Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Emmabelle's First Birthday

Emmabelle had her first birthday on Monday. I can hardly believe it has been a year already. It has gone by so fast. The first birthday is always bittersweet in my opinion. You are so excited for them to turn a year old, but you also quickly realize that they are no longer babies either.

Emmabelle has changed so much in just the last little while. She had her one year check up yesterday and weighed in at 20 lbs and is 27 1/2 in tall. Her personality has made itself known very rapidly. She is very opinionated and will let you know if she wants something. She has even started telling Avery how she feels about things. She is doing very well at communicating. She can sign: eat, drink, more, baby, please, and sometimes thank you. She says: mama, dada, more, dog, up, and a whole lot more words I just don't quite understand but she sure seems to.

She loves to play with the big kids and follows Avery around trying to do everything she does. She continues to love the outdoors and always wants to swing or slide and she will do it for hours if you will let her. She has also enjoyed playing in the little pool and I am sure she will just love the bigger pool when we start going.

She is always on the move. She plays all day long and doesn't seem to have much interest in the TV like her big sister. I hope I can keep it that way. She has started playing with dolls. She gives them big loves and kisses.

She has brought so much joy into our family. She has a very easy going sweet spirit and we love her very much.

We had her birthday party on Saturday so that family members could attend. It was a nice party and she had a good time.



1 comment:

Bec said...

Happy Birthday, Emmabelle! Wow, has it really been a year already? She's a doll.