Emmie 15 Months

Time is flying by. Emmie is no longer just a little baby, but rather a 15 month old toddler. She is rapidly growing and changing. She runs, dances, talks in phrases, and eats whatever we are eating. Emmie is such a girly girl. She loves her "Rabbi", "bebes", pocketbook, jewelry, and kitchen. The Fancy Nancy books are her absolute favorites. She loves "Doggies", but especially Tucker. She wears bows from the time she wakes up until the time she goes to bed, and many days she wears long bead necklaces all day too. Emmie loves to play at the park, she especially loves to swing. She loves Walter, he is her best friend. Emmie wants to do everything Walter does and wants to be just like him. It is unbelievably heartwarming to watch them play together, laugh together, and love on eachother. Emmie wraps her arms around our necks and gives the most amazing hugs followed by a sweet kiss. And just like Walter, she too gives us love pats.

Wearing my t-shirts after dinner for wrestle mania. Walt loves the crab t-shirt, and the black one is the smallest one I have.

My dad sent me the picture below of me at 15 months old. Genes are an amazing thing. When I showed it to Walter, he said, it's Emmie in her white shoes. It took at least 5 minutes for me to convince him it was me. I have started telling Emmie that I sure hope she likes me. As I get older, I see more and more of my mom in me, and I am pretty sure Emmie is going to be a good bit like me.

Paige April 1981 (15 Months Old)

Emmie April 2009 (15 months Old)

Sullivan's Island

A couple of weekends ago, it was a beautiful day and Walt kept asking to go see a lighthouse. So, we headed down to Sullivan's Island, saw the cool lighthouse and played on the beach. It was so much fun now that Emmie is walking to run on the beach and dig in the sand. However, as you can see in the pictures, it was quite windy. We had a blast anyways. Emmie especially loved chasing the birds.

Changes

Since the last time I posted, there have been a few changes at our house. Walter is now wanting to be Walter B (Walter Boyd) and Emmie is walking, well maybe running is more like it. This is GREAT! We can go to the park and I don't have to hold anyone. I get to play with them. We are having a blast. Also, the evening ritual has changed from just wrestle mania to a series of events: wrestle mania on our bed with daddy, then hide and go seek, and then chase. Emmie and Walt both participate and it is hilarious. It is so funny to me to think that while pregnant with Emmie I told Boyd that he would have to find another way to play with Emmie, that she likely wouldn't enjoy wrestle mania with the boys. Boy was I wrong! She runs strait for our bed when Boyd walks in the door, if he doesn't follow she goes screaming Daddy and tapping him on the legs until he follows. Hide and go seek with a 3 year old is too funny. Boyd finds all of these great hiding places, then Walt wants to be the one to hide, so he says, "Ok, I'm going to go hide right here, you count." Or he asks Boyd to help him get into the hiding place and then try to find him. Too cute! Emmie loves to play chase with Walt, she just giggles as she runs.

Here is a little video from the one of the first days she was walking around, about a month ago. Enjoy!

When I ask Walter what he wants to do today often he tells me he wants to go to Charleston, which means he wants to go downtown. He loves a picnic at the pineapple fountain at waterfront park. In March, we went one pretty day as Emmie was taking some of her first unassisted steps. They had a great time running around together.