My "Baby" is 2!!!

I once made fun of my brother for calling his 3 year old a baby. He said to his oldest daughter, "Can you get the baby?" "Baby?" I said, "Since when was a 3 year old a baby?"

Now I catch myself calling my 2 year old "the baby" all the time. To me she is the baby and unfortunate to her she probably always will be. Although my baby is nearly as tall as her 4 almost 5 year old sister and weighs about the same as her too! What can I say, she is and always will be my baby; a large one at that!

Well, "my baby", turned 2 on the 9th of January. An ache builds up in my heart when I think that my youngest and most likely my last child is no longer a baby. She's a toddler.

But just as quickly as that ache comes it is replaced with a feeling of pride. She is the cutest most remarkable 2 year old a mother could have. Am I biased? Absolutely!

Here are the things that make Emma...

• She is HUGE!!! Her belly hangs over like a muffin top! Seriously I think I am taking the "chubby babies, make the cutest babies" thing a bit too far! We got the "borderline" obese talk from the pediatrician. But I have no concerns as I watch this chubby thing fly on her feet.
• Okay so she doesn't quite fly but she runs pretty fast for a big girl and with gusto. She loves to move, move, move as she tries to keep up with her big sisters and brother. Her run is so completely unique as her hips do most of the action and her feet are just trying to keep up with them.
• Her smile is devious but adorable. She can be up to no good but when she flashes that smile I don't care. She can get away with just about anything so long as she is willing to throw that beautiful chubby smile my way.
• And that leads me to proving the fact that the youngest sibling gets away with much more than the older siblings do. She is spoiled but not just by me. Every single person in this family is at fault for this one. Especially biggest sister "Nan."
• When she was an infant I thought she was going to be our serious, stern child. We didn't have one yet, they are all quite crazy and silly. And she has followed suit. She has gone from serious to crazy silly!
• She loves to dance. When she feels the right beat she can't help but move to it. Even in the process of spilling forth angry tears she will start move those shoulders back and forth and the head will start to bob.
• She is into EVERYTHING!!! Much like her big brother was, child-proofing the house is always advisable so long as Emma is in it. She is adventurous, curious beyond belief and inquisitive. But those qualities make for a very smart toddler.
• Which leads us to that big head of hers. She has a huge noggin but it is full of brain. She is a very clever girl who can work the system. She also remembers details that astound me. She has an amazing memory so it is a good thing that head of hers is an adequate size to store all that information!:)

Emma we love you so much. We feel so blessed that we have your precious spirit in our family. Happy 2nd birthday!