Home Again

We had the most wonderful trip to St. Louis. It was so great to see Emma with Mom and Dad and to see how much she loves them. It is so hard to be so many miles apart but Emma enjoyed all of her time there. Her ear infections are still plaguing her and she has a horrible diaper rash to go with it, but hopefully we are on the mend. All three of us came down with a nasty cold and are still overcoming that but I think the end is in sight. Here are some more pictures from St. Louis and a few from today back at home.

Poppa made this shirt for Emma for Christmas. She looked very cute in it!

Emma and Poppa spending time together. She loved Poppa's silly noises and games.

Poppa spent lots of time reading with Emma. He especially enjoyed reading her the Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed and adding the part about Emma being a little monkey that fell out of bed and bumped her head...you will have to read about the next picture to understand this.

Emma slept in her pumpkin seat while she went through the worst of the double ear infection. That was until she managed to throw herself out of it when Mike walked out of the room for 30 seconds before he could strap he in. She currently has a bruise on her forehead and we are still trying to figure out how she landed where she did. She really is amazing and I would put her down in her seat for naps in the living room and she would just suck her thumb, rub duck and go to sleep without a peep...Ah, how far we have come!!!

Mom helped me with bath time one night. Yes, it takes two adults to give Emma a bath. She is so squirmy that it is impossible alone. Mom had to sit down in Grandma's tub so that she could hold Emma and I could wash her. It was pretty comical...Emma loved it!

She is just so cute! She loves bath time!

Emma has mastered the art of sitting up. She is able to balance herself, reach for toys and sit up from a reclining position.

We are borrowing a jumper from the Shorts and finally pulled it out and put Emma in it today. She hasn't quite figured out how to bounce yet, but she did figure out how to spin in circles. We will see how that goes.

Emma got to soak her bottom in the sink tonight. It was her first "bath" in the sink and she loved sitting up and playing with her new tea set from Tante Janet. Mike still had to hold her the whole time because she slides all over still. Her medicine for the ear infection is causing diarrhea which is causing a horrible diaper rash. The pediatrician told us to let it get air and to soak it in warm water. Emma loved both treatments today. She even started to splash...look out!