Dear Emma,
EMMA!!! You are so cute!!! Lately you have been using your sweet voice more and more. It's been so fun hearing you make more sounds, and trying to talk more. You do a very cute high pitch squeal and it makes me laugh! You bring smiles to our faces daily with your big smile. You smile every time we talk to you, and especially after you eat! Haha. The last few night you have been sleeping half the night with me in our bed because it's been very cold, and you need to be snuggled :) You haven't been happy in your bed the last two night, but you do stay in our bed for at least half the night, and then you demand to be up with me. Lets see... You are already holding your head up very nicely. Although you have always seemed to have a strong neck, you now can sit up on my lap with you head support from me. You can even sit in your bumbo seat by yourself, and you really like it because it allows you to look around. You see us very well, and have for a while now. You notice when one of us walks into the room or leaves the room. You are a super sweet baby and not to fussy, BUT you know what you want, and ask for it as loud as you can! Hahahaha... You always seem to have a reason for crying whether it be that you want to eat, you are tired and need help getting to sleep, or you just want to be held :) It cracks me up when you want to eat, so you fuss a bit, then when I pick you up and you hear my voice, you smile so BIG knowing that milk is near. If I take to long getting ready to nurse you, you start whaling! You cry sooooooooooooooooooooooooo loud basically telling me that I am not fast enough. It's so cute! I laugh every time because you can be such a drama queen, in a good way ;) I like how you know what you want and let us know. You are pretty mellow though, and sleep a lot still. You are so flexible, and don;t mind the occasional rough hugs from brother or strong pats on the face from brother. You do so well when he pokes your nose saying, "beep, beep." You smile at your brother every time he gives you a kiss or plays in your face trying to make you smile. He gets so happy when you smile at him. Last night you ALMOST laughed! So close!!! You made a high pitch sound with a big smile on your face because I was talking to you and tickling you! I looked up at your daddy and screamed, "did you hear that!!!? She almost laughed!" Your daddy came right over to us om the couch and tried to make you laugh, but you did not... We are thinking you may start to laugh soon though, because you are always trying to do something new.
We all went to Knotts Berry Farm this last Sunday, and it was amazing! You did so great, and were super easy and mellow the entire day! I was so happy that you and your brother seemed to enjoy yourselves. You got to be strolled around all day outside and listening to the crowd, and Eli got to try out some baby rides in camp snoopy! I think Eli had one tantrum towards the end because it was getting late and he didn't have a nap. That was our first time going to an amusement park together! Even your dad and I haven't been to one together since we met, and it was so awesome going all together with our extended family! Since it was veterans day, your uncle C.J. and auntie Jess got us in for a great price!
You smell so sweet, and I love holding you and smelling your head, kissing your cheeks, and running my finger along your face. You add so much love, excitement, tenderness, and warmth to this household, and we are so thankful for you. Tomorrow is mine and your dad's engagement anniversary! I get butterflies when I think about it ;) Want to hear how he did it? Ok! I'll tell you! Haha!
I knew he had ordered me a Christmas present already, and was keeping it at his house until Christmas! I was to excited about knowing that he had it, and kept bothering him about letting me open it early!!! I remember begging him to let me have it early. That is the kind of people your daddy and I are. We always get each other gifts early, and then end up opening them before the official time. It happens every time an anniversary comes, or birthdays or Christmas. Hahahaha! So the night before he popped the question he dropped me off at my house, and said that he would let me have my present tomorrow. He said it was ok since he got me something else, but that I could only have one before Christmas! I was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo happy!!! Also, I guess you should know that I had been telling your daddy that I REALLY wanted to go up to the Glass Chapel with him to take some pictures since it's so beautiful up there, and so in his car when I was about to get out, he casually said, "oh, do you want to go to the Glass Chapel tomorrow?" I said, "sure!" Then told him to wear a white shirt because I would like to have a "couple" picture of us up there. So the next morning, he came to pick me up. I remember so well because my brother was there that morning and was visiting from San Diego. My whole family was there when we walked out the door. We drove up there, and he pointed to the back seat, and when I looked, there was a HUGE box! I was so excited, and he said that it was my present and I could open it today! We walked around there for a while taking pictures, and then he said he would go get my present and I could open it at the table. I knew exactly what it was! I thought I knew exactly what it was anyway! Hahaha. I thought it was a scrap booking machine I had seen on line, and really wanted! I opened the box, and there was a red scrapbook... I pulled it out thinking, "Oh how sweet, he bought me an empty scrap book because he knows how much I love to scrapbook!" but when I opened it up, he had actually made me a scrap book! I was so touched and started to look through it, telling him how good it was, and how he was almost better than me at it! Hahahaha... I was looking at all the pictures of us, and ticket stubs from movies we had gone to, and other fun souvenirs of our time together. Then when I got to the last page it read: "Stephanie R. G., Will You Marry Me?" My head spun for a second, then all of a sudden I saw a ring in my face, and then I saw your daddy tearing up, and kneeling on one knee!!! I was trying to grasp what was happening, and I blurted out, "are you asking me to marry you!!!? He nodded yes, and I exclaimed, "sure!!! I mean, of course!!! Yeah!!!" I started crying, and then we hugged and kissed and it was perfect! He actually asked me out loud after he knew I read it, but I didn't hear him whilst my head was still spinning! hahaha. I love how he did it, I love that it was so personal and just us. I loved the intimacy of the entire situation, and remember my heart pounding out of my chest! He set the camera up on a tripod while I was looking at the book, and I hadn't even noticed it! So we got pictures of him asking me! Yeeeeeeeps! Then after it all, I was laughing and telling your daddy, I always imagined me being so cool about it, and responding with simply a, "yes." So I made him ask me again so I could just say YES!!! Hahahahahahahahah! We went to Starbucks after, and had coffee together all giddy. I finally told him to take me home because I was beaming and wanted to gush to my family that I was engaged!!! So we drove to my house, where my family was all waiting, and his parents were there too! It was such a happy time! I remember walking up the pathway to the door, and seeing every face of my family right there at the door with cheesy smiles on their faces waiting for some sort of signal to start congratulating! Hahahaha. I just held up my hand and said, "we're engaged!" and they all started screaming and hugging us. It was the best day, full of happy tears! And that's our engagement story, and what we will be celebrating tomorrow! That is where I said yes to not only marrying your daddy, but yes to this little family we now have! Yes to starting a future with him along side me, and yes to the blessings God has given! You and your brother are the biggest blessings to us! We love you Emma, and we have always been excited to have you!
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