Boy oh Boy!

Oh Emerson!! Is this adorable picture really you?

We got new pictures today for her 19th month check up! Gene and I were out to lunch when the email came and my phone took forever to download the pictures. When it finally finished and the picture opened, I was confused for a moment.

Looks like Emerson...

.... but this baby is so big and tall.

... And has short hair.

... And is wearing boys clothes.

Is this really our Emerson or a little boy who looks a lot like her?

But wait a minute!!

Is that NAIL POLISH on her toes?

The answer is Yes. Her little toe nails are painted!! That's just about the cutest thing. I just never expected to see her toe nails painted. I also realized that we rarely see her feet bare. She always has super thick socks on. But maybe foster mom pulled them off to show us her perfect pedicure? Oh my goodness, so cute and so funny.

There were two other pictures but they look practically identical to this one. The social worker in Korea even apologized that she couldn't get any pics of Em smiling. That was nice of her to try.

Oh Emerson,

This picture was literally a ray of sunshine on my day. I really was confused about whether this was you because you grew so much! (Or is it the camera angle...?). And on top of that, you got a hair cut! You know what, though? I hope you don't feel bad when you read this later. This mama has tons of baby pictures in which I looked like a boy, too. You are just taking right after me, aren't you my sweetness? :)

And my daughter, love your painted toe nails. Did you pick the color? Or was it your foster sister? I will add this question to my list for when we go to Korea. You have the cutest little toes, by the way.

The report also noted you grew two more teeth on top! Good girl!

Love you, my little sunshine!

Mommy