A Quick, Overdue, Update

As with most New Year’s Resolutions, mine (this blog and staying up-to-date with photos) has fallen by the wayside and I apologize if it has affected others just as much as it has me. It has been entirely too long since I have been on here and shared the joys of little Miss Emery with you all. I could blame it on the fact that there was about a month that went by that mama’s computer was in the “shop” for sudden needed repairs due to curious little hands, or the fact that The Meyer family has been out of town 3 out of the last 4 weekends, or even maybe try to blame it on the exhaustion caused by the immense heat wave that Las Vegas has entered, but instead I will take full responsibility and do my best to make it up by giving quick bits and pieces of the all the fun we have been having over the last few months.

Emery has really gotten adventurous (as if she wasn’t already) and is really putting the miles on her tiny little legs. We have tried to make the most out of the spring time weather the last few months, and good thing too, because the Vegas heat has already reared its ugly head and is sitting pretty consistently in the triple digits right now. We’ve fed the ducks at Sunset Park, had some good ol' fashion fun with the hose in the backyard, learned how to “drive a car”, helped daddy fix up the house, met the Easter bunny, and hunted for eggs. We took a road trip to Southern California for a visit with good friends, beloved family and to meet the one and only Mickey Mouse, a first for both Emery and Daddy. We then took a plane ride to Colorado for more family time and cooler weather, and mommy and daddy took a much needed, overdue, baby-free weekend getaway to the San Francisco area to celebrate a couple of good friends getting married.

 What a joy it has been to introduce Emery to so many new things, and watch as her face lights up with excitement and delight. We figured she might be a little young for Disneyland and were a bit hesitant on embarking in this adventure, but when we parked her stroller along Main Street to catch the Disneyland parade and watched as she bounced up and down dancing, pointing & clapping along to the music, we knew that it had been the right decision. She also enjoyed the Tea Cups and the Winnie the Pooh ride, but mommy was a bit sad that It’s A Small World was closed that day.  None the less, the half day experience was one that Matt & I will never forget and one that introduced Emery to the happiest place on earth. Huge thank you to Great Grandma Price for making that experience possible!!

As every day passes, we are constantly reminded at how quickly Emery is changing and how fast she picks things up.  She's been communicating with us for about 5 months now with a few signs such as "eat", "more", "all done", and recently "diaper" for a diaper change (hopefully a sign she's on her way to potty training ;-), BUT now her vocabulary is really starting to expand as well and has become a bit more than just baby banter. She is really getting the hang of dada and daddy, not so much with mama or mommy yet but is getting the hang of "duck" and "doggie", is great with “ball” and her most recent, most adorable word “ice”. So funny how cute an everyday word can be coming out of a one year old’s mouth. She tries so hard to say it and gives the cutest look when she does, “eye-shhh”. She knows it comes out of our water cups, or the freezer door, but also thinks it correlates to anything cold, or square, or a small snack even.  We are still working on trying to explain that each word has a meaning, but right now she is enjoying just being able to communicate with us!

 
 As she continues to grow and change on a daily basis, we reminisce about when she would just sit in her bouncer and look at us wide eyed with her big beautiful eyes and sweet little grin.   Now she is bringing us things she thinks we want (like rocks from outside) and claps at us when we are doing something silly. Her giggles are getting bigger and more adorable (if that’s possible) and when she blows you a kiss, gives you a high five, or runs into your arms for a hug, you can just feel your heart melt a little. Although being away for two nights (on our San Francisco getaway) was an incredible, and much needed break from the every days of raising a toddler, I would be lying if I said I wasn’t anxious to get back to her to see that sassy smile.  I swear she grew while we were gone, and although when we first brought her home, we thought we had made a pact with her that she would always stay little… she seems to be throwing that to the wind and growing up before our very eyes. With fast little feet, a smile that’ll melt your heart, and a personality that is bigger than those blue eyes- she keeps us extremely busy and guessing at every turn, but does it with the sweetness that one would never trade.

TILL NEXT TIME.... (soon I promise!)