Thursday April 13

Well, I could hardly wait until I had a chance to sit down today and add to the blog....I'm hooked! :o) Miss Emma Joy kept me pretty busy today. She is finally asleep for the night (hopefully) so I wanted to post a few more pictures.

Speaking of sleeping....the theme of this post is just that--SLEEPING! And lots of it! Our baby girl is a good sleeper! She sleeps anywhere between 2-6 hours at a time during the night (averaging about 3 or 4 hours), so I have been getting lots of good rest. Plus she naps during the day quite a bit, so I'm usually able to get some stuff done during the day. I have always heard that all babies do is EAT, SLEEP, CRY, and POOP! Boy, is that true! At any given moment in the day, she is undoubtably doing one of these 4 things.

Anyway, as I looked over all of our pictures of our sweet baby girl, it's hard not to notice how many pictues we take of her when she is asleep. It's so hard to resist; she sleeps in the cutest positions and just looks so sweet! :o)
Here's just a few...

Okay, so that was more than "just a few"....sorry, I can't help it! Really, I resisted...there were lots more to choose from, but I figured nobody else adores our baby quite like we do, so 5 pictures of her sleeping is probably plenty for y'all! :o)

Sorry, real quick -- I just can't resist....Here she is waking up (or trying to anyway)

You know, there is one more thing that babies do during the day besides eat, sleep, cry, and poop. I'm not sure what word best describes it...maybe "ABSORBS" or "LEARNS" or something like that. In the books I read, it's called the "quiet, alert stage." This is the time when Emma is looking around, staring at lights and bright colors, studying our faces, etc. This is actually our favorite time because this is when she smiles, coos, & interacts with us. Here are a couple pictures of her taken during the "quiet, alert stage."


Okay, I'll have to do some more later. Miss Emma is calling my name. Probably hungry! :o)

Wednesday April 12

Hey everyone!! Sorry it's been so long since we've added anything to the blog. Lots has happened since our last entry and our baby girl has grown so much since then! We have lots of new, fun pics to share! This whole blog thing is new to me, but Brett just gave me the quick run-down on how to make a new entry, so we'll see how I do :o)

Here is our very first family photo. We are standing in Emma's room, which we decorated with sheep stuff (imagine that!! ;-) This is where Emma and I spend most of our time...eating, changing diapers, sitting in the rocking chair, etc.






Here's our sweet baby getting a bath. She seems to like it a lot more now....except when it's time to get out! Let's just say that she has an extremely healthy set of lungs!! She hates to be even a little bit cold. During her bath, we usually keep a warm washcloth across her chest so that she stays warm. We have fun seeing her smile and lick her lips as we pour water over her.



Here is Miss Emma Joy having some "tummy time." We try to have a few minutes of tummy time every day. She likes to suck on her fingers as she watches the little flowers light up. The entire time that she lays there, she is kicking her legs and squirming around. It is incredible to us how strong she is already!!



Are these not the cutest little feet you've ever seen? Perfect for munching on....but Emma doesn't quite understand this yet. Whenever Brett pretends he's munching on her toes, she just stares at him with big, bright eyes. We look forward to the time when she laughs and plays back with us!






Here's 2 pictures of our sweet, baby girl SMILING!! These pictures were taken when she was 4 weeks old. (She is 6 weeks old now). She has definitely started to respond and interact with us...mainly when we make funny noises and faces. She even mimics us sometimes when we make certain noises. And she makes the CUTEST little cooing sounds!! WE ARE SO IN LOVE!!! :o)

Well, I guess I'll quit for now. We have tons more recent pictures, but I'll have to post them when I have more time....this has taken me HOURS to learn and figure out. :o) I'm not very computer savvy, but oh well....I'm learning!! :o)