Emily jumping in on the picture taking action, tickling and kisses included. I love Emily’s laugh, blurry and all. Despite some pretty long days, I am shocked we have hit the halfway point to meeting our little baby. This pregnancy has been completely unique, for the good and bad. A lot sicker, but no sciatic…
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Date Night
Andrew and I have usually been pretty good about doing something for a date at home each week, but lately we’ve been trying to actually go out, without Emily. It has been awesome. We’ve been very grateful for our friends that are willing to swap babysitting with us. Last Saturday we headed to downtown Lafayette…
A Picnic Dinner
The last few weeks, but especially this week, Andrew has been putting really really long hours on campus as he tries to finish the last few chapters on his thesis. He usually comes home for dinner and bedtime so we can spend a little time together as a family, then heads back until…
Father’s Day 2015
This year Father’s Day came sandwiched between lots of busyness. I guess it probably will every year. Emily and I picked up a few things from the store on Thursday before Andrew came home and hid them so he wouldn’t suspect a thing. After he left for church on Sunday to go to his meetings,…
He’s Back!
Last Friday we met Andrew on campus for a quick lunch before he headed off to the ASEE conference in Seattle Washington. It was kind of a long week without him. Emily and I didn’t sleep well for the first half of his trip so we zombied it for a few days. We did get…
A Little Bit of Emily
At 20.5 months, this girl is growing up so fast! She loves loves loves letters. She has a few favorites that she finds on everything and everywhere. E, I, O, and C are the leading contenders, but she knows probably 40% of the alphabet. Maybe more. We also fill pieces of paper daily with letters….
Routines
The last few weeks we have been establishing some normalcy in our household. I had the epiphany that I have a small window of time between morning sickness and the changes that come with a newborn to establish good routines and teach Emily some important life skills. Emily is really good about getting us to…
The Rest of our Iowa Adventures
After Derick arrived home on Friday, we jumped into our list of fun things starting Saturday morning. First we went and had family pictures taken. It was raining the entire time so we were confined to a gazebo, at least until the end when Emily finally convinced someone to go out in the rain with her….