Emma was able to enjoy a short TEeA time this weekend. Ashley and Erika came up for the night and it just warmed my heart to have them here! The time went so fast, but it was nice to have them here! It was the best Christmas gift I could ask for!
December 4th is Mom's birthday. We had lunch at her house the Sunday following and it was the first time she got a picture will her FOUR grandchildren together. I must say they are quite a good looking group!
Before the Christmas overload became too much, Mom and I took Emma to the mall to get her picture with Santa. Despite a creepy looking Santa it was a success! She was in a good mood and sat perfectly still until we got the picture just right!
I always hated Santa and wanted to make sure I at least gave this one good try!
There's a new magic to Christmas this year. Wonder why? I think Miss Emma really shows how excited she is and hopes Santa knows what a good girl she has been! We made out her list this morning and this is what we (I) came up with:
A pony (doesn't most girls want a pony when they are little?)
A miniature cow (in honor of Erika!) and
A fainting goat (o.k. that is on my list, because I love watching them "faint")
I know this is a big list to fill. I think a wagon and some diapers are in her near future!
It is hard to think that we have had Emma for 2 months! We are really lucky because she is such a good baby! She cries when tired, dirty, or hungry. She is easy to sooth and usually goes between crying to a smile and back to a whine because she can't decide what she wants to do more!
She is a good eater and sleeper, usually sleeps through the night and sometimes wakes up between 3 or 5 to eat and then sleeps a few more hours. Her naps during the day are starting to be shorter and it is harder to get her to fall right to sleep (but is isn't as bad as I would have thought!)
I hope I don't jinx myself! She may look like her daddy but she loves to sleep just like her mom! She still hates being on her belly. If she doesn't start to like it soon I fear she may just have to walk and skip all the rest! :) Her neck is getting stronger and stronger. She prefers to be held upright when awake so she can check out everything going on around her. She also loves to "talk" she will just coo and coo when she is being sung to or when someone wants to strike up a conversation!
I have two more weeks at home with her. I have tried not to think about it so I could just enjoy my time but now that it is creeping up to be January I am going to miss my days of living on Emma time!
It is hard to believe that Emma is 8 weeks old! She is smiling more, knocking at her toys (still doesn't like to hold on to them) lifting her head more and still hates tummy time. She follows people as they walk by and turns her head when she hears voices.
I remember every Christmas my mom would buy me a dress to wear to Church. Here is Emma in her Christmas dress, I guess I am a creature of habit and want to continue the tradition. I love smocked dresses and Justin's mom bought this one for Emma. It has Mr and Mrs Claus on the top.
I was scared she was going to out grow it even though it is sized 3 months. She is almost out of 3 mo. clothes and she isn't 2 months yet!
Wishing you a day full of family and of course TURKEY!
We are so blessed and thankful to have a cute little girl to celebrate with!
Emma is now six weeks old!
She is more alert, following the face and voice of the person talking to her.
She can smile and is good at copying a smile that is given to her.
She can almost laugh!
She is kicking and moving her arms a lot more.
She had her first set of shots :(
She weighs 11 lbs. 6oz. and is 23 inches long!
WHAT A BIG GIRL!
How could you not fall in love with this face!
Her favorite place to be is on her daddy's chest so she can life up her head and check out all that is going on around her!
Here is the most recent picture of Emma. She is 5 weeks old here (11.14.2010) She has lost some of her hair and has been dealing with baby acne for the past week. It looks awful but it doesn't seem to bother her.
At this point she sleeps A LOT! She has also started to smile and will give us a big mouth open smile when we talk baby talk to her. She is also tracking with her eyes and loves to watch when someone is talking to her.
October 9th at 7 am we checked into the hospital to be induced. At 8 am they started the IV drip and after a long day and night Emma arrived!
I won't lie and say it was a bike ride labor. It was very scary at the end and I'm very lucky that Emma and I both are here and healthy!
Emma was born at 5:32am on October 10th, she was 9 lbs. 6 oz. and a little over 20 inches long.
Here I am a tiny thing in July. Little did I know that by my due date I would be much larger than what I was already feeling.
Here I am with two of my nephews a few weeks before Emma arrived!
Here I am just days before Emma arrived. I can't believe I was so big!
