Lastly for the day, I had to share about Emelia's giggles! She has finally figured out how to laugh and giggle! It so adorable and like music to my ears! Sometimes the silliest things make her laugh. The other day, I just kept saying "silly girl!" in this half deep voice and she cracked right up! I LOVE it! Today at Easter, I was able to get her to giggle for the rest of our family and I was super proud. Especially because I was the only one who was able to get her to laugh today!! :) I sure do love her and I know she's happy, but hearing that giggle just reinforces that so much!
Nothing is more miraculous than this little darling! :)
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Finally!
HALLELUJAH!!
The weather has finally turned the corner into more Spring-like weather! Mother nature actually teased us for a while. We had gorgeous weather, warm temps, sun... it was glorious! THEN, we got really bad storms (so bad, Emelia and I went into the basement to avoid wind and hail) and winter came back for about a week and a half! We even had a couple rounds of snow return! It was a bummer! But, it seems as if it's better now, today has been beautiful, and although a lot of rain is forecast this week, it's supposed to be warmer!
The best part, though, is that I've been able to take Emelia on a few walks! It was wonderful to be able to get outdoors, and even more wonderful to share it with Emelia. She enjoys going outside, there are so many things to look at and experience. She doesn't like the sun and it's brightness, but she's adapting to it! Her favorite thing to look at are the chickens, then the dogs, cat, and the cows. She seems a bit intimidated by the cows, since they're so big, but she doesn't act scared. We tried to play with bubbles one day outside, but she was more interested in watching the dogs.
In the near future, John and I are going to get a swing set for Emelia and set it up. We are going to get one of the nice wooden ones that last and are durable. If she's anything like me, and John, she'll be rough on things, especially outside, so we are going with the best! I can't wait to have it set up! :)
It doesn't look like we'll get much outside time this week, like I said, a lot of rain is forecast. Hopefully by the weekend it's warm and nice. I'd love to take Emelia to a park so she could swing (if they have infant swings) and especially to see all the other children. She LOVES to watch other kids! That's usually what catches her eye in church!
And soon we hope to be able to wear some of the cute summery clothes we have! Dresses, skirts, shorts! I can't wait! And so much to do this summer! Parades, zoos, swimming, fishing! Oh how much fun it will be to share the world with my baby girl! It's all so exciting for me, like I'm living all over again! I couldn't ask for more! :)
The weather has finally turned the corner into more Spring-like weather! Mother nature actually teased us for a while. We had gorgeous weather, warm temps, sun... it was glorious! THEN, we got really bad storms (so bad, Emelia and I went into the basement to avoid wind and hail) and winter came back for about a week and a half! We even had a couple rounds of snow return! It was a bummer! But, it seems as if it's better now, today has been beautiful, and although a lot of rain is forecast this week, it's supposed to be warmer!
The best part, though, is that I've been able to take Emelia on a few walks! It was wonderful to be able to get outdoors, and even more wonderful to share it with Emelia. She enjoys going outside, there are so many things to look at and experience. She doesn't like the sun and it's brightness, but she's adapting to it! Her favorite thing to look at are the chickens, then the dogs, cat, and the cows. She seems a bit intimidated by the cows, since they're so big, but she doesn't act scared. We tried to play with bubbles one day outside, but she was more interested in watching the dogs.
In the near future, John and I are going to get a swing set for Emelia and set it up. We are going to get one of the nice wooden ones that last and are durable. If she's anything like me, and John, she'll be rough on things, especially outside, so we are going with the best! I can't wait to have it set up! :)
It doesn't look like we'll get much outside time this week, like I said, a lot of rain is forecast. Hopefully by the weekend it's warm and nice. I'd love to take Emelia to a park so she could swing (if they have infant swings) and especially to see all the other children. She LOVES to watch other kids! That's usually what catches her eye in church!
And soon we hope to be able to wear some of the cute summery clothes we have! Dresses, skirts, shorts! I can't wait! And so much to do this summer! Parades, zoos, swimming, fishing! Oh how much fun it will be to share the world with my baby girl! It's all so exciting for me, like I'm living all over again! I couldn't ask for more! :)
Tid Bits...
Emelia is learning so much these days! Her newest feat is blowing raspberries with her tongue and lips. She does it ALL THE TIME! Some days, her shirts get soaked from all the spit flying out of her mouth! It's cute, though. She also has learned how to say the "bah" sound, but she prefers blowing raspberries over anything. She also squeals a lot, especially when she is playing or having fun. For a while, her favorite thing to do was growl. There is a baby at daycare that is about 2 months older than Emelia. This baby growls all the time and Emelia picked up on it. For about a week all Emelia did was growl! I thought it was funny, but it creeped John out. He compared it to the Exorcist movie! I reassured him Emelia is not possessed!
Emelia has also figured out how to roll onto her belly from her back. She doesn't do it often, but she will do it occasionally. It's really funny when she can't figure out how to get back onto her back. She's never been a big fan of tummy time, so she quickly gets upset when she's stuck! Every now and then, Emelia actually sleeps on her tummy now. One morning I woke up to find her out like a light on her tummy, which is not how I laid her down for bed the night before! That same day, she did it at daycare! Goofy baby!
If she isn't rolling, she scoots. We will lay her on the floor and minutes later, Emelia is across the living room not even close to where we laid her down! It won't be long and we'll be having to baby proof this place like crazy!!
She is now sleeping in her pack n'play in our room. She has outgrown her cradle. She always had it cocked to one side because she wasn't small enough to lay in the middle anymore. At first it was hard for her to adjust to the pack n'play and all the new space, but now she is doing great. I figure after a few months in the pack n'play she will be upgraded to her crib in her room. I am just not ready to move her yet, I am so paranoid about SIDS! I wake up frequently at night to listen for her breathing! She's gotten much better and falling asleep on her own, also. Most nights when I lay her down she is partially awake and she sleeps great! Last night, she got all squirmy when she was done eating. I thought she was having trouble falling asleep, but it turned out, she just wanted to be laid down and she was out!
Eating solids, specifically Rice cereal, is going ok. She doesn't seem to care for it all that much. She generally spits most of it out, but I think she's slowly getting the hang of it. Emelia prefers milk, specifically momma's milk "straight from the tapper", as my husband puts it! He fed her some banana yesterday. I wasn't too happy he did that, as we were going to go to vegetables first, but I didn't get mad at him. He has to have his chance to parent, also! Apparently, she kind of liked the banana, but wasn't crazy about it. :)
Daycare continues to go well! She is always happy when I drop her off and always happy when I pick her up! She's never been crying once when I picked her up, which is an extremely reassuring sign for me! :)
John continues to watch Emelia while I work my every other weekend mornings. At first it was kind of rough on all of us, mostly John and I, but now it's going great! John is to the point where he's looking forward to his weekends with her, and she's adjusting well, eating and sleeping great for him, and happy to have her "days with daddy"! I think a big part was he needed to feel comfortable and confident that he could properly take care of Emelia on his own. Once he realized he could, it's been a whole lot better!
I think Emelia has been growing again. This week she has been a little more irritable and her latch has been terrible, as well as her focus while she's been eating! She feels heavier and looks longer again, too!
All in all, things are going great. I have a happy, healthy, beautiful, amazing, perfect 5 month old! (She was 5 months old two days ago!!) It's a true testament to my parenting skills when people tell me she's "the best baby ever" and "she's so happy and never cries"! I must've done something right! :) Motherhood is sure great, albeit challenging at times, but I wouldn't go back if I could! :0)
Emelia has also figured out how to roll onto her belly from her back. She doesn't do it often, but she will do it occasionally. It's really funny when she can't figure out how to get back onto her back. She's never been a big fan of tummy time, so she quickly gets upset when she's stuck! Every now and then, Emelia actually sleeps on her tummy now. One morning I woke up to find her out like a light on her tummy, which is not how I laid her down for bed the night before! That same day, she did it at daycare! Goofy baby!
If she isn't rolling, she scoots. We will lay her on the floor and minutes later, Emelia is across the living room not even close to where we laid her down! It won't be long and we'll be having to baby proof this place like crazy!!
She is now sleeping in her pack n'play in our room. She has outgrown her cradle. She always had it cocked to one side because she wasn't small enough to lay in the middle anymore. At first it was hard for her to adjust to the pack n'play and all the new space, but now she is doing great. I figure after a few months in the pack n'play she will be upgraded to her crib in her room. I am just not ready to move her yet, I am so paranoid about SIDS! I wake up frequently at night to listen for her breathing! She's gotten much better and falling asleep on her own, also. Most nights when I lay her down she is partially awake and she sleeps great! Last night, she got all squirmy when she was done eating. I thought she was having trouble falling asleep, but it turned out, she just wanted to be laid down and she was out!
Eating solids, specifically Rice cereal, is going ok. She doesn't seem to care for it all that much. She generally spits most of it out, but I think she's slowly getting the hang of it. Emelia prefers milk, specifically momma's milk "straight from the tapper", as my husband puts it! He fed her some banana yesterday. I wasn't too happy he did that, as we were going to go to vegetables first, but I didn't get mad at him. He has to have his chance to parent, also! Apparently, she kind of liked the banana, but wasn't crazy about it. :)
Daycare continues to go well! She is always happy when I drop her off and always happy when I pick her up! She's never been crying once when I picked her up, which is an extremely reassuring sign for me! :)
John continues to watch Emelia while I work my every other weekend mornings. At first it was kind of rough on all of us, mostly John and I, but now it's going great! John is to the point where he's looking forward to his weekends with her, and she's adjusting well, eating and sleeping great for him, and happy to have her "days with daddy"! I think a big part was he needed to feel comfortable and confident that he could properly take care of Emelia on his own. Once he realized he could, it's been a whole lot better!
I think Emelia has been growing again. This week she has been a little more irritable and her latch has been terrible, as well as her focus while she's been eating! She feels heavier and looks longer again, too!
All in all, things are going great. I have a happy, healthy, beautiful, amazing, perfect 5 month old! (She was 5 months old two days ago!!) It's a true testament to my parenting skills when people tell me she's "the best baby ever" and "she's so happy and never cries"! I must've done something right! :) Motherhood is sure great, albeit challenging at times, but I wouldn't go back if I could! :0)
Easter!
Today was Emelia's first Easter! It has been a beautiful and special day! We woke up to sunshine (which our area hasn't seen for a few days) and in great moods! The Easter Bunny brought us a few goodies, Emelia got a new outfit and a "My 1st Easter" bib! We colored eggs the other day. Emelia didn't quite understand what we were doing, but she enjoyed the family time as well as banging her egg on her highchair tray! Emelia had a beautiful Easter dress she wore to church, courtesy of her very stylish Great Aunt Suzie!
Speaking of Aunt Suzie! She got Emelia a whole basket full of Easter goodies! She got this chicken that says a rhyme and wiggles it's wings. When you tickle under the chicken's wings, it laughs! It is cute, but Emelia wasn't sure what to think of it at first! She did eventually warm up to the chicken, but it took a bit.
Emelia is always the center of attention at family gatherings! Sometimes she gets tired of it and wants her mommy, which is a good feeling :) Usually to get away from it all, Emelia will eat a little to get some "mom" time. It sure makes me feel good!
Now we are home and Emelia and Daddy are taking naps. What a wonderful and special day we've had!
Speaking of Aunt Suzie! She got Emelia a whole basket full of Easter goodies! She got this chicken that says a rhyme and wiggles it's wings. When you tickle under the chicken's wings, it laughs! It is cute, but Emelia wasn't sure what to think of it at first! She did eventually warm up to the chicken, but it took a bit.
Emelia is always the center of attention at family gatherings! Sometimes she gets tired of it and wants her mommy, which is a good feeling :) Usually to get away from it all, Emelia will eat a little to get some "mom" time. It sure makes me feel good!
Now we are home and Emelia and Daddy are taking naps. What a wonderful and special day we've had!
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Shopping...
Yet another day today of shopping for Emelia and I! This weather needs to get nice soon before I break the bank! All we ever have to do is go shopping, so on our days off from work and daycare, that's what we do. We dropped another $150.00 today and we only got a few things! Part of that was gas to get to the town we shop at, also! It's warmer outside today, so let's hope it continues to get warm!
Tonight is a big night in our house! Emelia is going to get her first taste of food! We are starting with the rice cereal, which I imagine tastes pretty bland, but this will give her the change to feel food in her mouth and learn what to do with it! I am excited!
I finally got a memory card for our video camera we got for Christmas, so we are going to do our first run with that tonight taping her first experience with food! :)
Emelia has officially outgrown swaddling! She has been sick, so to allow her enough space, etc to cough properly, I didn't swaddle her for a couple nights and now she busts out of the swaddle when I do it and she then gets cold, doesn't sleep, and I'm up in the middle of the night! No we just wear a blanket sleeper and use a blanket! It's been going well, especially as her cough gets a little better!
I can't wait to break the stroller out and go for a nice long walk up our lightly traveled back road! I am excited for Emelia to experience the outdoors... think of all the sights and sounds she will be exposed to! I can't wait to show her that there's a wonderful world outside of the house, daycare, car, and department stores!! :)
Hopefully soon we can go for our walk! Until then, shopping continues to be our favorite thing!! :)
Tonight is a big night in our house! Emelia is going to get her first taste of food! We are starting with the rice cereal, which I imagine tastes pretty bland, but this will give her the change to feel food in her mouth and learn what to do with it! I am excited!
I finally got a memory card for our video camera we got for Christmas, so we are going to do our first run with that tonight taping her first experience with food! :)
Emelia has officially outgrown swaddling! She has been sick, so to allow her enough space, etc to cough properly, I didn't swaddle her for a couple nights and now she busts out of the swaddle when I do it and she then gets cold, doesn't sleep, and I'm up in the middle of the night! No we just wear a blanket sleeper and use a blanket! It's been going well, especially as her cough gets a little better!
I can't wait to break the stroller out and go for a nice long walk up our lightly traveled back road! I am excited for Emelia to experience the outdoors... think of all the sights and sounds she will be exposed to! I can't wait to show her that there's a wonderful world outside of the house, daycare, car, and department stores!! :)
Hopefully soon we can go for our walk! Until then, shopping continues to be our favorite thing!! :)
Friday, March 25, 2011
Life in the Fast Lane!
Wow! So it's been a while since I last wrote on here!! I have been caught up in the crazy cycle of being a mom, wife, and nurse! Yowzers!
To start with, Emelia is now 4 months old! I can't believe how fast the time has gone by! We just had her check up this past week. My little girl now weighs 13 pounds, 10 ounces (49th percentile) and is 24 1/2 inches long (61st percentile)! I thought she'd be a little heavier than that, the way it felt, but I'm happy overall! Glad to know she's right on track!
The doctor cleared us for starting solid foods now, starting with rice cereal until she gets the hang of swallowing, etc. We are excited! We have secretly been giving Emelia tastes of food for some time now. She seems to enjoy it, although her reaction to ketchup the other day was one of dislike!
Emelia had her 3 month portraits done, as well. I will post some of my favorites once I'm done here. She was so adorable for the camera that day, full of smiles, squeals, and even a few giggles! She went through two outifts and numerous shots, but smiled in almost every single one! It was a lot of fun!
Currenty, Emelia is sick with a nasty cold! :( It's a bummer, because she just JUST got over a different cold, involving the sinuses. She was healthy and happy! Then I noticed the other day she had a bit of a cough and a day later, the cough had mutated into this congested, nasty sounding manifestation of what I first heard! Poor baby! Now her nose is a little more stuffy and her eyes are once again goopy! :( The first day she had the bad cough every time she coughed, she would gag so bad on the mucus that she would vomit. And by vomit, I mean fountains! Once she started vomiting, there's was no stopping it! We went through 5 outfits that day between her pooping (which she regularly goes through one outfit a day) and her vomiting. I felt so bad for her. And to make matters worse, that was the day of her check up, which included vaccinations! :( I was feeling extremely guilty for putting her through so much in one day!
She is a trooper, though, still being as happy as she can muster even after being sick and poked with needles!
Daycare continues to go well... Great, actually! She loves it there and is always happy to see the workers, but even happier to see me at the end of the day! I frequently tell people that it's the best feeling in the world to pick up the baby and get a ginormous smile and even squeals and giggles now (as she learns them!) :)
She is starting to really get the hang of grasping objects! She enjoys her toys immensely and is always trying to grab at the things I am using, including my cell phone, silverware, and TV remote. She is fascinated by the watch I wear and she really loves looking at the two of us reflected in mirrors. She has figured out that her jumperroo actually bounces more when she jumps, which is fun to watch! She is a little too short to touch the floor yet, but we put a pillow underneath her feet and no problems! :) Rolling is her current trick to master, she can flip onto her sides, but that's about it. She can go from belly to back, if she tries, but she's rather lazy that way yet!
I greatly enjoy watching this baby learn and grow into a little person! It's amazing to see the little things to us be a big milestone for her! :) It is so fun, and her personality is adorable. I have to say I love this mommy thing, although I would enjoy some time to get the house clean. I am in no hurry, though, because she is only this little for a little while! :)
To start with, Emelia is now 4 months old! I can't believe how fast the time has gone by! We just had her check up this past week. My little girl now weighs 13 pounds, 10 ounces (49th percentile) and is 24 1/2 inches long (61st percentile)! I thought she'd be a little heavier than that, the way it felt, but I'm happy overall! Glad to know she's right on track!
The doctor cleared us for starting solid foods now, starting with rice cereal until she gets the hang of swallowing, etc. We are excited! We have secretly been giving Emelia tastes of food for some time now. She seems to enjoy it, although her reaction to ketchup the other day was one of dislike!
Emelia had her 3 month portraits done, as well. I will post some of my favorites once I'm done here. She was so adorable for the camera that day, full of smiles, squeals, and even a few giggles! She went through two outifts and numerous shots, but smiled in almost every single one! It was a lot of fun!
Currenty, Emelia is sick with a nasty cold! :( It's a bummer, because she just JUST got over a different cold, involving the sinuses. She was healthy and happy! Then I noticed the other day she had a bit of a cough and a day later, the cough had mutated into this congested, nasty sounding manifestation of what I first heard! Poor baby! Now her nose is a little more stuffy and her eyes are once again goopy! :( The first day she had the bad cough every time she coughed, she would gag so bad on the mucus that she would vomit. And by vomit, I mean fountains! Once she started vomiting, there's was no stopping it! We went through 5 outfits that day between her pooping (which she regularly goes through one outfit a day) and her vomiting. I felt so bad for her. And to make matters worse, that was the day of her check up, which included vaccinations! :( I was feeling extremely guilty for putting her through so much in one day!
She is a trooper, though, still being as happy as she can muster even after being sick and poked with needles!
Daycare continues to go well... Great, actually! She loves it there and is always happy to see the workers, but even happier to see me at the end of the day! I frequently tell people that it's the best feeling in the world to pick up the baby and get a ginormous smile and even squeals and giggles now (as she learns them!) :)
She is starting to really get the hang of grasping objects! She enjoys her toys immensely and is always trying to grab at the things I am using, including my cell phone, silverware, and TV remote. She is fascinated by the watch I wear and she really loves looking at the two of us reflected in mirrors. She has figured out that her jumperroo actually bounces more when she jumps, which is fun to watch! She is a little too short to touch the floor yet, but we put a pillow underneath her feet and no problems! :) Rolling is her current trick to master, she can flip onto her sides, but that's about it. She can go from belly to back, if she tries, but she's rather lazy that way yet!
I greatly enjoy watching this baby learn and grow into a little person! It's amazing to see the little things to us be a big milestone for her! :) It is so fun, and her personality is adorable. I have to say I love this mommy thing, although I would enjoy some time to get the house clean. I am in no hurry, though, because she is only this little for a little while! :)
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Baptism, among other things!
Today Emelia was baptized! It was a beautiful day and a wonderful moment for us and the rest of our family! John's brother Kris, and his wife Shannon, are the Godparents. It was magical. Emelia wore a beautiful dress and was so alert and interested in everything going on around her. She was enthralled by Father Klos, our priest, and every thing he did interested her. When it came time for pouring water on her head, she didn't even get squirmy. She just watched Father Klos as he spoke and poured the water on her head. She didn't fuss at all, and it was just perfect. When Father lit her candle and handed it to Kris, Emelia watched the whole thing, even as it went from Father to Kris. It was perfect! She did get warm in church in her multilayered dress, and she also got hungry and tired. But I fed her and she napped for the second half of mass.
For John and I, this has been a magical journey. When we first met, I was baptized, but never any other sacraments and I never went to church as a kid. I never had much religion in my life growing up, but when we started discussing marriage, I realized that I wanted to get married in a church, I wanted God to be a part of our marriage, and I wanted to know more. So I went through adult confirmation before I got married to John and now we have baptized our daughter! It's great!! :) Below is a picture of Emelia in her beautiful baptismal dress with me and John.
In other news, Emelia has surpassed 3 months old! In fact, she will be four months old before we know it! She is growing up so fast! Her newest thing to conquer is grabbing toys, among other things, like everything! Yesterday she grabbed a hold of my hair!! She is doing well, and it's so fun to see her brain working overtime to learn and master her fingers and hands.
Daycare continues to go well. She loves going there and she still is eating from the bottle well. Last weekend was John's first weekend watching Emelia all by himself. He did well, she did well, but he was exceptionally grumpy with me because he had to stay in the house all morning long! He will just have to deal with it.
She is getting better at laughing and giggling, although she hasn't completely mastered those quite yet! Any day now, though!
She doesn't really roll over, although today she was rolling onto her sides! It's fun to watch her learn!
Yesterday, Emelia had her first professional photo session for being 3 months old! It was the cutest thing I've ever seen! When I get the CD, I will share some here!
But, I am going to get off of here before she wakes up so I can have a little rest to myself! More soonest!
For John and I, this has been a magical journey. When we first met, I was baptized, but never any other sacraments and I never went to church as a kid. I never had much religion in my life growing up, but when we started discussing marriage, I realized that I wanted to get married in a church, I wanted God to be a part of our marriage, and I wanted to know more. So I went through adult confirmation before I got married to John and now we have baptized our daughter! It's great!! :) Below is a picture of Emelia in her beautiful baptismal dress with me and John.
In other news, Emelia has surpassed 3 months old! In fact, she will be four months old before we know it! She is growing up so fast! Her newest thing to conquer is grabbing toys, among other things, like everything! Yesterday she grabbed a hold of my hair!! She is doing well, and it's so fun to see her brain working overtime to learn and master her fingers and hands.
Daycare continues to go well. She loves going there and she still is eating from the bottle well. Last weekend was John's first weekend watching Emelia all by himself. He did well, she did well, but he was exceptionally grumpy with me because he had to stay in the house all morning long! He will just have to deal with it.
She is getting better at laughing and giggling, although she hasn't completely mastered those quite yet! Any day now, though!
She doesn't really roll over, although today she was rolling onto her sides! It's fun to watch her learn!
Yesterday, Emelia had her first professional photo session for being 3 months old! It was the cutest thing I've ever seen! When I get the CD, I will share some here!
But, I am going to get off of here before she wakes up so I can have a little rest to myself! More soonest!
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