Emme's Blessing

Both sets of Grandparents were able to come visit this weekend for Emme's blessing. Also Emme was three months old on the 22nd.

Big Boy Elijah!

Elijah brought me the camera this morning and told me to take a picture of how he can put his undies on by himself. He was very proud of himself. He likes to wear the undies backwards so that he can see the picture that is suppossed to be on the bum. Seriously, whoever designed little kids undies so that all the fun pictures were on the back was a fool! Who wants to wear a fun picture that they can't see?

I realized that I haven't posted in a few weeks, so here is a little bit about what we have been up to. The last two nights Emme has slept all the way through the night! Yea! Elijah slept through the night at about 11 weeks as well, so we hope she takes after her brother. Elijah is excited to have her move into his room, so as he puts it "he can have a sleep over with his Emme girl every night." Too cute. Elijah is the best big brother, he really seems to love and appreciate Emme for who and what she is. I can't wait for her to be big enough so they can actually play together. Emme is fascinated by Elijah and other kids, and she very much wants to be involved in what they are doing. A few weeks ago in nursery Emme and I stayed with Elijah and Emme kept leaning forward out of my arms and trying to get down on the floor with the other kids. She always kicks her legs and waves her little arms inorder to try to play. Unfortunately for her, she almost always ends up fussing because she is frustrated that she can't play the way she wants to. It is crazy to think that she is going to be three months old this week. She is growing up so fast and I love every minute of it. I can't wait for her to be able to talk so she can tell me everything about her world. She really seems to have a sweet little personality and she is very sensitive to the mood and atmosphere around her. Elijah is doing really great as well. He is doing much better with potty training and is enjoying wearing big boy undies. He loves getting dressed up, especially wearing ties and church clothes, and he is amazing at staying put together and clean. He looks as good when he comes out of nursery as he does when he went in. The other Sunday they had chocolate pudding as the snack and he refused to eat it because it was messy and he was all dressed "fancy." He is becoming very independent and seems to need less reassurance from Dustin and I in public situations. We went to a work party the other night and Elijah quickly made friends with a few boys that were about 4 or 5, and he played with them outside for several hours without needing Dustin and I at all. We laughed too because he came inside after playing outside in the dark in wet grass and leaves for several hours, and his pants, shirt and shoes were still clean enough to wear to church the following day. He is the only two and a half year old boy I know that can manage that.

Embry is 2 Months Old

Yesterday Emme had her two month doctor appointment and we were able to find out how big she is. Emme is now 11lb 2oz and she is 23 1/4in long. She is right at the middle of the percentiles for her weight and the size of her head. She is on the long side for length. Dustin and I are so used to how long and SKINNY Elijah was as a baby, and still is, that we think Emme is positively chubby (in a good baby way of course). So when the doctor told me yesterday that she is very long and skinny for a baby her age, I realized how warped our perception of what a normal baby looks like is. LOL We think Emme is beautiful and we are so happy everyday that she joined our family 9 weeks ago.

Sibling Love

Elijah is the best big brother! He is always willing to play with Emme. He loves to read her books, sing her songs and show her all of her toys. Because of all the pampering Elijah gives her, Emme ALWAYS has a smile and giggle for him. I love to watch them play together, it warms my heart and makes for sweet days.

Happy Anniversary!

Happy Anniversary Dustin! Thanks for marrying me and giving me two beautiful children. I have had a great time being married to you these last four years. You are a great husband to me, and an awesome dad to our kids. You have been more than I deserve! Love you!

Embry

A few weekends ago, I had an interesting experience at Quiznos with Emme. It really is a very funny story, but also kind of sad for Emme. We had ordered our food and Emme and I were sitting at the table waiting while Dustin and Eli got everyone's drinks. So these two young college guys came into the restaurant and were waiting to order. One of them looks back at our table and stares at Emme in her car seat. The proud mama that I am I expect him to smile at her, like what a cute kid, and then look away. Instead he turns to his friend and says "dude, that little baby looks pissed." His friend turns around looks at Emme and says with a chuckle "yeah, she does." Then they both finally notice me sitting there and realize that I heard them talking about my baby, and they immediately looked at their shoes and turned around! I realize that I probably should have felt angry, but instead when I looked over at her, I realized that she did looked extremely angry! The sad thing is that I know that she wasn't really upset, in fact she was very peacefully sleeping! My poor scowly baby, I guess we need to teach her to smile more!