Batter up!

Here's a picture of just how long Emma's hair is in the back. She's losing it in the front, but it's still staying long in the back!

At around 8pm, Emma passes out and we can do almost anything to her w/ no response! It's too early for her to go to bed though, so we try to keep her up until 10ish, but most nights we're not successful! Here she is being forced to "play" with all her toys...sound asleep...

Sometimes we get bored on rainy days, and obviously Drew likes to take pictures. So here's our attempt at a "mom and the kids" shot!


Emma is starting to coo and give us some smiles now! Here's a half smile.

Earlier today, Drew, while holding a baseball bat, handed me a ball and said, "Mommy, pitch me the ball." I was amazed that he knew the baseball lingo, and we were getting ready to leave so I didn't get to throw it to him. I mentioned it to Chad later, so they had a little baseball practice. The very first pitch, Drew hit a line drive right back to Chad! So, of course, I had to get the camera out and hope he hit it again - and he actually had several good hits!

Drew is such a good helper - he loves when I give him assignments. His favorite is when I ask him to go get 5 of Emma's diapers from upstairs and put them in the cabinet downstairs. He is so proud when he does it! At one of his playgroups, his little friends were checking Emma out, and he ran over and told them, "That's MY baby!" He also will tell me, "Sit down, Mommy. I'll get it" when Emma is crying. And he'll go put her pacifier in - here's a video.

some random pictures

Here's me and the kids - too bad Simon couldn't get in the picture! Charlie is actually LAYing on me and partly on Emma. One morning this week, I was so tired and Drew wasn't awake yet, so I brought Emma to bed with me so I could sleep a little longer (she'll usually fall asleep if we lay with her) - and when I woke up, Charlie was laying across her legs and on me!! I think they might be buddies!

They're holding hands! SOOO stinkin' cute!


Posing with my baby girl!

Cheesin' with my boy!

Here's Emma snoozing with her daddy over the weekend.

Emma's One Month Dr Visit

Emma had her one month well visit today. She weighs 9 lbs 15 oz (more than Drew did at one month! Although he had stomach issues during that first month...), which is around the 60th percentile. She is 21 3/4 inches long, which is around the 60th percentile too. Her head is 38 cm, which is closer to the 90th percentile - and the doctor said that her weight and height will probably catch up to her head. So, the good news - she's a growing, healthy little girl!! Last weekend she went through a growth spurt and was eating every 1 1/2 to 2 hours...even at night! But that lasted about 3 days. Then she went back to her normal routine, which is sleeping about 5-6 hours, waking up to eat around 3am or so, and going back to sleep for another 3 hours or so! So awesome for a one month old! And she usually insists on eating about every 2 hours during the day. I have pumped and given her a couple bottles, which she did a really good job with. That's a huge thing - b/c that means she'll let me work more hours at a time when I go back in a few weeks.

I had my post partum doctor visit last Thursday, and the doctor said I was healing up great! He gave me the green light to workout and do whatever I need to do! YAY! These last 10 pregnancy pounds are really bothering me, so I can't wait to get active. I have been taking the kids on some walks in the double stroller, which is a really good workout. Our neighborhood has some hills, and we did the trail at Jetton park, which has lots of hills. And Drew tells me, "Good job walking, Mommy!" while I'm pushing them. I've been teaching him about exercise, and he'll even do crunches with me in the living room!

3 1/2 weeks old!

We have continued to stay super busy this past week and a half. We have attended Drew's normal Monday playgroup activity both weeks. And we've met friends at the park 2 or 3 times. We go to the store (w/ Drew sitting in the front of the cart and Emma in the main part in her carseat). We've taken a couple walks but it's still uncomfortable from my surgery to push the double stroller (although I'm dying to get active SOON!!). I've realized that the second baby is MUCH easier than the first. I feel much more relaxed and prepared for whatever might happen.

Charlie has accepted that there's another member of the family. He now allows Drew to give him bear hugs, and he will get on my lap while I'm holding Emma. Of course, he is twice her size (or more!).

I LOVE the blanket that Emma's Aunt Julie made. It is so soft and perfect for Emma to lay on - which she actually really likes to do. Sometimes when she's getting worked up and crying, we'll lay her on a blanket on the floor and she calms right down, just looking around the room. And she tolerates tummy time pretty good too. Here she is sound asleep on the blanket.

And a few minutes before that, just hanging out.


I left the room with Emma in her boppy to go do something really quick, and when I came back, Drew (and the Grinch) was up there with her , watching tv. Very cute!

Here's Drew posing with his little sis.

Chad's family stopped over on Saturday to celebrate Mother's Day. Here's Grandmom with Emma.

And Granddad with Drew and Olivia. I'm not sure why Drew was so serious...I think he didn't like the idea of sharing his Granddad!

And here's the proud fathers, Chad with Drew and Grant with Olivia.

Drew and Olivia ran around and around the house and squealed and played the whole time. They also gave each other a few hugs! :)

For Mother's Day, Chad and I took Drew and Emma to the park to eat lunch. It was chilly and windy, but I think Drew had a good time. We walked with him out on the dock and saw a couple fish. Emma slept the whole time...

Drew got a sucker after lunch - that's always his favorite treat!

Me and Drew! I'm so happy he's not mad at me for bringing the baby home any more! He has been a good little helper most of the time!

Here's Emma hanging out on the couch. See how her belly is filling out?! :)

And her little face is getting fuller too!

Emma isn't doing a whole lot, but I know her relatives that haven't met her yet would like to see her in action. Here's a video of her hanging out on the couch.

2 weeks old ALREADY!

Where have the past two weeks gone?? Time is flying by! We went home from the hospital Sunday, April 18th around 1pm - just in time to run to the airport to go pick up my mom. I was surprised they let us leave the hospital after just 2 1/2 days - and they even let me WALK out! No wheelchair! On Tuesday, the 20th, we took Emma to the doctor for her checkup (at 4 days old), and she was already back to 7 lbs 9.5 oz. She'd gotten down to 7 lbs 4 oz by Saturday evening, so she was doing great! During the first week, my mom and I took Emma and Drew to the grocery, Target, and on a walk around the block. On the weekend, we all went to the park and Babies R Us. She is a very adaptable baby and just goes with the flow! By the second week she was doing really well with sleeping at night. Around 10pm to midnight was her rough time where she wanted to be awake and fight sleep a little. But then she would sleep 2-3 hours at a time before waking to eat...and go right back to sleep!! However, last night we had her sleep in her crib for the first time - and she slept GREAT! She went down by 11pm and woke up at 3am to eat and went right back to sleep until 7am! Now I can handle that - please tell me it's not just a newborn phase! Here are some pictures of this little girl. She looks so cute her in "shoe" socks!

We were trying to get creative with pictures and had her by our beautiful blooming azalea bushes, but it didn't work out so well - so I just cropped them out.

Drew gets really excited about tummy time and gets down on the floor with Emma and Daddy. And Emma doesn't really mind being on her tummy!

Here's those little eyes that we saw so little of the first week or so. Now she has quite a bit of awake and alert time. I think her eyes look blueish like Drew's did, but who knows at this point.



Here's a video of Emma, awake and moving around. She grunts and moves those arms around a lot, but luckily she rarely cries...unless she's late for a meal!



Here's the kids with their Grandmom and Granddad. Drew is saying "cheeeeeese!" like always! Drew got to really bond with them while Chad and I were at the hospital. Thanks again to them for stepping in and taking care of Drew for us! My mom was supposed to, but she came down with a horrible stomach bug that delayed her trip down here for a few days.


But once she got here, Drew loved having Grandma here for two weeks! Here they are blowing bubbles. However, he naturally began siding with Grandma and didn't want to listen to mommy since mommy brought home that little baby! I think he'll quickly get over that and realize we're still buddies!


Here's that skinny little baby - we have to have a picture of that before she chunks up!

And here's a family shot when Emma is exactly 2 weeks old...and Drew is 2 yrs, 2 mos and 2 weeks old! I think once I figure out this sling, Emma will really like it. I'm hoping it allows me to still do all the stuff Drew wants to do (park, splash pad, etc.) while carting Emma along too.

Here's the kids and their Grandma and Grandpa. My Dad arrived Friday evening, and then my parents left Saturday morning. My grandmother is sick and they couldn't both be gone for very long. But Drew sure was glad to see his Grandpa for that short amount of time. And I'm glad they both got to meet Emma!

Today was our first day as just our family of four! We headed out to Jetton Park to walk a lap around the 1.5 mile trail (trying to sweat off those last 10 pounds! it was a hot 80+ degrees!). Then we made a stop at the playground. Here's Mommy and Emma trying to stay in the shade.

And Drew enjoyed having Daddy at the park - he gets to do things that pregnant, and now recovering, Mommy couldn't help him do!