The Road to Independance

Emily shows more and more of her will recently. There were a couple of times that she broke down and cried hard when we refused to do what she wanted to do. She is testing our limits! One of such occasions was in the park when we fed the ducks. She insisted in jumping into the pond with the ducks; Other occasions including not wanting to come home after playing outside; not wanting to change her diaper; not having the cookie that she asked for, etc. But before long she would realize that crying was not an effective way to get what she wanted. In case her little will collides with our big will, she will have to give in, although she doesn't understand why yet. This reminds me of our little will and our Heavenly Father's big will, when they clash, we know what will happen and we'd better learn.

On her road to independance, Emily shows more of her dependance also. We started to take her to the church nursery every Sunday for the classes. She cried every time when we put her in those cute yellow bucket seats. Many people told us that she will get over it. Hopefully it won't take long.

After I failed the one-hour glocuse test, I began to modify my diet to cut down a significant amount of carbs. As a result, I felt weak during the day, especially after the meals. So I added back some carbs. This week after the three-hour glocose test, I was told that I didn't have the diabetes. I'm back to my normal diet again. Yeah! By the way, I'm totally enjoying staying home with Emily: no fixed hours, no deadlines, no traffic in the grocery stores ... more play dates, more outdoor activities, and more visits with friends.

We didn't take many pictures this week - the battery died. The hightlights of the week were: visiting Lori and Matthew (Matthew was really an easy going sweet baby. Unfortunately we forgot to bring the camera) and playing in the park. Also Gayla came to babysit Emily on Monday morning when I had the three-hour glocuse test; Jerry and his mom babysat Emily on Monday night when we had the hospital tour; Nadia babysat Emily on Wednesday when I had the regular doctor's appointment. Sunday we had lunch at Gayla's house and we finally spent some time with Chelsea who is going to Romania to work for "His Little Ones". We are very thankful for our friends. Here are a few lucky ones that made to the camera:

Emily the climber!

Emily the Ignorer!

This picture was taken after Emily had a break-down.

Better cooperative than resisting