Too Much Going On, Not Enough Time to Stop and Think...

Oh dear, October slipped by me! So here I am, sitting down writing a November post. That's OK. I'll add some pics and you'll all forgive me, right?
Lately I've been thinking of blogs to write that have nothing to do with Emer or being a mom. I've decided to start a random blog just for those thoughts. It's be all about my random thoughts and contemplations throughout an average week. You can check it out at thoughts-deeporotherwise.blogspot.com. But in the meantime, I will catch you up on Em's life:

I should go back and count how many times I've written about my amazement. Emer continues to amaze me - in her conversations, in her play time, in her style and love of girly things, in her acting, and just her development in general. In a lot of ways she is a mini-me. She is creative and doesn't need someone to entertain her. Her latest favorite thing to do it is to pretend she's me. She gets a bag and puts a few things in it then says I need to watch the baby b/c she's going to PartyLite. Haha! This morning, while I was at Yoga, she made her dad watch the baby while she pretended to be "mom" and go to PartyLite. When I got home I asked if she'd made a lot money. She said, "Not today. But I have more PartyLite's!" Ah, a true direct sales consultant - knowing that consistency is key :)

She's also like me in that she's usually busy, but get crabby when she's hungry or tired. Feeling good = acting good. We love that!

When I was little I loved to read. So does Em. She will read to herself, read to her babies, read to me, etc. It'll be fascinating when she starts to read for real b/c I think she's going to pick it up quickly. She's pretty accurate with the stories now - using both her memory of the stories and the pictures.

Ahhh, mornings. She completely follows after me in the mornings. When she wakes up she likes to lay in bed and relax for a bit. It makes for a tough morning when we have to be somewhere right away but most days we can lounge for a while before heading out the door. I love those days, and so does Em. We'll either lay in her room and chat or cuddle on her big bed until we head down for breakfast. So kind, loving, and comfortable.

Now don't get me wrong, she is developing into a little Emer - unique to herself, of course. One fascinating thing about this chick is she has a steel trap for a mind! She will quote books or songs from weeks ago. Half her play is based on stories we have read that I've completely forgotten about. I'll be listening to her and catch something about "papa". This is from the Bearenstein Bears. Sure enough, she is acting out a story from a recent book. Love it!

She is also a lefty. This is an interesting thing happening in our family. There is not a single lefty in my generation or the previous generation between me and Steve. My uncle might have been had he been allowed, but no one else really seemed left-dominant. In Emer's generation, we currently have 7 cousins. Of those, 3 are lefties! One more, apparently, is appearing as if she's going to be a lefty. It's so strange! I love watching Emer color or hold a fork. Her fine motor skills are developing well and she holds the pencils and crayons and forks just as she should. She doesn't have the "super-grip" like many little kids have. She is very delicate with them and holds them correctly. She also is trying to learn to use chop sticks. She can do it with 2 hands. Yippee!

It's all so amazing to watch.

There are other things as well - she's very thoughtful. She has this thing she does to try to get out of trouble - she'll come up to me and gently put her hands on either side of my face to give me a kiss. It doesn't work, but it's very sweet. She also has made some friends at the Y and changes who her best friends are day by day. Hayden is ALWAYS a best friend and so are Sophie and Gabby. But then after playing at the Y she'll have another best friend each day. And it's not just that, she can always tell me exactly what these kids did to be nice to her and why they are her friend that day. She notices everything!

There are many other things I could write about but I think I'll finish up with pics from her gardening adventures:

Check back soon b/c I am going to start writing shorter blogs, with fewer pics. That's what holds me up - trying to make time to find my card reader, plug it into my phone, pull off the pix, plug it into my computer, search for the perfect pix, upload them to the blog, and post. So many steps just to share a few thoughts! For now, thanks for checking in today!