Emmy the Explorer

Lately Emily has become obsessed with all things Dora. Our typical day starts something like this...

Me: (opening Emmy's door in the morning) "Good Morning Emmy!"

Emily: (rolling over and leaping up) "Hey Momma...I'm awake!"

Me: (scooping her up) "Yes, I can see that...come see me!"

Emily: "I want to watch Dora!"

From here we proceed into the living room where I set Emmy up with breakfast and put on a Dora episode. Generally, she becomes so entranced with Dora that she forgets to eat, and doesn't even acknowledge my prompts to get her to eat until I pause the Dora, when she immediately looks at me and states "more Dora". We repeat this cycle several times until she has eaten all of her breakfast or it has gotten so late that it is time for mid-morning snack. Emily is so enthralled with Dora that she has been known to go about spouting "Dora-isms" frequently...here are a few of the latest:

Down at the park throwing rocks in the water: "I'm gonna need YOUR help!"

In the bathtub: "I want to be a starcatcher! Reach up and catch them, catch them!"

Swinging on the swings: "Buckle up so I can be safe!"

Getting dressed on her changing table: "I wanna go to Play Park!"

And, my personal favorite: "Oh Man!"

During our second episode of Dora the other morning, Emily expressed her wish for a backpack like Dora. How could I resist, right? I managed to find one small enough for her this afternoon, and Emily was thrilled with her new gift...taking it off, putting it on, putting things in it, how great is that! If only she will always be this easily amused.