Dear Sweet Em,
You are now your own little person, truly. You love to be your big brother’s shadow but recently you have been breaking out of your shell and “playing” with other little ones when we are on excursions.
You are a lucky little one that got to visit The Happiest Place on Earth at just ten months old. Disneyland did you right! You LOVED the rides, the food, and all of the people! You waved at Darth Vader and the Storm Troopers, cuddled up to Chip and Dale, blew kisses to Minney Mouse, and ate your weight in food. You went on Pirates of the Caribbean TWICE- we knew you would love it because you go with the flow and are not scared easily(at all sometimes)- plus the AC felt fantastic! The drops made you giggle and you waved at the pirates as they fought each other in an epic battle. Your brother noticed that you were so brave and made sure to point out his favorite things to you and tell you ALL about them. You LOVED the Jungle Cruise and seeing all of the “animals”- your father and I had one of the best tour guides ever and we were cracking up the entire ride. You saw your first fireworks and were captivated! We made sure to be far enough away that they weren’t too loud because it was so late at night but you were grinning ear-to-ear. Your time with all of the characters at breakfast was priceless… I will carry those memories with me forever.
You ate a Mickey Waffle and grapes for breakfast. You had four pouches throughout the day and no less than six mum mum crackers. You ate the entire container of raisins and rice chex mix that we brought with your brother. At dinner you had two pieces of corn on the cob, two chicken legs, a bowl of baked beans, and a piece of your brother’s cupcake! You and I made friends with the people at the old fashioned baby station for morning and night feedings… we were at Disney for over 14 hours- we were prepared to leave much, much earlier but you and your brother were having a BLAST and did not have one, single meltdown. I know, I’m baffled too. The Happiest Place on Earth- truly is The Happiest Place on Earth.
You are now standing and can take a step or two. You prefer to chase your brother crawling… and are much, much faster than him at crawling now. He actually gets up to run when you catch him!
You love reading books, eating whatever your brother or I eat, waving at everyone and dancing your little heart out!
You are still in 12 month sleepers and 12 month clothes.
You say, “Momma, Dadda, I love you,” and sing all the time. You have a made up language with your brother and I swear you are fully conversing with each other.
You are our little sweetheart!
We love you with all of our hearts!
Sincerely,
Mom & Dad
