All about Emily

I've been complaining about this pregnancy a lot, so I'll update with what my little girl has been up to lately.

During the week of her birthday, she switched from calling herself "Eminee" to "Emily." It was so interesting to hear her carefully correct herself and say her name just the way she wanted it. We got a few Clifford books from the library last week, and since the main character is Emily Elizabeth, she likes to refer to herself as Emily Claire on occasion. It's just beautiful to hear her say it. :)

We had all of last week together to work on potty training, and she did really well for a couple of days (with my nagging) and then eventually she decided it wasn't worthwhile. But after two days back at Amanda's and being in the mix with the big kids again, she has had a dry diaper/undies all day today. She even pooped, all on her own, because I took her potty downstairs while I did laundry and left her by herself. Apparently she just needed some privacy! :) She ate her skittles, flushed her poo and said bye-bye, and told her dad, her aunt, and her grandma over the phone. She was so excited, and so was I!

We played in the sandbox today for nearly an hour. She was concentrating so hard on scooping, pouring, and stirring, and even added to the imagination of her play by saying she was making muffins! She added sugar and eggs and milk, stirred it all up, and scooped it out. The concentration was amazing to see. It looked like play, but there was real coordination skill being developed there.

She can draw really nice circles now, too! I have found that drawing food is an easy thing to do with her, since the shapes are simple and fast to draw. She draws really nice fried eggs (circle in a circle, with the center one colored in), and lollipops (circle with a stick). Today I was drawing a bus for her, and asked her where the wheels belong, and she answered and pointed. It was so neat to be able to ask her questions and have her really work to figure out the answer.

Today may be our last day together, just the two of us, even though I haven't had any contractions and I'm pretty sure I haven't gotten any more dilation than the 2 cm at my appointment on Monday. We didn't leave the house, and the most exciting thing we've done today is laundry and talk to the neighbor. But we've really had a lot of fun together, and it's been fun to see her learning, from doing puzzles to singing songs and telling me stories. What an amazing little girl she is!