What We Miss About Emmy

• dancing!
• clapping!
• waving...she had just learned to wave a few days before she left :)
• that adorable laugh that blossomed during her time here
• "da, da, da, da, da"
• her new language she had just grasped with much more inflection as though she was trying to ask questions and say real sentences
• the way she would whisper back to us when we whispered to her
• that elated squeal that would surprise us from time to time!
• her chipmunk sound that had just started to come out...always when she really wanted something...adorable :)
• HUGE smiles when we got her out of her crib
• the sound of the crib rattling violently - often our only indication that she was awake!
• the way she pulled her little hands up to her face when she was falling asleep - from day one :)
• her sweet whine as she was falling asleep - especially when we bounced her
• watching her come out of her shell
• her curiosity and intense study of things and people
• her love for other children
• her involuntary response to music :) She would instantly start nodding her head or moving those hips regardless of where she was, what she was doing, or how loud the music was
• the strange sideways contortion she would always get in when she played on her play mat and couldn't yet roll over
• tickling and giggling!
• watching her play with Layla - her paws, her tail, her nose, feeding her from her high chair and laughing
• Her unpredictable "Oh no!" hands - sometimes on the sides of her face, sometimes smooshing her nose, sometimes missing her head completely
• Her captivation and gentleness with her stuffed animals and baby dolls
• the way she was mesmerized by metal spoons at restaurants, and her kleptomania in the process :)
• BATH TIME! Man...that girl could splash some water, and we just laughed and laughed!
• her attraction to eyeglasses and jewelry
• her love for books
• chuckles when we would throw her in the air
• hilarious faces when we were first introducing textured foods
• that big lip that came out and gave plenty of warning before a major meltdown...poor thing!
• Our sore muscles after holding her for extended periods of time... ;o)

Emmy, you were such a treasure in our home and in our lives. We have delighted in you and in the unique way that the Lord created you. We miss you terribly but will remember you always! We are so thankful that the Lord used you to reveal to us His care and sovereignty. We will pray fervently that there will come a day when we will be together once again in heaven - rejoicing over His amazing provision in your life and His faithfulness to our prayers and the prayers of so many who have loved you.