3 Years Old!

Emma Grace is three!  It's hard to believe how quickly she is growing up.  She had her checkup at the doctor's office today, and weighs 34 pounds, 6 ounces (84th percentile) and is 39 inches tall (90th percentile).

Now that Emma's been in school a couple of months she loves it and has made lots of new friends (mostly boys-haha).  She talks a ton now, and forms really good sentences.  Emma is so sweet and compassionate and always thinks of others, especially her 'baby Opo' (as she nicknamed Hannah). When one of her friends or teachers is sick or hurt, she always makes sure to pray for them before bed.

Emma still loves to read, and really loves her nursery rhymes.  She has memorized many of them and can recite them.  Of course Dora shows and books are still popular with Em too. Dancing and tumbling are some of her favorite things to do.  She gets to do both every Wednesday in her little dance class!

Now that the weather is cooling off, we've been going to the park more, and Emma loves to swing and go down the slide.  At home, she loves to ride her scooter on the patio.  She got a bike for her birthday, so she is learning to pedal on her own.  It's a challenge because she says she wants to be pushed instead, like she is used to with her trike...lol!

That is all for now, but we hope all is well with all of our friends and family.  Love to all!

Officially a Preschooler!

Emma Grace is 2 months shy of being 3 years old and just finished her first day of preschool today! She is in Mrs. Hayes class, and loves it already.  After picking her up, she excitedly told us how she painted and did play dough today.  She will be going two days per week from 9 to noon, so it should be a perfect intro to school.  Em loves numbers and counting (one of Daddy's traits for sure!).  She told the man at Safeway today that she will "be 46 really soon." LOL!

Emma is such a little talker now, and her sweet little personality melts our hearts more and more each day.  She is so compassionate and loving.  One of her favorite people to give love and hugs to is Hannah (Baby Opo, as Emma affectionately named her).  No matter how big Hannah gets, Emma tries to hold her daily.  They are playing a lot more together these days and learning all about sharing.  ;)

In her free time, Em loves to do somersaults ("flips"), dance, watch Dora, swim, read books and nursery rhymes, and of course - play with Hannah and have play dates with her friends.  She has a definite sweet tooth and loves her chocolate!

It's hard to believe that next time I post Emma will be 3 years old! We are so proud of our smart little angel.

Our Almost 3 Year Old! (32 Months)

Where does the time go?  Our beautiful Emma Grace is almost three and has changed so much since the last blog post.  She is now talking in complete sentences and sounds so grown up!  She says her ABC's, and counts to 10 in English and Spanish.

Emma loves everything Dora.  She watches the TV shows, reads Dora books, has several Dora and Boots dolls, clothes and even a new swimsuit with her on it!  Her love of books continues to grow as well.  She is perfectly content (most of the time) with a stack of books.  When she goes to sleep, she insists on having huge stacks of books piled next to her in bed.  It is the cutest thing ever! 

I can't forget to mention another love of Emma's: babies.  At the gym she stares at them, rocks them in the swing, puts their binkies back in their mouths, and tries to make them laugh.  She's asked on several occasions if she can "bring the baby home?" Haha! She's been trying to pick up and hold Hannah more lately too, which doesn't work out so well since Hannah is only 6 inches shorter than her. Em can hold her sitting down for as long as Hannah will let her.  It's priceless to see her do this.  She is so loving and gives kisses, talks in a sweet, soft voice and tickles her toes.

This June, Emma is continuing to take her Baby Divas dance class.  She loves it....especially the tumbling part when they get to do somersaults.  Lately she's been practicing them a lot at home, and showing her baby sister how to do them!  In July she's going to be taking swim lessons, and then in August she starts preschool, so she has a busy fun-filled summer ahead.  

2 1/2 years old - Little Miss Independent!

Emma is halfway to three years old, and is showing so much independence lately.  She will say "Mommy/Daddy, go" when she's in the bathroom because she wants to do it all by herself.  It's hard to believe she is growing up so quickly!  She even sleeps in a big girl bed now!

Our big girl weighs 31 pounds, and seems to be going through a growth spurt where she is getting taller lately.  She's been hungry constantly, and will eat 2-3 Go-go pouches at a time!

Emma now can say her ABCs and count to 10 with some help from Mommy or Daddy.  She loves reading "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" and "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and can recite most parts of them all by herself. Her favorite TV show is Dora, and she is content as long as she gets to watch at least one episode per day.  Emma loves listening to music as well and we listen to "Wheels on the Bus" and "If You're Happy and You Know It" over and over in the car.

Sweet Emma Grace is very social and full of life.  She has play dates regularly and loves the park, bounce houses, trampolines and her weekly dance class.  Another love is babies.... she recently held a friend's 4 month old baby for almost an hour. She also totes her baby dolls all over the house and feeds them, rocks them to sleep, etc.  Another love is her dogs.  She takes Winston with her wherever she goes in the house, and feeds them handfuls of treats at a time (she's quite popular with them to say the least!).

Emma is changing so much these days and we love our sweet, compassionate girl to the moon, stars and back!

28 Months - Such a Smarty Pants!

Our lively, loving big girl is growing like crazy!  She is 29.8 pounds and getting quite tall.  Emma loves learning about the world around her.  She is almost self-sufficient now on the potty chair, and dresses herself for the most part.  We are still working on putting tags in the back and shoes on the correct feet!

Within the past couple of months she has started stringing together words and talking in short sentences.  Some of the things she says are so sweet and funny!  Emma is learning her ABCs and how to count.  She loves watching the ABC song on the iPad during meals and always asks for it if I forget!  She also likes to count toys, rocks, or anything else she comes across.  We enrolled her in preschool for this fall, which she is so excited for (she loved touring preschools and jumped right in to participate at each one).

Recently Emma started dance classes.  Her group of two and three-year-olds is called 'Darling Divas.'  She is still getting used to the structure and format, but participates more each time.  It is so adorable to watch her perform at the end of class!

We are just so proud of our Emma Grace.  She makes us laugh and smile each and every day and brings an infinite amount of joy to our lives.