November 2011

The holidays are here and we are so thankful for the best gift God could ever bless us with...our beautiful baby girl!  Emma is now almost six weeks old and is growing so quickly.  At her four week pediatrician appointment she weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces and measured 20 3/4 inches long.  We have started doing 'tummy time' each day with Emma and she is getting stronger each day.  She can lift her head and turn it left and right now.  It has also been fun watching her start to discover her hands and trying to suck her thumb. 

Emma is now eating formula, as her mommy suffered a terrible case of mastitis this month and had to give up breast feeding.  Fortunately I am in the process of healing after having a large abscess removed last week.  Never did we imagine that breast feeding would be this challenging! 

We spent the Thanksgiving holiday here at our house with Patti and Larry.  We all enjoyed spending the long weekend with them and Emma loved getting to be held a lot by her Grammy and Papa. :) Next weekend Uncle Matt and Aunt Robyn will be coming out to visit and meet Emma! 

We will be posting more pictures from this month soon, so check back for updates. :) 

Emma's First Couple of Weeks at Home

We are so blessed to be parents to such an amazing little girl.  She is a very content and good-natured baby.  Emma is two weeks old today and the past couple of weeks have flown by!  I never realized how much of your day becomes occupied with feeding, burping, changing, laundry, dishes, etc.  And to think I would have all this free time during my maternity leave!! 

Emma had her two week pediatrician appointment today.  She now weighs 7 pounds, 3 ounces which is right on track. :) 

The first week home from the hospital, Emma spent most of her time between feedings napping.  This week she has had more alert periods during the day, which is fun because we play with her black and white toys and read books!  She also loves relaxing in her new Mama Roo swing.

For Emma's first Halloween, Justin carved her a pumpkin and we put her in a cute little pumpkin hat for some pictures.  I posted a picture of her in her pumpkin hat (she wasn't too happy about us putting it on her!).