Emily is still working on her “social smiles”. The last two days she has been inconsistently smiling rather frequently, which we think is just awesome. Plus we smile all day trying to get her to smile. Tonight while Emily and I were hanging out at home, we flipped through Preach My Gospel looking for pictures…
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Adventure Buddies
This week I feel like I woke up from a deep sleep and Emily and I have been on the move! We don’t run “errands” in this house; every time we walk out our door an adventure begins. This means that no matter what happens (from diaper explosions to turning onto a one-way road that…
Sharing Traditions
Yesterday we went to a friends annual donut party. They spent all day making delicious donuts and in the evening lots of friends gathered to chat, play with cute kids and babies, enjoy apple cider and donuts, and expand friendship circles. Emily loved sitting and watching all of the action and wasn’t the least bit…
Moments from Month One
Simple moments I want to remember: At the hospital in the middle of the night. With Grandma Moose at the hospital. She rescued us after Emily was born and helped us survive the first week. Right after we got home from the hospital we put Emily in a safe place while we got settled. We…
Going Home from the Hospital
Andrew and I have taken quite a few pictures on our nice camera since Emily was born; however, it takes a lot more work to get the pictures off of that camera than my iTouch. Today I began going through the hundreds of pictures we’ve taken of Emily, starting out with the day we took…
Project Time with Mom
I’ve been working on a project that has a deadline tonight. I need the programs on Andrew’s computer though which he takes with him to campus most days, so once or twice a week Emily and I have working marathons. Emily is a great project buddy: Sometimes she likes to be a big girl and…
Not My Plans
On Friday morning I had planned making my playgroup debut with Emily. This week it was going to be at a location I knew so I didn’t have to look up directions. It was at a home and not at a public location like a library or kids gym so nursing situations would be less…
One Month Old
Dear Emily, We cannot believe you are already a month old! Time has passed so quickly since you joined our family. You have brought so much joy into our home. I love being your mom and all the precious moments that come with it. Feeding you in the middle of the night and using your…