6 months old

WOW...Emma is 6 months old...
We went Monday for her 6 mth check-up which included 3 vaccinations (2 shots and 1 oral). She did really well and only cried a little bit. She was really tired the next day and had a little bruise from one of the shots but has recovered well.
She weighs 15.14 lbs (which the dr says is in the 50th percentile) and is 26.5 inches (which the dr says is in the 75th percentile). We are starting baby food one time a day-but she doesn't like any flavor I give her so it's a challenge...

Grandma, Pop, and Aunt Leela came to visit us last week. We took Emma to the Shedd Aquarium and the Brookfield Zoo. Jason was off so he was able to come with us.
The day we went to the zoo was the hottest day of the year yet...it was sooo hot!
Emma loved to look at the animals but would've enjoyed the zoo more if it wasn't so hot.




The aquarium was nice (I was a little disappointed though...) and Emma liked to watch the fish swim around.




We had Emma's pictures taken while they were in town and the pictures turned out great! We got one of the pictures enlarged to go over the fireplace-I can't wait to get it framed and up!

Our Trip to Savannah

Emma and I spent 10 days in Savannah. We left for Savannah on Thursday May 21st then Jason joined us Thursday May 28th and we flew home together on May 31st.

Emma and I spent everyday with family and friends...by the end of the trip we were all exhausted but we had a GREAT time!! I don't remember Savannah being that HOT...and it was only in the 80's (lol). We got to spend time at the pool and I was even able to go out in the boat one day (Jason's mom watched Emma for me). Everyone loved seeing Emma and by the end of the week she was spoiled.

We were successful in pulling off the Suprise party for Jason's dad's 50th birthday! I wasn't sure if we were going to be able to suprise him...especially since I almost spilled the beans myself... He said he didn't want anything big so we had a "fake" party on Friday night for him (and me...our birthdays are one day apart) but we had the "real" party for him on Saturday night. We got him!!

We were also able to spend the day with Grandma (my mom) on her birthday! We took her out to dinner with family and friends.

It was a good week!! We have been home for a week now and we've gotten back to our routine...

Grandma, Pop, Aunt Leela and Uncle Chuck are coming up in a couple weeks to stay for the week. We are trying to plan out the week so we can get everything/everyone prepared.

And then a couple weeks after that we are headed back to Savannah for a suprise 50th Wedding Anniversary party for Jason's grandparents...

WHEW...We have a busy summer!!

Emma's 4 month check-up

Emma's doctors appointment went well.
She is 25.5 inches tall and weighs 13.9 lbs.

She had to get the same vaccinations as last time (one given orally and two shots).
She only cried for a brief second then everything was back to normal...until 3 hours later...she threw-up (scared me to death! but this happens to 1 out of 50 babies-so the research says...). Luckily Jason was home because she soaked me and herself! She was very tired that night and didn't have much of an appetite (which happens to some babies after vaccinations) She was not quite herself for about 24-36 hours but now she's back to her active, happy self.

We are changing her formula and starting her on oatmeal (given with a spoon-messy) once a day in addition to her normal feedings. The doctor wants us to do this for a couple weeks then replace one of the normal feedings with oatmeal-after she gets used to this we can start her on baby fruits and veggies. We are doing this because (like her daddy when he was a baby) her stomach is not digesting all of the formula (meaning she spits up A LOT) so the doctor thinks the solid stuff will stay
down better.

Emma is 4 months old today...

I cannot believe how time is flying by!! Emma is 4 months old today.
She is getting so big and is learning lots of new things. She is almost
rolling over and she has started to grasp things.

She is sleeping really well at night!! She will sleep from 10/11pm to 5/6am
then she eats, stays up for about an hour and then goes back to sleep for 3/4 more hours. We are very lucky!! She doesn't sleep much throughout the day...we play play play!!

We have noticed that she has a very tender heart-if she hears another baby crying she gets sad...it's so sweet!!

She has a doctor's appointment on Friday (more shots...ugggh). I will let you know how that goes and exactly how big she has gotten.

Easter

We had a great Easter!

The weekend started off with a phone call from Aunt Leela...guess who's pregnant?? YAY!! Aunt Leela is having a baby!! Saturday afternoon Emma and I dyed Easter eggs and we had a blast doing that together!!





Then Easter morning we showed Emma her Easter basket and the goodies the Easter Bunny left her...he even left her a note... Then off to Church-which was an awesome service!! Emma loves her Easter dress...actually she loves to put it in her mouth... After church we came home, I cooked dinner, we ate and then we relaxed!!







It was a great weekend and we have lots of pictures to prove it!
We hope you all had a great Easter as well.

Savannah Trip

We had a great time in Savannah this past weekend! It was Emma's first time meeting a lot of friends and family. And she got to see everyone she had already met again-she's changed so much since they last saw her.

We flew in Thursday night and the fun began right away.
Alishia and Andy came over early Friday morning-they were on their way out of town (they were going on a cruise...lucky them) Then we went into town and had pictures made with her cousins (an experience trying to get two babies and a 5 year old to look at the camera and smile at the same time...)

Friday night we had dinner at the ShellHouse for Jason's 30th birthday-poor Emma was so worn out from the day that she slept the entire time...and slept through the night (wow)

Saturday morning we visited Grandma's side of the family and then went to the Taylor's for a family luncheon. Saturday night we had a small dinner-Emma slept through this dinner as well...

Sunday morning we went to church (only stayed halfway through so we could eat lunch and get to the airport on time)...when we left the church everyone was crying (why hadn't they cried before when Jason and I left to come home????)

We ate lunch with immediate family and then off to the airport it was.
We got to the airport, fed Emma, and boarded our flight.

Emma did so good on both flights...she slept most of the time both ways!!

We will miss everyone but we will be back in a couple months!!

Thanks for making our trip a blast!!

Emma is 3 months old

I cannot believe that she is already three months old...Time is flying by!!
She is developing her own little habits and know exactly what to do to get attention. She does this fake cough thing when she wants someone to talk to her or pick her up. She is so sweet and has the prettiest smile.

We have also realized that she likes to bury her face when she goes to sleep. It doesn't have to be a special blanket or anything just something to bury her face in.
It works everytime...she goes right to sleep.

She also loves to play with her hair when she's tired. She does so many things that Jason and I did as babies (or so we are told...) For example, I used to play with my hair and Jason curled his toes and tucked his thumbs (like making a fist) - all of which she does now...

We are enjoying watching her grow and change...it's amazing!!

Emma is 2 months old

Emma turned 2 months old Sunday Feb 22. She had her 2 month check-up on Monday. She is now 11.4 pounds and 23.5 inches long. At her check-up she had to get two vaccination shots (one in each leg) and a liquid vaccination given by mouth.

On Tuesday she started getting a cough which soon was accompanied by a stuffy nose. I took her back to the doctor on Thursday...she has her first cold. She has now passed that cold onto me and Jason...FUN...

We hope all is well with you all and we look forward to hearing from you.

Emma is One Month Old

Emma turned one month old on Jan 22. I have attached a photo of her taken on that day. She looks so big in this picture--she's not as big as she looks. But she has grown a lot!

She had her one month check up...she now weighs 9.15 pounds and is 23 inches long (she was 7.12 and 20 inches at birth)
She only had to get one shot this appointment...next month she has to get 5 (ugggh not looking forward to that)

We are doing great and Miss Emma is perfect!!

Well, gotta go...she just woke up from a nap...

We hope to hear from you all soon!!

We are doing great!!

Everything is going great! Emma is a happy baby and hardly ever fusses!! We are trying to establish a routine and stick to it-the past couple of days she's been getting up at 4am and not going back to sleep until noon...fun...

I have attached a couple of recent pictures-it's hard to believe she will be one month old tomorrow...time is flying by. She has to go to the doctor next Wednesday for her one month check-up. I am anxious to see how much weight she has gained.

I will keep everyone updated and I hope to hear from you all soon!!

Baby Emma

Emma was born Dec 22nd at 7:05 pm. She was 7.12 pounds and 20 inches long.
We came home on Christmas Eve so we were able to be home for Christmas morning!!

We are all doing great and we adjusting to being home with a newborn!
She is amazing and no trouble at all...which is a blessing!
I have lots of pictures but haven't had time to download them-we try to rest when she's sleeping so we aren't extremely worn out.

We had a great Christmas!! It was good to have family come up to visit and meet Miss Emma!

We brought the New Year in by sitting in bed...the three of us...it was PERFECT!!

Hopefully, I will have time to post more pictures soon!!

Winter Storm

We survived the winter storm that passed through last night! It was a combination of sleet/ice and snow which is going to make it very difficult for Jason to shovel the driveway... The road transportation crews actually urged people to stay home from work today because the roads were so bad this morning.

The snow is very pretty to look at and we are definitely in the Christmas Spirit.
I can't wait for my family to get here so they can enjoy a White Christmas!!

Baby Update:: Emma will be here soon and we are so excited to see her!!
I will post pictures as soon as possible!!

PS...I'm getting very nervous!!

Getting Close to Our Due Date

With less than two weeks to go we are getting very anxious!!
We installed the car seat today and I have Emma's diaper bag packed.
I got the cutest dress for her to wear in the hospital pictures (they have a professional photographer that takes newborn/family pics in the hospital) and I got her the cutest outfit to wear home. I am almost finished with our hospital bag-I hope to finish this tomorrow so we can put it in the back of the car.

I am now officially 38 weeks according to my doctor...(long story short about my due date--I think I'm due on Dec 24th but my doctor says Dec 28th)
I will see the doctor on Wednesday (I go every week now) and we are going to discuss the due date issue then.

I hope you are all doing well and we hope to have Baby Emma very soon!!

Pregnancy Photos

The Pregnancy Photos

Soooo....I couldn't figure out how to add a message to the blog with the photo slideshow.

These are a couple of the pictures we had taken in November while visiting Savannah.
They were taken by a good friend of mine--Nichole Barrali (www.nicholebarraliphotography.com) We had a great time taking these photos and do realize that if/when we have more children we will have to do this again.
Let us know what you think about the photos!!

I hope this message finds you all doing well.

Christmas Decorations

We have our Christmas Tree up and decorated. We have also decorated the outside of the house. With a couple weeks left, I have almost finished my Christmas shopping. I am looking forward to the family coming up for Christmas and we are definitely excited to meet Miss Emma Jane!! She has been very active and it feels like she is trying to kick her way out of the side of my stomach. I hope you enjoy the pictures. We got about 3 more inches of snow last night so I believe the snow in the yard is here to stay-it's very pretty to look at and gets us in the Christmas spirit.

Thanksgiving dinner

Our Thanksgiving Dinner was amazing. It took Jason and I about 2 hours to get everything cooked and ready but it was worth the waiting!!

Baby Update:: Everything is going well and we have about 3 weeks left. We toured the labor and delivery wing at the hospital-this was comforting and nerve racking at the same time. The hospital is well known for it's labor and delivery department and they are top of the line in neonatal care. It kind of made us nervous to be standing in the delivery room-to know we will be occupying that room within a couple weeks. I had a doctors appt yesterday-baby's heart rate is good-I will be seeing the doctor every week until we deliver from here on out.

Shopping for Thanksgiving Dinner

This is the first year that we will not be in Savannah for Thanksgiving.
So I'm going to try to make the traditional Thanksgiving dinner.
I went grocery shopping today for the long list of things needed to prepare
our favorite Thanksgiving dishes. I was there for almost 2 hours-it was crowded and it took me a while to locate some of the items on my list.
We will be having Ham (we are having Turkey for Christmas), Dressing, Sweet Potatoe Casserole, Cranberry stuff, and Nanny's famous pudding.
I am so excited to cook this Thanksgiving dinner-Jason and I have so much to be thankful for!!

We have a lot of our Christmas decorations already up (this is to beat the freezing weather and snow) and we will finish on Thanksgiving. We will probably get our tree on Wednesday so we can decorate it Thursday. Since Emma is due right at Christmas, we will not be traveling to Savannah. This will also be our first Christmas not in Savannah so we are decorating our house for the first time in a long time. We haven't even put up a tree the past couple of years. (BAH HUMBUG) This is the first Christmas season in our new house so we are really excited to get it decorated nicely.



Pregnancy Update::
In the last couple of weeks, I have been having a lot of lower abdominal pain and pain in my left leg-the Doctor assures me this is because of how Emma is laying. This pain makes it difficult for me to be as active as I like but I'm still trying to get my daily exercise and we are anxiously awaiting Miss Emma's arrival.
I have been blessed to have a great pregnancy-hopefully the last month will go by as fast as the first 8. We have everything ready and waiting on her.
I bought her the cutest stocking-now lets see if she arrives before Christmas.

I hope everyone has a great week and remember Thanksgiving is more than just a day off of work--lets remember to be Thankful for what God has blessed us with!!

I put in pictures of Me and Jason and this is what the computer thinks Emma is going to look like...we will see in a couple weeks!!

Snow

Here are a couple pictures of the snow coming down...

We got our first little bit of snow for the winter this week. We got flurries on Sunday but it really came down Monday afternoon. It snowed for about 20 minutes and it was gorgeous. The snow has already melted but it will be back soon enough. We are always excited at the beginning of the winter...the snow never gets old...but the cold weather sure does!! By March we are looking for the warmer weather but unfortunately it doesn't get here till mid April.