Rock

and roll!

4 months {emmy}

another back-posted update.  self, you are such a slacker

• we ditched the swaddle at night and you did just fine without it.  11/9/09
• during tummy time you like to lift your bottom up in the air (head and chest too some times)
• you got to go to your first (and likely last, until you are in college) girl's weekend in Ottawa.
• You love to kick and splash in the tub
• Currently, you are wearing 6 month clothing
• We took a road trip to see your Indiana family, you did great!
• You grasp your hands together in front of you richest
• Little monkey girl....you love to feel and explore with your feet and toes.
• Your most ticklish spots include your collarbone and ribs
• You take 6oz bottles 6 times a day.
• Your nose is still stuffy.
• You love to babble and your favorite sound is "ah-goo".
• We are practicing sitting up and you can do it with a little support.
• You swing at the objects on your playmat and grasp at them too.
• Moved up to a size 3 diaper
• You fall asleep in the evenings on the way home from school.  When we get home, i run the dryer and put you on top.  It works out perfectly b/c I have just enough time to make dinner before you wake up.
• Bedtime is around 745pm (we are on a baby led schedule, not parent)
• Now when you clasp your hands at your chest, you interlock your fingers like you are saying a little prayer.

Thanksgiving

...It really should be a daily act, not just a holiday that occurs once a year.

Tonight, I'm so thankful for a loving husband who is already so involved in Emmy's life- it means that she already has a great role model.

Tonight, I'm so thankful for a roof over my head, a belly full of frozen custard, and a job- it means my primary needs are being met.

Tonight, I'm so thankful for DVR, the woodburning stove and other luxuries- it means I am not in want.

Tonight, I'm so thankful for the path my life has taken- it means that God is in control.

10 legs + 2 arms = our kids

Here are some pictures from the recent happenings in the life of a 3 month old.

Cousin Jackson showing Emmy how to work the exersaucer.

Gettin ready for bed.

With great gma and gpa and cousins Jackson and Avery.

Check out them rollllllls!

My fat and happy baby :)

Is Frank kissing Emmy? Or Emmy kissing Frank?

It's so hard to get them all facing the camera at the same time.

Gettin some lovins from Mimi.

3 Months {emmy}

(note to self: you had to back date this one too)

• lifting head and part of chest off of ground during tummy time, but not really enjoying it
• loves to sing songs w/ hand motions.  especially "head and shoulders, knees and toes".  This song always gets a cackling response.
• 1st trip to the pumpkin patch.
• conversational cooing
• Attended KU-OU game (Oct 24).  Kansas got whipped.
• Drinking 5oz in bottles, eating every 3 hours.
• Likes looking at herself in a mirror
• Laughs out loud, and it's awesome.
• Has slept as much as 11-12 hours on the weekends when we don't have to wake her up for school.
• Started sucking on fist.
• Flapper for halloween (little black dress with a red silk flower on skirt)
• Congested baby.  Has battled either cold or allergies for about 3 weeks now.
• We finally experienced our first MEGA blowout....up the back all the way to the shoulder blades!
• Loves staring at the TV, especially when we watch "The Office".
• Moved into crib at 12 weeks.
• Goes to bed around 820pm.

our lil punkin