Emma Giggles

I was tickling her under the chair just to document the best sound in the world.  There are moments in all of our days when hearing the sound of a little person experiencing happiness will melt away all the lousy stuff- which we all have too.  Hope this little Emma moment can bring joy to you!

So, Emma is 14 months now and really wanting to show the world her personality.  While she has a limited vocabulary in the traditional sense, she is extremely non-verbally communicative and is able to get her point across almost all of the time.  She also has the ability to make me laugh like very few people can.  Her sense of humor is amazing.  With one little sideways look and a crooked smile she gets me rolling.  I am still just totally in love with her.

That said, the reality of having two girls only 22 months apart is starting to rear its head.  The other day when Ada had done something to get me super angry (I'm told 3yo are especially good at this), Emma moved in got between us cocked her head to the side and gave me this little smile that could only just melt my heart.  I'm sure some "protect your sister from that mean mama person" kicked in, and while it was cute, and effective as I quickly was able to calm down and talk to Ada without yelling, I was also terrified at their ability to take each other's side to protect each other.

I'm pretty tough, but I think I'm going to have to get even tougher by the time these girls are teenagers!!