My "little" girl and general update

Emma is turning 2 in just a little over a month! EEK! I can't believe that 2 years has gone by all ready.. too quickly.

Update on her brains! She is constantly amazing me! She can do up to 4 word sentences already. She knows many of her letters and numbers, colors and shapes as well. She is very much an avid animal lover. You can ask her any animal and a sound.. and most times she will deliver.

Emma's swim lessons have finally started to pay off. The trick was for me to get in the water with her. She does more for the instructor. Lovely.. huge whale in the pool! LOL! Anyways.. she is now jumping off the side and going under like a pro. (granted.. someone is there to catch her!) If she has a life jacket on, she'll let go of your hands and try to make it to the "labler" herself! I'm not sure I'm too keen on this new found independance! ;)

Emma has received some birthday presents already. Big stuff! She got an outdoor play house from one set of grandparents and a sand/water table from the others. She absolutely ADORES both! I hear a tricycle is on the way from Great-Nana.. I'll be outside all day! LOL!

Thunder storms.. I've learned that they are not her cup of tea! We had some pretty severe ones last night, they lasted a while. I had put her to bed before they came.. well.. with a few BIG booms, she was up screaming and ended up in bed with me for a little. We turned all the lights off (outen them! :D ) and watched the light show from the lightening. Jason put her back in bed around 2am, only to have her wake up screaming bloody murder around 3am. Still having storm nightmares? Who knows.. I know that I didn't sleep all that well with a little body pressed TIGHTLY up against mine! LOL!


We had to put our beloved kitty to sleep on July 8th. We came home from the mountains to find him in his own urine and not able to move his back feet. The emergency vet hospital found that he had a blood clot that blocked blood flow to his feet and he was in big pain. I got his ashes back and am deciding what to do with them right now.

yes, it's still a girl..

HAd another 3d u/s tonight. Not very good pictures out of it. Don't tell my hubby, as I told him it was totally worth it, but it really wasn't. LOL! Sadie doesn't seem to like having her picture taken.. so we didn't get any really good picturse of her face..:(