# Emma Kate is ONE YEAR OLD today! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 2, 2002, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emma-kate-is-one-year-old-today/139900 "2002-12-02T05:06:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emma-kate-is-one-year-old-today/139900/21 "2002-12-02T15:45:12Z")
Wow! Congrats, Beth and Emma! Robin ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emma-kate-is-one-year-old-today/139900/22 "2002-12-02T16:44:36Z")
Happy birthday, Emma Kate! A big one year old! Take a big breath, kiddo, and blow out that candle. And what are the odds that your Evil Mom has given you the kind that doesn’t blow out? She’s that sort of sneaky. Keep a close eye on her. 🙂 Thanks for the update, **Beth** - like everyone else has been saying, it’s hard to believe that it’s been a year. I remember what a relief it was to hear that she finally weighed a whopping three pounds! It’s such a blessing to hear that, at least from the sound of it, she’s about where you’d expect a kid born in March (when she _should_ have been born) to be: crawling, standing, starting to talk. And, best of all, laughing. > [@](#): > > I know some people got tired of hearing about this little miracle baby and to them I apologize. There are plenty of other threads for them to open, I figure. There’s plenty of bad news in the world; it’s great to hear about the _good_ news, especially when it’s good news in the life of someone I know and care about. The baby that wasn’t expected to live for a whole day, is now a happy, healthy year-old child, with a whole life of possibilities ahead of her. I’d say that’s something to get pretty excited about. So don’t stop sharing now, Beth - there’s a bunch of us here who want to hear about it when she starts walking, and talking in sentences, and reading, and the whole nine yards. Happy birthday, Emma Kate. And don’t forget, while it’s fun to smear the cake all over your face, the part that actually gets in your mouth is the part you can taste and stuff. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tisiphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@tisiphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tisiphone)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emma-kate-is-one-year-old-today/139900/23 "2002-12-02T16:47:21Z")
Many, many congratulations!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emma-kate-is-one-year-old-today/139900/24 "2002-12-02T16:47:48Z")
I know this is getting old, but I can’t believe it’s been a year, either!! How scared you must have been. How amazing she is to be here. She must be a hell of a fighter. I predict difficult days in toddlerhood for you, Beth. Heh heh heh. ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emma-kate-is-one-year-old-today/139900/25 "2002-12-02T16:54:36Z")
Happy Bday and Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emma-kate-is-one-year-old-today/139900/26 "2002-12-02T17:08:16Z")
Fabulous news all around! I can remember the threads about her birth, and how anxious I felt for both of you. It’s so good to know that there _are_ happy endings out there… Happy Birthday not-so-little Emma! Here’s wishing for many, many more. bella ---
**Author:** ![Leifsmama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a698b9/32.png) [@Leifsmama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leifsmama)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emma-kate-is-one-year-old-today/139900/27 "2002-12-02T17:20:28Z")
Happy Birthday Kiddo!!! Can it really have been that long? Big hugs all around! ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emma-kate-is-one-year-old-today/139900/28 "2002-12-02T17:56:56Z")
I was just thinking about you the other day, trying to remember the exact birthdate…I knew it was close to my exam time, and I wasn’t studying last year because I kept having to check up on you and Emma Kate! I am so pleased to hear that she is doing well, and that you and your husband are, too! I can’t wait to see pictures of that darling little girl! Happy birthday, Emma! ---
**Author:** ![Politzania](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@Politzania](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Politzania)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emma-kate-is-one-year-old-today/139900/29 "2002-12-02T18:14:00Z")
Happy Birthday Emma Kate! Poli ---
**Author:** ![skittles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@skittles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skittles)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emma-kate-is-one-year-old-today/139900/30 "2002-12-02T18:34:32Z")
Happy Birthday to one of the little stars of the SDMB!!! Hope you got good presents! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emma-kate-is-one-year-old-today/139900/31 "2002-12-02T19:50:20Z")
Happy First Birthday, Emma Kate. Thanks for posting the update and the birth story, **evilbeth**. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emma-kate-is-one-year-old-today/139900/32 "2002-12-02T20:53:44Z")
Awwwww, she’s one already??? Can you believe it? Just wait. Next time you turn around she’ll be ten! Congratulations to all of you. Hope she gets frosting all over her face. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emma-kate-is-one-year-old-today/139900/33 "2002-12-02T21:05:53Z")
Happy Birthday, Emma Kate! We’re all so proud of you! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emma-kate-is-one-year-old-today/139900/34 "2002-12-02T22:46:10Z")
Go Emma! Go Emma! It’s your birthday! It’s your birthday! And may you have many, many, many, many more. _signed_ Your Ever-lovin’ Uncle Dave-Guy ---
**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emma-kate-is-one-year-old-today/139900/35 "2002-12-02T23:01:51Z")
YEAH! Happy birthday Emma Kate! ---
**Author:** ![jane\_says](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@jane\_says](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jane_says)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emma-kate-is-one-year-old-today/139900/36 "2002-12-03T00:47:57Z")
Happy Birthday, Baby Doll, from my own Emmie and me to you. Congratulations!!! We all knew you could do it. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emma-kate-is-one-year-old-today/139900/37 "2002-12-03T01:15:27Z")
Yay! Emma Kate! Yay! ::makes tickling motions in Emma Kate’s direction:: ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emma-kate-is-one-year-old-today/139900/38 "2002-12-03T01:26:35Z")
Woot!😃 A year already… doesn’t seem possible. Happy birthday **Emma Kate**!! ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emma-kate-is-one-year-old-today/139900/39 "2002-12-03T02:09:19Z")
Hurray for Emma Kate! I was (still am) one of the many lurkers who checked the Dope about every 5 minutes to see if there was fresh news on Emma. Being a reluctant agnostic meant I couldn’t pray for her, but I asked my Mom to get her church group to pray, and my friends to pray, and meantime I wished REALLY HARD. It’s so good to see this news. Like almost everyone else, I find myself thinking, “a year? It can’t be a year already!”, even though it is. What a fighter that kid is. What great people her parents are to have pulled her through so well. Congratulations, evilbeth, Steve, and Emma Kate. May there be many more joyful years ahead of you. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emma-kate-is-one-year-old-today/139900/40 "2002-12-03T13:30:05Z")
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