A day in the life...

Mine and Emmy's days are fairly ordinary, and usually pretty much the same. It feels monotonous, but I know I'm going to look back one day and say, man, those were the good ol' days. So easy. And since I'm lucky enough (which I definitely realized after listening in on some of the ladies at the salon's conversations) to be a stay at home mom and not worry about the bills and if they will be taken care of, I'm going to try harder to fully appreciate the little blessings that come with spending every waking moment with my sweet baby girl, while she is still my baby (unless you know the book that says "you'll always be my baby"--in that case you know that at this moment I can't imagine not snuggling her constantly). Anyways, that was a total soap box. Now onto recording the little things that our days consist of before they become different in a new home, with new things to do.

MORNING- Emmy wakes up and stands in her crib, staring at me until I see her, then starts giggling. Have I mentioned I can't wait til we sleep in different rooms? But still just across the hall because I could never be too far. She gets so excited for breakfast, but she can't get out of her bed unless the person about to get her out has her blankie and she has her paci in her mouth. Unless you are Papaw, then she will hand you every last blanket and stuffed animal in her bed, and still not leave bed. She's a goof.

AFTERNOON- This changes sometimes. Sometimes we are home and eat lunch and play outside. Sometimes we go to story time. Sometimes we go to lunch with Mimi. Sometimes daddy is home and we get to do lots of fun stuff, like go to the park and feed duckies. And last week we got to go play at a fun all padded play place for little ones. Emmy was in HEAVEN. Oh and I was too. Soooo much energy was released there. Emmy even found herself a few boyfriends. In case you didn't know, she is completely obsessed with boys. She would rather play with boys than girls for sure. She even shows preference on the phone. Daddy? She wants to talk. Papaw? She wants to talk. Aunt Lindsey? Shocked face. Phone on floor. Not a boy. Anyways, one boy at the play area ran up and gave her the biggest hug ever. I think her and I were both shocked. She gave the dirtiest look then kept playing. Then another little boy started following her around. He would put his hand on her back and walk and talk with her, wait for her at the bottom of the slide, try to hold her hand (she was NOT having that though!!) and I even caught him kiss her on the cheek! Had he been older than 3 I would have been worried haha.

NAP TIME- This is my favorite part of the day I think. And no, it isn't because I'm a super mom and get things done during this time, because I get NOTHING (house work related) done at this time. You know what I do get done at this time? Special snuggle bonding. She has a baba and I hold her like she is still 6 lbs. Why? Because she is only going to be smaller than me for a short time (I think we all know this is the truth). Then she falls asleep on me. And I soak it all in. Yes, this has caused some issues with her not being able to take long naps without me, but I don't think of that as a problem, because I want her to still need me!

EMMY'S FAVORITE TIME- Mimi comes home in the evenings. And she gets SO happy! She totally forgets I exist and wants to follow Mimi around and do whatever she is doing and eat whatever she is eating. Emmy loves dinner time. She only likes things with color though, which I shouldn't complain about considering she loves broccoli.

BED TIME for Emmy- Bath. Baba. Story. Brush teeth (by herself because apparently she is WAY too old for me to help her with such things). Lay in crib. Out like a light (another of the many things she inherited from her daddy).

BED TIME for mommy- I say this is my favorite time, until of course Emmy is actually asleep in her own bed and I decide I would much rather her be in my bed snuggling me.

In case you didn't catch on, I don't want this baby to grow up. I need her to stop right where she is and always want to snuggle me forever. As that wise book says, "I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, As long as I'm living, My baby you'll be." (Robert N. Munsch)

Easter 2013

I know Emmy is getting older when holidays start to get more fun because of her. Last Easter Emmy was a new born and honestly I don't remember if we did anything besides go to church. Unfortunately Logan missed this one too, which makes for not being home for the 3 Easters we have been married, but one day he WILL be there! :)

A couple days before  Easter Sunday, Emmy, my mom, my sister, and I went to the mall so Emmy could see the Easter Bunny. I actually hadn't planned on doing this, but a few weeks before when Emmy saw the Easter Bunny she was in love. There were no kids there so she got him all to himself to play with, so we decided we would come back a different day to let her get her picture with him. She kept trying to go up to him before it was her turn, and then did not want to leave him when it was someone else's turn. Needless to say, I can't wait to see her reaction to all of the Disney characters this summer!

Emmy was pretty lucky this Easter. Not only did she get things from the Easter Bunny, but also from Mimi. When we brought her down the stairs she spotted her basket almost immediately. She knew it was for her. The whole day she would bring a new treat from her basket for me to open and let her have. Since I'm kinda controlling when it comes to Emmy's food, her basket didn't include candy. But it was packed full of all natural fruit snacks (which she eats like candy) and graham crackers. I also used this as an excuse to get her another Disney movie to add to our collection. Logan is gonna love Disney by the time I'm done with him.

It was a pretty fun Easter, but next year we want daddy to be home.

Our big 1 year old

Emmy is getting so big. And she knows it! She is full blown toddler. In total destruct mode. Running and dancing all over the place.

We just went to her one year appointment a few days ago. She is 22 lbs. (76%) and 30 1/2 inches long (82%)--so a fairly big girl. Now here is the funny part. Her head is in the 96th percentile. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?! She has a big ol' noggin just like her daddy. Every time the doctor gives us this number she laughs and says "But she is sure cute!" Well thanks. I guess. haha. Good news is that she seems to be growing into it since last time it was in the 98th percentile. The nurses and doctor also mentioned a few different times during this appointment that she is really strong for her age, even compared to the boys. I knew she was a strong little girl, it was just interesting that they felt she was "the strongest they can remember". However, she also really hates the doctors office, so I imagine she was using all her strength to keep them away. While there the doctor told me she wants Emmy off the baba THIS MONTH. I had no idea we were even close to that point. I really don't know if I am ready to dive into this whole toddler thing just yet! It seems like the only time she sits still is if I am bribing her with a bottle! So we will see. Maybe just another month??

Some random facts about Emmy at 1:

- She loves people (unless you are a doctor). Mostly she loves kids her size. At the mall a few days ago she kept walking up to kids and trying to hold their hand.

- She loves to dance. Her newest dance moves are stomping and spinning. She is currently diggin Hunter Hayes and his song "Wanted".

Dress from Grandpa Kevin from Mexico

- She is always trying to turn the music on on my phone, but will stop at Hunter Hayes. But every time the screen goes black she pushes the button. She must be in love.

-She doesn't just slowly walk. She pretty much runs.

-She loves to take the puppy outside. She will go and get his collar and run to the door if she thinks it is time to take him out. If he is barking she will pet him and hug on him. She is OBSESSED with him.

-She will eat almost anything still. She just started trying to use a spoon. She will put her veggies on the spoon then eat them. Usually all with her left hand. But uses her right occasionally, too. I'm thinking she will be able to use both equally.

-She loves to go bye bye. If you are putting your shoes on she thinks she is going with you. She can blow kisses now.

- Her favorite word is "wow". Her Mimi taught her that one and she says it whenever she sees something pretty or cool. Or just because sometimes.

saying WOW

- She loves plants, even fake ones. My mom has a fake tree in the house that has fake mulch and Emmy will take her kitchen toy that kind of looks like a gardening tool and dig in the fake mulch.

- She gives lots of hugs and is always hugging arms. Sometimes if you are special enough you will get a kiss.

- She likes to help pull laundry out of the dryer and get dishes out of the dishwasher.

- If you can't find something, she probably hid it, or ate it.

- She has 6 teeth still. 4 on the top and 2 on the bottom.

- She can give pretty mean looks.

- She does a lot of hunching her shoulders over when she is acting exhausted. And will arch her back and poke her belly out.

- She loves to go shopping.

- Did I mention she loves to be outside? We got to take her to the park the other week and she loved every bit of it. Her daddy witnessed her fighting the car seat for the first time after the park. 

Who enjoyed the slide more?

Officially Homeowners

March was a big month for us. The beginning of February, when I went to see Logan in Idaho Falls, we went house hunting and found the PERFECT home. And if you know me, you know that this was going to be quite the task. I didn't want a house and was sure I was going to hate every house we walked into for one reason or another. I also really hate being pushed into doing things, so luckily for Logan, he found an awesome realtor that was zero pushy! :) First house was a NO. It had all wood floors and I just do not like wood floors. Weird I know. I think it's because I know how much my mom has to work to keep hers looking good. The second house was also a NO. It was just strange looking. The third house was a maybe. It needed more work than I wanted to do to it and it was on the outside of a neighborhood so the neighbors were kinda eh. Then we got to the fourth house. We walked in and I wanted to cry. It was brand-spankin-new. Which means clean carpet. And never been used bath tubs. And I won't have to paint. But for Logan's need of fixin something up- the yard is not down and the basement is not finished. So it worked for BOTH of us! After I had fully fallen in love, we looked at one more home, and it was nice, but it was a split level and I didn't feel like it would easily baby proof. We made an offer and it was accepted. We were to close a month from that day. A MONTH. We said ok, not realizing it would be so difficult. We almost gave up a few times. But because of the feeling I had when we looked at that house, and the feeling I looked at it the times after that first time, I couldn't let it go. We were going to get it. After going back and forth with the bank, I booked my flight for the 24 hours to be there to close. 24 hours because there was NO WAY I was going to fly with Emmy. She couldn't, and still can't, sit still to save her life. I forgot how relaxing traveling can be. I thoroughly enjoyed my flights. I actually got to read my book, watch a movie, and get an iced coke without Emmy's sneaky little fingers grabbing it and tipping it over! Finally, the long awaited home---

My beauty of a kitchen!

Dining area. the door on the left goes to the laundry room then out to the garage, which I love because it means Logan can drop his dirty work clothes without walking through the house!

Living room, coat closet, stairs to basement, and hallway to bedrooms

Master bed, that has a walk-in closet bigger than the bathroom of our one bedroom apartment. 

Master bath- still fairly small, but with a 3 bed 2 bath house this is as good as it gets it seems.

But it won me anyways because the tub is JETTED! Woohoo!

 I love it and can't wait to get our new furniture in it, and our king size bed that after years of begging Logan we finally are getting! (You may wonder why I wanted a king size- well- Logan tosses in his sleep. a. lot. and snores SO loud. So the extra space will help me sleep I think. YAY!

Emmy Had a Birthday!

Emmy had her (2nd) 1st birthday party the Sunday before her birthday. Which means that she got sung to a few more times after that, once at Longhorn where she was SO excited when everyone surrounded her and clapped and bounced around. She loved ALL of the attention. My grandparents on my mom's side were able to come down from Missouri to celebrate with us and Logan also ended up being home. It was a good time.

Opening her presents

Clapping while everyone sang

playing with JJ

Great grandpa JJ and Great grandma DeeDee

I think she liked the taste of this cake a lot more than the first.