Pictures from Wye Mountian

Our little family picture!

Mommy and Emmie

Daddy and Emmie

Emmie and Riley!! Look at Riley's cute smile!!

Emmie finally smiled for a picture!!!

Look at these precious girls!!

This picture cracks me up...Emmie is trying to suck on Riley and it looks like Riley is trying to tell Emmie to "talk to the hand"

We made it Wye Mountain and took some great pics with our new camera!! It was so beautiful there! We will try to make it to the festival every year! As we were leaving we saw Melanie, Jason and Riley Carlton. We decided to take some pics of the girls. Aren't they cute!!!

We must have worn Emmie out by being out there so long. When we got home she cried for about an hour and then fell asleep. She laid on my stomach like a little rag doll, she was out!! She or maybe I should say that I hit another milestone. Miss Emerson slept all night in her crib!!! She has been sleeping in her pack and play next to our bed but she can be a noisy sleeper. I am so proud of all of us!! She is getting to be so big!! It is scary how fast they grow!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Emerson's Aunt Ashley bought her this cute onesie to wear today!! It says "kiss me i'm irish" We are going to try to make it to Wye Mountain to take some pictures of Emmie with our new camera. That is if we can figure out how to use the thing! If we get some pics I will post them later!

First Big Girl Bath

Here is our sweetie getting a bath! We have been giving her a sponge bath but last night we gave Emmie her first big girl bath in her tub!! She was ok with it at first but then she got REALLY mad. I don't know if she got cold or not but we had to hurry up and put her lotion on and then get her dressed. After that she was back to our happy girl! And look at that little pot belly!! How cute is it!! This girl likes her formula...she was weighed the other day and she weighed 10lbs 3 oz!!! Girl is a growing!!

The Cutest Little Razorback Fan!

Emerson was cheering on the Hogs on Saturday!! It seemed to work becuase they won! Maybe she should have worn her outfit again yesterday because the Hogs weren't so lucky!

Meeting Great Grandma

We went to Stuttgart on Saturday for my nieces b-day. Happy Birthday Mica!! While we were there Emmie got to meet her Great Grandma!! My Grandma is 96 years old and Emerson is her 12th great grandchild!! It was so good to get to see them together. My Grandma had a stroke about 6 years ago and it made me so happy to see her and Emmie together!

1 Month Old

My pretty girl!

A little cross eyed here!

What a CUTIE!!

Playing Time!

Look at this big girl holding her head up!!

Playing Again!

Well, here we go playing dress up again! I am getting so much better putting things over her head. She still hates it though! I can't believe how big she is getting! She is so sweet and we are having so much fun with her!

We think the formula we have been giving her is hurting her belly so we switched formulas today. We hope it helps!! She was kind of cranky yesterday. She has been grunting and will tighten her stomach like she needs to poop but then there is nothing. It broke our hearts last night. So, the gas drops have been our friend! So far she seems to be feeling better. Please keep her in your prayers! I hate to see my precious baby hurting.

Emmie and Daddy

I thought this was the sweetest picture!! Both of my sweethearts asleep!!

She is 3 Weeks Old!!!

This is Emmie's favorite little toy! It plays a song and lights up. She loves looking at it while we change her diaper! It amazes me how alert she is! She is so sweet!

She also enjoys playing in the swing! She will watch the fish as they turn in a circle! I love the swing because it alows me to try to get some stuff done around the house!!

So, yesterday and today Emerson and I ventured out! We went to the Rhea Lana sale yesterday. I started getting us ready around 10:30am and we finally left around 3pm! It took me that long to get the diaper bag ready, clean bottles, feed and change Emmie a couple of times, answer the phone, figure out the car seat, feed myself, etc!! It was good to get out! I didn't get anything. I was mainly looking for bows but they didn't have the ones I was looking for.

We are so excited because yesterday Emmie was excepted into study for babies that are formula fed! I will get more details as it gets closer to her first appointment but we are suppose to get compensated with formula for our time!! Which is GREAT because formula is EXPENSIVE!!!

Well, today we went to Duck Duck Goose. It didn't take us so long to get ready this time. We started getting ready around 9am and left the house around 11:15am. We met up with Emmie's Aunt Jo Jo! We had a good time looking for Emmie's cousins some clothes. Then we met up with Ashley, Jennifer and Emmie's new friend Mary Claire! I ended up buying some clothes, yes more clothes that Emerson probably doesn't need but they are soooo cute!! I also found her the bows that go on the little headband!! She is modeling one of the bows in the last pic. I have been looking for the little headband so I am so excited that I found it there! I ended up buying 7 bows to go along with the headband!!

Playing Dress Up

Well, we decided to play dress up today! Isn't she the cutest!!!

2 Weeks Old!!

Here is our little sweetie! She is doing so good! She is sleeping at least for 4 hours at night! Which means we are only having to get up twice in the middle of the night! She is trying to hold her head up! She is drinking about 3 ounces every feed! She has grown out of her preemie diapers! She loves her swing! She is such a good baby! God answered our prayers! We are very blessed!

Some More Pics Of Emmie

Snug as a bug in a rug!!!

Already holding her bottle!!

Just worn out!

Happy baby!!

First Doctor's Appointment

Emerson had her first dr's appointment on Feb 14th. We took this picture before our visit. The visit went well!! When we left the hospital Emmie had lost a little weight, she went down to 6.9lbs. She now weighs 7.1lbs and grew 3/4 of an inch which makes her 19 3/4 inches now!!! She did so good! She usually gets upset when we have to change her clothes. I think it is because she gets cold. We had to take her clothes off for her to be weighed and examined, she didn't get upset at all!! She was so good that I got her some bling pacifiers!!!

Finally Some Pics!

Emmie is about to wake up so I can't write a lot. Here are some pics of our precious sweet pea! I will try to keep you guys updated with new pics but it is amazing how busy I stay. Oh and if you couldn't tell in last post the pictures wouldn't down load. We love you guys and Emerson looks forward to meeting everyone!

Well She Is Here...

Our precious baby had finally arrived and on her actual due date!! She is already an over achieverl!! Ha!Ha! Well, we think she is the most beautiful baby in the world! Miss Emerson was born at 4:49pm on Feb 7, 2007. She weighed 6lbs 13oz and is 19 inches long.

So here is how that day went...
I woke up around 6am that morning and felt pressure. I wasn't sure if the pressure was contractions or not. They continued every 5 min so on our way into work I decided to call the dr. He thought I might be in early labor but wanted to see me at 9:30am to make sure. So, I decided to go on into work. I was scared to tell anyone because I didn't want to feel like a fool if I wasn't in labor.

So, I make it to the dr office where I have to wait an hour because the dr on call is already delivering a baby. I finally got checked and they said I was at 3 cm and that they were sending me over to the hospital!!! It didn't feel real...I was going to have her that day!

To our surprise a friend of ours, Dana, was working and was going to be our nurse!! I am so glad she was, she made me feel so comfortable!! So, I got there around 11 am and got checked in. I got my epidural around noon. I progressed a little. Then I progressed from 6cm to 10cm in around 30 minutes! The epidural was AWESOME!!! I never felt a contraction!! I just felt pressure but it wasn't bad pressure. So, then I started pushing and had her in about 30-45 more minutes!!

It was the greatest moment! Gregg is SOOOO awesome with her! He is so patient and helps me to more calm and less stressed. She is the most beautiful little girl! And the love we have for her is unexplainable! Well, I guess that is enough babbling. I know you guys would like to see some pictures. So, here is our beautiful Miss Emerson Taylor Kathleen!

Update...

I had a dr's appointment today. Everything went well! I am 90% effaced but still 1 cm. He went ahead and scheduled an induction date for Feb 16th. I am so excited! I have a date to look towards. So if we don't have her before then, Miss Emerson will be meeting us on the 16th!!

The dr said I am progressing well and that he likes for his patients to try to go naturally meaning without the induction. He also measured me and said that she doesn't appear to be a big baby. So, I am assuming that means 6-7 lbs. We heard the heart beat and it sounded good and strong!

I am in such a good mood now that I know she will be here by the 16th if not sooner! We have a new count down...possibly 10 more day until Emerson Taylor Kathleen will be here!!!!!

Week 39

Well, I had a dr's appointment today. I am still dilated to 1 cm but I am effaced 70%. So, I need to go 30% and 9 more cm!! If she isn't here, I go back on Tuesday, Feb 5th, and I think we will talk induction at that time. Everyone has there bets on when she will be born. A lot of people at Gregg's work thinks tomorrow or this weekend. There is a full moon and they think she will come because of that. So we will see!

I have gotten over the nervousness of child birth but now I am nervous about being a mom. I just want to be the best for her! I want to do the best! I am so excited for her to get here! I am ready to see what she looks like, to hold her, love her!!

A Newborn's Conversation With God

I received this e-mail the other day and I thought it was the sweetest thing. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

A newborn's conversation with God:

A baby asked God, "They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?"

God said, "Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you."

The child further inquired,"But tell me, here in heaven I don't have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy."

God said,"Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you. And you will feel your angel's love and be very happy."

Again the child asked, "And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don't know the language?"

God said, "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak."

"And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?"

God said, "Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray."
"Who will protect me?"

God said, "Your angel will defend you even if it means risking its life."

"But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore."

God said, "Your angel will always talk to you about Me and will teach you the way to come back to Me, even though I will always be next to you."

At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from Earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, "God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angel's name."

God said,You will simply call her, "Mom."