Happy 2nd Birthday Emily June!

January 26, 2014 you turned TWO YEARS OLD! Where has the time gone?

You are such a little spunky girl. We love you so much and you are truly proving to be your own girl, following a lot of what your sisters do but then also beating to your own drum and letting everyone know it! You can be very challenging and defiant at times and often Daddy and I say that you are more persistent than the triplets combined. You can be very stubborn and easily your favorite word to say is "no"...

But you are also one of the sweetest and most cuddly girls we know. You love to help and often do so well listening to directions.

You are wearing size 4 or 5 shoe (still have little feet!).

You wear size four diaper.

You wear anywhere from 18 months to 2T in clothing.

You are solid, and very strong.

Your eyes are brown.

Your hair is getting darker each month that goes by and is brown.

You weigh 25.6 lbs (60%) and are 34 inches tall (50%). (02.12.14)

Everything at your two year check up was perfect...

You love milk and water. You drink so much water!

You love all fruits and veggies, there isn't anything you won't eat.

You aren't a fan of meat yet, though.

You love all sweets and often finish your sisters food.

You feed yourself everything, with very little help from Mommy or Daddy.

You love your naps and sleep all night in your crib still. You have only climbed out a few times and that was it, surprisingly. 

You have a pink lovie and a pooh bear that are your favorite things.

You can pretty ask for anything you want and you speak so well for your age.

But, when you throw a temper tantrum, you do it with might.

You are really smart. You pick up things so fast. You love to watch your sisters but often times you just find your own way to do something and that is it. You love to color and do arts and crafts but you also love to throw the ball and play tee-ball! 

You love to be outside and go for rides in the car. You love the park, slides, the sand box and the swings. You would swing all day if you could, just like your sisters.

You love animals and you definitely love "horsies" the most!

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Your 2nd Birthday Party

You also had a Minnie Mouse Birthday Party because you love Minnie Mouse so much, just like your sisters.

You had lots of friends and family come to your party and you loved being the center of attention! We had some activities and of course lots of good food!

Nana with all her granddaughters!

Your sweet cousin, Alexandra!

Natalee being such a goof!

Claire

Madelynn and Grammy and Papa!

We love you big girl!

Emily:12-15.5 Months

Emily is growing and changing more and more as each week passes. She is so much like her big sisters it's crazy. However, I still think she is going to have a very hard time with Anna-Kate's arrival considering how attached she is to her Momma.

Stats (15 Months):

Weight: 21.6 lbs (50th%)

Height: 33.5 inches (75%)

You are really starting to talk. You can say, hi/bye-bye (while waving), Momma, Dadda, uh-oh, more, ba-ba (bottle), yay and you just started saying no and Barney. She has started putting two words together, like when she finds something on the floor, she will bring it to me and say, "uh-oh Momma" and when asking for more food she has "more Momma" down pat!

You can make the sound for a duck, monkey, cat, and lion. So cute!

She is such a DIVA! She is seriously throws herself down, kicks, shakes her head and screams when she doesn't agree with what I think she should be doing or when she doesn't get her way. She has more sass in her then the triplets combined!

She drinks out a big girl sippy-cup and has for months.

She can climb the stairs in less than a minute, but she can't go down yet.

She is taking between 1-6 steps at a time while not holding on (written on 04.08.13). Every day that goes by she is getting more and more brave. As of 04.30.13 she is walking on her own. She woke up from nap and boom was like a different child, walking everywhere! :) Now, 04.16.13, she is a pro. Walking everywhere! Bending down to pick stuff up with one hand or both hands and easily just keeps going. She doesn't even have to go over to the wall to help her stand anymore, she just stands up where ever she is! Big girl!

She is by far the biggest Momma's girl. She is the one I am most worried about when Anna-Kate comes along in a three weeks. She just loves her Momma and most of the time prefers me to anyone else. She loves to pat my back and lay her head on my shoulder (when I say, "give Momma a huggie" and I cherish those few seconds. She loves to hold her bottle and be rocked and stare into my eyes.

She loves to give her dolls huggies. I say, "give your dolly a hug" and she does while saying "awww". It's so cute!

She has a pink lovie that she somewhat likes and a winnie-the-pooh that she likes too. Those are her two "lovies". She loves the tags on the pooh bear just as I did on my pooh, before they fell off (because I rubbed them to death).

Her and Natalee share a room for now, until I want to put AK in with Emily and then Natalee will go in with the other big girls. For now, they are both great nappers and sleepers.

She drinks two 4 ounce bottles a day. She is not lacking at all on the calories, so she only gets a 4 ounce bottle at nap and one at night.

She has the littlest feet still and we love to call her "little foot" (from The Land Before Time). And she still has big thighs...sorry Ems, it's true!

She is known still has Emme, Meme, Emmy, Ems, Emmy Lou, but mostly we call her either Emily or Meme. All the girls call her Meme.

You love music and love to dance! In the car, in the house, you love hearing music and dancing along! Never stop dancing, sweet girl!

You throw the biggest tantrums. You have more sass and temper than the triplets put together!

Loves Barney, Calliou, Elmo...pretty much everything and anything your sisters like.

Loves the bath. 

Isn't much for car rides. You actually whine more than the other girls ever did/do! You constantly throw anything we give you. And you DO NOT like the wind blowing in your face if we have the windows down...just like your Momma!

You love to dig in mulch, dirt, whatever, every time we are at the park.

You love pb&j. You don't like hot dogs (although since I have been updating this over the last few months, you now do eat hot dogs) or lunch meat of any kind still. Loves all veggies and all fruit. Loves yogurt and applesauce. You also love chicken, spaghetti, pork, all breakfast foods, pretty much anything. We call you the garbage disposal, just like your Daddy.

You're not very patient. When it's getting close to lunchtime, oh goodness, you can be a pill. And when it's time for bed-time, Lord, watch out, the sass comes out. We are working on this. I call it "the singleton syndrome".

You constantly take your bibs off at meal time. And you constantly throw everything out of your crib each nap-time and night-time and you think it's so funny.

You still get a binki if you're fussy and in your crib. Your sisters are very good at finding them and bringing them to you.

You love to play with everything. Doesn't really matter what it is. If you see your sisters playing with something, you want to do the same. Although, they are less than thrilled to have you in their space and toys, so all day you hear a lot of, "no no meme, mine!" Your sisters are quick to put you in your place and remind you that you are a "baby"....and well, you don't like that!

You are wearing very few 12 month clothes, mostly 18 months, 18-24 months and some 24 month clothing. You have a big butt and thighs! :) 

Your shoes are size 3, and when I get you some new ones they will most likely be size 4.

You wear size 4 diapers.

You do not like to wear bows on your head. I tried to put one on for these pictures and you were not having it and actually told me "no".

Dark brown eyes and brown hair. In the sun, I see so much red in your hair, which I love!!

You have 12 teeth and just recently your back molars (top and bottom) came through. It was a rough time for us all.

We love you so much Meme-girl! 

Emily {12 Month Photos and Stats}

Yesterday Emily had her ONE YEAR well-visit!

Here is her ONE YEAR POST.

I cannot believe my monkey-moo-moo is ONE!

Her stats:

Head - 50th percentile

Height - 75th percentile

Weight - 20 lbs 3 oz - 65th percentile

She was not a happy girl after getting three shots but she checked out nothing less than absolutely perfect {which we already knew!} !!

Here are her 12 Month Photos:

We LOVE our Emme-girl!