(little) grrrl meets world

Winter in early October!

noreply@blogger.com (becky) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:53:00 +0000

Winter in early October!, originally uploaded by becky b..

I still haven't had a chance to do our annual Fall leaves photo shoot, too! :(

Ah well, Emma loves the snow!

Catching up with an uncatchable Emma

noreply@blogger.com (becky) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:42:00 +0000

It's really been since April since I've updated Emma's webpage? There goes my mama of the year prize...

My bald little baby with a toothless grin has been replaced by a fearless, independent, and amazing little girl who knows what she wants, when she wants it.

For example, she loves pants over dresses -- though occasionally I'll win out and she'll wear one of her dresses in her closet.

These days I'm continually amazed at the words that will pop out of her mouth (along with a few I cringe at -- let the mama-censoring begin!).

She's empathetic and kind, and is fast with her hugs and kisses -- and yet is extremely silly when she emphatically wipes away the kisses you give her.

She's musical, and will sing along with anything on the radio, but has a special affection for the Winnipeg band The Duhks and Ingrid Michaelson's "Be Okay" song.

She loves her baby "MaryAnne" (named after the Leonard Cohen song she sings along to), and oftentimes I'll find random baby dolls and stuffed animals tucked in, complete with covers and kisses, all over the house.

She loves talking to her Diva and Poppa on all her toy phones, and has even started tucking the phone into her shoulder when she talks, just like her mama.

She adores her best friend Jack, along with his little brother "baby Jimmy." Oftentimes she'll run down the list of her daycare friends with me, and never cries when we drop her off -- but the BEST part is picking her up at the end of the day.

I love watching her run up and down the hallways of my work -- she owns that Engineering building, and even now I have a hard time imagining her being old enough to be a student there someday.

She's so silly and giggles more than she tantrums.

She's mama's helper -- even when her "help" really isn't.

Other than brussell sprouts, there's not a veggie she won't eat, and her favorite breakfast is pancakes and eggs.

And that's just a small little glimpse of the amazing person this little girl is. While at times parenting can be exhausting and overwhelming, I would never trade in the experiences I've had with my Emma girl.

Here's hoping it won't be another 6 months before giving the Internets a glimpse of where Emma is at these days!

Long overdue videos

noreply@blogger.com (becky) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:45:00 +0000

Poor neglected blog.

future teen

noreply@blogger.com (becky) — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:31:00 +0000

future teen, originally uploaded by becky b..

What do you think?

Flickr

noreply@blogger.com (becky) — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:30:00 +0000

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

Christmas 2008

noreply@blogger.com (becky) — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:43:00 +0000

Oscar and Emma, originally uploaded by Momma B.

The impossibly-hard-to-take picture of the two cousins -- it didn't turn out so bad, after all!

Birthday videos

noreply@blogger.com (becky) — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:14:00 +0000

Happy birthday dear Emma:

Checkin' out the cake:

Present time!

noreply@blogger.com (becky) — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 04:41:00 +0000

no!

noreply@blogger.com (becky) — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:39:00 +0000

One month later...

noreply@blogger.com (becky) — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:29:00 +0000

Wow, this little blog of Emma's is getting a bit neglected these days! I suppose it's because she usually keeps me too busy to stop and blog the roses.

Let's see if we can recap the last month or so.

Emma's adding more words to her vocabulary. My favorite is when she proclaims "thee end" at the end of a book.

I never became so interested in bodily functions until I had a kid. Emma pooped in the potty the other day. I think it was a bit of a fluke, but it's still a start.

She's discovered the joys of drumming and xylophones -- so be forewarned, should you come visit.

Emma is still absolutely obsessed with Blue's Clues. Actually, a guy at my office looks a little like Steve, and you should see how much Emma flirts with him! (it's too cute. When we left my office one afternoon, she looked at him and said, "bye, Blue.")

My little one is developing nudist tendencies, right in the midst of outside being -40. She loves to take off her pajamas and walk around in just her diaper. I suppose this is an improvement from her earlier tendency to pull down her pants and walk around with them around her ankles.

Emma loves family hugs -- it's rare she'll let Jerry and I hug by ourselves.

She LOVES mandarin oranges. In fact, she can peel them herself these days!

Homegirl HATES scarfs. That is all.

She's counting, in her own way. We've been working on her showing 2 fingers for her second birthday next month.

Her favorite song these days is "the itsy-bitsy spider." She does the finger movements and everything!

We have had a second episode with a tub of Vaseline. Yuck.

Emma has her own language, which Jerry and I can translate fairly well.

She's starting to have a new awareness of herself, and loves to look at and point out pictures of herself on our walls.

We're getting her to say "ho ho ho" in light of the holiday season -- yet she's still not much of a performer on command (that stubbornness is from her dad!)

Caught on tape

noreply@blogger.com (becky) — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:42:00 +0000

Emma in the box:

[it's laundry day, hence my clean underwear Emma was "helping" me fold by wearing around her neck]

Emma setting the stage for a Blue's Clues viewing:

I found the "thinking chair" on Kijiji for 10 bucks. Score!

Catching up with Emma

noreply@blogger.com (becky) — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:26:00 +0000

Mama has been behind on uploading pictures!

Emma and baby

noreply@blogger.com (becky) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:28:00 +0000

Little princess

noreply@blogger.com (becky) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:42:00 +0000

The cuteness! It's too much!

noreply@blogger.com (becky) — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:12:00 +0000

E & J at play, originally uploaded by becky b..

Emma and Jack, best buddies.

Happy Hallowe'en

noreply@blogger.com (becky) — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 04:06:00 +0000

"Raggedy Emmalee Anne"

Emma with Jack the Jesuit:

Quite a difference from last year!

Emma, 21 months

noreply@blogger.com (becky) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:00:00 +0000

first pigtails!

noreply@blogger.com (becky) — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:06:00 +0000

first pigtails!, originally uploaded by becky b..

Emma finally has enough hair that I can play with it -- yay!

Autumn's here!

noreply@blogger.com (becky) — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:40:00 +0000

Swimming lessons, part 2

noreply@blogger.com (becky) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:02:00 +0000

Mugging for the camera, originally uploaded by becky b..

She's onto the "duck" level! It was a hit.

Better together

noreply@blogger.com (becky) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:12:00 +0000

Emma this week

noreply@blogger.com (becky) — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:53:00 +0000

Watching Blue's Clues:

Practicing her softball arm:

Emma the caring mama:

(that's creepy baby crying in the background)

Power to the little people!

noreply@blogger.com (becky) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:14:00 +0000

Power to the little people!, originally uploaded by becky b..

Can you believe this girl will be two in just 4 months?!

First Thai food

noreply@blogger.com (becky) — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:09:00 +0000

Today Emma shared with me the leftovers from my date last night -- pad Thai. It was a hit! So watch out, Daddy, Emma and mama have a taste for exotic foods!

Cousin watch

noreply@blogger.com (becky) — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:41:00 +0000

...counting down the minutes until Emma's first cousin (on my side, anyway) makes his appearance!

I've been reading over the archives from when I went in to have Emma, and my heart just hurts that I'm not able to be there with my little sister for her big moment as a mama!

Stay tuned.

EDIT: He's here! Check out Diva's blog for the story and pictures.