Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-23906605-20131017110136/@comment-4839682-20131025201227

Rafadeq wrote: Oh, ok. I just assumed she had had a birthday because Henry had one. Yeah, I know, most people do. I don't get why, though! XD My roommate has a birthday in August, his birthday doesn't make me a year older. XD

It would seem Henry's birthday is in the spring, and Emma's in the fall, so that's a significant gap.

It's also easy to lose track of the fact that only a few months passed during Season One, and even less time passed during Season Two; only a few weeks.