Happy Birthday Emma!!

We have been extremely busy the last couple weeks with a ton of big events in the Davis household. First, we celebrated Emma's 2nd birthday! I can't believe that my baby girl is already 2 years old! (I know I will probably say this every year, but it really seems like yesterday that we brought her home from the hospital.) We started the celebration with a visit from Grandma over the weekend. Emma had so much fun playing with "Gama" and talks about her all the time since she has left. We did a lot of shopping for the house and she helped to hang more pictures on the walls. She also helped to make Emma's big birthday Elmo cake, which turned out spectacular. I posted probably a few too many pictures of it below because I was so proud of how good my very first homemade cake turned out. She absolutely loved the cake, too. She was beaming with delight when she saw it and kept screaming ELMO, ELMO!!Grandma pushed Emma around in her new tricycle and played with her at the park. We celebrated and opened most gifts Sat. night. Emma is loved a lot as she received tons of wonderful gifts! As always, the trip went by too fast and it was sad to see her go.

We celebrated her actual birthday yesterday. I took her to a big park in town and she played forever on the playground. She LOVES the slides!! I also packed a picnik lunch that we ate at the park. When Jay got home we went out for dinner at Chik-Fil-A. It is her most favorite place in the world to eat so that is where we went. She ate her favorite chicken nuggets and played on the indoor playground. We then had an improptu gathering of neighborhood friends who played together out in the front yard for a while and then came in and had some cookie cake with her. Overall, she had a wonderful day and had tons of fun running around screaming with her neighborhood pals.

We also recently went to our new OB here in Katy. As I had hoped she ordered an ultrasound that day and we found out that we are having a baby GIRL! Jay will be outnumbered by women for life! I was shocked as I was certain that it was a boy and I think Jay secretly hoped for a boy. Jay's first comments were, "We don't have to buy any clothes... she can wear all of Emma's", and then "I am going to have 2 weddings to pay for!" We are both very excited though and most of all happy that she is healthy and is doing well inside my belly! I am happy that Emma will have a sister (I always wanted one) and hopefully they can grow up to be the best of friends!

Emma had her 2 year well check up today with a couple new immunizations. It was her first time at the new pediatrician's office, who we really like. Emma just knows something is going to happen though when we are in a doctor's office. When the nurse left the room she asked for Emma to strip down to her diaper for the doctor. Emma screamed the entire time we waited for the doctor because she wanted her clothes back on. Then she screamed while the doctor looked in her ears and felt her tummy (all things that didn't hurt). She worked herself into such a tizzy that she proceeded to puke all over me! The poor doctor had to help me clean it up - I felt so bad. I am sure it isn't the first time she has seen this happen, but when it is your child you feel so bad! Anyway, she got her updated shots and won't need more until she is 4 -thank goodness!! Even the flu shot she can now get in a nasal mist. She is a healthy little girl and can now start drinking the same skim milk that mom and dad drink - no more whole milk! YAY!

Lastly (I think), we have officially started Emma in her big girl toddler bed. Today is day 1! Her furniture and crib will be passed down to baby #2 and we are going to buy her new furniture. So, we would like for her to be in a twin big girl bed by the time baby 2 arrives. I removed the front of her crib this morning and naptime was her first experience. I have been sitting upstairs outside her door just waiting for her to keep trying to get out of the bed and mess around. She hasn't tried even once and she is fast asleep!!!! I know I just jinxed the whole process, and I am sure nighttime will be different, but so far we are off to a good start.

Enjoy the tons of pictures that I posted below!
PS Jay and I can't wait for our new niece or nephew to be born any day!!! We can't wait to find out if Emma will have a boy or girl cousin and what the name will be. C-section is scheduled for Monday so we only have a max of 4 more days to find out.

New table and chair set from mommy and daddy

She loves stirring things in the bowl while mommy cooks

Riding with big bird

Making the frosting with "Gama"

My ELMO cake!!

Emma was gushing at the sight of Elmo

Opening some of her gifts at her new kiddie picnic table

Emma loving her new Cozy Coupe! You can't take it away from her and she doesn't like any of her friends to play with it. She keeps saying "Emma's car"

Grandma pushing her in her new tricycle

Fun at the park on her birthday

Eating her PBJ picnic lunch

Playing with Daddy at Chik-Fil-A.

Her cookie cake..mmmmmmmmm!

Some of her neighborhood pals waiting patiently for the cookie cake

Again in her delight as we were singing to her with all that cookie and frosting in front of her. (Sidenote: cookie cake with tons of frosting + children = happy children with frosting everywhere! Glad we could eat it outside!)

Emma decided she didn't have to use her fingers and dove in head first!

Kiddos running off the sugar high