Emma is starting to learn her manners. She often says please and thank-you now. She even says Excuse me when she sneezes, burps and farts. The excuse me is always followed by a giggle though… And when you try to prompt her to say please by saying to her “What do you say?” when she’s reaching for something, she usually just says NOW! Perhaps she will require a little more manners training before hanging out with the queen.
She is very into climbing, jumping and generally exploring her world in new ways. She will often walk around backwards saying “Beep, beep, beep” like a truck in reverse…absolutely hysterical. She has even recently started jumping on couches and beds. The last time we got together with my brother’s kids, all three of the mid sized ones (Emma, Maya and Gabriel) were jumping on the couch together! The other day she was bouncing on the couch and I said Emma, what are you doing??? She said Maya and Dabu (which means Gabriel somehow to all three or them!).
She is definitely understanding more and more what we say. I was talking to Mark about getting together with my Mom yesterday and Emma started saying Nana nana nana nana nana. Somehow she understood who I meant! The girl is just sooo smart. Learning new words everyday. Cuter every day. Christmas should be an absolute blast this year! She really seems to like the idea of Santa. She’ll be seeing an actual santa up close this weekend at our Christmas party. We’ll see if she becomes one of those kids who suddenly thinks Santa might be a serial killer when he gets a little too close. I’ll keep you posted….
