Emma is 18 Months Old Today!

Yes, my baby turned 18 months old today! I am just amazed at how much she has grown and changed over the last year and a half. I feel so blessed to be Emma's mommy...she is pure joy!
So here is a run down of Emma at 18 months:
-She weighs around 23.5 lbs (according to our bathroom scale)
-She still has fairly small feet, wearing size 3 shoes, but still able to squeeze into a few of her size 2 shoes
-She loves, LOVES her baby dolls! She loves changing their diapers, wiping and powdering them, covering them with her 'b'
-She loves to dance and will dance whenever you ask her too
-She use to not have a blanket that she needed for comfort, well now its about 5+ blankets that she needs! She calls a blanket her 'b'. She doesn't have a particular favorite.
-Her eyes look to remain a beautiful shade of green!
-Her hair is now a little past her shoulders
-She knows countless body parts and will name them off and point to them
-She learns and says new words everyday
-She has a stubborn streak and likes to throw things when she doesn't get her way :)
-She loves 'milka' as she calls it
-Her favorite veggie is steamed broccoli, she likes lots of different fruits, but still refuses to eat macaroni and cheese, spaghetti and grilled cheese (strange, i know!)
-She pretty much imitates anything I do, and loves to help with laundry
-She is very much a mommy's girl and daddy's girl!
-She has a very goofy personality and loves to laugh and make you laugh!
-She loves to say 'nigh, nigh' over and over when you put her down to bed
-She is still very fond of her Bella and they play often
-She loves books!!! And we read several everyday (many I could recite in my sleep)
-She has now sat thru all of church 3 weeks in a row! Last Sunday, she was sitting quietly, drinking her juice on my lap, then bends down to grab something and burps extremely loud, everyone around us turned, looked and laughed! It was quite comical! You never would have guessed that noise came out of my sweet girl!

Here are some pictures from the past several weeks...

Sportin' red on v-day

Talking to Nana on the phone...one of her favorite things to do!

The other weekend we had a few inches of new snow and it was beautiful outside so we dressed Emma up and took her out for the first time...as you can tell she did not like the snow pants!

Eventually, daddy got her to smile!

Me and Emma, bundled up and ready to hit the snow!
She really didn't care for it all that much!

I was watching the Olympics and Emma feel asleep on me...these moments are rare now, and so treasured! I could of held her all night!

Emma trying on her new clothes after a trip to Target...what you can't see are the layers underneath...she insisted on putting everything on, she has about 5-6 different pieces of clothing on!

Emma with her new duck, it use to go 'quack, quack' until she dropped it on a cement floor. She is really into ducks right now, and says the cutest 'quack, quack, quack'!

Cuddling with daddy!

Just being goofy!

"See mom, here are where my boogers are!"

When Shane came home from work last night, this is what he walked into...we got some free stickers in with some junk mail and Emma had a blast putting them all over me!

Emma playing dress up...which she loves to do!

Emma and her cheesy smile!

Emma changing her baby

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We love you Emma and thank God for your life!

Can't Think of a Good Title...

Wow, only a week has gone by and I am posting again! My mom should be very happy!
Thought I would share some pictures with you! Emma has really grown in her imaginative play, and it is so fun to watch! This past few weeks she has just loved her baby doll. She plays with her all the time, and likes to 'powder' her, bathe her, wash her, and take her for rides in her grocery cart (she even 'disinfects' the handle with a cloth before putting her in it, just like her mommy does at the grocery store)! She is talking more and more, and saying new words every day! She was such a good girl today, she even sat thru the entire church service for the first time (no cry room for us today!)

We had a good weekend. We got our taxes done, and have a decent refund to put towards the 'minivan' fund! I have a feeling that once I have saved enough, I may not want to spend that much on a minivan! ha!

She did this herself! What a silly girl!

She has a great sense of 'style'!

I had some olives out for Shane to eat, and Emma screamed to have one, so I put some on her tray, and she quickly figured out how they fit perfectly on your fingers and that they taste pretty yummy too!

One of Emma favorite past times is playing with her mommy's minky and fabric swatches! I can't believe how much she loves sitting there and spreading them out and seeing what different colors look like together! Shane pointed out that I shouldn't be that amazed, b/c she sees me do it...and it is fun!!!

Deep in thought over which one she likes best...

Emma is definitely 'all girl'....she loves to wear her tutu (she brings it to me herself to have me tie it on her) and she is always carrying a bag or purse around! She will come to me and say bye-bye and wave, then, I will ask her if she is going shopping, and she will say yes, and off she goes!

She also loves to rock in the chair! She goes a little nuts sometimes.

I am just overwhelmed at how beautiful my daughter is and how blessed she makes me feel! I love having her in my life!!!

My first fabric shipment came! Emma was just as excited as I was! I probably won't be using all the fabric (there is 15 yards to a bolt) so will probably try selling some, so if anyone wants any...let me know! I have a few more bolts coming from this same order that are on back order that coordinate with some of the prints. This week I hope to get my order in to my distributor and my minky fabrics ordered!

Here is a picture of all the jeans I scored at a consignment shop during their 1/2 off sale in January! All of these jeans have been ripped apart, cut and sewn and ready to use for diaper bags. I do have several pockets yet to finish ripping all the thread out of though!
I'm always in need of more jeans...so I am calling all family and friends to pass their jeans along, please!!!

And last, here is a picture of my latest house projects. A friend of my had this shelf that she kindly gave to me. It was hanging in one of the bedrooms at the new house she bought. We hung it in our office, I painted it to match the walls, and put dark brown cork board on it and am using it for sewing stuff!