Potties and Sentences

Emma has had a fast-paced couple of weeks. At least it seems that way to me. On Wednesday, November 3 she went pee-pee on the potty for the first time! Then she did it again on Saturday! Ever since then she's been telling me when she goes "poop-poop" but she doesn't want to sit on the potty anymore. I am somewhat relieved, I was not prepared mentally to potty train her. Now that this has happened I have had time to process it and I am ready whenever she is!

Last weekend Chucky, Emma and I went to the Oyster Festival in Urbanna. The weather was beautiful. We ate and ate some more, then went to see Maggie crown the new Little Miss Spat. We stayed for the fireman's parade but Emma was so exhausted I don't think she enjoyed it very much.

She has started to say everything I say. "Closet?" My favorite thing she says is still "I TUCK!" That means "I'm stuck!" Sunday night she said "Odie did it!" Monday she said "I'll hold it!" and "Come on mommy!" I was flabergasted but I guess it's time - she can say any word so it makes sense that she would put them together.

Saturday we went to Norfolk to visit my friend from college, Kristyn. We had a good time shopping and eating and Emma loves her dog, Grady. He's a labradoodle and very big compared to our two pugs that she is used to. We hope to visit again soon - hopefully there will be no firemen needed on the next visit!

Funny Bunny

Emma's new love is the DVD player in the rental van. Before I can get her buckled in, she is pointing to the ceiling and saying "see?" And if the screen is not flipped down she says "ah-pin!" That means open! the whole time the movie is playing, she is like a drugged zombie in the backseat, staring at it with her mouth open. Nothing I do can make her look away. It's heavenly. Why did I ever stick a movie in there? I asked Chucky what am I going to do when I get our real van back and there's no DVD player in it? He said drive straight to Circuit City!

See? Not even a flashing camera will take her eyes off of the movie!

Emma is officially not a baby any more and hardly a toddler. She's a kid. A kid who likes candy. Yes, one of those kids who gets it all gooey in their hands and all over their faces doesn't care because it's so good but doesn't usually want one crumb on one of her fingers. Darned Halloween. Emma had an exciting weekend. One filled with junk.

Friday Chucky and I took her to the Fall Festival at the YMCA. I attempted to dress her up in bunny costume #1. After a slight hesitiation she was okay with wearing the bottom part. The headpiece was not allowed to touch her head all night long. So she was half-a-bunny. There she ate chips and a hot dog and cheerios for dinner.

Saturday John and Sharon and Linton came over for dinner. She ate french fries . . . only. The next day Chucky pulled out a piece of leftover cake and she screamed! A scream that means, I want some, is that for me? and I'm so exicted!

Sunday we went to church . . . where she ate cookies and cheerios. That night for dinner we went to Nannie's house, where she held on to a chicken leg and ate the yummy greasy fried skin off of it. That was cute even though it sounds gross. And she ate a cupcake and a miniature chocolate bar.

Monday was Halloween so we went to our Halloween playgroup party at Julie's house. I dressed her in bunny costume #2 for this and she didn't mind it, even kept the hat on! The cape kept getting in the way of her getting her hands out, but she didn't get too frusterated about it. There she ate cookies, chips and orange koolaid. Great healthy lunch.

That night Chucky and I took her trick-or-treating. In bunny costume #2 of course. First I tried to fill her up at home with something decent to eat: raisins and yogurt. First stop: Ghee and PopPop's house. Ghee brought out Emma's bag of goodies and SCREAM! How did she know it was for her and that there was yummy food in there? She's so smart! She gobbled down the bag of chips but saved the apple and Reese's cup for later. Next stop: Beverly and Tuna's where she got animal crackers and bananas. She also showed off her new word: "Ready?" Next stop: MomMom and Daddy Willard's where she got more animal crackers and had some of Daddy's pepsi. She also found a really neat talking fish on the wall that kept her giggling. Last stop: Nannie's house where she got a dollie! And some more chocolate candy . . that she got on her pretty little tights and shirt. Wouldn't be Halloween without a little chocolate goo, I guess!

EMMA IS 19 MONTHS OLD 10.31.2005

Emma says: u-som (I want some), pukin (pumpkin), Odie (she says it clear as a bell now and calls for him when she wakes up from her nap), ah-pin (open), ready? and just about any word you ask her to say.
I told Chucky something was not funny, and Emma said "Not Funny!"