Bows

Emma obviously does not have much hair, so I have not been able to put bows in her hair until today! Londy passed on some bows this afternoon that Emma can wear! Here is the pink bow. She is playing in her megasaucer and enjoying her playtime and looking girlie! She is also wearing her outfit great Grandma got her for Christmas. It is very cute!

Superbowl

Little Cheerleader

So fun to share this day with Emma!

Watching the Game

Emma and I had a great time watching the Steelers win last night. She wore her cheerleader outfit from Aunt Sue and we sat on the sofa together cheering for the Steelers. Mike was a good sport although very dismayed by Emma's outfit. We even got a phone call from the Saxby boys earlier in the day letting us know that they were very disappointed that Emma was wearing a Steelers outfit and cheering for the Steelers.

Another Saturday

We had a great day with Emma yesterday. Enjoy the pics and video. Tonight is the big game and we will take pictures for sure! Go STEELERS!

Emma is now starting to sit up on her own. The pediatrician could not believe that she was doing that this early. She is very strong. She doesn't stay up on her own for long but she is working on it. Also in this picture you can see the Webkinz. Emma was given that in September and of course we had no idea what to do with it but yesterday Emma's friend Matthew was here with his Webkinz and showed us all of the stuff to do on the computer with it. I was amazed at his knowledge and ease with the computer at only 6 years old and it was fun to see how excited he was that Emma had a Webkinz and it turns out that Will has the same one only bigger. We let Matty name the lizzard. I am sure Matty will help "clue us in" again!

Emma loves to blow spit out of her mouth. This is especially delightful when she has a mouthful of spit up or cereal.

Emma is so smily and we love her giggles and sweetness that is developing!

I took this picture and just love how it captures her features. She is so precious.

This is how I found Emma after her nap the other day. Emma has finally graduated from waking up from every nap screaming to waking up and talking and cooing. I went in to get her and she was just cooing and rubbing duck in one hand and clinging to George in the other. It just melted my heart. I cannot say it enough...she is precious.

Along those same lines, here is a video that Mike took later in the day of her at the end of her nap as she was waking up. I appologize ahead of time for the tour of our house on the way into her room. Mike didn't want to distract her with the noise the camera makes when you start recording. She just loves to feel her bumper pad and loves George so much!

ANOTHER SNOW DAY

So if I hadn't already realized how much my life has changed, I realized it this week. I have always loved the snow and as a teacher really loved it when it produced snow days. For the past four days the schools in the area have been out because of the snow and I could not be more ready for it to go away. I have been stuck in the house with Emma for the past five days and AM READY TO GET OUT. I want the snow to melt and the storm that is forecasted for next week to disappear. I have, of course, enjoyed the time with Emma and it has minimized our exposure to more germs, but there is nothing left to do in our little apartment but lose my mind.

While I was laying on the floor last night while playing with Emma, she rolled over to the right side. Until now she has only rolled to the left, so we were very excited (I know, I need to get out of the house). We got it on video of her rolling both ways although she has yet to figure out how to string it all together with flipping from her tummy to her back. I am sure that will come soon enough and then she will be all over the place. Enjoy the video.

A New Thumb Sucker

Emma has discovered her thumb and has started sucking it regularly. It is the cutest thing, especially when it is making a sucking noise. She gets duck in her hand and rubs the satin while sucking it to go to sleep. Here are some pictures and video of her new trick.

FIrst Snowstorm

Cincinnati got a blast of winter weather over the past 36 hours and Emma had the opportunity to experience falling snow. We were so excited to bundle her up and take her out to the yard to see the snow falling from the sky. We were sorely disappointed by her reaction. Emma is usually so expressive and interactive but with the snow she just looked at us like she was saying "it is cold and why are we out here again?". Enjoy the pictures and video. She looked SOOO precious in her snowsuit and hat and mittens.

As a side note, we were very glad to have electricity today. The storm dumped 8 inches of snow with 1/2 inch of ice sandwiched in between and out electricity went out at 6am and we began to panic a little as to how we would keep Emma warm in 20 degree weather without heat. We laid in bed and talked about the many ways things could be worse and prayed and an hour later the electricity came back on...that was even more amazing considering the situation in September when it took a week for the power to come back on in many parts of the city. We are so thankful for the Lord's provision and safety even when we feel so vulnerable. Emma and I also enjoyed having Mike home the past two days...I guess it is God's way of preparing us for him being home with us indefinitely starting Monday.



Emma's first encounter with falling snow


Emma was staring at the snow falling out the window. It was very sweet. She was mesmerized by it until she gagged herself.

Cereal

Emma had her first taste of cereal this evening. We captured it on video and with a few pictures...enjoy! (She had shots today and has been fighting a cold so her eyes are glazed over and she is just not herself.)