Sweet EmmaLee,
Time has certainly flown by these last few months! I can hardly keep up with you and all your fun new tricks! Your curiosity has bloomed and cannot be contained any longer. You are constantly exploring new things and quickly hone in on the unmentionables, like night lights, cords and phones. Everything that can make it into your chubby little cheeks will quickly find residence there. In many ways, you are still my chill and happy baby. But you also make your frustrations known when you don't want to be dragged around or are in need of some attention.
Your physical developments and capabilities have taken strides these last few months! You went from rolling around the floor at 6 months to sitting up at 7 months to crawling at 8 months. Now, at 9 months, you are cruising all around the place and have finally started developing the art of pulling up onto furniture. It took you almost 8 months to figure out how to get all those fun little treats and toys out of your hand and into your mouth. Now that you have, nothing is safe from your sticky little fingers! I love that I can finally put cheerios and other little food bits on your highchair for you to self-feed. However, your sisters are not so pleased that all of their Barbie shoes and other little items have been removed from the play area until safer times commence.
Your measurements at 6 months were:
27 inches tall (90th percentile)
18 lbs 11 oz (87th percentile)
41.5 cm head circumference (25th percentile)
Your measurements at 9 months are:
28 1/2 inches tall (83rd percentile)
21 1/2 lbs (89th percentile)
42.8 cm head circumference (21st percentile)
I am constantly amazed at how chill and happy you are most the time. You don't usually cry when you wake up from naps. You quietly play and babble until somebody comes to see you. You are my first child to be perfectly content in a stroller and shopping cart. You let me run errands and take your sisters on playdates during naptime. However, you have a very difficult time falling asleep in the stroller or carseat. If you do, it will only last for about 10 minutes. And if I push it too much all day then you will let me know eventually. You also will voice your frustrations when your sisters (particularly Hannah) want to drag you around like their little baby doll. This breaks your poor sister's heart. She loves you so much and wants you to stay little for forever.
Your favorite person in the world right now is Lydia. You get to face Lydia whenever we ride in the car and you LOVE talking, squawking, and laughing at her. She will be busy with her friends and you will work so hard to get her attention. I love listening to how much you adore your big sister! You don't laugh like that for anyone else. With your chill attitude also comes your mellow personality. You readily smile for us, but it takes just the right touch to make you laugh. And even then, your laugh will only last a few seconds before you are done. But you will let loose for Lydia!
Some of your other favorites right now are:
*most any type of food that you can eat, minus pickles and limes (but the faces are amazing!)
*You are happy with most of your toys. But you really love your sisters' barbies!
*You love your little pink mouse snuggly that your sisters picked out for you. For the last 4-5 months you reach out your left hand hunting for your snuggly the second you are laid down in your crib. Your right hand is reserved for sucking those ever favorite first 2 fingers.
*You still loved having your bottom half swaddled while you sleep.
Realistically speaking, you love life so much that it's impossible to list it all!
You have gotten to explore some fun new things these last few months, as well! On our family vacation to Galveston you got to experience the beach for the first time. You LOVED the sand. And I don't mean playing in it really. You loved to eat it! You took one taste and couldn't get enough of it! I guess it built your immune system?
At the beginning of September you got to go with Daddy and I to New York to see Niagara Falls and some of the church history sites, including the sacred grove. You weren't a huge fan of the Falls. They were very wet and you were tired and hungry. But you sure looked cute in your baby size poncho! You were very patient with us throughout the trip as we dragged you from one place to the next. And you constantly had at least one adoring fan to snuggle with.
You also went on an interview trip to San Angelo with us where Daddy fell in love with Shannon Clinic. You enjoyed your trip out there and slept very well in the hotel :).
The last noteworthy thing from the last few months is how cute you were in your mermaid costume for your first Halloween! You matched your 2 older sisters and were enthralled at seeing everybody all dressed up. You weren't scared of anyone. You just stared at them all in disbelief and amazement.
Sweet EmmaLee, I love you more than words. I love to kiss your sweet cheeks and all your sweet little rolls. I love watching your scooch around the house. I love hearing you babble in the baby monitor. I am so grateful that you are my daughter.
Love,
Momma
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Dear EmmaLee, You are not forgotten!
Dear Sweet EmmaLee,
Though you have not gotten as many first year letters as your sisters, you are not forgotten. You are simply a third child. I like to think that instead of focusing on taking pictures all the time and writing blog posts, I am living and enjoying the moments with you. And every moment spent with you is truly precious! You are my angel baby! You sleep amazing! You are happy when you are awake! And you eat like a champ! I can't imagine life with a baby really getting any better! You only cry when you are tired or hungry or have been laying on the floor for a good while and are getting bored. Despite my insistence that you would use the binky and not suck on your fingers, I have lost. You are such a content and happy little lady that I haven't ever felt the need to stick a binky in your mouth. So, you have found your first two digits of your chunky little hands and love to suck on them. But, you're happy.
Major accomplishments of your first 4 months of life include:
*Occasionally rolling from your back to your stomach (and then crying because you don't like your stomach).
*Grabbing onto things and putting them in your mouth. You explored sucking on a carrot in this manner today. It was glorious!
*Sleeping through the night (a typical night is from 10pm-7:30am un-interrupted) and napping well during the day either in your crib or carseat.
*Following people around the room with your eyes, recognizing people, and smiling a lot.
*Small chuckles (I'm excited for this one to develop more!!!)
Growth stats from your 2 month appointment:
Weight: 11 lbs 7 oz (53rd percentile)
Height: 23" (88th percentile)
Head: 37 cm (14th percentile)
Growth stats from your 4 month appointment:
Weight: 16 lbs 6 oz (87th percentile)
Height: 25" (93rd percentile)
Head: 39 cm (22nd percentile)
As you can see, you are a very tall and chunky little lady! I love all those sweet rolls! I never give up a chance to kiss those squishy cheeks and blow raspberries on those yummy rolls! I love having you and your sweet spirit in our home, EmmaLee! You very quickly found your place in our hearts and are a true blessing to us.
Love,
Momma
Though you have not gotten as many first year letters as your sisters, you are not forgotten. You are simply a third child. I like to think that instead of focusing on taking pictures all the time and writing blog posts, I am living and enjoying the moments with you. And every moment spent with you is truly precious! You are my angel baby! You sleep amazing! You are happy when you are awake! And you eat like a champ! I can't imagine life with a baby really getting any better! You only cry when you are tired or hungry or have been laying on the floor for a good while and are getting bored. Despite my insistence that you would use the binky and not suck on your fingers, I have lost. You are such a content and happy little lady that I haven't ever felt the need to stick a binky in your mouth. So, you have found your first two digits of your chunky little hands and love to suck on them. But, you're happy.
Major accomplishments of your first 4 months of life include:
*Occasionally rolling from your back to your stomach (and then crying because you don't like your stomach).
*Grabbing onto things and putting them in your mouth. You explored sucking on a carrot in this manner today. It was glorious!
*Sleeping through the night (a typical night is from 10pm-7:30am un-interrupted) and napping well during the day either in your crib or carseat.
*Following people around the room with your eyes, recognizing people, and smiling a lot.
*Small chuckles (I'm excited for this one to develop more!!!)
Growth stats from your 2 month appointment:
Weight: 11 lbs 7 oz (53rd percentile)
Height: 23" (88th percentile)
Head: 37 cm (14th percentile)
Growth stats from your 4 month appointment:
Weight: 16 lbs 6 oz (87th percentile)
Height: 25" (93rd percentile)
Head: 39 cm (22nd percentile)
As you can see, you are a very tall and chunky little lady! I love all those sweet rolls! I never give up a chance to kiss those squishy cheeks and blow raspberries on those yummy rolls! I love having you and your sweet spirit in our home, EmmaLee! You very quickly found your place in our hearts and are a true blessing to us.
Love,
Momma
One Year Older and Wiser Too!
Happy Birthday Sweet Hannah!
I can hardly believe you're already 3! My heart aches to see you grow up so quickly, yet I'm so excited at all of your new achievements! A lot has happened in the last year! You had to officially have your banged up tooth removed due to infection. You have taken great strides with your speech and graduated from ECI (due to turning 3). And, the biggest change of all, you are a big sister! You have taken to this new role very well! I was nervous that you would get jealous and have problems, but you are just so excited to have a baby sister around! You would love to do everything to take care of her! Fortunately, you always ask permission to hold her and don't try to drag her around anywhere. But you are such a proud big sister whenever we place EmmaLee in your lap! You are so petite that EmmaLee is half the size of you, but you don't mind. She's your baby sister :). I still love watching you care for your baby dolls. Especially as you bounce them in your arms and lovingly "shush" them! You always make sure that they have clean diapers and are well fed too. You are even practicing breastfeeding them from an early stage :).
Lately you have also taken a strong liking to the Barbie dolls. It is so fun to hear you playing with them and having them talk to eachother. You could entertain yourself for hours as you role play all sorts of scenarios with them. I wish I could understand the conversations that they have with eachother. But I can tell that Cinderella is usually the mom, with Princess Anna as a daughter and Prince Charming as a son. Other Barbies make their way in there, but those are always consistent. You also love cooking in the play kitchen and doing art projects with Lydia. And you have taken to swimming this season like a little fish! You get your floatie on and swim all around the pool with perfect intent :). I'm excited to see you develop these skills this summer!
Your speech has improved drastically throughout the year! Though you are still very much behind and have speech therapy on a weekly basis. You speak in full sentences using appropriate tense and pronouns. Well, except that everyone is a "her", there is no he, she or him. Working on that one :). Your biggest speech problem right now is that most consonants are replaced with a "d" or "b" sound. Unlike most speech delayed kids that get "firsty" (thirsty), you get "dirty". I've gotten used to a lot of it and can make out a lot of things, but it's very difficult for people who don't know you. But I have confidence that this will improve with the therapy given how far we have come this past year.
You have a lot of new favorites this year! If asked what you want to eat, it will almost always be either a hotdog/corndog, spaghetti, or crackers and cheese. You love anything princess (which is really any girl wearing a dress) or mermaid. You love playing any sort of game: phone or board game. You are very well entertained through sacrament meeting with just a pen and paper, which in the end will be covered in rows of neat circles. Your favorite friends are Lucy and Adelyn. You adore your sisters! And you love reading books.
Sweet Hannah, you are such a determined and diligent little lady! Though this can often lead to emotional outbursts, I know that you will make sure that things get done. You are perfectly content to play alone and don't need me to entertain you, but you are also very excited to spend time with friends and family. I wish I had the right words to describe your personality. You can be very shy and clingy, but also very outgoing and social. You are a little hesitant to try new things, but don't take too long to get used to them. You love to hug people and shower them with love. Your big smile and big dark brown eyes can melt me in an instant! You've got the pouty lip and puppy eyes down and you know how to use them!
I love you so much, Hannah! You are such a unique and beautiful little lady! We have many things to look forward to this year, including potty training, preschool and primary! You are officially out of toddlerhood and into preschooler mode! I am so grateful to be a part of this journey with you!
Love,
Momma
ps: your current growth stats are:
Height: 3 feet even! (35th percentile)
Weight: 27 lbs (20th percentile)
Still my petite lady! Strong woman in a small package :).
I can hardly believe you're already 3! My heart aches to see you grow up so quickly, yet I'm so excited at all of your new achievements! A lot has happened in the last year! You had to officially have your banged up tooth removed due to infection. You have taken great strides with your speech and graduated from ECI (due to turning 3). And, the biggest change of all, you are a big sister! You have taken to this new role very well! I was nervous that you would get jealous and have problems, but you are just so excited to have a baby sister around! You would love to do everything to take care of her! Fortunately, you always ask permission to hold her and don't try to drag her around anywhere. But you are such a proud big sister whenever we place EmmaLee in your lap! You are so petite that EmmaLee is half the size of you, but you don't mind. She's your baby sister :). I still love watching you care for your baby dolls. Especially as you bounce them in your arms and lovingly "shush" them! You always make sure that they have clean diapers and are well fed too. You are even practicing breastfeeding them from an early stage :).
Lately you have also taken a strong liking to the Barbie dolls. It is so fun to hear you playing with them and having them talk to eachother. You could entertain yourself for hours as you role play all sorts of scenarios with them. I wish I could understand the conversations that they have with eachother. But I can tell that Cinderella is usually the mom, with Princess Anna as a daughter and Prince Charming as a son. Other Barbies make their way in there, but those are always consistent. You also love cooking in the play kitchen and doing art projects with Lydia. And you have taken to swimming this season like a little fish! You get your floatie on and swim all around the pool with perfect intent :). I'm excited to see you develop these skills this summer!
Your speech has improved drastically throughout the year! Though you are still very much behind and have speech therapy on a weekly basis. You speak in full sentences using appropriate tense and pronouns. Well, except that everyone is a "her", there is no he, she or him. Working on that one :). Your biggest speech problem right now is that most consonants are replaced with a "d" or "b" sound. Unlike most speech delayed kids that get "firsty" (thirsty), you get "dirty". I've gotten used to a lot of it and can make out a lot of things, but it's very difficult for people who don't know you. But I have confidence that this will improve with the therapy given how far we have come this past year.
You have a lot of new favorites this year! If asked what you want to eat, it will almost always be either a hotdog/corndog, spaghetti, or crackers and cheese. You love anything princess (which is really any girl wearing a dress) or mermaid. You love playing any sort of game: phone or board game. You are very well entertained through sacrament meeting with just a pen and paper, which in the end will be covered in rows of neat circles. Your favorite friends are Lucy and Adelyn. You adore your sisters! And you love reading books.
Sweet Hannah, you are such a determined and diligent little lady! Though this can often lead to emotional outbursts, I know that you will make sure that things get done. You are perfectly content to play alone and don't need me to entertain you, but you are also very excited to spend time with friends and family. I wish I had the right words to describe your personality. You can be very shy and clingy, but also very outgoing and social. You are a little hesitant to try new things, but don't take too long to get used to them. You love to hug people and shower them with love. Your big smile and big dark brown eyes can melt me in an instant! You've got the pouty lip and puppy eyes down and you know how to use them!
I love you so much, Hannah! You are such a unique and beautiful little lady! We have many things to look forward to this year, including potty training, preschool and primary! You are officially out of toddlerhood and into preschooler mode! I am so grateful to be a part of this journey with you!
Love,
Momma
ps: your current growth stats are:
Height: 3 feet even! (35th percentile)
Weight: 27 lbs (20th percentile)
Still my petite lady! Strong woman in a small package :).
Lydia- 5 year old stats
At the time I wrote Lydia's 5 year old letter, I did not have her current stats to include. Here is how our oldest little lady measures up :)
Height: 45" (93rd percentile)
Weight: 42 lbs (65th percentile)
Our beautiful, tall and lean princess! Oh how we love every inch of her!
Height: 45" (93rd percentile)
Weight: 42 lbs (65th percentile)
Our beautiful, tall and lean princess! Oh how we love every inch of her!
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