Emma's 22 months old

She continues to say a lot and connects so many things I can't even list it all. This is such an awesome stage in her life. I love how considerate she is since she watches us so closely and takes everything in. She shares her food with us and asks us to sit down with her sometimes and is OBSESSED with having us color WITH her (or color while she watches until she decides we done and snatches away the pencil/crayon - we're working on her not snatching). She struggles to consistently identify colors although she is generally good at picking out yellow and brown; sometimes she gets green or pink. She can repeat the numbers 1 through 10 and sometimes finishes 8-9-10 without help although it has turned into "eight - TEN!" And lately she hasn't been in the mood to practice counting and says "all done" when I try. Ha. Not a lot lasts with toddler entertainment/distraction.

I love that Emma is entertained by exchanging funny faces and how hard she'll laugh. Her laugh is still one of my favorite sounds in the universe.

On Monday (when she turned 22 months) we had some corn with dinner and she really wanted to try some so I shared with her. We have tried sharing corn with her before but she didn't really go for it. This time she was definitely a fan and did a great job of eating it.  Below is her eating mine that I ate most of and of which let her finish a few rows. I also gave her a portion of another cob without the pokey handles so she could hold it and eat it how she wanted.

She gives us more hugs and kisses than she used to but I think she prefers to hug and kiss her furry buddies like Winnie the Pooh and her huge puppy (that was given to me a few years ago).

Emma is full of joy much of the time, although she balances it out with a large dose of frustration/sadness when things don't go the way she wants. She is so forgiving and loving and sweet and I don't want her to grow up. Generally she is eager to help and accomplish a task that we ask of her. Sometimes she ignores us but usually she listens well.