Pictures!

Our precious baby smiling in her sleep.

Emma kept wiggling away and slouching in the chair while we were trying to get her 2 month picture.

Emma loves to SMILE!

Emma smiling at Maddie while she was visiting her. Maddie had just moved away from her when I took the picture. Emma sure loves her puppies Maddie and Tucker.

The typical way Emma sleeps with her hands above her head. She also NEVER keeps socks on because she is always kicking her legs.

Another picture of Emma smiling away.

2 Months

Dear Emma,
Where has the time gone? Today we celebrate the fact that you are two months old. You would think that Daddy and I would get use to little girls growing up so fast to our surprise your sister will be 7 and 1/2 this week. You have made many growths in this last month. We left the NICU just a month ago with our little peanut who weighed in at 6 pounds 14 ounces and we were lucky if we could get you to take 50 mls every 3 hours. As of this week you weigh in at 8 pounds and will take as much as 90 mls every 2-3 hours. You have also taken a big notice to your surroundings. You love to stare at the many pictures on the walls. Nothing beats your love for ceiling fans though. You will sit and smile and laugh at them whenever you get a chance. Thankfully they are in every room of the house and the grandparents both have them as well. On the talk of smiling you are starting to smile more and more each day. You melt our hearts when you smile at us and we can see that little dimple that you and your sister both have. You also have started making baby sounds more often and we love to have conversations with you. While you have all your cute moments, the last few days you have shown us that you have to have a complete meltdown at some point between 6 and 7:30. It is pretty much like clockwork that we can expect it to start. You are still sleeping 4-5 hour stretches at night and REFUSE to sleep throughout the day. You are definitely a Daddy's Girl and will quit crying the moment he picks you up or takes you from someone.
We think back about 2 months ago and how our lives changed so drastically and can't believe how far you have come. You have proven to us that you are a fighter and you are going to be everything people say you can be and more. You continue to bring Daddy and I closer each day and we love the way you round out our family. We not only celebrate you being 2 months old this week, but we celebrate Wednesday the fact that you were discharged from the NICU 1 month ago.
May God continue to bless you and our family Emma. Mommy and Daddy thank you for all you have done to make our lives better and all that you will continue to do that will make our lives better. God blessed us with you as our baby for a reason and each day we see that reason a little more.
WE LOVE YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK - FOREVER AND EVER,
LOVE,
Daddy and Mommy

2 Months Old

Emma at 1 month old.

And Emma today at 2 months old. She is growing up so fast.

Video from today

Our Weekend!

Here is a little recap of our weekend:
Friday-We headed down to Natural Bridge Elementary where I work to let the 4th and 5th grade classes meet Emma. Since we run on an inclusion model at my school I don't just work with my special education students, I spend time in the regular education classroom. The rest of the kids had wanted to see Emma after the day my students got to see her. Seeing as I had to print of my IEPs we went ahead and made the visit. We made a brief appearance at the 4th grade picnic, but were getting mauled and it became overwhelming for Daddy, Emma, and I. When we went to see the 5th graders, I had them stay at their desks and walked Emma around and it was much better. After a visit at the school we headed home and then made a run to Wal-Mart.
Saturday - In the morning, I got up to go to some yard sales with a friend and Emma and Daddy slept in. We then hung out around the house and headed to have a cookout and hang out with the McIntire's that night. Emma had fun visiting with her future best friend Kylie(who is 1) and her big brother Braden(almost 3) who kept her entertained. We then headed home and turned in for the night.
Sunday- This morning we tried to go to church, but Emma had her plans and we didn't quite make it. We have a hard time getting the 3 of us ready some mornings. We hung out around the house and did some cleaning. We are trying to get some of the clutter from coming home from the hospital taken care of finally. We went down to the Martin's house so Daddy could get a haircut and Emma had a bit of a meltdown. She seemed to be hot and not enjoying the heat, takes after her Mama. So we came home and have been trying to calm her down. She has had an AMAZING day with her feedings. She has taken 3 ounces a couple of times and will have taken over 600 mls today which is phenomenal for her. Right now she is laying in her crib(the first time - she sleeps in our room normally) and it seems to be calming her down. So since we finally have her settled Daddy and I are going to head to bed ourselves.
Tomorrow our baby girl will be 2 months old and I start my last week of maternity leave. It isn't that bad though because I only have to work one week and then summer vacation starts.

Video from this Morning

Here is some video of Emma from this morning. She is hanging out in her Nap Nanny which is a device that was designed to help children with reflux. She seems to enjoy laying in it. We were attempting to get ready for church, but Emma had other plans and we didn't quite make it. Guess we will try again next time. She was a very happy baby smiling away at Tucker(our Jack Russell).

Updates

We have had two fun filled days, but it is late so I will post about them tomorrow. Will also try and get a video up tomorrow.