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May 23, 2004
Emily: 2 years, 2 months
Some Emily News.
Emily is starting to pretend play a lot more than before. We bought her a play kitchen for Christmas and she likes to “cook” us meals every now and then. Now Emily doesn’t even need props to pretend. While at therapy on Wednesday, Emily decided that she wants to be a puppy. She crawls around on all fours and yips at anyone who is around. She tries to pick up objects with her mouth and pants. I think it’s pretty funny but I wish she was a princess or a ballerina, not a dog!!!
One new thing that Emily enjoys now is being read to. I’m so excited over this change because I love books. Until now Emily would get mad at me if I tried to read to her. I know that sounds weird, but it’s true. I would pull out a book and start reading. She would grab the book from me and flip through the pages. If I tried to read the words, Emily would close it and crawl/walk away from me. This week we went to the bookstore and picked out two books. Emily brought them to me for the first time that night and I started to read. When I was done she begged me to read again and again. We read the same book five times and I loved every minute of it.
Emily is now more than half my height. I cannot believe that my 2 year old daughter is now 37”. I have the feeling she will most likely be taller than me (5’ 2”). It’s hard for me to picture myself looking up at my daughter to talk to her.
Adjusting to Jeremy’s schedule.
Shortly after Jeremy and I were married he started to work from home. At first it wasn’t really much of an adjustment because I left home to go to work everyday. When I was 5 months pregnant we moved. I had planned on quitting my job to raise Emily and since we moved far enough away for my commute to be close to an hour I ended up quitting my job.
A lot of our friends made comments that we would be at each other’s throats soon being in a small apartment together 24/7. Their predictions couldn’t be farther from the truth. While I was pregnant we had so much fun together. Jeremy would finish his work projects early and we would go out on “dates” in the afternoon. We ran errands together, went to movies, etc. When Emily arrived Jeremy helped me out so much. He also was able to witness all of her milestones with me. I was able to run errands while Emily napped. It was a really nice arrangement.
About a year ago Jeremy began working on a side project with his friends. They wanted to start a business of their own. Jeremy was still at home working for his regular job and then putting in extra hours for this new project. A few months ago they started to lease an office so everyone could work together. This has been such an adjustment for Emily and me. To be honest, I think it’s been more difficult for me. When Jeremy was first going to the office there was a lot of work to be done so he would be gone till late in the evening. Now the work has tapered off a bit and he ends up staying home 1 or 2 days a week. I look forward to those days so much. I know that soon Jeremy won’t be staying home at all. He’s been laid off from his original job and now is working harder to make money with the new project. It was good while it lasted at least.
Adult Issues with a toddler present.
Yesterday Jeremy and I decided to take Emily to Shoreline Village in Long Beach. Shoreline Village is an assortment of restaurants and shops off of a marina. There is also a carousel and some small kiddie rides. When we were approaching the parking lot Jeremy and I saw banners and signs out along with a bunch of flags. It turns out that this weekend was the weekend for a Gay Pride Event and it was next to Shoreline Village. My first reaction was to have Jeremy turn the car around and go home.
Had Emily not been in the car it wouldn’t have even been a second thought. But Emily was in the car and I really didn’t know what to think of the situation we were in. Emily has the nickname “Nosey Rosey” because she notices EVERYTHING. Was I ready for her to see a gay couple? I know at her age she wouldn’t have any questions because to her it wouldn’t be unusual, just two people holding hands. Should this even have been an issue in MY mind? I really do not know the answers to these questions. It’s just been on my mind since yesterday. It’s so hard to think of all the adult circumstances that Emily will be exposed to and that I will have to explain. I don’t know if I’m ready for that just yet.
Today is laundry day so I better get started. Jeremy and I will be making a Kitty Litter Cake for him to share at work tomorrow. I’ve never made one before, it should be fun to make.
Until Later,
Jennifer
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