Sleeping with Emma

Poor little Emma went to bed last week with a runny/stuffy nose. She couldn't sleep and woke up about every hour. Around 0200 I finally just brought her in my bed. Emma has this thing whenever she sleeps with me she insists on nudging her feet under my ribs. One, it tickles; but two, it just isn't comfortable. Even if I try to move her legs to point a different direction, she'll wake up, whine about it, and then stick her feet back under my ribs. So, needless to say I don't sleep great when she sleeps with me.
But there is nothing more special than waking up in the morning and having my special tiny tyke snuggling in next to me. She's always so happy when I first bring her in the bed. She's doing much better at sleeping on her own, but I can't help but reward her from time to time by bringing her in my bed. Usually before bed Emma and I lay in my bed and we read books. Emma loves this time with mom and is usually ready to sleep in her own bed by the time we're done reading. I still get my time to relax and read as well with my little bumpkin at my side. I love it when we're laying there reading and she gives me a loving sideways glance almost as if she's making sure I'm watching her.
Two nights ago, Emma wasn't going to bed so easily. I discovered, however, if I left her door open she was more willing to stay in bed and try to go to sleep. So, I left her door open and got in bed. I was nearly asleep (thinking she was also going to sleep) when all of a sudden I see her little pillow dancing around by my face as she's trying to climb up into my bed while holding onto it. It was so cute that I pulled her up and she snuggled with me quite nicely (with out sticking her feet in my ribs) Of course, it didn't last long. She eventually got bored and started moving around so I put her back in her bed and she fell asleep just fine. I don't mind doing that from time to time especially when Jason is gone.

25 Sep 10

It's been so long since I've written because I haven't had any one thing to really write about. Emma seems to be in a stand by stage where she's not really learning any really big new things. she's almost getting bored and will do anything to occupy her time. Such as, laughing hysterically as she chases Mowgli around the house with a sunning mat.
Emma is also at the age where she really enjoys helping out with the chores. She's not always extremely helpful but I am enjoying every minute of her time spent with me, help or not. There will come a day when she will not be so keen on helping out any more. I was thinking of this today and it reminded me of when my mom taught us to ask her if there was anything else she needed help with on cleaning days. She would task us and we would do that task and then start playing with our toys so she finally had to enforce that we ask her for more work whenever we were done with our first task. So, I will relish this time with Emma even if she doesn't actually offer very much help. At least she wants to be with me and she wants to learn.
But, Emma will be a great house keeper because she excels in everything she does. Already she can walk in my 3 inch heels with ease and daddy's flip flops with the toe strap between the right toes. Not a small feat if you consider she did it all on her own and is only 19 months old.