Mamaw and her crew!

Emogene and her crew!
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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!

This is one of the sweetest pictures. The boys absolutely ADORE Em and I love that they just have to get their hands on her and the smiles on their faces are permanently there when they have her!

That same day Mamaw Kat joined us and she was able to spend some time with her great granddaughter. Emma is the sixth great grandchild and the first one since Garett! (I should add that she has two great great grandchildren now!)

One more from this day I promise! Emma and all her cousins!

Emma and santa 2010

emma and santa 2010
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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!

Here comes Santa Claus!

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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!

Where does the time go?

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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!

8 weeks

Yes, I made her hairbow!
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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.

Christmas dress

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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!

Here we have me and Em in my dress from 1978! It is pretty cool that mom saved the dress and Emma was able to wear it for a picture!

Happy Thanksgiving!

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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!