When I wouldn't let her run around with carrots in her mouth.
Emma: crosses arms, stomps foot
Emma: MAD.
After noticing the pools of snot running from her face.
Samantha: Emma, do you need a tissue?
Emma: No sank you.
Emma: smears snot all over face with the back of her hand
Samantha: You sure?
Emma: No sank you.
Samantha:
While running wild through a local baby store then finding a glider chair to sit on.
Emma: Mama, where are you?
Samantha:
Emma: Here, come.
Looking for her new favorite hammer toy after "hiding it" in plain sight.
Emma: Hammer, where are you?
Samantha: I don't know where your hammer is.
Emma: covering her eyes with her hands
Samantha: What are you doing?
Emma: Ex-sporing. (<-- that means "exploring")
Playing with her new tool box.
Emma: hammer, hammer, hammer
Emma: skew diver
Emma: Mama, hammer song?
After spotting a huge stuffed monster from "Where the wild things are?" at the book store.
Emma: AHHHHH, MONSTER!
Samantha: I think that's a nice monster.
Emma: Oh. No sank you.
Emma: AHHHHH, MONSTER!
Samantha:
Before nap time.
Samantha: Emma, would you like to pick out a book to read before nap time?
Emma: Ammal book.
Samantha: Which animal book?
Emma: No, I read.
Samantha: Okay, do you want to sit with me?
Emma: Read to baby.
Samantha: heart melts
Emma: looking sternly at my baby belly
Emma: Baby, no ice cream.
Any time she wants to do something herself.
Emma: NO, ME!