21-Months-Old

Only a few more months until my little lady turns 2.  Oh my!!!  She's bigger, better, and more independent than ever!  Here are a few activities that Emma enjoys as a 21-month-old:

• Brushing her teeth with her Mama or Papa - anytime she sees us doing it, she has to do it too;
• Hamming it up at a recent birthday party - she even asked the birthday guy for a hug (something his wife was extremely jealous of);
• Playing in the big snowstorm that hit the northeast;
• Hanging out with Grandpa and Grandma Soos one weekend while Papa tiled the floor and Mama and Papa went out;
• Having dinner with Grandpa and Pepere and doing some late night grocery shopping;
• Being sick with colds - this winter season has been rough on our family;
• Saying "UH-OH" anytime she spills or sees a lady bug;
• Chasing after her Mama and Papa;
• Enjoying her second happy meal (not that I'm keeping track);
• Being the boss of Lily;
• Playing hide-n-seek;
• Enjoying piggy back rides and yelling "Weeeeeeee" on Mama and Papa's backs;
• Asking for kisses every time she gets a supposed boo-boo;
• Mimicing a lot of words or phrases you say;
• Saying lots of words on her own - like animals, names of her toys and baby dolls, family members (especially loves talking about Uncle Co-Co), various things she cares about (vitamins, piggy back rides, milk - obviously), etc.;
• Leaving the first letter out of her pronunciation of words; and
• Stringing some words together for phrases or sentences - some favorites include: Here you go, Put that back, Up please, More please, and when I beg enough she will sometimes say "Love you".

Here are some recent photographs of Emma.