Memo To Emmy: 17 Months
09.8.2010 You are so cute. For real. Run and tell that, homegirl.
Mama is so proud of snapping this FEEE-YIERCE photo. America's Next Top Baby has arrived, y'all!
The eyes. The pout. The belly. The pointed toe. The subtle gathering of the pant. But what kills is the lean. Mr. Jay would die.
How does it feel to be the most loved human being on earth? We have no way of knowing for sure, because you refuse to talk.
You understand everything, of course. Not just words but sentences, "Go get the blue Pilates mat, Emmy. No, not that. Over there. Behind you. Yes. YES! Good girl Emmy!" This makes you officially smarter than Romeo and Tofu. They can't even poop in a toilet yet.
Your appetite is healthy and dare I say, epicurious. You've eaten caviar, chilled corn soup with pickled cucumbers, curried polenta, pork belly bao sandwiches with plum sauce, creamy gazpacho, basil gelato, and tiramisu! And that was all in one day, when you rode around in your stroller like a C to the hampion at the first ever sold-out Taste of Sonoma. (Thanks for the free tickets, NBC Bay Area.) You were one of oh, 10 people under 3 feet tall that we saw at the event. Not counting little people. Was it appropriate to bring you? Heck no! But you sat in your little Daisy Dukes and red and white checkered tank top and waited for Dada to bring you all sorts of delicious hors' doeuvres prepared by the finest chefs. And you nom nommed them right down into your baby gullet. Anthony Bourdain would be proud.
All of those calories are helping you grow like a little sprout. Daddy is actually a little bit jealous of the definition in your calf muscles. You like to show them off walking on your tippy toes. While squinting and smiling.
You also love to randomly start spinning out of control, laughing and shrieking maniacally like the baby despot ruler of a small island nation. It's your pent up energy from being Vicky Nguyen's daughter that you have to exorcise daily. Or maybe it's a sign of something deeper.
Your forking and spooning skills are improving. What we need to get you now is a pair chopsticks attached at the top like the ones your cousin has. And he's not even Asian!
You're in the Golden Age of kid-dom now. Loving you is hypnotic. It's a fragile time. It's like the moment Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar decide, "Why the hell not? Let's have one more!" Only they don't say "hell." And then the designers have to change the name of the show and all the graphics to reflect the new number of children. Right now, it's "19 Kids and Counting." By the time you read this, their house will have its own population sign.
But yes, you are so delicious I can see how we could easily be persuaded into making a baby sister or brother for you. Not any time soon though. Because Mommy has two friends who are pregnant now and one is barfing up her guts everyday and that reminds me of what happened when you started mitosing and meiosing and the Chum Bucket I had in my car so I could just puke and drive to work, no stops!
Even though we don't see movies until they're in the DVD box at Safeway, and we don't eat out past 7pm anymore, overall we've come out ahead in this ride Emmsters.
Thank you for being you and making it so easy to love life.
Mama and Dada
Reader Comments (7)
Ok, I know shes not MY kid, but i really want a 16x20 print of that fiercer than fierce picture. I mean really?!!!
Oh Sarah. You will have plenty of 16 x 20s soon :) Thank you for the ups, you professional photog, you.
That photo is awesome. It screams too cool for drool.
As a family of EP fans, we would like to request more EP updates/entries!
Btw, the YouTube video is not iPad/iPhone compatible.
Hi Vicky!
I just saw you on TV reporting on the San Bruno explosion. I just wanted to let you know you've been a inspiration for me as an Asian American looking into broadcasting/reporting. I am going to be a third year at UC Davis and have seriously considered a career in communications. I would really appreciate any suggestions or tips that you may have for a college student looking to go down this career path!
Thanks! :)
Karen
btw, your daughter is ADORABLE! shes sooo cutee
EP Fan: I try, I try! And yes, we have watched the video on our iPad, but I don't know about iPhones because I have a prehistoric phone.
Karen: I've written a bunch about what young reporters should do. Go to the search tab and read my entries under Journalism, Reporting, Career, Job, etc. You can email if you have other questions. Get an internship ASAP. And be prepared to live frugally.