Funny Emma-isms

There are times that Emma will say something and it cracks us up because it catches us off guard.  Here are a few that stand out in my mind

- Last week she didn't have daycare due to the snow.  We talked about the snow, the roads being slippery, and why she couldn't go to school.  The next day I told her it was time to go to school and for 15 minutes she told me that she couldn't go to school because there was snow and the roads were slippery.  We get in the truck and start out of the driveway, she said "oh mommy your truck will go in the snow" then as we start down the road "mommy I told you your truck can go in snow"

- She has asked that Pastor Steve sing, then the next day she wants him to dance.  We are now up to him singing and dancing and yes she has told him that.

- We often look at the moon and say "I see the moon, the moon sees me, God loves the moon and God loves me".  Now she will say "and God loves everybody" or pick someone in particular that God loves.

- She will tell you that a policeman helps people and directs traffic, a fire truck helps people, and an ambulance helps people when they are sick and go to town to eat.

- She has a stuffed Hello Kitty, well for Valentine's Day she got a huge frog  Kitty got scared by frog because frog is so big.  Therefore, Em sat in the floor holding Kitty telling her that frog was a friend.

- She will say that she likes everyone in my family unless you ask her about Tommy.  If you ask about Tommy she says "I don't like Tommy" but we have no idea why.

- I wore camo pants the other day and he asked why I had cows on my pants. 

- She can tell you where to turn to get from her school to the red store (Sheetz) so she can get a brown bag (plain M&Ms) and yellow bag (peanut M&Ms).

These are just a few of her comments that blow us away.  As you can tell there is never a dull moment with Em around.

Where did my baby go?

The past few days I have seen more and more of my baby disappear, and more of a little girl appearing.  Emma will carry on a conversation with you, come up with some of the craziest things, and her facial expressions are adorable.  Last night she started writing on her chalk board then yelled "I write O"  we looked around and she had written an O.  She continued to write more o's and jump with laughter after each one.  As I sat there squealing with her in joy, I realized another part of my baby was leaving.

Where does the time go?  I remember finding out I was pregnant like it was yesterday, only it wasn't.  I have told several people that the 2 1/2 years before having Emma seemed like forever, but the 2 1/2 years since having Emma has flown by.  How can time feel different when it is the same time span?  Do you remember being little and going on vacation, it took forever to get there but coming back you seemed to get home faster.  Maybe it is the excitement, the anticipation, or maybe just a mind trick.

I think this makes it even more important that we take in the moment.  The moments will pass so quickly leaving us wonder where the days and years went.  We need to take a moment and soak in the world around us.  During the recent snow days I have just held Em, I have watched her sleep, watched her play, and just looked at her.  She is changing and growing up so fast, but I want to remember these days.  The days that she wants me to hold her, wants me to cuddle her, and is our little girl. 

All too soon she will be wanting to hang out with her friends, will not want me to cuddle her or hold her, and will be forming her independence.  Maybe if I am lucky she will still want to have Mommy and Emma dates, and let me cuddle her.  Even if she does tolerate my cuddles, there will still come a day that she is no longer living at home.  I huge part of my heart will be on her own.  that is hard to even think about, but I have to realize that the day will come. 

So take in the moment, cuddle them a little longer, hug them a little tighter, and let them know how much they are loved.  Even though they will be on their own one day, we need to ensure them of the love for them.  The world will tell them that they are not good enough, not pretty enough, not smart enough, and not enough.  However, we have to ensure that they do know that they are enough!  Be sure to tell them all of the good things because the world will be very quick to tell them all of the bad things.  I am not suggesting that we boost their ego, or put them on a pedestal.  However, I am saying that we tell them how wonderful they are.  Remember they are a gift from God, and we should treat them like the precious gift that they are.