Thursday, December 31, 2009
Snow & Icicles
Right after we first moved into our new house (almost a month ago) we had a fairly big snow storm which left our neighborhood covered in about a foot of snow and icicles all over the house. It was a difficult time for us to have snow, as we were just moving and had wood we needed to get covered in the front yard, groceries to buy and just plain craziness, but it was very pretty!! Here are a few pictures:
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
An Emma Update!
Well, it's been awhile since I've updated everyone on Emma's life, so here goes. My last update was after her 9 month appointment, and she has had a couple since then. Emma is doing very well!! At her 12 month appointment she weighed 19 pounds, 5 ounces and she was 28.5 inches & at her 15 month appointment she weighed 23 pounds and she was 30.5 inches. She is growing, growing, growing!! She is no longer underweight and she is right in the normal range for height and weight.
She had to get several shots at her 12 month appointment and for once Dave was there to witness it. It was very sad!! But she didn't have to get any at her 15 month appointment so that was nice for Mommy and Emma! :)
She is very healthy except for her eczema that we are still trying to deal with. We've been trying oatmeal baths and lotions but the poor thing can still get very itchy around her ankles. The Dr. gave us some new medicine at her 15 month checkup that seems to have cleared it up. Hopefully it will stay cleared up! We have also been referred to an allergist to find out what she may be allergic to. She seems to have outbreaks every once in awhile and we can't always figure out what it was that bothered her. Hopefully we will get that appointment in soon.
She took her first steps 2 weeks after her 1st birthday and after a couple of months of slowly getting better at it, she is now an expert walker. She has one pair of shoes that can sometimes fall off when we are outside and she gets very upset when that happens. She picks it up and brings it right over to Dave or I to put it back on.
She also finally got some teeth! Her first tooth appeared on September 3 just before she turned 13 months and she now has 3 teeth in with a couple more on the way. She has been enjoying discovering her new chompers and loving being able to eat a few new things.
Emma has been a very healthy child her whole life, but she did finally get her first cold a couple of weeks ago. It was very sad to see her sneeze and sneeze and have snot come shooting out her nose. And for such an active child, it was sad to see her just sitting around. It lasted for several days, but she is doing well now (after passing it onto Mommy & Daddy of course).
She is a wonderful, wonderful girl and we love watching her learn new things. She seems to be learning things at such a rapid pace now. She picks up new words every day and she is becoming quite the little copy cat - we have to watch ourselves a bit more now. ;) She has her next Dr.'s appointment at 18 months and hopefully it won't take me so long to update everyone on how she is doing.
She had to get several shots at her 12 month appointment and for once Dave was there to witness it. It was very sad!! But she didn't have to get any at her 15 month appointment so that was nice for Mommy and Emma! :)
She is very healthy except for her eczema that we are still trying to deal with. We've been trying oatmeal baths and lotions but the poor thing can still get very itchy around her ankles. The Dr. gave us some new medicine at her 15 month checkup that seems to have cleared it up. Hopefully it will stay cleared up! We have also been referred to an allergist to find out what she may be allergic to. She seems to have outbreaks every once in awhile and we can't always figure out what it was that bothered her. Hopefully we will get that appointment in soon.
She took her first steps 2 weeks after her 1st birthday and after a couple of months of slowly getting better at it, she is now an expert walker. She has one pair of shoes that can sometimes fall off when we are outside and she gets very upset when that happens. She picks it up and brings it right over to Dave or I to put it back on.
She also finally got some teeth! Her first tooth appeared on September 3 just before she turned 13 months and she now has 3 teeth in with a couple more on the way. She has been enjoying discovering her new chompers and loving being able to eat a few new things.
Emma has been a very healthy child her whole life, but she did finally get her first cold a couple of weeks ago. It was very sad to see her sneeze and sneeze and have snot come shooting out her nose. And for such an active child, it was sad to see her just sitting around. It lasted for several days, but she is doing well now (after passing it onto Mommy & Daddy of course).
She is a wonderful, wonderful girl and we love watching her learn new things. She seems to be learning things at such a rapid pace now. She picks up new words every day and she is becoming quite the little copy cat - we have to watch ourselves a bit more now. ;) She has her next Dr.'s appointment at 18 months and hopefully it won't take me so long to update everyone on how she is doing.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Thanksgiving & Visit to Seattle
This year we went to Seattle for Thanksgiving. We were up there for about a week and it was a very nice relaxing time. We had been so busy and stressed with getting ready for the move, that it was very good to have some forced resting time.
While we were up there Emma got to do a couple of fun fall outdoor things. She dug up potatoes with Grandpa, picked herbs with Grandma, played PIG, found some flowers and splashed in puddles. It was all very cute. She loved playing outside and we are happy to now live in a place where we can do that everyday! :)
While we were up there Emma got to do a couple of fun fall outdoor things. She dug up potatoes with Grandpa, picked herbs with Grandma, played PIG, found some flowers and splashed in puddles. It was all very cute. She loved playing outside and we are happy to now live in a place where we can do that everyday! :)
On the actual Thanksgiving day she really enjoyed her breakfast of monkey bread and blueberries, but wasn't too fond of Thanksgiving dinner. It was actually very amusing looking back on it. My mom made all kinds of things that she normally likes but she wouldn't even try any of it. Well, she did eat cranberry sauce and candied apples. She also liked pumpkin pie the next day. I suppose she is getting a bit of a sweet tooth! :)
I also got to celebrate my birthday while we were up there. It was soooo fun to be able to spend my birthday with my family and go out to dinner at my favorite restaurant! I've been going there for my birthday ever since I can remember so it was very special.
It was a wonderful trip and we really had a great time!
I also got to celebrate my birthday while we were up there. It was soooo fun to be able to spend my birthday with my family and go out to dinner at my favorite restaurant! I've been going there for my birthday ever since I can remember so it was very special.
It was a wonderful trip and we really had a great time!
Emma Meets Tigger!
The second weekend in November my entire family came down for a quick visit. It was kind of a last minute thing, but it was really fun because it has been a LONG time since all 5 (Mom, Dad, Emily, Jake & I) of us, plus Dave & Emma have been able to do a vacation type thing. My parents treated us to the Husky/UCLA football game and then Disneyland the next day. Although Emma had been to Disneyland before, this trip was special because she got to meet Tigger for the first time. She wore her Tigger costume from Halloween and we waited in line. She was a bit hesitant, but she warmed up quickly and really enjoyed getting kisses and hugs from Tigger. He spent a lot of time with her which was very nice! So, here she is:
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