For Grandma

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Dear Emily -

This week has been full of so many good things, and a few difficult things.

The difficult moments....

You must have teeth nearing the surface of your gums, because you've been clamping down very tightly on my nipple when nursing ... and pulling backwards.... deeply challenging me in how long I can hold my composure while trying to reclaim my nipple from between the gums of a child who has a vice grip on them. My dear sweet child, this hurts... please stop. I can see why some mothers wean early, it certainly has left me debating this thought for during the day time. I am so very thankful that you do NOT have teeth yet. Hopefully we can pass this experience and you can go back to treating these nipples with gentleness. This would also be appreciated for the needle pinching and ripping that you do with your precious fingers.

Oh, but how much I love you :)

You have been loving food, every moment you can sweet talk some being given to you. With this though, you've experienced a bit of constipation. Your daddy suggested nursing first, and then food. Just for the reason of being sure you're receiving enough liquid alone for hydration, this is important. As I've done this your stools have relaxed, but I suspect there might be something in your diet that could encourage this also. Could it be the dairy? You love yogurt. I have started giving you a sippy with hemp milk when riding in the car. You enjoy your sippy, and I appreciate knowing you're getting extra liquid.

The good things.... oh there are so many....

You must be getting close to a tooth sprouting! You're very first! You knaw on my knuckle, and knaw on our sippy spout. You haven't gotten upset about a tooth yet, which I'm thankful for. It's hard for us parents to see our baby in discomfort and not be able to take it away.

Toys found in the most simplest things

Emily has great toys, she loves each one of them. It's quite cute though when she finds something so simple and it becomes a cool toy!

This toy opens and closes, and cool ridges on it, makes a cool crinkling sound, is see through, and feels funny when it's touched and licked!

My life with such a sweet angel

Thanksgiving day, out for a walk

Dear Emily~

Life with you is nothing less then a miracle every single day. Granted, each child in the world brings a miracle with them at every moment, but you - you are Emily! And you, you are a blessing to this world, to your brother and sisters, to your grandparents, to your dad, and to me and my heart who has held you close every moment I can. You are incredible and beautiful, and amaze me every single day.

Visiting a local dairy

You love food, oh how you love food! You see a spoon and your eyes about dart out of your head, and you're ready to try anything that's offered. The only thing I've found so far that you want nothing to do with is plain.old.rice cereal. The only thing that has ever caused you're hand to fly and smack the spoon as you whip your head the other direction. So, we mix it in with other foods.

At a local Thai restaurant where the owner adores you!

Changing your diaper has become quite the fun feat. Just as the diaper is undone, you want to reach for whatever is... over there! Or there.. or over that way! Twisting your cute little body ~ as adorable as it is, it makes it very difficult to line the diaper up and revelcro it again. But we make do :)

Beautiful girl, with outfit and silk blanket from Aunt from China

You are patient and rarely cry still... that is unless I'm not in eyeshot and you want me NOW! Your poor dad, he is such a good sport. He rolls with it all and knows you mean the best with your screaming for mommy. You're getting so much better though! I am proud of you. I do look forward to when you dance off to his car and wave bye~bye to me. I feel in my mommy gut that you are going to soon love every moment you can spend with him :)