Happy 2013!!

Well it was a very busy fall and winter for me! I've been trying to soak in every minute I have left as an only child with my Mom and Dad, plus we sold our first house, moved in with Doc and SauSau, built a new house and moved in the day after Christmas!! Whew!

All that on top of all the new stuff I'm learning every day.... I'm walking (basically running) everywhere, discovering my new house, learning new signs and words every day and going lots of fun places with my Mom while its just us.

My favorite things to do right now are play with my new kitchen from Santa and "go shopping" with my shopping cart around the house - never without a purse and lots of bracelets on! I also LOVE going outside especially in my new wagon. As soon as mom comes to get me in the morning I say outside and don't stop reminding her until we go!

I love giving kisses and hugs too and still say hi to everyone I pass by. I'm learning a new word or two almost every day, but the one I don't say yet is Mama!! My friends all say that was their first word, but I'm making mom REALLY wait for it! Some of my favorites are outside, Dada (go figure), step, duck, dog, apple, diaper (yay! I just started telling mom when I'm dirty), thanks, uh oh, lets see, oh wow and let's go! I can say somewhere around 35 words or so (but who is counting??!?)

I get to watch an episode or two of Little Einsteins on Disney every day and love dancing to their songs and talking to them on screen. Ill drive my car right up to the Tv for a homemade drive in theatre experience.

I'm loving fruits and carbs, but not many veggies anymore. Ill still eat pumpkin and sweet potatoes, but its a roll of the dive if I feel like carrots, peas, green beans or anything else that day.

I started Mother's Day out program in September and love going to see my friends every week!! I've never cried once when mom has dropped me off (I'm really trying to give her a complex). My parents also just got back from their first trip away from me and I did awesome!! I stayed with Doc and Sau Sau and never even once asked for mom and dad. I'm so independent!!

With the new baby coming I'm going to try my best and keep everyone updated! It's one of my resolutions this year, along with saying mama at some point :)

In the mean time... Here are some (okay a ton of) pics of me over the last few months! Thanks for reading!

Love, Emma

Queen of everything!

Love hanging out with Daddy

 Bath time with bubbles!

 First hair cut... I did so great, until they brought out the blow dryer - I did NOT like that

 Gig 'em Aggies!!! 

 Love my bear - and mom's phone

 Not every day is a good day....

 We got to go see lots of pumpkins this fall!

 So fun!

 Wagon rides with Claire around the pumpkin farm

 Practicing my driving skills

 Mooom... I'm playing, stop taking pics!

 I was Red Riding Hood this year for Halloween!

 My first trip to the State Fair!


 
See Mom if you sit ON the paper its much easier to reach

 Goodbye first home!  6222 Llano

 Story time with Daddy before bed every night

 Another pumpkin farm with Doc and Sau Sau

 Learning how to feed myself.  I don't have a preference for left or right just yet, I use both hands

 We took a trip to OKlahoma to watch Neal run!


 Play time at the Galleria

 Building a bear

 I always reach out for daddy, he's my favorite

 Learning to play piano

 Happy Thanksgiving!!

 I'm having a baby SISTER!??!

 Love Kennedee

 Learning patience.  When Mom and Dad tell me I have to wait, I just cross my arms and give them about 10 seconds... work in progress

 Gotta rep Tech too for Daddy!

 I ask Mom to call Dad every day

Getting better at feeding and less messy!

 Any small bag that gets left around becomes my purse

 Learning about baby Jesus

 Playing with Daddy at Grandy and Grandads

 At Charlotte's pajama birthday party! I thought she needed help playing with her new toys...

 Breaking in Charlotte's new wagon!

 Mommy won't let me sit on the couch so I went and got the stool from my room to have my own seat.  When it gets close to nap and bed time I also like to get my blanket and lovie from my crib to carry around.

 Checking out all the cool Christmas stuff at the Gaylord

 Look at Mommy's belly!  She keeps saying that's baby Madeline, but I'm not quite sure what that means because I point to my own belly a lot when she says baby Madeline.

 Little Einsteins!!

 Uncle Ross ("Soss") is so funny!!

 I can help with the tree decorations!!!

 

My soon to be new aunt Leslie!!