Monday, April 3, 2017

Emery Cate | 16 months old


Our sweet Emery! I wanted to write to you now that you are 16 months old so I can remember all the sweet things you do. This is such a cute age and I just love it so much.







(all photos by Megan Martin Photography)

You are so, so sweet and you sure do love your momma! You love to be held and this is so different than your sister ... she was always so independent and you are too, but you still prefer to be near me.

You are getting so good at talking! You say so many words now. "Daddy" "Momma" "Mickey" "Donald" "Bye" "No" "MeMe" (just a few of the words) You say Momma the most! :) You will try to repeat almost every word we say! You follow commands so well and you are starting to string "gibberish" words together and it is so cute! You just talk and talk and I know you are trying to say something important by the look on your face :)

You still love mickey mouse SO much!! The CUTEST thing ever is when you say "donald." I purposely find pictures of Donald Duck so I can hear you say it. You will spot Mickey Mouse from all the way across the store sometimes and I will hear you say "Mickey" & I'll search for what you see and it sometimes is so far away. You are obsessed, to say the least!

You have 8 teeth, have light brown hair and blue eyes. You are in size 5 diapers and are in 2T clothes. You are probably around 26 pounds now! You are taking 1 nap a day and you sleep pretty good at night with the exception of those nights where you love to stay up for a few hours at a time at 3 am. 

You love spoons and you usually want a spoon if I give you ANY meal. You will basically throw a fit until you have a spoon in your hand.  You usually will just hold the spoon in one hand and eat the meal with your other hand. Speaking of spoons, you LOVE to eat. I usually have to decide when meal time is over with you because I swear you would eat all night if I would let you!

One of my favorite things you do is giggle! You will randomly smile and giggle and it is so cute. I also love when you nod your head to tell us yes. You do it so forceful and I love it! You LOVE to dance! Any music you hear you will start to dance, I swear its like you can't help yourself - you just have to move to the music! :) You sway side to side and then will bounce up and down.

You are already starting tantrums. You love to throw things down if its not what you wanted and will lay face down in the floor and throw your fit. Lord help us. :)

You love being with Avery. Y'all don't play very well together but you still love to just "be" with her. Whenever she goes, you go. Whatever she is doing, you want to do. You are really patient with her most days and will usually not pay her any attention when she throwing her fits.

You get so excited every time you see your cousin Bryson. You love him so much. He gets the most hugs from you than any of us!

Emery, we love you so, so much. Words cannot describe how blessed I feel that you are my daughter. You were quite the surprise to us and Lord knew I needed you before I did. You are so precious to us and we have enjoyed watching you blossom over these last 16 months. You are such a ray of sunshine to everyone and we cannot imagine our lives without you sweet girl.
Keep growing big and strong baby!