Big Girl Bath Day!

Big Girl Bath Day

After much nagging from your Daddy, i let him take out the liner in your baby tub. Oh, i had many excuses...."she may be afraid of the water" to "she's still too little" but your Daddy did his best not to chuckle at me. As you can see from the above photos, you are NOT afraid of the water and you are NOT too little. Perhaps the best excuse would have been the honest one: i'm trying to stop you from growing up too fast! So, my goal is now to be a part of this amazing growth instead of trying to slow it, Emma. It is so amazing to see you grow so fast, learning new things.

You have learned the stairs, too....but we are right behind you as you climb. How did you get so determined? :) You climbed up all of the 17 or so stairs leading up to your room yesterday before your bath, little one. One step after the other, step by step and into your room. I watched you through my tears, you are so amazing and so smart! You love to look at the bees in your room and the photos that i have put in there of you and your Daddy. You giggle when you look at these and it makes me giggle, too! I put those bees and butterflies in your room so you could touch them....and you do! In fact, you ripped one of the bees off of your mirror yesterday when your Daddy was changing your diaper! He was too busy with a poopy diaper to worry about your ripping the bee off of the mirror, lol.....

We visited your Daddy's office today.....and your photos are all over it. The women in the office ohh and ahh'ed over you. It was fitting to see that you've now learned to wave! Where didthat come from? sigh....i did say that i was going to encourage this growing and learning thing of yours, didn't i? I had to smile at your waving though....it was unexpected but of course, so cute.

I need to check on you. We've had a busy day with going to the MOPS meeting and then shopping so even though we got home at 5pm, you are still napping. We need to do a bath and some dinner but you are sleeping too soundly for me to bother you just yet.

Love you, love you, love you, my daughter.....

Mommy