Em&N

Noah's Birthday Story

2010-10-27T14:56:00.000-05:00

Almost a month later and I am just now posting. So here is the delivery story...

It was a great day (Sept 29th). I picked up Emerson from school and Gregg got off work early. We took the afternoon to hangout because I was scheduled to go in on the 30th to be induced. During the pregnancy almost every Friday night we would eat Larry's Pizza. I craved their cheeseburger pizza...yummmm! So, we ate there. While eating I began having contractions. So, lets rewind...a week and a half ago I went to the hospital having contractions only to have to do the "walk of shame." They sent me home because I didn't progress any. So, I really didn't start monitoring the contractions. Not sure if I was in denial because I was suppose to go in the next day or maybe that I didn't want to do the "walk of shame" again. So, we ate and then went home. Had movie night with Emerson and then put her to bed and then we started getting ready for bed. So, we are in bed and the contractions are getting stronger. We start to time them and they are 2-4 minutes apart. We were wondering what to do so we called the labor and delivery at Baptist. They pretty much told us that we could do what we wanted. We waited about 45 more minutes and then decided to go on to the hospital. My mom was already here and staying the night. So we told her we were going to go on to the hospital. Before we could get to the interstate we get pulled over! Yes I said we got pulled over! And whats better is that the police officer said I didn't have my radar on but you looked like you were going a little fast and did you know that you have a headlight out? Gregg's response was yes, we are on our way to the hospital she is in labor!!! The cop looks at me then all frazzled said ok well go but you need to get the headlight fixed. We were laughing so hard! So we get to the hospital and get all checked in. They checked me and I was 100% effaced and at 3 cm. Then within an hour I have Noah!!! Shortly after the nurse checks me, the nurse asked if I wanted any meds for pain. They explained that the med could make me tired...sedated like. I didn't want to feel out of control so I declined it. Then a little after that the contractions were VERY strong and I was in pain. I told the nurse that I wanted that med now but she said that if I could wait the anesthesiologist would be there in about 15 min. Then I felt like I needed to push..Gregg called the nurse in...she checked me and then you hear the panic in her voice, "I need help in here." Yeah, I was at 10 cm and Noah was ready to be here. At this point I freak out a little, I mean I didn't have any pain meds and I didn't have my epidural. I was suppose to have an epidural...NO pain please!!! So, I look at the nurse and said, "This is not how I had is planned!" They had to calm me down a bit and tell me to push. Thank goodness it only took a few pushes!!! I hope I don't offend anyone but I would NEVER choose to give birth without meds/epidural!!! So, Mr Noah made it here with only nurses delivering him. Yes, that is correct he came so quick I didn't get any meds, no epidural and no doctor! Lol! Noah was born at 1:20am weighing 7lbs 13oz and 21 inches long!!! He is just perfect!!!

Less than a month...

2010-09-06T17:43:00.001-05:00

Ok, I know I have been HORRIBLE about posting!

But here are some belly and family pics :)

Noah will make his debut in less than a month (hopefully)!

I just assume he will come on/near his due date...but we will see!

15 weeks...I think

2010-05-23T22:03:00.000-05:00

I am pretty sure this was taken at 15 weeks. I know I need to get better at blogging.

Exciting News...

2010-02-11T21:30:00.002-06:00

If you don't know what this is...
it is an ultrasound pic...
and that little bitty dot...
well, that would be a baby!
Yep, we are having a baby!
The "little poppy seed" will be here sometime around Oct 3!

And here is the Best Big Sister in the World!!!

Snow Fun

2010-01-29T21:14:00.000-06:00

Christmas 2009

2009-12-25T13:32:00.003-06:00

Santa left Emmie a letter

Daddy reading the letter to Em

Em trying out her new bike helmet

or her helmet to ride her horse

Rockin' out with her new guitar!

The only thing Em asked for...a purple crown!

Emerson is combining her new fishing game with her pony hair piece

Family pic and Em didn't want to cooperate

Still pouting...

Now back to being Princess Emerson!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Playing a Little 'Honky"

2009-12-25T13:28:00.002-06:00

Yes, I said "honky!" That is what Emmie calls hockey!

And I realize these are golf clubs but oh well!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS!!!

2009-12-25T12:26:00.001-06:00

This is a little tradition we started a few years ago...We make a cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to Jesus!!! Emmie was a big helper this year and enjoyed singing :)

Christmas Eve

2009-12-25T12:16:00.001-06:00

Me and Daddy putting out reindeer food

I helped make cookies for Santa, drew Santa a picture

and had Mommy write Santa a letter from me

Me and master piece!!! Now off to bed I go :)

Day 3

2009-09-23T10:01:00.000-05:00

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My New BBF Riley Cate

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Even more of Day 2...

2009-09-22T23:48:00.000-05:00

Day 2 Continue

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Even More of Day 1...

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Day 1 Continue...

2009-09-22T23:26:00.000-05:00

Pics with Princess-Day 2

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Day 1 at Disney

2009-09-22T14:25:00.000-05:00

Stop at Daytona Beach before Disney World

2009-09-22T14:20:00.001-05:00

Miss Thang

2009-08-01T20:49:00.000-05:00

Gavin B-Day Continue

2009-08-01T20:38:00.000-05:00

Gavin's B-Day

2009-08-01T20:34:00.000-05:00

Arbonne Family Day

2009-08-01T20:23:00.000-05:00

Happy Mother's Day

2009-05-11T21:35:00.000-05:00

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day!!

Emerson's First Haircut

2009-04-29T00:02:00.001-05:00

2009-04-29T00:00:00.001-05:00

Easter 2009

2009-04-22T21:52:00.001-05:00

Em's Easter Goodies!

It was too cute...Em woke and realized she had gifts!

Em LOVES her princess golf set!

2009-04-22T21:50:00.003-05:00

All of Emerson's pretties!

I love this pic! Em is so silly!

Easter Egg Hunting

JoAnn wanted to get a pic for Eli's birth announcement. This one was my favorite!

2009-04-22T21:47:00.006-05:00

Mica, Eli, Austin and Emerson

The kids making silly faces!

Mommy and Emmie

So Em is officially passy free!!! We talked about how she should give her passy to baby Eli. Here she is trying to give him one of the passy. It was very sweet!

2009-04-22T21:43:00.001-05:00

All in a days work!!! Em was loving the chocolate candy...can you tell?!?

Princess Emmie

2009-04-22T21:18:00.001-05:00

2009-04-20T22:25:00.002-05:00

Ok, so it has been sooo long since a post and I am not sure if anyone even looks anymore but I have internet again!!! WOOHOO!!! So I am going to post regularly and share the joys of the little Emster!!!

Em's Latest Photo Shoot

2008-11-21T23:37:00.024-06:00

A co-worker of mine, Leslie Sims, took these WONDERFUL pics!!! These aren't even half of them. We had so much fun! Please check out her website at www.lsims.smugmug.com And she is running some Christmas specials! Thanks Leslie!!!

2008-09-23T21:02:00.000-05:00

Internet up and running...New Post Soon!!!

2008-07-23T18:53:00.012-05:00

Just Chillin'

Toy pig...phone...does it really matter?!?

Em is going to be a good mommy one day! Here she is giving her baby a bottle. She did this all on her own. I didn't show her how to give the baby the bottle. Oh and she knew how to put the baby in the highchair. The motherly instinct just kicked in!!

Now baby needs a drink

And now baby needs baby food! Once again she did all this on her own! Emerson you AMAZE me!! I love you baby girl!!!!!!!

And every baby needs a passy :)

Look at this face. I can't remember why she was doing this but we can just call it her duck face!!

My girly, girl and her purse!

Big girl feeding herself

Someone from Texas Loves Me!!!

2008-07-23T17:29:00.005-05:00

Emerson's Aunt Ashley lives in Texas and had this onsie made. What is funny is that Aunt Ashley ordered it for a 6mo old but it was huge. So, a year later she finally can wear it!! Thanks Aunt Ashley!!

Wonder Place is the COOOOLEST!

2008-07-21T21:00:00.013-05:00

Emerson had so much fun at The Wonder Place! She loved the water table!

Look at this face...she is really concentrating!

This is Emmie's dream kitchen!

Chef Emmie!

Ok, another bathroom shot! I have used one of these before. This is the GREATEST invention ever. It allows you to use the restroom without you little one running all over the place!

She loved this little play house!

WEEEEEEEEE!!!

Emerson pickin' some apples!

What a cutie!

I was so impressed, she put this puzzle together with no help! Little genius!!

Pretty Girl

2008-07-21T20:56:00.002-05:00

Here is Emmie on Sunday! She looked so pretty in this little outfit and she kept her bow in!! She looked like such a big girl!! Hope everyone has a good week!!

June 2008

2008-07-09T20:54:00.032-05:00

Pretty girl in her new outfit from Pepaw and Mimi! Thank you! So, happy one minute and...

Not so the next!

Our first time to paint Emerson's finger nails and toe nails. Surprisingly she sat really still!

Emmie and Dr. O'Neill, her pediatrician. We love him, he is such a good doctor! 15 month shots at 16 months. Mommy was a little behind.

Emerson and Aunt JoJo-Fun at the zoo again!

Emmie and her favorite person, Mica

What a cutie!!

Mica trying to cool off under the sprayer. Some like it...

Others don't!

LOVE this pic!

My little sweetie! The next few pictures are a semi fashion show of all the CUTE clothes Em's Aunt Ashley bought her! Thanks Aunt Ashley!!

Strike a pose!

Hot Stuff!

She looks like a golfer here!

This is my best side!

Primping for the next picture

She looks so big here!

Model in training!

Pawpaw fixed our slide and Emmie LOVES it!!

Rosco lovin on Em!

Emerson loves playing outside with these blocks! Thank you Nanu and Pops!!

Pickles...Yummy!!

Emerson is my little helper! Here she is wanting to feed the dogs!! She is SOOOOOOO precious!!!!!!!

Ok, so it has been a while and I apologize! Emerson is getting so big! She is imitating/mimicking EVERYTHING...words, gestures! She is saying so many things...Rosco, Lola, sit (tells the dogs to sit for a treat), Clifford, Barney (yes my I am already eating my words on the tv thing), yes, please, thank you, hot, passy, applesauce, yuck, juice, what's that, uh-oh, fish, Austin, Mica, Pawpaw, I know I am forgetting some words...but here is my favorite word she says...MOMMY...in the sweetest high pitch little voice, it melts my heart every time she says it! She can show you where her head, eyes, nose, mouth, ears, fingers/hand, feet/toes, chin, belly are located. She can tell what a dog, cat, duck, bird, wolf, cow, pig says. She does the hand motions to patty cake and itsy bitsy spider. She will blow on her food itf you tell her it is hot. She LOVES to dance!! She also LOVES to clean and put things in the trash!! She has a best friend at school and her name is Josie!! The teachers tell me that they have a love/hate relationship, which most girls do!! The other day I told her to tell Josie bye and give her a kiss which usually Emerson would blow a kiss. Nope not to Josie, she walked over gave her a kiss and told her bye. I about lost it, my little girl is getting so big!! She has such a cute, sweet and fun personality! Emerson is so compassionate! At school they told me that if a kid is crying she will try to give them her passy, a blanket, toy...something to calm them!! And everyday when we leave school she waves and says bye to EVERYONE and blows them kisses!! Can I say PRECIOUS?!? Emerson, I love you sooooooo much!!!!!!! I hope you know that!! You bring me so much joy!!!!!!! I am so blessed to have you!!!!!!! I thank God EVERY SINGLE DAY for you!!!!!!!

Stuttgart Tornado

2008-07-09T20:16:00.014-05:00

This was 3 houses down from my parents house. By the grace of God my parents house didn't have any damage! God is such a protector, not one fatality in this tornado! God is good!

This is my niece, Audry's trampoline. It flew from their backyard over this house into this persons front yard.

This was across the street from my grandma's house

One of my grandma's neighbors

This is a tree at my grandma's house. It fell in between the two houses.

My Grandmother's backyard. You could see the next door neighbors house or the ally

This is my Grandmother's house. Isn't God good...She didn't have any damage to her house!

Next to my Grandmother's house

This was next door to my Grandmother's house

My Grandmothers street

The back of the middle school. You couldn't even see the front because of trees in the road.

The Armory

May 2008 (part 2)

2008-07-09T19:47:00.020-05:00

It can't get much better than this!!

What a ham!!

Mommy's little chef!!

How sweet is this, cuddling with her glow worm!!

World's Smallest Ponytail

I love how she is on her tippy toes reaching for her milk!

Em loves to throw things away!

She is our little cleaner!!

Em and Mommy at the Trav's game

What a hottie!!

Speaking about hottie, here is Grayson...Emerson's lil hottie!!

Yes, that is a toilet in the background but Emerson never lets me put sunglasses on her and she let me in the bathroom at the zoo. And you know me I had to get a pic!

My big girl! She looks so big to me here!!

First trip to the zoo! Silly gorilla!!

This baby gorilla is about the same age as Emmie! He was so cute!!

Up close and personal with the giraffe

Mommy and me, fun times at the zoo!!

May 2008 (part 1)

2008-06-08T19:34:00.015-05:00

Emerson LOVES to brush her teeth!! She wants to do it by her herself now!

Kept her sunglasses on long enough for me to take a pic!

Our friends, Jaclyn and Austyn

Emmie and Mommy on Mother's Day

Emmie holding her milk shake and waving

Emerson LOVES chocolate milkshakes!!

She is so funny, she will cross her eyes because she is looking at the straw!! I wasn't able to get a pic of that but it was funny!

Emerson and her favorite person, Mica, at the park!

This is me made over!!

What a girly girl! She put my bracelets on her ears as earrings!

Watch out Hollywood, where we come!

Emerson in her new bathing suit! What a cutie!

Emerson and Aunt Jo Jo

I LOVE this picture!!

Things in March...

2008-06-02T20:06:00.007-05:00

Happy Easter!

Emerson, Austin and Mica

Pretty girl in her Easter dress!

Mommy and Emmie!

Oh, what a mess!!

Spaghetti Night!!

Grayson's 1st B-day!!

Mommy and Emmie

Emerson LOVES to slide!

Boyfriend and Girlfriend

Yummy!!!

I Love Ice Cream!

This is the life...

First snow!! What a cutie!!

Prettiest Mom

2008-05-11T20:33:00.002-05:00

Before I was a Mom
I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom -
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom
I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put him down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom -
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.
Before I was a Mom -
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache,
the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.

Ok guys I know it has been a while. I have a lot of catching up to do! Here is a pic of me and Em at the park today. It has been a crazy weekend. We were in Stuttgart this weekend when the tornado hit. I have some pics I will try to post later. I also have 2 mo worth of pic of Em also!! Hopefully I will get better at my blogging skills! I hope everyone had a WONDERFUL Mother's Day!

It's About Time...

2008-03-02T19:27:00.010-06:00

Emmie in my sisters rocking chair. She loved it!!

Emerson loves her some Mica!! My mom made the girls these matching dresses. Aren't they cute???

Silly girl and her daddy!

What a big girl!!!

Look at the super cute boots her Aunt Ashley gave her!

Ok so I apologize for taking so long to post. Here are a few new pics! Enjoy!!

Love Never Fails

2008-02-15T08:05:00.003-06:00

I receive an e-mail devotional everyday from Joel Osteen Ministry. I thought I would share this one! I thought it was neat how I choose this verse yesterday to post and this devotional talks about it today...

Today's Scripture
“Love never fails” (I Corinthians 13:8).

Today's Word from Joel and Victoria
We all have people in our lives that are difficult at times. Maybe it’s someone you work with, a family member or even your spouse. Relationships can be complicated, but remember: love never fails. The Word of God clearly defines love in 1 Corinthians 13. It says that love is patient and kind. It doesn’t seek its own way. Love doesn’t keep a record of wrongs. And most importantly, love never fails. Notice that this chapter doesn’t talk at all about how you feel. God’s love isn’t about feelings. It’s a choice. You can choose to be patient, even when you don’t feel like being patient. You can choose to be kind, even when you don’t feel like being kind. No matter what situation you find yourself in, you can choose love. You are never more like God than when you are walking in love. And when you are walking in love, you will never fail because love never fails. Open your heart to God’s love today. Ask Him to show you how to love others better. As you walk in love, you’ll find peace and live in victory all the days of your life!

A Prayer for Today
Heavenly Father, thank You for Your love which never fails. Thank You for loving me so that I can be free to love others. Empower me, by Your Spirit, to walk in love no matter what I may face today. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Happy Valentine's Day

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Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking. It is not easliy angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love NEVER fails.
1 Corinthians 13: 4-8

Happy Valentine's everyone!!!

Emerson's Birthday Party

2008-02-10T21:24:00.000-06:00

Emerson had a WONDERFUL birthday party today! She is soooo blessed to have soooo many people that love and care about her! We want to thank everyone for attending her birthday and for all the wonderful gifts!! We had a great time seeing and visiting with everyone!! Instead of downloading a lot of pictures, click on the link below and it should take you to the pics that were taken today. Enjoy, we sure did!!! :)

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AZMW7lyzctGL6w&emid=sharview&linkid=link5

Pics from Emerson's 1st Birthday

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First Present

Maybe I should taste it first!
Wow, this is fun!

Our lil' basketball star!

Wow, more bath toys!

Me and my Daddy!

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Me and my Mommy!

Precious Birthday Girl!
Silly faces!!
Eating pizza for the first time and she LOVED it!
Look at that face, it cracks me up!

Still not sure about it.

Feels kinda funny!

I may not eat the cake but Daddy will!

YEEAA!!!

Emmie playing with her new toys!

Good Night Baby Girl!! We LOVE You!!

Emerson is 1!!!

2008-02-07T08:14:00.001-06:00

Happy Birthday baby girl!!! We love you so much! We hope you have a WONDERFUL 1st birthday!!

We already let her open one of her gifts this morning. We have another one for her to open this evening. I made cupcakes for us to eat tonight! I promise we will take LOTS of pictures and post them later! We will have a small birthday party for Emerson, Gregg and me this evening. On Sunday, we will have her actual birthday party!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMERSON!!!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!!!

4 More Days...

2008-02-03T19:22:00.000-06:00

Well, 4 more days and my baby will be 1!! Where has the year gone??? She is soooo much fun!! Here are a few of her "new" toys...she loves the bathtub and as you can see in one of the pictures she is playing with my shaving cream lid...she loves to play with her bumbo...I know it is not a toy and there was a safety recall on the thing but we are always right there when she is playing with it...when asked, she will SOMETIMES touch her head and her belly...the other night I asked her if she was ready for a bath and our precious little girl crawled from the living room to the bathroom...ok and the most exciting news...Emerson started walking Friday night...she is still doing a combintation, walking and crawling but you can tell the fear is gone. Emerson we LOVE you so much!! You are soooo much fun!! You bring smiles to our faces and you make us laugh sooo much!! I am sad to see you grow so fast but excited about what the future holds for us!! We love you baby girl!!!

11 months (a little late)

2008-01-11T19:51:00.000-06:00

I am a little late posting these pics. They were taken on the 7th and we were recovering from the stomach bug. All of us were recovering!! It is crazy that she is already 11 months old. She is so much fun and she is getting such a cute personality. So some things she is doing...puts things up to he ear and says "Hi," when she sees you for the first time she says "Hey," She really is getting curious about everything, she will walk as long as she is holding on to her toy, us, coffee table, etc., she has taken a few steps on her own but still doesn't have the confidence, she likes to eat what we are eating (I think she might be done with baby food. She wants the real stuff), she would rather feed herself, she blows kisses all the time, she got a new convertible car seat (which I will post pics once I remember to take some) and she is doing a lot better with car rides! I guess that is it for now! Emerson you bring us such joy! We love you VERY much!!

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Christmas 2007

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NANU AND POPS CHRISTMAS

Pops, Emmie and Nanu

Nanu, Emerson and Nana

Gavin and Emerson

Uncle Alan, Emmie and Aunt Shelia

Austin and Pops

Aunt Shelia and Emmie

I love this pic! For some reason Emerson kept on looking at this pic and grabbing at the frame. The picture is of Taylor, one of the very special people Emerson is named after.

Aunt Ashley and Emerson

Emerson loves her Lily Leapfrog doll!

Emerson reading her book!

We forgot the camera for PEPAW and MIMI'S CHRISTMAS! We hope to get some pics soon and we will post them! This was Christmas number 2!

GRANDMA'S AND PAPAW'S CHRISTMAS

Austin

Mica

Emerson's gift to Grandma! Isn't it sweet!

Papaw and Emerson!

Emerson and Grandma! Emerson is starting to have enough!

Aunt JoJo, Uncle Michael and the crying begins for Emerson.

Great Grandma, Me and Emerson

It was time to call it quits!

THE TRAYLOR'S FIRST FAMILY CHRISTMAS

It's ELMO!!!

Emerson LOVES her Elmo! She dances to the music! It is sooo cute!

We can't forget Rosco and Lola!

We had to give them their Christmas...new food bowls and bones!

"Vision of sugarplums danced in her head!"

What a wonderful Christmas! Thanks for all the wonderful gifts! We will enjoy them all!! But what we enjoyed the most was being with family! We hope your Christmas was as wonderful as ours!

Oh, and thanks for looking at all the pics! It was hard to choose from the 5,000 pics we took!!

My New Thing

2007-12-26T19:01:00.000-06:00

Emerson started holding her passy this way on Christmas. I don't know if she got it from us. We sometimes hold her passy this way. We thought it was pretty funny!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!

2007-12-21T21:39:00.000-06:00

We want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!
Our Christmas starts tomorrow...
Saturday-with Gregg's mom's fam
Sunday-with Gregg's dad's fam
Monday-with my fam
Tuesday-The FIRST Traylor Family Christmas!!!

Stay tuned for pics...

2007-12-19T19:11:00.000-06:00

You need to check this out. This a a 12 year old little guy from Houston, TX. It amazes me how children and be so innocent but can make such a great point. You may need to get your tissues but please check it out. It is sooo sweet!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zCdZwitrNoY

Picture with Santa

2007-12-12T18:37:00.001-06:00

Emerson went to Gregg's work yesterday and got her pic made with Santa. I thought is turned out REALLY well!!

Professional Pics

2007-12-09T21:06:00.000-06:00

Here are Emerson's 9 month/Christmas pictures. Go to...
http://www.shutterfly.com/pro/ACary/EmersonTraylor
Password: Traylor (this is case sensitive. Make sure the T is capitalized.)
Enjoy!

Mica & Me

2007-12-09T20:51:00.001-06:00

Mica, my niece, spent the weekend with us. We had a great time! Emerson absolutely LOVES her some Mica!! Here are a few pics I took today...

Say it ain't so!!!

2007-12-09T20:08:00.000-06:00

Well, our precious Emerson turned 10 months on Friday! I can't believe it! I caught myself looking at her a lot this this weekend thinking how amazing it is to be her mommy! It amazes me all the things she is doing. Like tonight, we thought we would give her a steamed carrot. Girl ended up eating 4 of them! She is still just cruising but she did take to 2 steps by herself the other day. She just has to gain her confidence then she will be off! She does what we call her "squats." It is so cute, here are some pics...She is still the happiest baby!! Words/sounds she makes...mama, dada, baba, nana, tickle tickle...she will clap and make a noise when we say "yeeeaaahhh" it is like she is trying to say it also....she will growl when we make the roar/growl sound...she likes to be scared, she will laugh and laugh...she will play peek-a-boo, initiating it herself...wow a proud mom can go on and on!!! We got in a little late on Friday so I don't have a lot of pics to share but here is what I got...

She might be the CUTEST baby ever............. (or at least her mommy thinks so)

2007-11-28T21:57:00.000-06:00

She looks soooo big!!!

Emerson and her Daddy!!

What a Q-T!!!

I know this is kinda gross but we are showing off her 3 top teeth!!! But what is crazy is that this pic was taken 2 days ago. Now she has another tooth coming in on the other side. So, she will have four teeth on top very soon!!!! She has 2 on the bottom and it looks like another one is about to pop up. So to sum it up she will have 7 teeth very soon!!! Oh how my baby is growing!!

So another little update...Miss Emerson has/had strep throat. We knew there was something wrong Monday night when she wouldn't take her last bottle. She is A LOT better today. It was hard to see her hurting. She was so whinny. We have such a happy baby that it was hard for us to see her that way BUT we have our happy girl back!! It is AMAZING how fast they bounce back!!

Tessa Blayne Hendon

2007-11-21T21:50:00.000-06:00

Well, Miss Tessa is finally here!!! What a cutie!!! She is so alert and look at all that hair!!! Too precious!! She was born at 4:03 pm, weighing 7lbs 12 oz and 20 inches long!! Everyone is doing great!! CONGRATS guys!!! We love y'all!!! What a Thanksgiving to remember!!!

Mommy Has Red Eyes

2007-11-16T09:34:00.001-06:00

My mommy has been saying she has pink eye. I don't know why they call it pink eye because my mommy's eyes look red. It isn't any fun because she hasn't been able to play with me much the last few days. They say it is very contagious, whatever that means! But thank you daddy for taking good care of me and doing all the jobs mommy usually does!! Get your white eyes back mommy, so we can play!!!

10 Year Reunion

2007-11-08T20:42:00.000-06:00

Ok, so I am posting this a little late! My reunion was the weekend of Oct 12. I didn't take my camera. I know, who doesn't take a camera to their reunion?? So these are pics taken by other classmates. We had a great time but the drama never ends!! We graduated with 13o?? people and this is all that came to this reunion. Yes, this reunion. Our class ended up have two different reunions the same weekend. Hopefully at our 20 or even 30 year reunion everyone can grow up and we can all socialize together!!! But we did have a BLAST!!! It was good to see all the people that made it to the football game and this reunion!!

9 Months

2007-11-07T20:04:00.001-06:00

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9 months, can you believe it?? I can't. It has gone by so fast!! So, somethings going on with Miss Emerson include: she is standing up on her own, loves her veggies but doesn't eat a lot of fruits, has 4 jars of food a day and 4 bottles a day, it sounds like she says tickle over and over, her teacher swears she has said yellow, hello, Aniya (a classmates name) and give me that sock! Well, we know she is an overachiever but I am not convinced she has said all these things. It is pretty cute to think she has though. She likes to be scared. she will just laugh and laugh. She is still a happy little baby!! She bit her daddy the other day. We laughed, she laughed, and now she thinks it is a game. Not a smart one on our part to laugh. Oh and she can make some of the funniest faces. We hope to capture the new face she makes but of course she didn't feel like doing it when the camera was out. I will try to explain it but it won't give it justice. She gets a very serious face, puckers her lips and makes "who" sound. I will try to capture it and post it! Well, I think that is about it!

Emmie, we love you so much!! You are sooooo much fun and you make us laugh so much! You are a little sweetie! Thank you God for send this precious child to us!!

Oh, one more thing...Cameron (see the next post) and Emerson are exactly 9 months apart! We think that is pretty cool!!

Cameron Davis Rodgers

2007-11-07T18:34:00.000-06:00

Welcome to the world Cameron!!! You are so precious!! We are so excited to finally meet you!!

For those of you who don't already know one of my best friends, Tabatha and Brandon, had their beautiful baby today. I don't have an exact time but it was shortly after 12pm. He weighed in 8lb 10oz and is 20 1/4 inches long!!

Tabatha and Brandon, you are going to make AWESOME parents!! Cameron is absolutely beautiful!! Congrats guys!!! You did good!!

Proud of Myself!

2007-11-06T21:17:00.001-06:00

I made this boa wreath and I am so proud of myself. I can't take all the credit though. Thanks Casey for explaining how to make the cute wreath!

The wreath is for one of best friends, Tabatha. She is having her little boy, Cameron, tomorrow and I thought they would need something for their hospital room door!! Tabatha and Brandon, I am so excited for you guys!! I can't wait to meet your little man!!

Playing with the Cousins

2007-11-04T20:03:00.000-06:00

Emerson's cousins were in town last weekend. It was good seeing everyone! Here are some pics!

Emerson and Grace

Genna, Emerson, Grace and Mica

Aunt Jody and Emerson

Ethan and Austin

Happy Halloween!

2007-10-31T19:38:00.000-05:00

We decided Emerson would be a Razorback cheerleader for Halloween this year. I have to say she is the cutest little cheerleader!!!

Some of my co-workers and I dressed up as Crayola crayons. Aren't we cute! Well, I hope everyone as a fun and safe Halloween!

Who does Emerson look more like, Mommy or Daddy?

2007-10-25T20:23:00.000-05:00

OK it is official Emerson looks more like me!!! Haha!! No really, I think she is a good mixture of both of us!! I found this website on another blog and thought it was neat. If you have kids try it out!!

What a Weekend!!!

2007-10-21T20:36:00.000-05:00

Well, lets start with Friday...I took off work to get stuff together for Gregg's 30th b-day but we will get to that in a minute! Friday morning I got a haircut, a major haircut...

Please excuse the no makeup!! Anyway, I plan on donating it to Locks of Love. Oh and I love the new cut!! Emmie has not pulled my hair once!! It will be a little more maintenance but that is good. I think people were getting tired of my hair in a ponytail!!

So, Friday night Gregg and I went out to eat. The 19th was is actually b-day. We had one of Gregg's co-workers babysit. We went to dinner and then came home!

Then on Saturday we had a b-day party for Gregg!! It was a good turn out and we had so much fun!! Gregg's dad grilled chicken, shrimp, potatoes and corn. It was YUMMY!!! Here are a few pics....

Yes, I made him take this gay picture!

His B-day cake

Me and the Birthday Boy

Toni and Dale. Gregg's mom and step-dad.

Tim, Patti and Gregg. Gregg's dad and step-mom.

Sarah, Beef and Mark

Gregg and one of his birthday gifts.

Putting it to good use!

My sister, Jo Ann and my brother-in-law, Michael.

Austyn, Jaclyn and Chris

Mark and Sarah

Brooke and Jason

Kurt, Mike, Mary Ann, Erin

Thank you everyone for coming over and make this such a great b-day for Gregg!! Gregg, I hope you had a wonderful b-day!! I love you very much!! Thank you for being such a great husband and father! You are the best!!

Today Ashley, Grayson (Emerson's boyfriend), Emerson and I went to the pumpkin patch. They were actually closed but the owners let us take some pics. Emmie wasn't that crazy about it all at first but then she warmed up to the idea. Here are a few pics....

8 Months

2007-10-07T19:22:00.000-05:00

Wow!! Time is just a flyin' by! Miss Emerson is so much fun and such a joy!! She is so happy!! She is on the go, crawling and pulling up on everything!! We got her a new toy today. It is in the top 2 pics. It is suppose to help her walk and then she can ride on it also. What is funny is that she was more interest in the diaper box than her new toy at first but then she came around. She is kind of getting the concept. Emerson, we LOVE you soooo much!! You are such a little blessing!!

Look What I Have...

2007-10-04T17:51:00.001-05:00

TWO TEETH!! Emerson got 2 teeth at the same time a few weeks ago. I am just now getting a pic of them.

Our Silly Girl

2007-10-01T19:38:00.000-05:00

I am taking it that this felt weird to Emmie. She did it for a while. It just cracked us up!! She made some of the funniest faces. Hope it makes you laugh as much as it did us!!

School Fundraiser

2007-09-19T20:00:00.000-05:00

Yes, that is right!! My 7 month old is needing to sell stuff for her daycare fundraiser. If you are interested go to www.innisbrook.com The school's I.D. number is 110576. I think you have to enter that number for the school to get credit. The neat thing is that this will be shipped directly to you! So, no work for me! Ha! Ha!

Emerson's Profesional Pics

2007-09-17T19:48:00.001-05:00

Emerson had some more pictures made. Here is the link and password. Enjoy!

http://www.shutterfly.com/pro/ACary/EmersonTraylor
Password: Traylor

Sunday Fun!

2007-09-17T19:09:00.000-05:00

What a fun day! The weather was BEAUTIFUL!!! We decided to put up Emerson's swing that her Aunt JoJo gave her. If you can't tell, she LOVED it! We also spent some good quality time with Rosco and Lola! It was just a great day!! I added the last pic because I thought it was cute! Our neighbors dogs and our dogs run along the fence all the time. Occasionally they will break a board. We usually have extras but I guess we ran out and Gregg decided to put this board up in the mean time. So...this pic is of one of our neighbors dogs peeking through the fence!

7 Months

2007-09-08T19:26:00.000-05:00

Sorry we haven't posted in a while. Well, Miss Emmie is 7 months old!!! Where does the time go?? She is all over the place, crawling like a pro. She has started pulling up on things. She has started giving kisses or at least we call them kisses. Check on the 2nd pic, that was a kiss!! She is so much fun!! Tonight Gregg was saying, "Hi Dada" and we both swore she mimicked what he said!!!

Let see, let me try to catch you up. After Emerson got her 6 mo shots, she got a virus. She was running a temp and the highest it got was 104.7! It freaked me out. But the dr wasn't worried, he said they worry when it is over 105. So, Emmie and I have been snotty and coughing for a good week and a half now. I really think she is teething but I have been saying that for 4 months now!! So, we will see!

She loves her veggies. She will eat green beans, carrots, squash, green beans and turkey, corn and sweet potatoes, mixed vegies, and sweet potatoes. She doesn't like peas or beef w/beef gravy. I don't blame her though they really stunk!!! She has gotten the hang of drinking out of her sippy cup and she loves it. She loves snacking on her Graduates Finger Foods and she has started feeding herself the little snack.

She is still such a happy baby. Smiling, laughing and babbling all the time! I will try to post more this month. We are getting her pics taken tomorrow. I will post the link as soon as I get it. We hope everyone has a great weekend!!

Green Beans Aren't That Bad!!

2007-08-14T21:15:00.000-05:00

Well, Emerson finally tried some real food!! We started on Friday with green beans. She didn't make any funny faces. It didn't phase her at all. She is now trying squash and she likes it also. She has her vegies with her bottle twice a day. At her night feed she has a vegie, 2tbls of rice cereal and her bottle. I know it sounds a lot but she eats it up! Her next vegie will be carrots. Oh, we also got her a sippy cup. The one I bought was to hard for her to suck out of. But, she has already had water out of a sippy cup. It was just a different brand. So, we have to purchase some new ones. My baby girl is getting so big!! We love you baby!!

6 Months Old!!

2007-08-07T21:22:00.001-05:00

Wow how time can fly!!!! We can't believe Emerson is already 6mo old!! Look at what a big girl she is! She is sitting up and playing with her toys, her new toys! Yes, Gregg and I gave her 2 new 6m+ toys today! We also bought her some sippy cups and changed her nipples to level 3!!

Emerson we love you so much!! We are so proud of all the precious little things you do!! Thank you for making us smile and laugh so much!!
We love you-Mommy and Daddy

Emmie had her nutrition study yesterday. She weighs 16lbs 10 oz and is 25 1/2 inches long! She is doing great!! Here are a few picks from yesterday. The first pick is in the brain lab. She just cracks me up. The second picture she is in the peapod. It measures her body fat.

Silly Faces and Sitting Up

2007-08-01T20:39:00.001-05:00

Our sweet, sweet Emerson is growing up so fast!! She is sitting up for long periods of time. She just plays and plays!! And look at those funny faces!! She makes us laugh all the time!! We love you sooo much Emerson!!!

Just Call Me Alphalpha!!

2007-08-01T20:30:00.000-05:00

Mica and Me

2007-08-01T20:20:00.000-05:00

I have been meaning to post these pics for awhile. This is Emmie and my niece, Mica. Mica is sooo good with her!! She claims Emmie as her little sister and she could pass as it!! They look so much a like in their baby pictures. Mica thanks for you and your family coming up and helping us this weekend!! Emerson loved hanging out with you!!!

Holla, I'm A Crawla!

2007-07-26T18:54:00.000-05:00

My Montage 7/26/07

A Little Lunch and SHOPPING!!!

2007-07-21T21:56:00.000-05:00

Emmie and I had lunch with Jackson and Melissa yesterday! We had a good time and will have to do it again!! Just an FYI for everyone, Children's Place has a lot of their clothes on sale for $3.99. So, Melissa and I got a few things for the kiddos!!

Watch Out Jane Fonda!!!

2007-07-15T15:43:00.000-05:00

This is Emerson's new thing! It just cracks us up! It looks like she is trying to do leg lifts!!

Me and My Peeps

2007-07-14T18:59:00.001-05:00

Grayson, Emmie's boyfriend, and Emmie! Look how cute they are. He has his arm around her and she is gazing into his eyes!!!

Watch out Grayson, Emerson is about to give you a big smooch!! I think he likes it!! What do you think??

Emmie is snuggling with Grayson!! Look at his face, I am not sure if he is liking this as much any more!

Now Grayson is getting lovin' from 2 girls, Mary Claire and Emerson!!

This is Austyn. She was asleep during the group photo. Isn't she beautiful!!

What a cute couple!!!

Happy Fourth of July!!!

2007-07-04T17:14:00.001-05:00

We want to wish everyone a safe and happy 4th of July!!

Check Out My Shades...

2007-06-28T21:43:00.000-05:00

I got Emerson some sunglasses a while back. This is the first time she actually kept them on. She usually starts bucking and whining when I even try to put them on her. I am glad she left them on long enough for us to take some pics!! Isn't she the cutest!!

The Past 2 Weeks....

2007-06-26T16:59:00.000-05:00

Well they have been fun but busy! Emmie started daycare at ACH and we love it!! Her teachers are the best. They are so sweet and make us feel so comfortable! She is sleeping in her crib for naps and like to be laid down instead of snuggling first. It is a good thing but I really liked the snuggling!! She has her cereal between 7 and 8 pm and then usually doesn't eat again until 7am. So, yes we are getting more sleep!!

My nieces and nephew, Grace, Ethan and Genna, were in Stuttgart last week. Emerson got to meet them for the first time. They were all so sweet with her!! She also got to meet her Uncle Mark and Aunt Jody. They gave her the cutest outfit and frog. I will have to post some pics of the outfit sometime!

Emerson also got baptized on Sunday. Yes, I know we already had her dedicated at our church but there was something about getting baptized. I guess it is because I was baptized. My mom made her a beautiful gown for her and Mica let her borrow her gold bracelet and gold cross necklace. Which was a good thing because I forgot her sweet little pearl bracelet.

So, that is about it. We are trying to get use to the schedule of leaving work, spend time with Emerson, eating, feeding her and getting her ready for bed. Before we know it, it is 10pm and time for us to go to bed. We will figure it all out!!

My very sweet husband sent these beautiful flowers to me the day that Emmie started daycare!

Mica, Grace and Genna

Austin and Ethan

Nana and Emmie

Emerson and Grace

Emerson, Mica, Genna and Gracie

Emmie and Aunt Jo Jo

The fam at the baptism

4 Month Dr. Appointment

2007-06-10T18:53:00.000-05:00

Emerson had her 4 month check up on Friday. She got 3 shots and she did so well! She weighs 14 lbs 4 oz and they measured her at 25 inches but I don't think that is right. We had a nutrition study on Monday and she was 24 1/4 inches. There is no way she grew 3/4 inch in 4 days. She was a little fussy after the shots but not as long as last time. The picture is of Emerson's pediatrician, Dr. O'Neill. We really like him!!

I Heart Rice Cereal!!!

2007-06-10T18:25:00.000-05:00

Emerson tried rice cereal for the first time on Friday. She LOVED it!! It was so funny!! She made so many crazy faces but as you can see she started helping Gregg.

I go back to my regular hours tomorrow and Emerson will start daycare. Please say a prayer for me!! I know she will love it and have a great time. Her teachers are very sweet! I just hope I don't cry to much!!

I am 4 months today!!

2007-06-07T14:28:00.000-05:00

I can't believe Emmie is already 4 mo!! She is getting such a cute personality!! She is sooo happy!! She loves her exersaucer, all of her toys, books, she will grab at toys, move herself around on the ground to get the toy she wants, rolls over from front to back and back to front and the list goes on!! She gets her 4 mo shots tomorrow.:( Hopefully she won't get sick with these. I will try to post some pics from the dr's office. That is if I remember the camera!! Happy 4 months Emerson!!

Our Kids!!!

2007-05-31T10:10:00.000-05:00

Here is Emmie, Lola and Rosco. Rosco and Lola are so good with Emmie! Lola, the yellow one, will just sniff Emmie and Rosco, the black one, loves to give her kisses!!

Emmie's New Toy

2007-05-24T11:58:00.001-05:00

Emmie is really playing with all of her toys. She is reaching for them and grabbing them. Then they go right into her mouth!! Here is the new toy she has found...Her FEET!!!

Here are some pics of Emerson playing with another one of her favorite toys, her worm!!

I will give a quick update on Miss Emerson. She has had a little stomach bug since Sunday. She started projectile vomiting on Tuesday and pooped like 9 times that day. We took her to the doctor on Wednesday and they confirmed it was a bug. They told me that it would have to work its course. She has been drinking Pedialyte and appears to be feeling better. I am scared to give her formula but we are going to try a formula bottle this afternoon. To feel bad she is still our sweet little angel! Yesterday Gregg came in the room right after she threw up and she just smiled at him like she was saying, "Look what I did!"

Roll Over, Roll Over!!

2007-05-24T11:31:00.000-05:00

Here are some pics I took the other day of Emerson rolling over. I love her expression in the last pic!! She looks so proud of herself!!