WE HAVE POTTY USAGE!

YES SHE DID IT!!!!! TODAY, 3/27/06, EMILY POOPED ON THE POTTY!!! She did this about 4pm. This came after setting her on the potty about 2 times earlier in the day. When Canio and I went out of town to Atlantic City (which by the way was a lot of fun despite a cold drizzly kinda weekend). Mary Claire (aka Nana---Canios mom) set her on the potty. Anyways, I asked Emily if she had to potty. I dont think she knows exactly when she needs to go yet. AND I DONT WANT TO FORCE HER! But she sat down to poop (as she always does), I said... Do you need to go to the potty?" She shook yes, so I ran to the bathroom with her. When she was done, we wiped and she got to flush the toilet. She was so proud. And ofcourse I ewed and awed for 5 minutes and gave her some gummy treats. About an hour or so later, when Daddy was home she sat down to poop again. I grabbed her and ran to the potty, sat her on it. She pooped and then she peed!!!! We praised her over and over again. Then she flushed! Could she be potty training for real? Its so cute because she sets and looks at magazines when she is on the potty...just like daddy hehehe. Shes a little girl now. I cant believe that happened! I must have blinked and it just happened behind my back I guess. When we got home from AC, Emily was sleeping (must to my saddness). But when she woke up she was SO happy to see us. But she looked SO much bigger to me! Everything else is going well. I accepted a position at a local insurance agency. I start training April 3rd. My mom will be coming out that wkend and will watch Emily for us for the 2 wks that I have to work 9-5, M-F. Then we will spend Easter in Punxsy www.punxsutawney.com. Then I will come home and on Easter Monday start my new job. It is 1.5 miles from my house. I will work Monday and Tuesday and maybe Thur 5-7pm. Until the Library can find a replacement for me though, I have offered to work 2 evenings and all day Saturday (or 15hr/wk however you figure it) . YES I WILL BE DRAGGING...not to mention really missing Emily. However, we are going to SC this summer with Canio's family to Pawleys Island and would otherwise have no spending money. At least with this month or so of lots of work, we should be able to save it to take with us. Well, Im tired....got lots of work this week, to prepare for the coming weeks. Wish me luck and pray for me.

Emily had a friend, Riley, over for the afternoon on Sunday March 5th. She was just having a little cheese. Like the dress? Emily had just waved bye bye to daddy and was watching him leave for work. We were getting ready to go out to the library. She loves the front door. Snow DAY! Emily played in the snow that we got last Thursday, March 3rd Girly Girl Emily was playing with mommy...it was a day at Spa de Mommy.

St. Patrick Day PHOTOS

The first picture is of me and Emily riding on the float. Nana Costanzo is walking beside the float with her mask on too! The next picture is of one of the lawyers (in Canio's father's lawfirm) little girl. She was feeding Emily chereos that she "stole" off of another kid. The next is a picture of Emily smiling after being out all day on the float. The next one is of Emily getting excited that Katie was feeding her the chereos. The next one is of Poppy Costanzo trying to hold Emily on the float. Emily is a little shy when it comes to him. She likes to play with him from a distance. It is my personal feeling that she is afraid of his glasses, but who knows. Emily was in the very large Scranton St. Patricks Day parade. They said 100,000 people watched on the street! Emily had her Mardi Gras beads and her green. She fell asleep waiting for the parade to start...we got to the lawfirm office around 10:20 and the float finally started moving about 1:15 and finished around 2pm. Needless to say we were ALL exhausted when it was over. Emily woke up Sunday morning vomiting. After a trip to the doctor, it was confirmed that she had a stomach virus and we should just feed her clear liquids and could try apples and soup later on. She perked up later in the day, but then overnight last night, she threw up again. She is alittle (just a LITTLE) whiny and clinging to us, but for the most part she is good considering she is sick. We can also see her bottom right eye tooth (also called canine....the pointy one) is starting to poke threw! After 4 months of drooling over that tooth! Emily has also been going to the infant story time of the Osterhout Free Library in Wilkes Barre. A great time for sure. They sing songs, have puppets, and read books. Emily enjoys playing with her group friends too! We are getting SPRING FEVER! Snow snow go away, come back another year!

SHE WALKED

SHE WALKED! FIRST SHE TOOK 4 STEPS TO ME AND THEN SHE DID IT AGAIN. A FEW MINUTES LATER SHE TOOK ABOUT 7 STEPS!!! Emily had her 15 mo check up on Monday 2/28. She weighed 22.4 lbs and was 31.5 in long (if they got her "right" because Emily was screaming and I think her leg was bent a little.) Her head stayed at 18.5" which basically means her head is still too big for any hats that are "supposed" to fit her---even though 18.5 is just about the 60th percentile. He said she looked good and was growing beautifully. Ironically he told us that she would probably start walking within this month, if not this week. She got two shots and was a GREAT little girl. In other big news, (I've held off on this because I didnt want to jinx it) But Emily broke herself of the bottle. She used to need it to go to sleep, but not anymore. For the last week she has gone to sleep within 10 minutes and it only takes us giving her a binkie to suck on and one to play with, some soft music and a few minutes in the rocking chair. One night she wouldnt go right to sleep, so I just walked out and 20 minutes later she was asleep (with her feet dangling between the crib rails, but asleep nonetheless). She now drinks milk solely from her sippy cups. And for the last two weeks she has slept through the night 95% of the time. Although, a cute thing happened last night. She started to cry and Canio got up to do "binkie patrol". When he got in there she held up her hand that she had weaved her fingers through the holes of the blanket and proclaimed...."Stuck". Canio unstuck her and some 30 minutes later she went back to sleep. Some new words are Block (said perfectly), Boos (for Bubbles), and I think we forgot to mention: Cuck..for yuck. There are so many its hard to mention or remember them all. She also spent her first Sunday in the nursery class (for kids 18mo - 3 yrs---and yes since the class is so small our 15 mo olds--Emily and Riley can go in early). She played. She sat on a real chair and had a snack of goldfish crackers and water. She took the napkin that was supposed to serve as a plate, and wiped her hands with it. She also stole poor Michael's (the oldest kid 2 yr old) crackers. Wherever Michael is...or any older kid for that matter...little Emily smiles and nudges right next to them. She LOVES to play and be with other kids. She also got a headband with her favorite thing on it...a star! Canio takes her to this because I am busy teaching the 9-10 yr old boys/girls Sunday school class. Canio made a BIG sale yesterday and was asked to be on a board of directors for non-profit organization. We have started to work out....but are still trying to figure out the best times to go. We'll keep you posted. Unfortunately because of Emily we can not go together...but it is ok. Alright, here are some pictures. First I was "doing" Emily's hair with the curlers she likes to play with and the second I was making dinner and she was watching Noggin's videos. I highly recommend http://www.noggin.com and http://www.nickjr.com and http://www.playhousedisney.com and finally http://www.seasameworkshop.org/seasamestreet. They are Emily's favorites. You can play games there, play music, watch shows, and read stories.