Two Month Anniversary

I can't believe we have been a family for two months. What a whirlwind! We have thrown so much at Emma and she always comes out of it smiling her mega watt smile and laughing.

Emma's surgery was February 3rd, she has had a cast with a rubber heal for the last two weeks, she now has a temporary foot and will get her real prosthetic in about three weeks. After each change she adapts and figures out how to walk again.

I know all parents think their child is smart, but Emma really is. I promise. She completes four puzzles at once, can show you how to buckle her carseat and kitchen booster seat, she can put on and take off her shoes and socks, brushes her own teeth (of course I go back and help when she is done), washes her own hands, is potty training, reads books to herself (turns the pages appropriately, identifies objects in the illustrations and says "all done" on the last page) and cleans up and puts things away in the correct location when asked to clean up.

Yesterday Emma had her speech evaluation and the speech therapist said that she is speaking at a 20 month old level. She has gone from 0 to 20 months in 2 months! The therapist also said that there is a three month wait before she can start therapy and that Emma could be at age level by that time.

Emma's favorite thing in the whole wide world is her teddy bear. It is ALWAYS with her. Teddy Bear is how she processes and practices new concepts. Emma wipes Teddy Bear's nose when he has boogers, puts Teddy Bear on the potty and wipes him when he is all done, sometimes Teddy Bear has potty accidents and Emma say "oh no" and wipes his bottom with a wipe, Teddy Bear wore one sock when Emma had her rubber heal and wore only one sock, after Emma gets upset and needs some snuggle time to calm down she will re-enact the scenario with Teddy Bear, she has even given Teddy Bear a "lecture" about going poo in the potty after I had "talked" to her about using the potty after a few accidents. I am VERY aware of what I say to her.

Jake and I feel very, very blessed to have Emma as our daughter. We could not have asked for a better, smarter, cuter little girl and have learned a lot from her.

Emma and I went to the park last Friday and Emma really enjoyed climbing and sliding.