Emma is at the age where she asks "why" to absolutely everything, even when she knows the answer. It can get so frustrating at times. She also has a hard time listening to us when she is engrossed in an activity, or a TV show, she can be an expert at ignoring everything around her.
I cannot believe how smart Emma is at 4 years old. She knows how to read and write all of the letters of the alphabet, she can write her own name, she can count all the way up to 30, she knows her days of the week, the months of the year, many, many songs, and she can remember just about everything you tell her. She is quite the conversationalist, and is always coming up with crazy ideas, or funny little sayings that crack us up.
Emma is very into imaginative play, and likes to pretend to talk for her animals, or play pretend. She also still loves to read books, help clean or help in the kitchen, and play with her brother Elliott. She really is such a good big sister. She likes to get things for Elliott, play catch with him, and to imitate the babble that Elliott says sometimes. She is a little rough with hugs and kisses, but is not shy about giving them to Eli. She loves her little brother.
Emma's biggest obsession right now is swimming. Every day she asks if she can go swimming. Every single day. She's just been a little fish lately, and she is finally brave enough to go down the slides, and she absolutely loves it. Today, for her birthday, I took her to Wild Water West, and she had such a good time. Poor little girl is worn out. Between VBS all day long, and evenings spent outside playing, she has been one tired girl this week.
Like any preschooler (not a toddler anymore, yikes!) there are still some things we struggle with for Emma. For starters, she eats like a bird, and would eat junk food continuously if we let her. We spend many summers negotiating with Emma about taking "one more bite" of something. Some meals are exhausting, and end with someone in tears. Bedtime is still hit or miss. Some nights, Emma goes to bed very well, stays in bed, and we don't see her until the next morning. Then, the next night, she will complain and cry about going to bed, and get out o bed 6 times. Grr. And finally, we are still working on keeping the bed dry overnight. I'm not sure why Emma wets her bed so often. I think she may sleep too hard, and just not wake up and go, but we wash her bedding quite often.
Most of the time, Emma is a very happy, silly, energetic, kind and caring little girl. She is still a mommy's girl, and can get quite distressed when I have to work late, or cannot be home with her. She also requests me over John pretty much all the time. Don't get me wrong, she loves her daddy too, but she has always been more of a mommy's girl, and I'm ok with that.
Emma still enjoys daycare and her daycare friends. Some days she says she doesn't want to go, but when I pick her up, she is always having a good time with her friends and teachers. Emma is very social, and loves to brag about things to total strangers, and can play with just about any kid we find in the park or in the pool. She is definitely not a shy child.
I could go on and on about Emma and how wonderful she is. I could not be more proud to be her mother, and I cannot wait to see what this year brings her. Before I know it, she will be starting school. Yikes. I can't even think about that. Maybe Emma can just stay 4 forever...
Happy Birthday Emma!!!
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| Sweet Corn |
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| Balloons before supper at Red Robin |
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| Emma with her new bike |
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| Fell asleep on the way to WWW |
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| So much fun at the pool :) |
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