Wonder Baby Wednesday #34 (Halloween post!)

Eme's Halloween costume is too cute for words! This is the first year she really understands what Halloween is, and she selected her own costume, so we're having lots of fun.

Wait for it.....



Wonder Baby Powers, activate! Form of...Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair.

A few other mothers were complaining at the library today that they had trouble getting their children into their costumes for the library costume parade. My problem is the opposite -- Eme doesn't want to get OUT of her costume. :)

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Pottery Painting result

This is the result of Eme's first foray into pottery painting.

I feel that it accurately reflects both her vibrant personality and her love of Cinderella. :)

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There's not actually anything keeping me from posting...

I know I need to post again soon. I don't know why I have been so reluctant to post lately, but I do know that if I download some pics from my phone I'll have plenty of WBW shots to share.

Soon. I promise.

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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