Girls Weekend in Palm Springs

Well, it's taken me awhile to get this up, but last weekend was a very fun and exciting weekend for Emma & I. 6 of my college roommates/suitemates came out here for a reunion and baby shower for Emma. We had a great time just hanging out in the pool, relaxing and catching up on our lives. I think we might try to make it an annual event.

The shower part was a lot of fun too. Bri planned some very fun games, including a drinking game for us older people (not Emma or her friend Maddie who came to visit too). We had to drink our drink out of a bottle. It's not so easy - let me tell you! Here are a couple of us going at it:

All of Emma's Westmont Aunties got to decorate onesies, shirts & bibs for her too. They are so cute and it was such a fun idea:

My friend Kate had a baby in February - Miss Maddie. She was able to bring Maddie with her last weekend and so Emma got to meet her first friend! Unfortunately Emma seemed to sleep the entire weekend so she didn't get to hang out with Maddie a lot but it was still fun! Here are Maddie and Emma meeting eachother:

So all in all it was a very fun weekend! Emma & I miss having our friends closer and we were so blessed to have them all come out to see us. Hopefully we can see them all again soon!

Emma's Getting Bigger!

I went back to the breastfeeding clinic yesterday that I visited the first week Emma was born. It's in a baby furniture store and they have a lactation consultant there, but it's also just a place for moms to go and hang out with the little bambinos. It's very convenient if you happen to be out running errands and just need a place to go feed your baby.

Anyway, they have a scale there and so I got to weigh Emma again. She now weighs 9 pounds, 3 ounces!! I couldn't believe how big she was. It was funny b/c all the other moms there yesterday had about 3 week old babies so Emma was definitely the oldest and she looked so big compared to the other babies. She is growing up too quickly!!! :)

A Special Moment

So this morning Emma woke up around 6 to eat. So I fed her and then I just let her stay in bed with me 'cause I was wide awake and she was cuddly. She fell asleep and I just cuddled with her until Dave's alarm went off. He had to get up earlier than normal b/c he has jury duty today and so I got up around 6:45 with him to see if I could start getting some things done around the house. I left Emma in our bed 'cause she was cozy and I knew I could keep an eye on her. Well it didn't take long before she woke up and was upset that she was all alone.

I went over to her and picked her up and she instantly stopped crying. Then I changed her diaper but I could tell she was still tired and not ready to wake up. So I went back to bed with her and she fell asleep as soon as I let her cuddle with me again. Right now she's just sleeping on my chest as I write this. I feel so special when she just wants Mommy!! :)

An Exciting Weekend of Softball & Swimming!!

This was a very exciting weekend for Emma! On Friday she got to go to watch Daddy play softball for the first time. Since she's been born it has been too hot to go but on Friday it only got into the mid 90's so it was "cool" enough to go! :) She had a great time hanging out until about 1/2 way through when she got a little bit tired and then Mommy had to walk her around for awhile until the game was over. It was fun for me to be able to go see Dave too - I haven't gone to one of his games for a couple of months now.

Then on Saturday, Dave had a softball tournament in Beaumont and we got to go to that too. Emma was an angel and slept through most of the day. Everyone commented on how cute she was - which is soooooo true!! :)

Today we decided to take Emma for her first swim in the pool. I have a bunch of wonderful college girlfriends coming out next weekend and we plan to be outside and in the pool. Well we decided that we wanted Dave there for her first swim so we went today! Here she is in her swimsuit (which is still a bit big) getting ready to go to the pool:

She is relatively happy. Then we actually went to the pool. She didn't seem to hate it, but she also didn't love it. It was really bright outside and she didn't really like that so we didn't stay outside for very long. Maybe she'll need to get some baby sunglasses! :)

All in all it was a very fun weekend! After dinner she got a bath (which she liked 'cause the water's warm) and now she's all snuggled up in her jammies falling asleep in her bouncy sweet. She is very cute!!!

I'm Finally Writing an Entry

My apologies to all of our faithful readers for not writing an update sooner. In reading Jenn's entries, I think she covered all the basics. Getting to spend time with Emma has been wonderful and I can't believe it has already been over a month! I've realized that, not surprisingly, watching Emma is a full-time job. She very much likes to be held at all times and doesn't really want to give you any time to do anything else. Therefore, I try to give Jenn some time to herself after I get home. That being said, Jenn pretty much does most things for Emma during the week. And I have to say she does a great job. To those of you who thought she couldn't function with less than 13 hours of sleep a night, she has proved all of us wrong!

This weekend, Emma gets to see me play in 3 softball games. This will be her first time outside for an extended period of time. Also, we are about to start a life group with 4 other couples, one who might have a kid about the same age as Emma, so she might be able to have her first friend! Of course, then she will have to become interested in something besides eating and sleeping!

2nd Visit to the Doctor

Emma had her second Dr.'s appointment today and she did very well! She had to get one shot and she only screamed for a tiny little bit! The Dr. said she is very healthy and is looking good. She now weighs 8 pounds, 10 ounces and she has grown 1/4". The Dr. said she is right in the middle of where most babies are at one month so that is good. She has to go back in another month to get a couple of more shots. Yeah for healthy babies - it makes Mommy & Daddy happy!! :)

One Month Old!

Emma is one month old today! Parents always talk about how time goes by so quickly and it is SO TRUE!! It amazes me that she is already a month and it also makes me truly try to cherish every moment we have with her, because before we know it she will be all grown up. It has been a month filled with lots of different emotions and although it has been a bit exhausting at times, Dave & I can't express how much we love Emma and how much joy and pleasure she has brought to our lives!!!

So I decided that I'll try and keep updating this entry as the day goes by, so we can log everything she does on her one month birthday!

She slept really well last night and so Mommy is a very happy person. That also means that as of now (8:45), she hasn't done much but sleep. So here she is sleeping:

Well, Emma woke up at 9:00 this morning, had a good breakfast of Mommy's milk and more Mommy's milk, and got her diaper changed...whoohoo!! Then she wanted to cuddle so we sat in the recliner and rocked for quite some time - one of her favorite things (I think). It wasn't long after that when it was time to eat again and then take a nap with Mommy while watching Gilmore Girls. :)

She seems to be waking up now (12:00) and it's time for another diaper change and time for Mommy to try and eat some lunch. Maybe Emma would like to swing for awhile.

Well, our afternoon was filled with much of the same things as the morning: napping, eating and hanging out! Emma hung out in her swing long enough for me to be able to eat lunch and take a shower - she is such an angel! Then this afternoon I took a few naked baby pictures so here they are:

The evening ended with Emma getting to spend some time with Daddy after work while Mommy ran a couple errands. Then Mommy took over and she and Emma watched Gossip Girl and Prison Break. And by 10:00 she was asleep. It was a good day - we love you Emma!!

Weeks Two - Four

I apologize for the delay in updating our blog recently. I have been trying to get Dave to write the next entry so it's not just all about my experiences. Although he willingly agreed to write something he keeps being busy or something like that and hasn't done it yet... :) So, I am going to leave this entry blank until he does get around to writing something - hopefully tonight!! But I will continue with the rest of Emma's life from here so we don't get too far behind! :)