15-16 month update

Emmie girl is now 16 months old!

Emmie,
You're a complete fire cracker. A sweet and sour patch kid. 80% of the time, you're literally the sweetest kid ever, always giving me hugs and kisses, constantly crawling into my lap and snuggling. The other 20%? Holy cow. You SCREAM, throw yourself down, throw whatever you're holding, bang your head on the ground, you hit other people...girl. You've got a TEMPER and you're SO stubborn. Whew.
Between your brother learning his boundaries as a three-nager and you learning your boundaries as a mini toddler, you wear me out.

You're getting the hang of running and love to chase your brother around the house wearing super hero capes. You have absolutely no fear and will step right off the stairs or right into a pool. You literally consume 100% of my attention every day.

You are rapidly picking up words! Yeah, no (a favorite), momma, dadda, goat, help, up, more, snack, bubble, night night, bye bye, hey...I feel like you pick up a new word every day or so. You've got a few books that are your absolute favorite and refuse to read anything else! Babies on the Bus, Touch and Feel Ponies, Ten Little Ladybugs, and Colors Popup Peekaboo. Seriously, if I read those, you'll crawl in my lap and ask to read them over and over again. If I try to choose a different book, you either smack it shut or go play by yourself. You also are convinced that you NEED a snack right after every meal. As soon as you're done eating, you immediately go into the snack cabinet and pull out whatever your tiny fingers can grab. You know where your eyes, nose, ear, hands, and belly button are, and you know what a cow and a horse say!

Your last 15 month appointment at the pediatrician was interesting. You had a minor allergic reaction to one of your shots and had to stay at the Dr's office for a little bit. You're still in 9-12 month clothes and you finally moved up to size 3 diapers (purely because we ran out of size 2's). You will go down the slide all by yourself at the park. You refuse to go to anyone else but me which gets really draining. Even when your daddy comes home, you'll run up to him but then immediately run back to me. If he picks you up, you usually scream and reach out for me. Girl. He loves you just as much as I do. You've got 12 teeth! 4 on the top front, 4 on the bottom front, and a molar on each side on the top and bottom.
We love you bunches Emmie Lou Who!