February 7, 2008

Well it is official now, no more bottles for Emmalyne. She isn’t happy about it either! She has taken on fit throwing, being a little stink and all around cranky when it is time for naps and she can’t have one. Yesterday at the doctors office she went as far as almost mugging a little boy over his bottle! Not really mugged him, but when his dad put the bottle in his bag, Emma was trying to get a hold of the bag. The poor little guy kept moving his bag away from her, letting her know it was "HIS".

We bought some new sippy cups for her today, making a big deal out of how big a girl she is now. She also enjoyed being a big girl playing at McDonalds play land, even if she wasn’t comfortable enough to actually get in and play with the other kids. She loved watching them come down the tunnel slide. Cassie's friend Brittney and her two daughters, Journey and Jovi joined us. The girls are 2 and 3 so Emma was thrilled to have little playmates.

We spent the day today with Cassie. I don’t think Cassie has ever witnessed one of Emma’s temper tantrums until Brianna told her she couldn’t have another cookie! Cassie’s eyes grew really big and she looked at me in shock. I had to laugh though. Emma has such a strong personality just like Cassie and as soon as she has her words down she will be just as bossy as Cassie was ( or is) I am sure.

On the way home I had a KitKat candy bar and gave her a piece of it. We were going down the road visiting and we heard “Ahem…. Ahem!!…” from the back seat. Emma was letting us know she was ready for another piece of candy bar. I was laughing and said “say ‘candy please’” She smiled and said in the sweetest voice “please”. Of course she got her candy! Which she ate, then drank a bit of her milk from her sippy cup and promptly fell fast asleep cuddled up to her baby doll. She really is an angel… even though at times her horns have to hold it up a bit.

Today was a first in the 26 years I have known Kevin. Emma fell and banged her head on the table and she started crying and went to her grandpa to be cuddled and babied! He picked her up and patted her bottom, asking where it hurt and all in all making her feel better! He always gotten after me for babying the kids, so he is mellowing in his old age. Of course Emma still had to come to Grandma for a little extra dose of healing love though. Who would have thought, Grandpa Kevin could be nurturing!