

2010-12-18T20:33:00.004-05:00

We mommy dressed me all up again...and again we left after dark...but you know it seems like it's getting dark all the time now...so maybe it's not as late as I think...hmmmm...I must learn to tell time...

So anyways...they took me to see this Santa guy again. Who are they kidding?

Daddy thought he would introduce me and see if I would take a nice picture on this guys lap...

Who on earth does he think he's kidding? How dare he THINK he was letting go of me!

Well atleast I got a present this time out of it :) I got to explore it more when we got home :)

Check me out...I know how to unwrap now :) hehehehe

WOW look at that! It's a ball machine...it pops the balls up at me...well atleast that is what the box says (you didn't know I could read already? ;) )

Aw man...it didn't come pre-installed with batteries...check me out...I totally know how to use a screw driver :)

It was an alright night. I got to see lots of friends too :) Mommy even let me stay up a little while to play with my new toy before putting me to bed :)

Winter Lights Carnival

2010-12-18T20:27:00.003-05:00

So Mommy, Daddy, Uncle Tom and I all went to a winter carnival type thing. It was kind of neat...we don't normally go somewhere after dinner and tonight we did! So mommy bundled me up all warm and we left. While there we

While we were there we ran into Ryan! Which was pretty cool that I had a friend to CHILL with too, lol :)

We stopped off to see this Santa guy. Mommy keeps talking about him but I'm not sure who he really is. I guess he's supposed to be a nice guy...but when mommy put me on his lap...I didn't think it was so nice!

Later we went to see some fireworks. I got a good view on top of Uncle Tom's shoulders.

But it was also nice cuddling with daddy. He needed it...he was cold :)

What a fun night :) Do you think mommy will ever talk daddy into doing it again...check back next year :) lol

Someone's been naughty!

2010-12-18T20:19:00.003-05:00

And it wasn't me! Mommy totally forgot to unload like a million pictures from her camera! So now she's all behind and out of order with the blog :\ Alright...well here's some old pictures for ya...since I'm sure you still want to see them :)
So check out my first ever KIDS TABLE :) Yup thats me sitting my friend Ireland at our own little table :) It was pretty cool.

Plus it was one of my favorite foods! Pasta with a red sauce :)

Ireland even helped me get a few bites which was pretty cool too :) She's likes to help me out alot...and I don't mind one bit :)

Then sometime after that I received my first piece of mail (well mommy thinks it might have been she's not 100% sure on that...but it was my FIRST postcard :) )

It was sent all the way from Florida. Mommy says it's far far away but I have no idea, I think everytime we go someplace it's far away...it seems like we are always in the car forever! Oh so I digress...anyways

The post card was from Grandma and Grandpa...but...but...if mommy says thats really far away...what are they doing there?? How will I see them again??? MOMMY!

Oh Okay they are just visiting there, like we go to visit them and everyone else up north. I understand now I think. Well I hope they hurry home soon...I don't think I like them being that far away...

(Mommy note...they are now safe at home and have been for awhile...this is old news :) )

A story from mommy...

2010-12-14T22:39:00.003-05:00

So on one cold sunny day
Emilie, Samantha and Joanna did play

And while one mommy's back was turned around
Emilie decided to make a leap and an abound

And what did mommy find when she turned
why an Emilie that was quite unconcerned

Because she had found her away to her space
sitting simply at her table place

And later with a much larger crowd
Emilie showed off exactly how'd

she'd climbed up into her seat
ready and waiting for something to eat :)

Tis the season!

2010-12-02T08:17:00.000-05:00

Are you ready for Christmas??
I've been helping mommy :)

16 Months!

2010-12-01T08:00:00.001-05:00

So I'm getting bigger and bigger. Mommy is pretty sure I hit a growth spurt this month since my clothes seem to be getting smaller and smaller and I just started wearing some of them! I'm around 22lbs and about 2 1/2 feet tall. I'm currently wearing 18 month clothes, but some of them are getting short in my middle so mommy had to buy from 24 month things.

My eating seems to be getting better. I ate carrots the other day and I do like corn. Mommy doesn't like to give me much corn though since it's not that nutritious for me, but I do get it sometimes. I still don't like most fruits, especially anything canned. I love bananas and apples. You can give me a WHOLE apple and I will eat on it, skin and all :) It's yummy yummy :) Grapes where blechy. Mommy keeps trying though...she puts that stuff on my plate and I keep throwing it on the floor :) When will she learn?

I have 6 teeth in the front, four on top and two on bottom and today there was confirmation that I have atleast one back upper molar that broke through...the other on the other side is VERY close behind it. Still no sign of any more front teeth, but there are two lower molars impatiently waiting to make an appearance.

I absolutely LOVE to do anything artsy. I love coloring, writing with pens, finger painting, watercolors, drawing with markers...it's all fun! I get VERY mad when mommy decides it's time to clean up. I know my other friends might be done, but I wasn't! Thankfully I get some days when I can just paint and draw all I want :)

My vocabulary is getting bigger and bigger. I can say...baby, ball, no, that, duck, eye, uh oh, oh, hi, bye bye, dadda, momma, elmo, mum mum, yum, cow, and down. I also know where my nose and eyes are along with my belly. Mommy thinks she funny putting me in those snap shirts and then asking me where my belly is :|

I also let mommy know when I want things. Like bringing my sippy cup to her when it's empty if I want more, or a bowl if there happens to be one out showing I'm hungry. I also know how to whine and fuss until I get something too :) I LOVE to give kisses. I pucker up and even make the kissy sound. I love kissing kitties and babies....both don't like my kisses...and I can't understand why.

I am an expert at walking and now climbing as well. I love climbing up on the couch, chairs, etc. I've even been caught on the table once or twice, but I get yelled at for being there. Kitties do to so I guess it's fair right? I'm learning how to help pick up my toys and mommy even lets me carry things around the house sometimes to help her. I still help with laundry too :) The vacuum I think is just funny and run away from it.

Mommy and Daddy are finding I am mimicking them alot more recently and I've been learning things MUCH quicker than I ever have before. My little brain just keeps going and going, next step is off to college where I will get a doctorate in
pharmaceuticals and discover the cure for cancer :) Until then I will just have to settle for learning new words and climbing on new things.

Old Mother Hubbard went to her cupboard....

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And found ME!

Four Generations in one photo

2010-11-30T08:10:00.000-05:00

We took advantage of the time north to visit some family we haven't seen in awhile :) While there we also took a photo of all of us girls :) A representation of each generation in our family :)

We did try this once before when I was only a month or so old. I think I look way cuter now :) And mommy's hair is nicer too. What was she thinking?

Thanksgiving

2010-11-29T19:54:00.006-05:00

So there is one thing I learned this year at Grandma Dineen's is that there is NO time for sitting around when cooking Thanksgiving dinner!

First you have to mix everything up and measure out ingredients...

Then while it's all cooking you need to do up all the dishes you used to prepare everything...

Then there is a table to be set.

Food to sample to make sure it tastes alright. The cheese passes! It's yummy! The olives are eh...not as good as the cheese.

Then and only then is it time to sit down to eat :)
Look at my plate, it's filled right up with potatoes, squash, corn couscous...why it's only missing the...

TURKEY! Here it is....

Hmmm I'm not sure about this...

And on the floor it went...

So then after we've all eaten turkey and other things...it's time to relax...NOPE...time do MORE dishes!

Yeesh! I don't want to hear the words Thanksgiving dinner for atleast a year!

Happy TURKEY Day!

2010-11-25T08:09:00.000-05:00

I hope everyone gets to eat lots of turkey today! Including me!

Some videos of moi :)

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silly silly daddy...penguins are funny :)

Look at what happens when I play with mommy's ribbon...

Playing Outside :)

2010-11-19T22:03:00.003-05:00

I love getting outside...and a week ago (since mommy is a little slow at getting posts up) I got out! It was SO nice out! Look I didn't even need a real coat :) Mommy and daddy even brought my ball out!

Hey wait...what is that...it's a bird...it's a plane...why no wait...it's a...

PUPPY! I got to meet and play with our neighbors pup Snowbear :)

I liked watching the puppy run around...but he started giving me way to many kisses for my liking, so I sat on mom's lap.

After Snowbear went in we played with the ball more :) Daddy tried to play catch with me...but I was busy looking at everything.

I see you mom taking my picture ;)
Aww what a fun time we had ...

... but now it's time to go in...lets go Daddy.

Penguins!

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need I really say more...

Working Out...like Mommy :)

2010-11-05T07:59:00.000-04:00

Starting out with just some two handed curls :)

Sometimes during the hard parts you need to just focus on a spot and count...1..2...3...

Now some two armed thingies.

And this well this is my special move..of lifting one in the arm while letting the other arm drop while lifting my leg in a hip flexor.

Ahh...now don't forget to stretch it out afterwards...

Alright...all done :)

Toddler Halloween Party

2010-11-03T19:13:00.004-04:00

So I wanted to see what my friend's parents made them dress up like, so I decided to have a party. This is my friend Jocelyn, she was a ladybug :)

Then Ireland was there too in her unicorn costume :)

She held my hand and led me around. Now I don't know what other princesses do, but I thought it was pretty cool having a unicorn :)

This is her little brother Grayson, he was a pumpkin :)

Oh and here is everyone since mommy didn't get good pictures of all my friends by themselves...
The twins are doctors, then you see Grayson and Ireland, Ireland is holding Jocelyn, then there is Conner who was a firefighter. Nick and I where in the front...he's a monster :)