Emma 6 Weeks Old

Emma is 6 weeks old today! Where does the time go? She is still a very content baby, growing well and very happy. She is wearing her 3 month outfits now and starting to fill out a little, although she still looks small to me because Will was such a chunker. Emma is still sleeping 7-9 hrs at night, eating, then another 3-4 hrs. So she goes to bed around the same time as Will, and wakes up a little after him, which is nice for me. Tomorrow is Emma's laryngoscopy and MRI. We are hoping that both show that nothing is wrong that she won't grow out of. We are praying that the anesthesia and procedures are not hard on her and that she will recover very quickly. Emma and Mommy will be staying at the hospital overnight Monday. I used our nice Nikon to take these pictures of our pretty little lady. I don't know how she can look just like her brother, but also like such a beautiful girl!

Emma 5 Weeks Old

Some pictures from bathtime and Will making his own lunch. He's very into "cooking" right now and always pulls up his step stool to the counter. He says, "Will help me!" (translation - "I want to help you"...as opposed to "Help you" which means he wants you to help him...LOL).

Emma's 1 Month Old

Today Emma is 1 month old. She has been smiling a few times (real smiles that is) since she was 3 wks old, but today she suddenly seemed to master the skill and was smiling over and over again while we played with her this morning. I thought the cutest was when Will came over to hold her hand and talk to her - she turned towards him and smiled really big! Luckily I had my phone camera out already and snapped the pic quick! There's also a couple of pictures we took of Will and Emma on the couch this weekend, and Will at a playdate this morning at Hannah and Hailey's house. I couldn't help myself and made a collage of Will and Emma both at exactly 1 month old showing off their first smiles.

Baba & Meemaw Visit

This past week, Baba and Meemaw (my parents) have been visiting with us. They flew in last Friday and we had lots of fun while they were here. On Saturday, we drove up to Julian and walked around the shops and had some yummy food and homemade apple pie. Sunday, we went to church, and the following week we went to Will's My Gym class, library storytime, and even got to meet with my mom's cousin Henry and his wife, Barbara. They live here in San Diego and my parents hadn't seen them since my baptism 28 years ago. We met them at Sea Port Village for lunch, then walked around the shops and took Will on the historic carousel. It was sad to say good-bye this morning and I will really miss having my parents around (and not just because of all the help!). The positive thing I can say about it is that Will (who was trying my patience the last week) is "magically" back to normal and has been his usual sweet self all day (now that there's no audience - what a ham!). We also found out while my parents were here that we have orders to New Orleans for next February or March. This might change if Jered gets promoted, but otherwise we are headed back down to the South in less than a year! I'm ready for Southern food, family, but not the weather! It will take some getting used to again to have such hot summers.

Emma is almost 4 weeks old now and she's still a content, easy baby. Her only fussy time each day is still in the evening around 7 or 8pm, and she's in bed before 10pm every night. She's been sleeping 8 or more hours each night, feeding around 5:30-6:30am, then going back to sleep. She eats about 7 times a day. Emma takes pretty long naps most of the day and is usually content when she is awake. She loves to look around at the house - especially the ceiling fan, the back door, and Will. Today she almost got all the way rolled over from back to tummy! I know that usually babies go the other way first, but with all the activity since she's been home from the hospital, she's only had tummy time practice two or three times! She's been making cute cooing noises and "talking" to herself and others. Emma also had her first bottle at the restuarant last night. She did pretty well, but I need to get some more for newborns because the milk came out too fast for her. I can't believe how fast she is changing - probably because there is so many other things going on I've hardly had time to keep track of the last 4 weeks! She's a beautiful, sweet baby, and I'm so thankful that we were blessed with her.