Emma, 11/28/04

Emma's Thanksgiving Day Bath

Happy Thanksgiving!

It's Emma's first Thanksgiving, and we all have so much to be thankful for... Emma, of course, is the newest thing we have to be thankful for. We're also thankful for our family and wonderful friends, and all the blessings in our lives. Happy Thanksgiving to you all!


It snowed last night!

Emma says Hi!

Tonight we were just sitting playing with Emma, and I said "Emma, can you say ''Hi'' to Abbi?" and out of the blue, she let out with a squeal that sounded exactly like the word "Hi!" We were all stunned. Every one of us heard it, and Jordan immediately wanted to call everyone he knew to let them know that Emma said hi. Of course, this is obviously just a fluke, but it was still amazing and very funny!


Emma ''talking'' to Abbi

Emma coos and makes noises all the time now, and is a very happy baby. We can take her anywhere and she won't fuss or make a scene, and she smiles quite a lot... even at complete strangers! The exception to this was, of course, when we took her to get her Christmas photo done. No one could seem to make her smile that day, and she definitely did not like being moved into all the different positions they tried to place her in.

Emma sucks her thumb in her sleep.

Big smiles!

Emma's smiles just keep getting bigger. There are a lot more pictures I just posted at the other site, Emma's Photo Page. Click the link here or the small icon below to visit the photo gallery. There is also a permanent link on the right side of this screen.


Big smiles! 

Another good night's sleep

Emma has been sleeping through the night all this week, by the way! So we have been sleeping quite well lately. :)

Vaccination day

Today we took Emma to her two-month doctor appointment. She weighs 11 pounds 5.5 ounces which is in the 50th percentile, she is 22.5 inches long which is also 50th percentile,, and her head was 16 inches in circumference which is 90th percentile! She is a very healthy and happy baby (which we knew) and everything looks good. She got three vaccinations today, though, which made Emma cry a LOT. She was not too happy about being poked three times -- twice in one leg and once in the other.

OK, OK, OK...

So it's been a long time since we last updated the site. We know! We've been hearing about it from all of you... apparently people are visiting to see what's new with Emma a lot more frequently than we imagined. We should start advertising on sleepers and bibs!


Emma smiles at Daddy, 11-5-2004

I plan to post more photos here and at the other photo site for Emma later today. So check back, don't give up faith, and keep visiting! And hey, if you visited and like the site, leave us a message -- even if it's an "anonymous" comment!

We've been quite busy these last few weeks, with a trip to Grand Rapids, Halloween in Gaylord, and lots of visiting with friends and family. (Plus lots of shopping with Mommy!) Emma was a ladybug for Halloween, and although she didn't go door to door this year, she went with us in the car while Jordan (who was an Orc from Lord of the Rings) and Abbi (who was "Spiderella") gathered up tons of candy.

We took a trip to Grand Rapids in Early October for a Conference my company was participating in, and Emma was a perfect angel the whole time. Actually, she has been very good every time we have ever taken her anywhere. OK, except for that one time at Wal-Mart. I swear every kid yells and screams when they are in Wal-Mart. I think they must sell more candy that way at the checkout counter.

Emma is now 8 weeks old, and has begun smiling all the time. She even smiled at Jordan on Halloween. The best part is, we can definitely tell she is smiling on purpose, and that it's not just gas. She has also started occasionally making "cooing" noises, and she gets quite excited, like she really wants to tell us something. She's still on her normal schedule of bedtime around 11:30pm and then one or two feedings between about 3am and 7:30am. Although last night she slept straight through until 7am. (She might have a slight cold starting... I'm sick with one myself and have been all week, and I wouldn't be surprised if I've given it to her despite her higher levels of immunity right now.)

More later, including pictures -- I'll try to "pre-date" them so they follow chronologically and match up with the dates in the blog, so be sure to scroll down and check them out!

Oh yeah, and here is one more photo of Emma, animated for your enjoyment!


Emma, being silly.