6/27/12
Emry's Newborns
Here are just some of Emry's newborn pictures. She did amazingly well at the shoot. I was worried she was going to be too awake or cranky but she did wonderfully. She slept through the first half and then was pleasantly awake through the last half. It was wonderful and I absolutely love how the pictures turned out. They are just so perfect! These are just a few of my favorites but there are so many more that I love too. I was sad Ryan couldn't come too because it would have been fun to do family pictures. Oh well, soon I guess. Enjoy our little Emry!
6/19/12
Funny Stories
Parenthood is a funny thing. A lot of funny things have happened since Emry has joined our family. Here are just a few funny stories for us to remember how fun it is to be a first-time parent.
Funny Story #1: The other night I woke up at like 4 AM wondering why I hadn't fed Emry in a while (it had been since like midnight or something). I was totally confused and I guess I thought I had fed her because I asked Ryan if he would go burp her because I just fed her. So Ryan, also extremely tired and being the wonderful husband he is, gets up and goes into Emry's room, gets her out of her bouncer (she is totally asleep) and starts to burp her. He does this for like 15 minutes until I wake up again and realize what I just did and told him that I didn't actually just feed her. He just told me to go to sleep because she was totally out. It was pretty funny! I woke up like 3 times that night just laughing about it. It is pretty funny the things exhaustion will do to you!
Funny Story #1: The other night I woke up at like 4 AM wondering why I hadn't fed Emry in a while (it had been since like midnight or something). I was totally confused and I guess I thought I had fed her because I asked Ryan if he would go burp her because I just fed her. So Ryan, also extremely tired and being the wonderful husband he is, gets up and goes into Emry's room, gets her out of her bouncer (she is totally asleep) and starts to burp her. He does this for like 15 minutes until I wake up again and realize what I just did and told him that I didn't actually just feed her. He just told me to go to sleep because she was totally out. It was pretty funny! I woke up like 3 times that night just laughing about it. It is pretty funny the things exhaustion will do to you!
Funny Story #2: Sunday was father's day. I wanted to get a cute picture of Emry in her cute outfit and Ryan in his suit for a cute Father/Daughter picture. Well it didn't all work out because Ryan got sick and Emry was asleep a lot. Anyway, we decided to just snap a quick picture after Emry's bath of the two of them together. So I hand her to Ryan in her towel and get the camera to take a picture. While I'm taking the picture I hear water falling on the ground. It's then I realize that Emry just peed and pooped all over Ryan in his suit! It was the perfect daddy/daughter moment. Happy Father's Day to Ryan!
6/17/12
2 Weeks
I simply cannot believe it has been 2 whole weeks since this little girl was welcomed to our family! In some ways it seems so much longer, and in other ways, it has totally flown by! We have had such a fun 2 weeks. We are so thankful for all our family who has come to help us because let's be honest, I don't think I could do this on my own. I never thought I'd have so many questions as a new mom, but man, I feel like I ask a million questions a day. Thankfully I have a wonderful mom and mother-in-law who are always willing to help.
So in the last 2 weeks we haven't really done much. We have been to 2 doctors appointments (one for me and one for Emry), Lynne's house, and a couple of stores for some much needed items. Other than that, I've basically been home taking care of this cute little girl. I'm totally scared to leave or go on an outing because I don't think I'm quite ready for the whole feeding her in public thing. It is way more complicated than everyone makes it look, really! One day, I hope to get better and then I can go out again.
We have semi gotten into a schedule here at our house. We basically eat every 2 1/2-3 hours during the day and take a lot of naps in between. Then at night, I feed her sometime around 8 or 9, followed by a bath, and then it is daddy time. This means I feed her, give her to Ryan and then go to bed. He is in charge of her until her last night time feeding at around 1130 PM or so. Then I feed her one more time and down for the night she goes. (ok, not really for the night, but you get the picture). The first week she would give us like 4 hours in between feedings and I would wake up and be worried that I needed to feed her. I quickly learned I should just let her sleep as long as she will at night and so the last two nights she has actually gone 6 hours between feedings. It is wonderful. Here's to hoping this lasts and she continues to sleep longer and longer. I have found this week that I'm not very patient when I don't get enough sleep. I'm trying to be better though.
So in the last 2 weeks we haven't really done much. We have been to 2 doctors appointments (one for me and one for Emry), Lynne's house, and a couple of stores for some much needed items. Other than that, I've basically been home taking care of this cute little girl. I'm totally scared to leave or go on an outing because I don't think I'm quite ready for the whole feeding her in public thing. It is way more complicated than everyone makes it look, really! One day, I hope to get better and then I can go out again.
We have semi gotten into a schedule here at our house. We basically eat every 2 1/2-3 hours during the day and take a lot of naps in between. Then at night, I feed her sometime around 8 or 9, followed by a bath, and then it is daddy time. This means I feed her, give her to Ryan and then go to bed. He is in charge of her until her last night time feeding at around 1130 PM or so. Then I feed her one more time and down for the night she goes. (ok, not really for the night, but you get the picture). The first week she would give us like 4 hours in between feedings and I would wake up and be worried that I needed to feed her. I quickly learned I should just let her sleep as long as she will at night and so the last two nights she has actually gone 6 hours between feedings. It is wonderful. Here's to hoping this lasts and she continues to sleep longer and longer. I have found this week that I'm not very patient when I don't get enough sleep. I'm trying to be better though.
Here are some cute pictures of our life over the last 2 weeks.
Me and Emry after one of her baths. It is pretty cold in our basement apartment, hence the hat and really warm clothes,
Emry looking so cute with her daddy (She totally has him wrapped around her finger! We are in trouble when she grows up!)
Close up shot!
Me and Emry
I love being her mom. Look at that cute smile she likes to give out. She is too precious!
Nap time in the crib. Such a cute outfit. I hate having to use those mittens on her but she scratches her face so we have to.
Tummy time outside. Mostly she actually likes her tummy. She is pretty strong and will lift her head from side to side pretty well. She also really likes it outside. I think it's because it's warm outside. Loving the sunny weather.
Such a cute picture with her sun hat! Love this little girl!
6/6/12
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