Wonder Baby Wednesday #33

Wonder Baby Powers, activate! Form of...mommy's little artist!

Today, for the first time, we took Eme's love of painting to the store -- the pottery painting store. We first had to decide among a number of things she could have painted (plates, bowls, figurines, etc). When she spotted the Cinderella figurine, her mind was made up.



I brought one of Daddy's old shirts (for maximum clothing coverage), and she even let me put her hair in a ponytail to keep paint out of it.

When we get the finished product back I'll post a picture of her masterpiece.

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Wonder Baby Wednesday #32

Wonder Baby Powers, activate! Form of...the happiest girl in the world.

We got to meet princesses when we visited Disney World last week. She was a little shell shocked at first, but here you can see she had a great time chatting with Belle.

I may not always love Disney, but I love that I could bring my daughter to see something that made her so happy. :)

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Sometimes you don't have to hide it when you cry.

I read a poem the other day that made me cry.

http://taylormali.com/index.cfm?webid=31

I don't know if the reason I cried was because I'm hormonal (pregnancy will do that to you), or just because it was such a beautiful and moving poem.

Either way, I tried to stem the tears as quickly as possible because I didn't want Eme to get upset. Little did I know just how strong my baby is...

She saw me when I still had a few tiny tears leaking from the corners of my eyes and said, "Why crying, mama?"

I said, "Mommy's just a little bit sad today, sweet pea."

She grabbed my hand and said "It be okay, mama."

I almost cried again, but instead I laughed. She's fantastic.


[If you want to find more by Taylor Mali, the same teacher/poet who wrote the one linked above, check out taylormali.com. I don't know the guy, but I do love his poetry. My favorite is one that you may have already heard, but if not it's worth checking out: "What Teachers Make" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuBmSbiVXo0]

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Wonder Baby Wednesday #31

Wonder Baby Powers, activate! Form of...little mommy.

Eme has decided that she is the mommy of her baby doll and I'm the big sister (she likes to try out different roles). When the baby "cries" she comforts her and says "it be okay, baby."

It's awesome.

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