littlest pumpkin.

either time needs to slow down, or emmy needs to stop getting bigger.  it seems like yesterday she was in my belly and we hadn't even met her yet.  hard to believe that almost five months ago, we brought our littlest pumpkin home from the hospital.  she used to cry at night, sleep all day, stare at us with those dark, newborn eyes and make her way through a million diapers a day.

i can't begin to imagine our life without her.  our little sunshine.

now, at nearly five months, her little personality is blossoming.  she couldn't be any sweeter.  i know i'm totally biased... but... still.  she seriously smiles all.the.time.  sometimes i'll watch her in a crowd of people.  she'll narrow in on someone and her little face just breaks out into the sweetest smile; even if that person has no idea that they have a little admirer.

some emmy notes:
- she loves looking at her reflection in the mirror.  there's a mirror above her changing table, so after i change her oftentimes i'll stand her up so she can see herself.  she will giggle and laugh and bump her nose up against the glass.  i love it so much.

- this girl likes her crib.  when bella was a baby, we stayed on the go, taking her with us wherever we went.  she would fall asleep at friends houses, in her carseat, on the floor, in my wrap; you name it.  this little bugger?  no way.  when it's time to nap, or at bedtime, she wants to be put in her crib and left alone!  we took a big adventure last weekend to the coast to watch one of daddy's football games.  by the fourth quarter she was done.  no falling asleep, no chilling out, no snuggling in mama's wrap.  girl just wanted to go to bed!

- emmy loves her big sis.  it's so adorable to watch her admire bella.  she will smile and laugh at everything her sister does!

- we have a thumb sucker on our hands!  it's the cutest thing.  she'll get super fussy when i lay her down, but within seconds she'll find her thumb and all is right with the world.  one night while we were getting dinner ready, she was screaming... and all of a sudden, there was silence.  nick found her in her bouncer seat, asleep with her thumb in her mouth:

- she isn't rolling over or moving around in her sleep yet, which is all together different than bella; once she hit four months, we'd never know where in the crib we would find that girl!  we're hoping this means she'll stay pretty chill... (fingers crossed).

- she is a little copycat!  she loves to try to imitate things that others are doing... for instance, i click my tongue a lot when i'm playing with her and the other day she just kept staring at my mouth, and then she'd start opening and closing hers, trying to accomplish the same sound.  meme taught her how to "hoot" like an owl when she was only a couple months old.  i feel like she's going to be another little people person just like bella.  she just loves to stare at people and studies everything about them.

- my favorite time with this little girl is in the mornings on the days that i work, i'll tiptoe into her room to nurse her before i have to leave.  she usually wakes up and talks to herself for quite a while in the mornings... and even in the darkness of her room, she'll see me approaching her crib and break out into the hugest smile.  i love having that time with her in the morning, just the two of us, when the house is dark and quiet and everyone else is still sleeping.

i can't stop squeezing this little girl, or kissing her sweet, chubby cheeks.  my blessing in dark times, my gift from above; i love you with all my heart, emmy faith!