I've gotta feed & bathe the baby & talk David into cooking dinner.
Monday, September 29, 2008
6 Month Professional Pics!
We had 6 month pro pics done last weekend & got the CD this Sunday. We were very happy with how they turned out, so I made a "scrapblog" of a few pictures of my girl. It's my first one, so be nice to me :)
I've gotta feed & bathe the baby & talk David into cooking dinner.
I've gotta feed & bathe the baby & talk David into cooking dinner.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Naps
I have a sweet baby napping next to me. There's really nothing better
than that...
than that...
Sent from my iPhone
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Fall!!!
I LOVE the weather! Fall is seriously my favorite season & we're having a sneak peak this week in the ATL. It's in the 70s all week & I couldn't be happier! Emma loves it too - she's wearing pants!! today! Go Emma! Oh, and she's wearing fuzzy socks & David just informed me that she's eating them. She's such a silly girl.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Six Months Old
Emma turned 6 months old on Friday. You realize that is half a year.
She has gotten so old, but so fun. I fall in love with her even more every day. She is such a huge source of JOY in our lives & we are so BLESSED that God picked her out especially for us.
The past couple weeks have been very exciting for her. She's learned so many new tricks! When I sit her up, she can stay up (no hands!) for a period of time until she decides she wants to do something else & she falls over. Sometimes this "period of time" is a couple seconds, but seriously, she can stay up for quite a long time if she wants to (10 mins+). She can't sit up on her own yet, but she still tries & is getting better & stronger. We call it doing her "baby crunches."
Emma has started solids. She's been eating cereal & oatmeal for a month, but last week we started veggies. She's had sweet potatoes, peas, & carrots. And guess what?? She likes it all! In a few days we'll start fruit, which I know she'll love!
Emma has learned to blow raspberries. I guess I taught her that without meaning to. She likes me to make all sorts of noises out of my mouth, so of course, raspberries are one of them. She finally figured out how to do it herself & it's adorable & so funny! She produces a huge mess of slobber, but I love it. It's only bad when she's eating (bottle or veggies/cereal) & then it makes a mess. She'll learn though.
And the biggest thing: She's mobile. Ok, so she isn't moving fast or far, but girlfriend is On-The-Move! The past few weeks she's been trying to get up on all fours. She had trouble for awhile getting both parts of her body up at the same time, but she finally figured it out last week. And now that they're up, there's nothing stopping her! She's rocking, which means she will crawl before we know it! With the rocking, she does move, but it's very slow & has actually been backwards, which I think is so funny. She tries to go one direction, but she ends up the opposite. Poor Em. But now she can move to the opposite end of her crib, she can get to her toys on the floor easier, & she's trying to get in trouble! We bought a baby gate today at Babies R Us, so she won't end up going down the steps. And we're about to start some serious baby-proofing in the house. It's really so fun & we're so excited!
Of course, it's not fair to talk about all her tricks, but not talk about what a precious, good natured baby we have! She is usually in such a good mood & is so smiley all the time. She loves her jumperoo & she loves to snuggle with her mommy & daddy (& her nanny, papa, grandma, & grandpa, plus her aunts & uncles & her aunt atchie. Oh, and Nene too). She likes to play (& eat) her toys & she likes to read (& eat) books. She likes to watch TV & tries to "help" us on our computers & with our iPhones. She was at the doctor today & they were mean to her (shots! pokes! mean!) & she smiled & was just so pleasant & she talked a lot to them! She was just so good & even recovered from the shots almost immediately & was smiling again before we walked out of the room. She's just easy going & so so lovable.
I really can't even say how blessed we are to have such a wonderful baby. We love her so much & we've really enjoyed her these last 6 months! Here's to many many more!
I love you, Emma.
Love,
Mommy
She has gotten so old, but so fun. I fall in love with her even more every day. She is such a huge source of JOY in our lives & we are so BLESSED that God picked her out especially for us.
The past couple weeks have been very exciting for her. She's learned so many new tricks! When I sit her up, she can stay up (no hands!) for a period of time until she decides she wants to do something else & she falls over. Sometimes this "period of time" is a couple seconds, but seriously, she can stay up for quite a long time if she wants to (10 mins+). She can't sit up on her own yet, but she still tries & is getting better & stronger. We call it doing her "baby crunches."
Emma has started solids. She's been eating cereal & oatmeal for a month, but last week we started veggies. She's had sweet potatoes, peas, & carrots. And guess what?? She likes it all! In a few days we'll start fruit, which I know she'll love!
Emma has learned to blow raspberries. I guess I taught her that without meaning to. She likes me to make all sorts of noises out of my mouth, so of course, raspberries are one of them. She finally figured out how to do it herself & it's adorable & so funny! She produces a huge mess of slobber, but I love it. It's only bad when she's eating (bottle or veggies/cereal) & then it makes a mess. She'll learn though.
And the biggest thing: She's mobile. Ok, so she isn't moving fast or far, but girlfriend is On-The-Move! The past few weeks she's been trying to get up on all fours. She had trouble for awhile getting both parts of her body up at the same time, but she finally figured it out last week. And now that they're up, there's nothing stopping her! She's rocking, which means she will crawl before we know it! With the rocking, she does move, but it's very slow & has actually been backwards, which I think is so funny. She tries to go one direction, but she ends up the opposite. Poor Em. But now she can move to the opposite end of her crib, she can get to her toys on the floor easier, & she's trying to get in trouble! We bought a baby gate today at Babies R Us, so she won't end up going down the steps. And we're about to start some serious baby-proofing in the house. It's really so fun & we're so excited!
Of course, it's not fair to talk about all her tricks, but not talk about what a precious, good natured baby we have! She is usually in such a good mood & is so smiley all the time. She loves her jumperoo & she loves to snuggle with her mommy & daddy (& her nanny, papa, grandma, & grandpa, plus her aunts & uncles & her aunt atchie. Oh, and Nene too). She likes to play (& eat) her toys & she likes to read (& eat) books. She likes to watch TV & tries to "help" us on our computers & with our iPhones. She was at the doctor today & they were mean to her (shots! pokes! mean!) & she smiled & was just so pleasant & she talked a lot to them! She was just so good & even recovered from the shots almost immediately & was smiling again before we walked out of the room. She's just easy going & so so lovable.
I really can't even say how blessed we are to have such a wonderful baby. We love her so much & we've really enjoyed her these last 6 months! Here's to many many more!
I love you, Emma.
Love,
Mommy
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Goals
My goal for the week has been to get Emma to take a nap somewhere other than next to me. I've been trying since Tuesday & although we've made some progress, it still totally sucks. However, a small victory - she hasn't had a nap right next to me all week!
The problem is, she fights naps so bad that she doesn't want to nap anywhere else. So getting her to sleep in her crib or pack n play is the hugest ordeal. I can rock her & get her to sleep, but if she wakes up when I put her down, it's terrible. She won't go back to sleep & she cries & it's awful. And I know she's tired because she is so weepy - she's usually not like that unless she's real tired. So yeah. It sucks. But we're making progress. And she's currently napping in the Pack n Play.
And I think I have a job interview next week. It's a good thing, money is good. It's a bad thing, I will miss my girl. I've been home with her for 6 months as of tomorrow (MY BABY TURNS 6 MONTHS OLD TOMORROW! i don't wanna talk about it...) But I know I need to work. It will help us out so much. Oh, and this interview is with David's company, so we'll be working together (really weird), but we can also ride together & have lunch together most days. So, we'll see. Hopefully it'll go ok.
The problem is, she fights naps so bad that she doesn't want to nap anywhere else. So getting her to sleep in her crib or pack n play is the hugest ordeal. I can rock her & get her to sleep, but if she wakes up when I put her down, it's terrible. She won't go back to sleep & she cries & it's awful. And I know she's tired because she is so weepy - she's usually not like that unless she's real tired. So yeah. It sucks. But we're making progress. And she's currently napping in the Pack n Play.
And I think I have a job interview next week. It's a good thing, money is good. It's a bad thing, I will miss my girl. I've been home with her for 6 months as of tomorrow (MY BABY TURNS 6 MONTHS OLD TOMORROW! i don't wanna talk about it...) But I know I need to work. It will help us out so much. Oh, and this interview is with David's company, so we'll be working together (really weird), but we can also ride together & have lunch together most days. So, we'll see. Hopefully it'll go ok.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Playing with dad
was sucking on it. He pushed her away & wiped his hand off on her pjs.
Now she keeps trying to touch his keyboard with her wet fingers, but
he won't let her. And she's blowing bubbles, which makes me laugh.
Friday, September 5, 2008
Thursday, September 4, 2008
The election
Am I allowed to say that I'm sick of this stupid election already? Good, because I am.
I do care about voting. I think it's important because so many men and women have fought and died for our country to give us this freedom. I also think it's important to make an educated decision. I do not, however, think that it's all I need to hear about until the next president is inaugurated next January. Unfortunately, that's totally what's going to happen. It's all that ever happens. And really, I think it's lame.
I'd feel better about it if some decent candidates were running for office. I stick by my statement that I think Colin Powell should be the next president. Unfortunately, I don't believe he's interested. But what do I know (just that he'd make a much better president than I've ever seen in office).
Ok, that's about as political as I get.
I do care about voting. I think it's important because so many men and women have fought and died for our country to give us this freedom. I also think it's important to make an educated decision. I do not, however, think that it's all I need to hear about until the next president is inaugurated next January. Unfortunately, that's totally what's going to happen. It's all that ever happens. And really, I think it's lame.
I'd feel better about it if some decent candidates were running for office. I stick by my statement that I think Colin Powell should be the next president. Unfortunately, I don't believe he's interested. But what do I know (just that he'd make a much better president than I've ever seen in office).
Ok, that's about as political as I get.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Sweet Potatoes
Sweet Potato pie & I shut my mouth....
Does anyone know that old country song? It's called Song of the South, but I don't remember who it's by.
Anyways, Emma started veggies today & guess what she ate? Sweet Potatoes! She actually liked them! She ate her rice cereal too! Good girl! She made the HUGEST mess ever & I put her straight in the bath. It was all down her onesie & everything. Gross. I didn't put a bib on her, because it's becoming a lost cause. It still goes down her shirt. Whatever. She's just a messy eater. Plus, she's constantly trying to eat her bib, so I'm holding it down, while trying to shove the spoon in her mouth. It sucks.
Oh, and added to my last update. Not only did I not get to use 2 coupons at my friendly neighborhood Publix, I also paid $4.50 for bottle nipples that did NOT come home with me! Yes, I even checked the car. They are no where. When I figured it out these evening as I was loading the dishwasher, it made me really mad. Anyway, I will not be visiting that Publix again for a long time. And to think, I always liked Publix. NOT ANY MORE. MAD.
Does anyone know that old country song? It's called Song of the South, but I don't remember who it's by.
Anyways, Emma started veggies today & guess what she ate? Sweet Potatoes! She actually liked them! She ate her rice cereal too! Good girl! She made the HUGEST mess ever & I put her straight in the bath. It was all down her onesie & everything. Gross. I didn't put a bib on her, because it's becoming a lost cause. It still goes down her shirt. Whatever. She's just a messy eater. Plus, she's constantly trying to eat her bib, so I'm holding it down, while trying to shove the spoon in her mouth. It sucks.
Oh, and added to my last update. Not only did I not get to use 2 coupons at my friendly neighborhood Publix, I also paid $4.50 for bottle nipples that did NOT come home with me! Yes, I even checked the car. They are no where. When I figured it out these evening as I was loading the dishwasher, it made me really mad. Anyway, I will not be visiting that Publix again for a long time. And to think, I always liked Publix. NOT ANY MORE. MAD.
Publix sucks
I had coupons for baby things- a $5 off a can of formula (of a certain size) & a buy a big pack (box) of diapers, get a big refill pack of wipes free. Oh, and these are Publix-only coupons. They sent them to me through their baby club.
I clip my coupons & head to our neighborhood Publix. I start with the formula. They no longer sell a can that big, they have this new thing that's not a can (it's a weird plastic container). It's totally fine, but the size is smaller than what I needed to get to use my coupon. Fab. Head to the diapers. Surely they have my diapers.
They don't have a big box of diapers in her size. They only have the smaller sizes and the larger sizes. Apparently every baby in my area wears diapers that are size 2. So I buy the jumbo pack of size 2s (this is smaller than the box) & go ahead & get the wipes too anyway because we *get this* actually NEED them.
So yeah, I got everything I needed at Publix. But in reality, I didn't save anything from shopping there. I should have just gone to Walmart & forgot it. Publix, you're on my bad list.
I clip my coupons & head to our neighborhood Publix. I start with the formula. They no longer sell a can that big, they have this new thing that's not a can (it's a weird plastic container). It's totally fine, but the size is smaller than what I needed to get to use my coupon. Fab. Head to the diapers. Surely they have my diapers.
They don't have a big box of diapers in her size. They only have the smaller sizes and the larger sizes. Apparently every baby in my area wears diapers that are size 2. So I buy the jumbo pack of size 2s (this is smaller than the box) & go ahead & get the wipes too anyway because we *get this* actually NEED them.
So yeah, I got everything I needed at Publix. But in reality, I didn't save anything from shopping there. I should have just gone to Walmart & forgot it. Publix, you're on my bad list.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Fixers
I feel frustrated when I try to help other people but they are unwilling to help themselves. I know what's right for them to do & honestly, they do too. I care about them & want what's best for them, but they are unwilling to change or take the actions necessary to fix the situation.
It's frustrating when people won't help themselves. Granted, sometimes David feels this way about me. However, when I talk to him about something, I'm not expecting him to fix it, I'm expecting him to listen. When someone is talking to me about something, I do try to listen too, but maybe I offer advice too much? I don't know. Maybe I get that way once the situation goes on a long time & I don't really feel like listening is helping & I'm ready for the situation to be resolved? I don't really get it. I do not beat a dead horse around David, that I do know. But I think he tries to fix EVERYTHING without listening because he's a guy. That's just how guys are, fixers.
Could I be any more vague?
It's frustrating when people won't help themselves. Granted, sometimes David feels this way about me. However, when I talk to him about something, I'm not expecting him to fix it, I'm expecting him to listen. When someone is talking to me about something, I do try to listen too, but maybe I offer advice too much? I don't know. Maybe I get that way once the situation goes on a long time & I don't really feel like listening is helping & I'm ready for the situation to be resolved? I don't really get it. I do not beat a dead horse around David, that I do know. But I think he tries to fix EVERYTHING without listening because he's a guy. That's just how guys are, fixers.
Could I be any more vague?
Happy Post Labor Day!
So first, I must apologize for the spacing in my previous post. Apparently, when I type long posts on my phone & submit them, the lines are all weird. I realize it's still readable, but definitely annoying to look at. My apologizes. I'll keep that in mind in the future.
The rest of the weekend was busy. Yesterday was spent hanging out with the in-laws & letting Emma play with her cousins, in between naps. She napped a lot yesterday, she was totally worn out! We played games (cards for me, both cards & video games for David). Watched some TV. Waited for homemade ice cream to freeze, unfortunately it never did. We did enjoy homemade chocolate milk shakes though! Also, breakfast casserole, boneless bbq ribs, green beans, potato salad, etc. It was all very yummy!
Last night, David & I (& Em) went to see Traitor at the Drive-In movie. It was actually really good. It was nice to have some time to ourselves at the end of our weekend.
This week, since it's a holiday week, David gets to go in an hour later & leave an hour earlier! So instead of getting home at 7:30, he'll get home at 6:30. That'll be so nice. (David works a 4 day work week, but it's an hour away. Thus instead of getting off work at 6:30 this week, he gets off at 5:30. This only happens weeks with a holiday).
Also, my bratty friend Valerie got a new car. I'm way jealous. She needs to get her butt over here this week & let me see it (HINT HINT).
That's probably enough.
The rest of the weekend was busy. Yesterday was spent hanging out with the in-laws & letting Emma play with her cousins, in between naps. She napped a lot yesterday, she was totally worn out! We played games (cards for me, both cards & video games for David). Watched some TV. Waited for homemade ice cream to freeze, unfortunately it never did. We did enjoy homemade chocolate milk shakes though! Also, breakfast casserole, boneless bbq ribs, green beans, potato salad, etc. It was all very yummy!
Last night, David & I (& Em) went to see Traitor at the Drive-In movie. It was actually really good. It was nice to have some time to ourselves at the end of our weekend.
This week, since it's a holiday week, David gets to go in an hour later & leave an hour earlier! So instead of getting home at 7:30, he'll get home at 6:30. That'll be so nice. (David works a 4 day work week, but it's an hour away. Thus instead of getting off work at 6:30 this week, he gets off at 5:30. This only happens weeks with a holiday).
Also, my bratty friend Valerie got a new car. I'm way jealous. She needs to get her butt over here this week & let me see it (HINT HINT).
That's probably enough.
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