How do we
have a 2 ½ year old?! Emma is such a big girl! She knows it and she will tell
you. This month has been filled with fun
Holiday activities and we got to welcome baby Will (as Emma calls him) into the
world! Here is more fun information about miss Emma J
Emma still
does not understand who Santa is and what it means for you to tell him what you
want for Christmas but she was excited to see him (especially his reindeer) and
when asked what she wanted for Christmas she responded with “a purple present!”
Emma has
enjoyed getting lots of attention from her GiGi and Paps. She greatly enjoys
going on dates with them.
Emma got to
decorate her first gingerbread house this month. However, she does not like it when her hands
get dirty so she basically ate the candy and then told me where to put it.
We made
sugar cookies one morning and Emma discovered how wonderful the dough tastes. I
am pretty sure she asked 100xs to have “just one more taste.”
It has been
such a joy to see Emma with her little brother. She loves to hold him, kiss
him, and give him hugs. She thinks it’s a bit odd that he eats and sleeps all
the time but enjoys helping Mark and I with baby Will in any ways she can.
A few days
before we went to the hospital we would talk with Emma about how her baby
brother was going to be here and that mommies belly would start to go away
because baby boy would be out. When she
first came to meet her brother my belly hadn’t gone down much so she said “momma,
baby Will is out here…..who is in your tummy now?” I am happy to share that since being home she
comes up and tells us “Baby Will is not in your tummy any more, he is out here
and your tummy is going down!”
According to
Emma: “Baby Will cannot eat spaghetti because he eats from you momma.” Yes, you
are correct sweet girl J
Emma got to
hold Will the other day and she told me “momma, you can rub my feet while I
hole baby Will or you can just go sit over there…on the couch.”
Since Emma
doesn’t totally understand the whole gift thing at Christmas we have been
explaining a lot about how it is Jesus’s birthday and how we give gifts because
people brought Jesus presents when He was born. We also explain that God gave
us His son which is the greatest gift of all and He gave us Jesus because He
loves us. So, we give gifts to show we love each other.
Fun Things We Did This Month:
Emma got to
see Santa!
We made gingerbread
houses for the first time. It was a super fun time with cousins and Gigi.
Emma got to
see live reindeer for the first time!
Emma became
a big sister this month which has been the sweetest thing to watch. She has proudly taken on the role of big
sister and loves her brother so much. It
has been such a joy to watch them together!
Tot School:
Let’s be
real….it’s the Holidays and we just had baby….a scheduled Tot School was not
organized but we have still been trying to take advantage of any learning
opportunity we have with Emma.
Fun Pictures From This Month:
