Indeed, they say the wackiest things...

5-8

Par usual, it has been a while since the last Emelia update. And omygoodness, a lot has gone on. For one thing, there is a baby sister in the works, with planned entrance into our sleep patterns after Thanksgiving. (Suggestions for a new blog name may be needed)

5-15 wearing the amazing necklace I won from a raffle.
It's made by a friend of mine and wow. The ONLY time E gets to wear it!

Miss E has been pretty good about the news, earning herself a dessert once by popping out the answer to "who's your favorite person?" with "my baby sister!!" (this was unprompted with a much different expected answer). She's also randomly run up and done either a smack-smack on my belly *or* given a big kiss at button level. Seems about right.

They'll share a room. This should prove interesting on the sibling-love issue!

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Just getting the hang of it

6-5 swimming

8-4 note the ears and hair

Back to E news. She's been writing more, making more pictures than just scribbles, with a 50/50 rate of crap to something approaching cute (her smiley faces have VERY prominent uni-brows). We mostly lug around this dry-erase board for her drawing pleasure when we have places to be, so although this cuts down on keepsakes, it also cuts down on forestry rebuilding, given her propensity for scribbling/drawing. She traces pretty well, considering, and apparently is good with scissors at school. (and while sitting on Gram's lap last week doing artwork)

5-28 Kudra keeps claiming to dislike her. bah

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As far as random quotes, tonight (9/4) she can be quoted as saying "If I turn into the kitty, I would use the box" then following immediately with "If I turn into a pumpkin, you will put me into the pie, right?"

5-30 flooded playground

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During the past months, E has gotten sooooo good with water and other sensory issues. She will now let her Daddy squirt her with the hose, will run barefoot outside, will go in the lake, play in the water, take showers, and has even been enjoying swim lessons! Sadly, the lessons are on hold yet still another week as it had filled up and they are remodeling. Small class of only up to 5 kids and parents, so there is a lot of individual focus (Chicago Blue Dolphins). Very cool set up.

Miss E had her first several days away from us in June. We went camping, and abandoned her to the wilds of the Granparents' house in Michigan. She had a blast (as did we, once we got over angst ourselves). She got to meet a few of her distant cousins, play at a mall and the zoo, play outside, and play with Corky too. That, and I'm sure there was some spoiling but I'm not asking!

5-6 dancing too fast to catch

sniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiff

Her singing and dancing routines are hilarious, constant and spontaneous. Always humming away, like her great-gram Mary Lou Love :) She can also surf You.Tube and watch cartoons, as long as we monitor for ads and stuff. Watching movies is a fave, of course, and went from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to Lilo n Stitch, to now the most recent adoration is Nightmare Before Christmas ("I want Jack!")--with some breaks for Lord of the Rings oddly enough (puppy movie = Best in Show). At least she'll vary it more now!

ah yes, May flowers!

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5-30

Miss E gets around town on her tricycle, pink and shiny it is the admiration of all who see it. She can really book it, and has taken a bailout or four (one big swipe yesterday I guess when I was at work and she tried for a 'no-hands' approach). She can climb up backwards on the slide, and is much better, if still often reticent, at making friends on the playground.

6-26 playing with Jilly

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Treat-wise, ME likes Otter Pops, and their more-available Fruit frozen things that I find at WholePaycheck. I hear of Otter Pops once, see em at Tar.get, and then can't find em here again!! frustrating. Anyway, she doesn't get dessert too often as she still is pretty lame about eating a decent dinner. We rate on behavior and quality of meal more than quantity or else we'd always be sad! Strawberries and the white ice cream with choklat are wins as well.

6-4 going to swim lessons!

I can't believe how much this kid runs. "I have to run now, Mommy," she'll announce, then off she goes for like an hour. Her legs are whipcords, and wow I hope she keeps it up really. Jumping, climbing, yeah she does that, but the full-out pelting is craziness and impressive. I like to sit down and get fat on Cheetos just watching her.
Last week we went for a visit post-knee surgery to my folks again. Miss E got to have lots of story and cuddle time, as well as soccer-type play with PopPop. We all blew about a zillion bubbles, watched movies, and generally poked around. We missed out on the tree frogs, but did get to see some of Mr. Noble's pigs at his friend's little farm.
Potty training is both going awesome, from 0 to 60 just over the past few months, but also frustrating. Which, I hear, is the way it goes. We're expecting a lot from this munchkin before her sister shows up. I think she's feeling some of the pressure between that and potty training. We see so few day time accidents (she can even get up on there and wipe then wash up after, when it pleases) but at night it is torture. She can go dry for a week, but then backs up to then needing us now to get her up during the night. Still, I think we're all making progress :)
I am sure I'll think of about a kazillion more awesome things she's been up to since May, but I'll stop now and just see what else she does. Let's hope it starts with better sleep!!
XO now go enjoy the many pix

5-6

ribs! June BBQ

7-5 don't you drink it this way?

returning the favor
(nope, she doesn't do this often)

also termed "the pathetic pool"
but it works

"Daddy you can't get me!"

7-10 Having a super hot summer got us
to this point of fun!

7-17
she swam like 5 seconds on her own!

7-19 shower head is a new thing

7-30 soooooo hot

8-10 Her own E

8-1 first ice cream cone (as far as I know)

Pop Pop pre-visit in June

good teeth again! (hygienist Kathy is very patient)

woops, needs turning--E's cousins!

sleeping in her wee bed at Grandparents' house in June

 

loves her some Colleen 7-17

num!

she put these up with little help from me

how can this face ever be sad?

her first diploma-on her head. sigh.
for her first year at daycare/preschool

cuddling with Gram

not as thrilled as I was :)

pheasants

 

omg she loved Mr Noble and the piiiiiiiiiiiiiigs! 8-28

crafting with Gram 8-29

  and movies to follow. I'm tired!

Onward with Year 3!

The days are hectic, fast, and consuming. Yet D and I pause every now and again to go "OMG, she's really 3 already!"

Emelia is amazing. Crazy, smart, ridiculous, demanding, obnoxious, adorable, funny, observant, and oblivious...right on track to being a wonderful, independent woman. Someday. She has also managed to NOT have a break from the daycare plague, with coughs and wheezes that make me freak out (reassured by 2 doctors' offices that she's fine). E has also shot up in height to now hovering below an even 3' with 26 entire pounds to her athletic little frame. 

 huge snow, means time to work!

2-10 hullllloooo!

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E is showing great control in her writing, tracing letters at first shakily and now (today) with less effort and straighter lines. She knows words to songs, can sound out phonics (yet not quite read--sooooo close), and does the silliest dances at all times. At school, she got a glowing report for her age--my proudest part being that she expresses empathy towards the other kids. Can't teach that one! 

visit to butterflies! we go often :) 2-20

She is better at the potty (pee only so far) and can go in and out of there by herself unprompted (she can, but doesn't do it too often). Then she'll run out all proud to tell us she's wiped her butt and "girl bits"!

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At E's 3rd bday party a couple weeks ago, we had so much fun with everyone joining in--kids running amok through our new apartment (E has her own room!! as she'll tell strangers on the street). Everyone was great, and we're so glad we had enough cake and cupcakes to go around! 

2-13 stairs going solo

sing sing sing

she's a dragon, apparently 2-13

The bummer was how quickly she crashed with yet another of her ongoing colds. Gram and Pop-pop made it in for a few days, and to E's delight they stayed here so she could over-run them constantly. In June, D & I are heading off to camp for a few days and she'll take over their place in Michigan. bwahaha. 

visits with Gram...plus naps! 2-19

pounds! 3-1

poor sick girl, 3-2

One of E's things is the random comments. She's apt to note out of nowhere that a stop sign is an "oggagone", or she spilled something 2 days ago, or she was running in the classroom and had to sit in gym...nothing has a reason for starting, it just flies out of her mouth. When we ask her about why she was bad/broke something/didn't listen, her reasoning is hilarious and boils down to "cuz I did it". The best was when D asked her (in reference to a DVD she broke) "what else did she break that we can't use anymore?" and her response was "Ezra" (her good friend, who I assure you, works just fine!) Where do these thoughts come from? Crazy, I tell ya.

diner trip is not complete without hot cocoa 3-3

earliest attempts with help by GrannyBunny 3-6

chopsticks! 3-18

Bedtime could be much better. As stated above, she now has her own room since our move the middle of March. However, this is both happy and sad, since she has such an extremely hard time falling asleep in there! Back and forth, in and out, her room and our room...She is falling asleep more often in her bed than ours now, finally, but we still get the middle of the night eye balls at the side of the bed. 

"reading" 3-20ish

nap 3-20

Pop Pop attack!! 3-20

lookit how clean she gets that darn pudding cup 3-26

too cool for school

teen in waiting

style

a pre-packed box!

at school--eager for something or other

careful, she can cycle thru youtube on her own now! 4-3

bday replete with E's fave person

whee! happy 3rd!

prezzies from our generous friends--Eli overseeing

Aiden and Jilly helping

E can now peddle her tricycle! This was perfected this afternoon, still requiring coaxing and encouragement, but she can do it by herself! Very cool. Soon I'll be busting an ankle trying to catch her, I am sure. Good way to start the summer.  

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She also went from needing hand-over-hand on buttoning to now she can do up her PJ buttons (soft fabric, but little buttons) all by herself. This, like getting dressed, is prefixed with a slew of "I can't"s, but she can and she does. Shoes she can do, but pretty consistently she puts them on the wrong feet, to the point of I believe it is now a habit.

silly goose, 2-21

 

cookies for the heck of it 2-21

visit with Rob, Eva, and Finn
(don't the kids look thrilled? trust me, there were giggles)

E is quick to run out of nowhere (always running, yup) and just give out hugs and kisses. I love getting her from "school", since that's the biggest hug of all. Gosh knows where she gets all that energy from, but we're so happy that she seems to be a happy kid who shares her joy of just being. Can't wait to see what this year brings us!

xo

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