Life With Emery Grace

Conversations with a 2 1/2 year old

2010-04-01T19:48:00.000-07:00

Em: Mama I wan Dowa Juice
Me: Okay, Sweet Girl. I'll bring you some juice in your Dora cup.
Em: Can I have boobberries.
Me: No, we're about to eat. You can have blueberries after dinner.
Em: OH (in a high pitched, "I get it" voice.) UMMMM wan cheese.
Me: No snacks til after dinner. Do you want a grilled cheese sandwich?
Em: Yeah! Mama?
Me: Yes, Goose.
Em: Can wan Dowa snacks.
Me: Go outside with your juice until dinner is ready.
Em: OH, OK!! Bye, Mama, I luv you.
Painful I tell ya.

Emery wanted to go outside the other day and I said not, because she didn't have shoes or pants on. I went to the bathroom and she was outside. My blood boiled! I looked and she had her princess shoes one but no pants. I went outside to play with her. Pickin my battles, at least she had her shoes on.

She's a nut, one last story. On your way to school:
Me: Em where you going today?
Em: Shcool. (I didn't misspell that) Mama, where's Etan?
Me: Em where is Ethan, baby?
Em: New class.
Me: Yes, Ethan is in a new class with new friends.
Em: YAY!
This happens ten times on the way to school. Ethan hasn't been in her class for months!!! He went to a new school closer to his house!

Home Sweet Home

2009-12-10T20:57:00.001-08:00

It was official in August. I am a homeowner!!! Me and Emery moved out of Gram and Grady's into our own digs... (pause for a moment of silence). It sure is different. But we adjusted well and it turns out I am a pretty good mom :) But here are a few pics of the new casa. I can't find one of the front of the house but this is what I have so far.
New Entertainment center! One of my first big purchases!
The backyard, now complete with swing set!! Thank you Grady, Gram, Courtney, and Chase. I'm sure the chicken ranch tacos were not enough to repay you for all the work ya'll did.
Emery loves her backyard but hates stuff on her feet

Kitchen from the living room

My little "office" section in the playroom.
Playroom. I always wanted Em to have a playroom!!! This one is perfect!!

Em's bathroom. One of the first room fully decorated.
More pictures to come later. We love it here. Angel, however, did not adjust as well. She still has her moments... I no longer want to sell her for free. We miss Gram and Grady but luckily they are close enough we see them a lot and they still keep Emery the nights that I work.... praise the Lord for Gram and Grady. I don't know what I would do without them.

Birthday Number 2!!

2009-11-18T20:53:00.001-08:00

Here are pictures from the day of Emery's second birthday. It was perfect! We had a family party at Giddy and Gram's pool. Here is a photo montage of what we did. I'll post more favorite pictures later. But this should get the point across that I'm serious about posting :)

And I'm proud of my photoshop skills! :)

Playing catch up!!

2009-11-18T20:34:00.000-08:00

Everyone is updating and it's making me feel guilty. I'm gonna attempt to catch up on a few things. First Emery turned two!! Second, I bought a house!!! It's been a busy fall finding a new routine and adjusting. Emery did great, the dog on the other hand... well, she's still for sale. :)

Here's my big girl a few days before the big two!This is the goof ball. She was barely talking at this point.

Aunt Courtney gave her a sit n spin! She loves it! She spins on it pretty fast now. The button on tops plays five different techno songs, of course, that's Emery's favorite part.

Aunt Courtney trying to teach Emery how to use it!

Thank you Aunt Court, We love you!!!

Water Baby

2009-05-07T08:21:00.000-07:00

My kid loves the water!!! Any kind of water, bath, pool, water park, and now water hose. Here is a recap of her love with water.

Emery LOVES bath time!! Now she likes to lay down in the bathtub and put her ears under the water.

She's been in swimming lessons since 5 months old. She is a waterbaby graduate!

The other night it was muggy out so me and Em decided it was time to play in the water!

Becoming one with nature... yeah she's drinking the water. After the pic was taken I informed her this was not acceptable.

Ode To Aunt Kristy

2009-02-26T06:49:00.000-08:00

I owe my new blog design to my sister Kristy. She did awesome!! And she did it in less than an hour!! She is amazing at the creative stuff. When I was younger she made animals and crafts out of colored glue sticks!! I know, she has such a talent. She also made all of us quilts for Christmas this past year... only my sister. More importantly she is a great Aunt. Emery LOVES Aunt Kristy. Probably because my sister spoils Emery rotten... what comes around, goes around :) We love you Aunt Kristy and you mean so much to us!

And thank you for this super cute outfit!!!

Swimming

2009-01-15T20:06:00.000-08:00

We had our last day of swimming at Emler. (tear tear). I am so excited we will now have all day Thursday free!!! Mot and Gram (my grandmother and mom) made it out for our last lesson. My mom took these pics.

Sweet Girl ready to swim

Up and Down... Splash, splash, splash
Chasing balls in the motorboat

Kick, Kick, Kick for the green ball!

Emery loves Ms. Liz!!

Because she gives her M&M's after she does so GREAT!

Sinkies in the bucket!

Diving for a sinkie!

She loves the magic carpet!

And floating on her back and getting her ears under water.

Doin the monkey walk on the wall.

Blowing bubbles

Back to play with the sinkies!

Goofy Girl

"We all jump in on Ready, GO!"

Barbell kicking

Em's favorite part is going down the slide

And holding her breath for 10 seconds

THis baby loves to swim!!

No matter how much we love it, we're glad it's over and we have our Thursdays back to play with friends!!

Black Eyed Sweet Pea

2009-01-13T10:46:00.000-08:00

Here is the evidence you must keep an eye on your children at all times. I was at work when I listened to a message with Emery screaming at the top of her lungs, gram laughing, saying to call her back Em fell. When Gram found Em she was crawling up between the handle bars on the baby carriage. Poor baby, she just needs her mom sometimes.

She's always smiling, even when she wakes up and has a black eye.

Better pic of the eye.

Loves her Gram!!

Pajama day!

Me and Em decided this morning that we'd stay in our pajamas all day. It has proven to be productive. Thus far, I have cleaned my room and done my laundry. And that's good for me. My mom is probably not believing it, but it's true!

Just Plain Cute!!

2009-01-12T21:20:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pictures of my crazy girl. She has such a personality. She's more like her mom everyday and clean like her Gram. Speaking of... she said Gram!! Finally. It came out NANN but it still counts. And this girl loves to count... or acts like it. She doesn't talk yet, but she does sign to me all day, she won't sign to anyone else like she does to me. Enjoy the pics.

She has the funniest faces. This is her favorite, the fish face.

We were going to stay home all day so this is the outfit I came up with.

Her butt is fine but the thighs are another story.

Sweet girl loves to share with puppy. They're friends forever!

She didn't understand that the stroller was for her dolls and not her. Next post is of what happened when she was playing with the stroller under gram's supervision.

I was done with the shaggyness and I can finally put her hair in piggytails!!! A momma's dream come true!

These are of Em before church this past Sunday. Life can't get much cuter than this!

In Case You're wondering

2009-01-03T19:05:00.001-08:00

I do understand that I just updated twice in one night!! I'ma changin. Loves.

Snow Bunnies by Aunt Rie

2009-01-03T19:01:00.000-08:00

For your viewing pleasure here are a few pics from our Christmas shoot with the famous aunt rie!

It's Been a While

2009-01-03T18:45:00.000-08:00

It's been crazy around here. Emery is growing up before my very eyes. We had a wonderful Christmas and I think her favorite toy was her tricycle from santa.

Here are a few pictures of Emery attempting to master eating utensils. Is what sets us apart from the apes. Sweet baby... i mean big girl

It's only 9 A.M.

2008-12-09T07:02:00.000-08:00

Here is an instant message conversation between me and my mom this morning.

ME- all she's done so far is walk around and cry. nothing makes her better. I have no idea what she wants. I might run away
GRAM- take her with you

Nothing but love. We go to the doctor at 11:30. Yeah!

One thing I've learned so far. I tired mom on four hours of sleep and a sick baby is not a good combination.

Quiz

2008-12-08T21:29:00.000-08:00

So I took this quiz tonight and here is what is said about me.

Your rainbow is intensely shaded green, white, and pink.

What is says about you: You are a grateful person. You feel strong ties to nature and your mood changes with its cycles. Those around you admire your fresh outlook and vitality. People depend on you to make them feel secure.

">Find the colors of your rainbow at spacefem.com.

The first time I took it my color was white. How boring is that?

Ok Bernie and Melissa your turns to update.

On another note. Em is still sick with an ear infection and bronchiolitis. We are going on one month and one week of being sick and having an ear infection. Dr. H get ready you will be hearing from me tomorrow!! Will update with pics and everything soon. She just keeps getting more and more grown up everyday (tear, tear).

Got my camera back

2008-11-20T21:09:00.000-08:00

I haven't updated because a friend had my camera for a while. Anyhoo it doesn't matter because this post doesn't have pictures.
I just wanted to say I don't have a lot to talk about except the greatness of my daughter. I was beginning to think I was being obsessive. Well, let me tell you. I am not as obsessed as many moms out there who blog. I won't post the websites, but my golly it's disgusting. That's all. And it's not anyone I know personally. Just people I blogstalk. And apparently blogstalking is a word and the new hip way to stalk. Off to finish my paper while having a stomach bug!!

Aunt Rie Strikes Again!

2008-10-29T08:22:00.001-07:00

Me and a few of my friends from worked went to Boo at the Zoo at the Fort Worth Zoo last night. We had so much fun. Of course Aunt Rie went with to take pictures for everyone. All the kiddos were so cute! Here are some samples of Em and I'll post more later.

You can see all her teeth! She looks so big! Her hair is so strangly it's in the awkward in between stages of baby and toddler. We may get a hair cut next week.

She had so much fun. The past few days she has not been her happy self. At the zoo she was crazy. She walked around screaming (in a fun way) at the top of her lings. She has the funniest personality. It's so easy to make her laugh!

We Love Playdough

2008-10-10T12:07:00.000-07:00

I made some edible play dough for Em today. She loves to play with her food, so I figured this was a good idea. I know it looks disgusting, but it was fun. It gave us a new activity that lasted about twenty minutes, that's two hours in baby time.
Enjoy our pictures:

Em and Aunt Kristy!

2008-10-09T19:32:00.000-07:00

As I mentioned before Emery spent the weekend with her Aunt Kristy. She had a blast!! Here is a collage that Aunt Kristy just sent me.

Thank you Aunt Kristy for taking such good care of Em. We love you so much.

New Look

2008-10-03T20:54:00.000-07:00

My friends at work have inspired me to add to my blog. I'm looking to add a header but do not know how. Stay tuned to more changes.
Speaking of changes Emery now walks more than she crawls!!! It's so crazy how fast she is changing. I was crazy enough to let my sister take Emery overnight while I worked two nights in a row. Yes, I did cry when she left. I miss her so much. As soon as I wake up tomorrow I'm going to get her and hug her likes there's no tomorrow.
Anyway, I called to check on her and my sister put the phone to her ear. I talked to her like I usually do. I asked my sister what she was doing and she said Emery was trying to kiss the phone!!!! I was a proud momma.
Pictures later, I don't have any with me.
Thank you Kristy for keeping Emery. I know she had fun! I was sure that she'd be fine. I was surprised at how much I missed her.

The Evidence

2008-09-24T15:15:00.000-07:00

Here it is. The full story is on Monday there was a new girl in the class next to Em's. When they were in group time Em and another boy from class got bit. Note: she bit four people on Monday. The boy that bit her today was the one that got bit on Monday. For the rest of the day she avoided that boy. I know, I have a smart kid.

Well, here are the pics.

Bitting Update

2008-09-24T08:58:00.000-07:00

Just got a call from Em's teacher. She got bit again!!! On the FACE!! What the H.E. double hockey sticks. That's two school days in a row now. I asked, in a not so nice tone, if it was because Em was a mean kid or if she was being bullied. It was a different kid and Em was not being mean. She was leaning over the water and there was her cheek ready for some mean kid to bite. Pictures to be posted soon. I'm not a happy mommy.

A picture of her sweet face, before the incident.

Fort Worth ZOO!

2008-09-23T20:06:00.000-07:00

Tuesday Em and I went to the Fort Worth Zoo with my friend Shaye and her two boys Cole and Parker. We had a blast. We started the day with a picnic at a park near the zoo. By far the best part of the day was feeding the birds. As soon as we walked though the door the birds were attacking us for the food. We even had to but more sticks. One bird landed right on my shoulder, one landed on Em and was nibbling her ear. She wasn't scared though. She was all about being gentle and petting them.

Here are a few pics from the day!

Shaye at the park with all three kiddos!

Shaye bought this wagon along and it was a lifesaver. I will never go to the zoo without a wagon EVER!!

Shaye's two boys. They are so sweet! We can't wait to hang out with them again!

Cole loved Em... and me. He has such a sweet, loving nature... like his momma.

I should be a photographer. This is such a great picture. We didn't even ask him to pose.

This elephant was too cute not to pose next to.

Em and mommy! I haven't said this lately... I love my sweet girl!

SEE WHAT I MEAN!! She's just precious.

Once again, just a great photographer! ;)

This was after the lion roared, extremely loud!!! I think he's grinning in the picture.

When the bird landed on my shoulder. I just started clicking the camera. I was freaked out.

Em was much more cool than I . But do you see what I mean, the birds were crazy.

Parker loved the birds. He seriously came alive in the bird cage. He was so funny.

Shaye with the birds.

Em surrounded by birds.

This is the most disgusting thing. The bird is eating the rat. What's worse is we have to walk under it!! There's rat blood on the cement. I was appalled!

Someone is sleepy.

Not too sleepy to try and pet the calf.

My silly girl

Poor Parker, he was such a trooper. His eyes were almost closed. Em... she's her own girl.

Proof Em Walks

2008-09-23T18:44:00.000-07:00

Here is a video of Em taking a few steps.

Oh and in other news. Em had her first bite at school. Yes, she got bitten. Her teacher called me at home to let me know. Luckily, Gram was walking in the door to rescue her. They did warn me at the intake that this is the age when kids start to bite and it is not uncommon. And I have to sign a report when I drop her off on Wednesday.

It reminds me of Wilson from cast away with the hair sticking straight up.

This last picture is me asking Em "Did you get a bite today at school." She doesn't like to be reminded.

Next post... We went to the ZOO!!!! Great pics up next.

Big Steps

2008-09-13T18:36:00.000-07:00

EMERY WALKS!!

Yes yes, you read it correct Emery has entered into toddler hood, officially. I was across the room enticing Em with a toy. Em stood for a few seconds and put one foot in front of the other two times! I was screaming, of course. She later took three more steps. Grady caught the end of those. She was walking in her crib before bath time. Aunt Court will be over tomorrow, so I'm sure we will get some on video and pictures, to be posted soon. My little girl is growing up... so bittersweet.

Here is a pic from her birthday party.

Good Tuesday!

2008-09-02T07:59:00.000-07:00

This morning at 9am my sweet gril woke up with a smile!! She has been so fussy the past few days. It has been no fun. Here are a few pictures from this morning. I let Em have some snackies this morning, before her oats, she decided to share with the puppy. A good day for both my girls.

She's such a poser!

Needless to say the good morning was short lived. While I uploaded my pictures Em has transformed herself into the previously fussy baby. Can't wait til I go to work tonight!

One Year (sorta)

2008-07-31T02:47:00.000-07:00

My fabulous sister got the honor of picking up Em's one year pics from Rie last night. I thank her so very much. She's also helped me out GREATLY with planning Em's first birthday. She even put together the invites. WE LOVE YOU AUNT KRISTY!! No seriously, Em LOVES her. The other night Em cried when Kris was leaving our house. I digress.

Kristy not only picked up the pictures but also posted them on her website for all to see, really me to see! So thank you so much Kristy. Here is the link.

The Pics Are In!

2008-07-28T18:54:00.000-07:00

Em's ten month pics that is. Cherie' did this shoot in less than 30 minutes. It was hot and in the middle of Em's nap time. What was I thinking? But they turned out amazing! Cherie' as always did an amazing job and the pictures speak for themselves. Cherie' and her new hubby, Jeff, came over tonight and took Em's one year pictures! They should be amazing!

Here are a few of my favs.

She was not all about the tutu. But don't worry we made up for it in her one year pics.

My Baby is almost ONE!!

2008-07-24T16:18:00.000-07:00

Holy Crap where did the time go?!? I'm ordering cake and decorations, having my sister make birthday invitations and a scrapbook. Time has gone too fast.

Em did start saying mamamama last week. She even says mama when she wants me!!! Music to a mama's ears. Here are some recent pics.

I was Tagged!

2008-06-12T10:37:00.000-07:00

I was tagged by my sister and decided that I'd actually participate. So here are my answers but I'm not tagging anyone.

1. If you could change one thing about a major event in your life what would it be?

I can't think of a major event that I would change. The last major event was Emery's delivery and it went the way I wanted. Perfect. My mom was there, my brother made it back in town, and my sisters and dad were there. I even have some of the most amazing pictures from that day! Thank you Kari!! I don't think I'd change anything so far in my life.

2. What are five things you would do if you were a billionaire? I'd try not and let the money go to my head. I wouldn't want to raise a spoiled child or act like I was better than everyone else even though I already am :) Just kidding, I thought that was funny.

1.) Give a lot to church/missions

2.) Emery's college fund would be good to go as well as two more for future children

3.) Probably buy a house and a nanny (you can get nannies on ebay I think)

4.) Upgrade my car and pay in cash

5.) Have a huge savings for my wedding, vacations, and rainy days.

3. What are your three worst habits?

1.) I am so absent minded its not funny. I forget to do things all the time it drives me crazy as well as my mom. Hopefully it's not herititary

2.) I procrastinate. If I don't like to do something I'll wait until the last minute and do it real fast.

3.) I don't keep up with people very well. It's sad sometimes.

4. What are the three things you have to have within reach at all time (think bedside, car, etc.)?

1.) Emery or course to avoid someone calling the authorities

2.) My phone in case of emergensies

3.)Angel just because she's there.

5. If you could have any job what would it be and why? I'm actually very blessed to have my dream job.
I wouldn't want to work anywhere else. I even like my hours because they work (right now) for me and Em.

Here's a picture just because I haven't posted in a while.

She climbed up on the box all by herself! She loves to climb and go through, under, over, and squeez through the most random places. She's so much fun!!

So Big

2008-06-04T20:07:00.001-07:00

I don't have pictures with me but I will start posting, ( I know, empty promises). She has gotten so big since my last post.
Here is a list of some fun things she is doing now:
--Pulling up on everything
--Can walk around furniture
--Can wave Bye-Bye
--When I say no-no she holds out her hand for her "spanking" (so sad)
--Loves to laugh and giggle
--She's eating big girl food. She's had her first Wacky pack and doughnut holes
--Love the book "that's not my puppy"
--Her favorite thing to do is push a ball and chase it. She'll crawl all around the house chasing balls.
She's so funny and is so fun to watch. I love her SO MUCH. I didn't know being a mom was going to be this great. She's such a good baby too. I LVOE HER!!
Pics soon
Loves

Pics with Aunt Rie

2008-03-14T11:14:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the pictures that Cherie' took for her 6 months!! They turned out so good!

To have Cherie' photograph your precious one you can contact her at my_cheriemarie@yahoo.com. If you would like to call her leave me a message. She is really good with kids...and dogs!! LOVE HER!

Loves the H2O

2008-03-04T18:45:00.000-08:00

As previously mentioned Emery out grew her infant bathtub (tear..tear) As a good mom I researched and found a bathseat that only got good reviews... note, the instructions were not in english. So I used it with great anticipation, but Emery wanted to be more in the water. With the help of Gram this is what we came up with and she LOVES IT!! This is what she likes to do with swim lessons. She loves to splash and play.

Oh yes, Emery got new shoes today!! Her first pair of Chux ?spelling. They are too big, but someday she'll wear them.

Pics from this weekend

2008-03-02T15:42:00.000-08:00

Emery is just so amazing. She's jsut turning into this little person. Here are some pics. She spent Friday night and Saturday with her cousin Carson. She loves Carson, he makes her laugh like no one else can.

I was feeding Em some corn and she took hold of the spoon and flicked EVERYWHERE!

I gave Em this ribbon to play with and no she is obsessed with it. She loves strings and tie things.

Carson and Emery!! He is so good with her.

We got out pool redone and while is was filling me and Em got in and did a photo shoot. I thought "We'll never be able to do this again." She couldn't believe it.

Big Girl Bathtub!!

2008-02-27T18:28:00.000-08:00

**Note** There are nude pictures, must be 18months or older** **Note, Note** No babies were injured while photographer was shooting, baby was safe at all times... I'm a nurse, I know what I'm doing* Emery has officially graduated up to the big bathtub!! We were doing baths in the infant bathtub on the counter, but now my friends WE'RE BIG!!! I was excited, Emery didn't know what to think. Here is a photo montage.

Our first bubble bath... I know almost showing a little much.

What we used to take a bath in... She out grew it faster than I thought.

Emery's expression when I told her she was growing up! She's still contemplating.

Emery waiting on her stool for the momentous occasion!!

Watching the water fill the bathtub to the Max level mark on the bathseat. I read the instructions, I'm such a nerd, as if it's not totally self explanatory.

She loved her new bathtub seat.

P.S. It seriously took me over an hour to figure out the whole uploading picture thing. Ya'll better enjoy

Haven't Posted

2008-02-17T15:50:00.000-08:00

I haven't posted because I'm trying to change the look of my blog. I want to personalize it. Once I figure it out I'm gonna post new pics, I was tag for some survey, discuss my job, and I had some other ideas. My goal is to post at least twice a week and to have five readers!! So if anyone can help with the personalizing of the page your help would be greatly appreciated!

Hair Days

2008-01-31T10:07:00.000-08:00

Everyone has been begging me to cut Emery's hair. I couldn't bring myself to do it. I was so sad about her loosing her baby hair. But after the first photo I figured it was time.
I was going to go get my hair cut and colored. Side note: is had been seven months!!! I decided I'd take Emery with me. Me and Emery had our first beauty day!

She was not a happy camper.
Emery with her "what in the world!!" look
Poor baby, she just wanted to go home and take a nap.

My Sweet Girl

2008-01-08T13:07:00.000-08:00

Emery is in a photo contest. The winner gets $50 towards their next photo shoot. She really does have the cutest picture!! Seriously. You can vote for her at http://www.melissadphotography.blogspot.com/. Her picture is the first one, naked baby on the butterfly!! She thanks you for your vote! The picture to the left is not the one that is in the cotest. I just LOVE that picture. She is just the sweetest baby!!! I'll post more pics later.