I can’t imagine a more perfect 1st birthday! Emerson worked up a big appetite today playing with her new toy car and walking! For the first time she took four well-balanced consecutive steps! I especially love that she waited for her 1st birthday to surprise me! Here we are playing and enjoying our afternoon together....
Birthday Fun: Part 1
Lunch with our favorite girls! Emerson had a blast spending the afternoon with her bestie, Abigail, today! Unfortunately, for this to happen Michelle and I were forced to get some lunch, sit through a pedicure and stroll around town with our mini-shoppers… small price to pay!...
Labor Day
It was 10 pm on Labor Day last year that I went to bed fully expecting to go to work the next day and disappointed that my due date had come and gone without any sign of a baby. Two hours later I woke up in discomfort which I soon realized was the start of contractions! By 7 am they were 5 min apart and we headed to the hospital. Even after 9 months of pregnancy it was hard to believe the time had come. Emerson was born at 9:49 am barely giving us enough time to get checked in. Funny how I’ve felt rushed ever since!...
Sweet Sleep
I CANNOT believe it! Every couple of weeks Emerson will sleep through the night a few times, but today is especially grand because everyone slept in! For the first time in over a year I slept soundly through the night without a single interruption until 8am. Even if this is a once a year occurrence, I’m thrilled to know it’s possible! Here’s Emme after a full night of beauty sleep....
11 Months, Really?
Milestones this month: Sudden attachment to a pacifier; Refusal to eat certain textures; Sleeping through the night more often; 3 biting incidents at daycare; Many bruises; Still very chatty; Entranced by the great outdoors – especially water and grass; Learned to spit food mind-blowing distances. So far, I am loving the anticipation of the arrival of Emme’s first birthday. It’s a significant milestone for all of us and I can’t wait to celebrate with family and friends. While my brain is swelling with details of party planning and presents, my heart is overwhelmed by mushiness. My baby is growing up and there’s nothing I can do to stop it! I...