Dear Emerson

February 6, 2012

Dear Emerson,

Tonight while I was making dinner you were a bit fussy thanks to your molars and I was rushing around when I heard “Nana”.  Huh? 

“Nana” and you were pointing.

I turned….and there they were.  Bananas.  I had moved them while trying to get the potatoes. 

Sure you’ve said Nana before, but this is the first time you’ve ever looked at something unprovoked and pointed it out to me.  Bananas girl, totally bananas J

After your bath tonight I caught you playing by the baby gate at the base of the stairs.  On closer inspection I realized that you were scaling the baby gate.  You had started trying to climb up the gate, holding onto the top of the gate with your feet up on the first main step.  Oy.

The other day I was looking at photos of you from your 11 month birthday.  It’s impossibly amazing to me how much you’ve changed.  Daily you look less and less like a baby.  It sounds so simple, but honestly I never would’ve really noticed without seeing those photos.  I think a big part of it is your hair which is finally growing in.  Well, in the back.  In the front it’s sorta kinda coming in now, but in the back?  Girlfriend you have some seriously rouge curls!  Actually I’ve begun to notice your hair is growing unevenly and Daddy talks about getting you a trim but I’m 100% against it.  At least for now. 

Aside from the nasty molars making you miserable, you are a hoot to be around.  You like to smooch which is awesome, but even better is when Daddy and I smooch you will then push my face back to Daddy’s again for another smooch :)

You’re pretty awesome kiddo, what can I say.  I love you more than M&M’s.

Love,

Mama