Things I Don't Want to Forget

It's the greatest cliche that 'time flies when you're having fun'. And I can't count on one hand how many people have told me that the first year just goes so fast. Well it does fly and it has gone so fast and I realize that I've already forgotten some things about Emerson's first year of life. I have managed to write most of what I wanted to remember in this blog (birth, size at various doc appointments, pics showing her growth, first foods, etc), but I feel the need to make a list of important things that I haven't blogged about yet. So here goes!

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* I want to remember how I feel right now - I wanted a son, and I know I probably will again in about 11 or 12 years, ha!, but right now I'm so happy with my little daughter and excited to share all kinds of things with her. I am loving it so much that when I think about having another kid I think I would want another girl (ack!). But regardless of whether we have 1 or 2, I'm looking forward to going to the park, going downtown, hitting the zoo together, catching a Colts game, going to New York, etc. with her.

* She's all about fun and games already:

* I want to catch on video her being a total ham. She is so funny around other people - well behaved, a big show off. But I never think about pulling out a camera until I sit down to update this. But then today, I caught this short clip!

She's a funny one, little Emer.

* I hope I never forget her funny jack-o-lantern smile. I can't seem to get a good pic of her smiling lately and the ones other people get do not show off her crazy teeth. But trust me, they are hilarious looking!

* She's a techno baby - she dance's to Daddy's made up techno music and is totally into technology:

* She is a social butterfly and loves hanging with Mommy's friends!

* And because they ALL grow up so fast, we need to remember Emer and cousin Hayden hangin' together as babies!

I hope that some day Emer decides to have a kid and she can share this blog (well, the baby book that will eventually be made out of the blog) with her kid. Of course, I hope this is 30+ years down the road, lol! Stay tuned for a special Birthday Blog to come next week :)