18 months old

Ok so I know that Emsley is actually a couple weeks past her 18 month old check up but we finally went to the Dr's today because last week mommy and Emsley had the stomach flu. Boo!

Emsley has gotten so big and her personality is even bigger! She is such a cutie...she loves to put on clothes and shoes and LOVES to read books.

Her stats as she turns 18 months old:

-Weighs 28 pounds and is in the 92nd percentile
-Is 33 1/4 inches tall and is in the 90th percentile
-Still wears size 4 diapers but she is gonna be in size 5 soon
-Her clothes sizes are weird. She wears 2T/3T shirts and 24month/2T pants
-She takes a bottle with breakfast and dinner now and loves her regular milk
-Favorite foods are banana, peas, chicken, and spaghetti
-Sleeps great and naps are about 2 1/2 hours now (LOVE!)
-Daddy handles bath time and teeth brushing at night and she loves it
-Is running everywhere and we are having so much fun chasing each other!
-Can say about 40-50 words and even recognizes lots in her books
-Waves at everyone, especially people in the cars next to us while we are driving...kinda funny!
-Has 16 teeth and we can tell her 2 year molars are shifting but she is handling it like a champ

She is a joy! Love this little girl!

Our big girl!

Our sweet little girl is growing up and everyday just gets more fun! We just took her in for her 15 month well check and she has been growing like a weed! She is 33 inches tall (off the charts) and 26.4 pounds (90th percentile). The Dr. was pleased with how well she is growing and how developed she is. Emsley also just started saying "HI" and it is pretty much the cutest 2 letter word I have every heard in my life. I absolutely CANNOT wait for her to get more and more words. This summer has been filled with trips to the water park in La Mirada called Splash with friends, many walks, lunches out, pool time, park days, and some of the longest naps ever! Such a good summer...thought I would post some cute pictures of our big girl!

Lately...

We have been keeping pretty busy! It has been way too long since I posted so I thought I would just give a little update on our lives lately. Emsley dropped her first nap and I have loved it! I was nervous that it would be hard transitioning to only having 2 hours where she is asleep but honestly it has been great. It gives us the freedom to get out and spend time together and with other people. We usually go to Target multiple times a week to just walk around, the zoo every other week, and sometimes Disneyland. We also go on a walk with friends every Thursday and another playdate usually too.

This summer, a few moms from church got passes to Splash! That is a mini Raging Waters and today was the first day we went and it was awesome!! Emsley didn't get fussy but just held on tight to me and was taking it all in. After taking a break to warm up and relax, we went back in and Emsley was back to her normal self, smiling at everyone and splashing around. It was so great! I'm looking forward to a great summer with some other moms and their kids. The women that go are amazing ladies and I love having a great community of women who are in the same place as me in life to connect and bond with.

We have a busy summer coming up as a family too! Mike still has every other Friday off so we always take advantage of that. Pool time, park, long walks, we went to the San Diego Fair last week. We plan  on going to the San Diego Zoo with Mike's aunt and uncle soon and we can't wait. Mike's birthday is in July so we will be having a fun time celebrating his 32nd birthday. We are also celebrating our 7th anniversary in Oahu, just the three of us from August 4-6 and then heading over to the Big Island to meet up with my parents and sister's family for my parent's 30th anniversary. Should be fun and we are looking forward to getting away!

Loving life right now and love our little one. She is so sweet and fun! Everyone says that things get hard when kids start to walk and climb but truthfully, things just get more fun! Well...here is a picture of Emsley...she is getting so big!

Wise Family Pictures

Our friend Sarah Stucky took our family pictures recently. They turned out great so I would share some!

Carlsbad Flower Fields

Last Friday we drove down to Carlsbad to see the Flower Fields. We had wanted to go last year but their season ended. So we were super excited to go. Emsley is pretty much gonna be a full time walker any day now so she didn't want to be in her stroller and wanted mommy and daddy to hold her hand so she could walk. It made it way more fun! I love having a little walker! I don't care about all the comments people make..."oh now you are gonna be chasing her around...have fun". Having a toddler is amazing! So here are pictures from our wonderful family day.

12 months old

Can it be that we have a 1 year old little girl?!?!? Today we celebrated Emsley's 1st birthday and it was a joyful day. This past month has been full of preparation for this big day. We were obviously more excited for this day more than Emsley but we spent the day together and talked about our favorite memories and things we have loved about being Emsley's mom and dad. Some of our favorite memories were Emsley watching Mike leaving for work at the window, her waving at us as she falls asleep, and her learning to give us kisses. It has been a great year and we look forward to all the new memories we will make with our little Emmy bear!

Here are some stats as she turns 12 months:

-Weighs 24.12 pounds and is in the 90th percentile
-Is 31 1/2 inches and is in the 97th percentile (we have a tall girl!)
-Still is size 4 diapers
-Wears 18 month clothes but we now have 24 month from her party
-Takes 4 bottles a day with 3 meals and snacks too (excited to give her regular milk soon!)
-Loves pineapple, chicken, rice, yogurt, grapes and even more!
-Sleeps great at night but we think she is about to drop her 1st nap (which is ok!)
-Bath time is great...daddy is the pro but she hates her face getting wet
-At her party last Saturday, she stood up for a couple minutes and then Sunday we had her walk in between us and she took a few steps (it was precious)
-Although she is still saying only a few words, she is definitely understanding us more
-Still the friendliest baby and loves to smile and wave at everyone
-Has 7 teeth and those stinkin' molars are hurting my baby

There are so many details that I could share about this little girl. Lately, I have been feeling such love for Emsley that I have been really emotional about it. I just feel like I can't express it enough. This little girl has changed our lives and made us so joyful and we are so in awe of God and his wonderful plan for our lives.

Happy 1st Birthday Emsley! Your mommy and daddy love you and feel so blessed to be your parents. We can't wait to see what amazing memories we will make with you in the next year! We look forward to seeing you walk, talk, take vacations, tell us you love us, and give sweet hugs and kisses more and more. Thanks for being an amazing little girl! We love you!

Disneyland for Emsley's Birthday

Here are pictures from Emsley's 1st birthday celebration. We took her to Disneyland and had a great day with our little girl!