Emily's First Road Trip

Emily, Kory and I headed up to Minnesota this weekend to visit Scott, Ali and Morgan. I went to college with Ali and shortly after graduating Winona they moved to Virginia Beach. I visited often, but was VERY happy when they decided to move back to MN in November. It's been such a cruddy winter that we haven't had a chance to get together. So Kory took Friday off (YAY!) and we drove up to MN. We had so much fun visiting with them. We used to get together and drink ourselves into oblivion and then sleep in.....we found out this weekend that having children has made us old...very old :) We still had a great time. I think Kory has a new girlfriend, Morgan!! She's so cute. Thanks for having us Scott & Ali. We love you guys!!

Oh! One more thing..our little diarrhea prone angel now is constipated!! Em hasn't pooped since Thursday afternoon...it's now Sunday evening. We started putting Karo syrup in her bottles yesterday with no such luck. She seems to be moving some things around in her tummy, so hopefully she'll have a very large bowel movement sometime tonight!! Wish us luck :)

Here are some pictures from this weekend:

Ali and her mini-me, Morgan


Ali & Me



Kory and his two favorite girls!!

“Anyone can give up, it’s the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that’s true strength.”

Thank you Great Grandma Marion

Thank you for my boppy great grandma marion. I love it. I know I am supposed to be doing tummy time, but I really like to just take naps on it!!

Emily's 1st Easter

Emily had a very nice first easter. She got to wear her adorable easter dress twice!! On Saturday, we went to Bonnie & Tom's and had dinner at Kory's favorite prime rib restaurant--Buckhorn in Edgerton, WI. Then on Sunday we went to IL to see my family. It was a full car, the trailblazer had Otis in the way back; Teresa, Casey and Em in the middle; and Mike & Kory in the front. It was a fun trip.

Here are some pics to share:

Pretty girl:

Arms are flying!!!

Enough pictures mommy!!!!

Otis and Em sharing the boppy.

Pictures of Emily

I have moved all of Emily's pictures to http://www.walmart.com/. I had been hearing how webshots was not very user friendly. So there are now albums for each month.


I also have the new month 3 photos uploaded. There are a lot of them, so enjoy!!

Birth: http://photos.walmart.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=24861013/a=3242809/t_=3242809

Month 1: http://photos.walmart.com/share/p=440221206187886684/l=11175674/g=3242809/cobrandOid=1011/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB



Month 2:
http://photos.walmart.com/share/p=104221206187833286/l=11175673/g=3242809/cobrandOid=1011/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB



Month 3: http://photos.walmart.com/share/p=322211206150069812/l=11173767/g=3242809/cobrandOid=1011/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB

We Survived the First Week

Well Emily and I survived the first week back to work. I should say that I survived...I knew Emily would be fine! ha ha Unfortunately, due to the bad weather today, Em is staying with Grandma Bonnie for the night. Thanks Grandma!!! I am missing her to pieces, having been away from her for the last two work days, but thought maybe I'd get started on her scrapbook. That way at least I am doing something fun!


Here are some pictures from St. Patty's Day at Aunt CeCe's and Uncle Mike's:

Here I am eating my hands. I LOVE to eat my fists. All day long!!! Yummy!



Oh shoot! You caught me eating my hands again....



Here I am sitting all by myself. I am so darn tiny!!


Yes...can I help you?




Oh! You want a smile...here you go!!!

The Last Day

Well..today is my last full day with Miss Emily before I go back to work. We've spent the day in our jammies, snuggling on the couch. Let's all hope the transition goes well. Wish us luck!!

March for Babies

Hello.

I am participating in March for Babies on May 3rd in Madison because I believe in the March of Dimes mission to save babies. Please support my fundraising efforts by sponsoring me in March for Babies today.

Contributing to my march online is fast, easy and secure. You can donate directly from my personal webpage with a credit/debit card or PayPal. If you prefer, I can also accept cash or check. Just click the appropriate box on my webpage.

The money we raise helps save premature and sick babies. Premature birth is the #1 cause of newborn death and the biggest threat to babies’ health today, and through March for Babies, the March of Dimes is funding important research to find out why premature birth happens and what can be done to prevent it.

I’ve joined with millions of compassionate people across the country who support March for Babies each year. Won’t you please help me in this worthy cause? Visit my webpage and sponsor me in the march that saves babies!

With your support, there’s hope.
Please donate to support my walk. Miss Emily will also be walking with me. Here is the webpage where you can donate: http://www.marchforbabies.org/tmarion

Thank you!!!

Visiting Madi and Maya

This morning I went to visit my friends Madi and Maya. Madi is 4 and Maya is 2. I had so much fun. Thanks for having us Shell!!

I am so confused....

Am I a Bears Fan:


Or a Packers Fan:


Only time will tell Miss Emily!!!

Thank you!

We wanted to thank Aunt Kacey and Uncle Tony for the awesome canvas they painted for above Em's crib. It is so pretty and she looks at it all the time. I think she likes all the blocks of color. It matches her room beautifully!!


I also was surprised when I got home today and got a box from Aunt Kristen. Thank you so much for the piggy bank for Emily. It's georgous!! I can't wait for her to put the first coins in it!!! You are the best.


Thank you everyone for loving Emily so much. It means more than you know. Kory and I are so happy that she has so many people who care about her.

Wow!

So I have been doing more tummy time with Emily. Today I put her on her boppy pillow and put her mirror in front of her. She can now push her legs so her head hits her mirror! ha ha She is a genius!! She must really like herself, because she keeps wanting to get closer and closer! Just thought you would all like that story.

We are heading to Grandma Bonnie's work tomorrow morning (Curves), so Emily can meet all Grandma's lady friends! It should be fun to be oohed and awed at!!! Then we are heading down to Grammy and Grampa Walker's in IL for our last trip before I head back to work. I go back on Thurs. the 20th! I can't believe my leave is over already. I am anxious to get back into a routine and I know Emily will love going to Chris's house for daycare.

Oh! One last big milestone. Em has officially grown out of her newborn diapers and now wears size 1 YAY!! It's too funny all those people who told me not to bother buying any newborn diapers cuz they'd only wear them for a day or two....ha ha! She wore them for 2 1/2 months!!!

Talk to you all soon! Thanks for checking in to see how the little peanut is doing.

My Busy Week

I am so excited that I got to meet my Aunt Kristen, Aunt Kalli, and my Cousin Reese a few weeks ago.




Here I am with my Aunt Kalli:






Here I am with my Aunt Kristen:








Here I am with my Cousin Reese:


Look at my goofy Aunts all dressed alike! They are so cute!!



I am the star of the show!!! We are at Grandpa Randy's having fun hanging out.



Here I am also with my Aunt Liz. She loves to hold me!!










Here is my cousin Reese playing with me. He is such a good "big brother cousin"!!





Just thought this was a fun picture of Uncle Tony and Reese. Tony found this icicle hanging off the house at Grandma Bonnie's.




Hope you enjoyed all the pics. I am getting bigger and bigger all the time. Mommy goes back to work in a week and a half. I am excited to go daycare!!! I have also been a bit sick lately with the stomach flu or something of the sorts. Lots of icky diarrhea. I am now taking lactose free formula hoping to feel better soon.

The Many Faces of Emily

Thought these pics of Em were adorable. She was taking a break while drinking her milk.
Enjoy!!






Can she get any cuter????

Emily and Uncle Mark

Uncle Mark came to visit last week all the way from Portland. Here are some cute pics!

Spending Spree

Having a new baby has thrown us into the world of bigger vehicles. I know...I always said I wouldn't drive an SUV, but I have decided it is so much easier when trying to travel with Emily. Gosh kids have a lot of stuff!!!

Kory also needed a new truck since Em's carseat barely fit in his truck.

So I am now driving a 2006 Chevy Trailblazer:

Kory got a 2006 Chevy Silverado:

Do you like? We do!!!!

Godparents

Kory and I have chosen Emily's godparents and wanted to share our choice with everyone.

Her godmother will be her Auntie CeCe (otherwise known as my sister, Casey):










Her godfather will be her cousin Nathan (Kory's sister-Kalli & Mark's oldest son):





We are so excited for Emily to have such special godparents. We know all her aunts, uncles and cousins will be so very special to her, so thank you all for being so wonderful. She is so lucky to have such a wonderful group of people around her.

Her baptism is Sat. April 19th at St. Albert the Great Church in Sun Prairie. Invitations will be sent out in March.

Month 2 Photo Link

Here is the link for the month 2 photos of Emily: http://community.webshots.com/album/562609866LSmFju?vhost=community

I was counting her age by weeks instead of by the date, which is confusing. She was born on Dec. 26th, but was 8 weeks old on Feb. 20th. From here on out, I will just use the date. So on March 26th I will send out the next pictures.

Hope that makes sense!

Enjoy!!

Happy 8 Weeks!!

Emily is 8 weeks old today...can you believe it? I can't!! She's getting so big. We took her to the Dr today and it went well. She has colic, so that has been really hard for mom and dad. She got 4 vaccines at the Dr's office today, 3 shots and one was liquid in her mouth. She did good..she screamed..that's what is supposed to happen! ha ha

She weighed 8lbs 8oz and is 21" long. Her weight is in the 8th percentile and her length is in the 11th percentile. So she's still a little peanut!!

She's a little difficult tonight, so I don't have much time to write. I just wanted to give an update.

Here I am after I got my shots today. I am beat!!

Yum! I love Bud Light :)



Here I am in my Snuggle Bunny jammies that my daddy bought me for Valentine's Day..yep...we even went to Target all by himself!!



For some reason when I smile, I close one eye! It's still cute though!!



Here I am in my play gym. I'm still not so sure what I think about it. It's a little much for me yet.

Some Family Photos

Kory and I went out for our Valentines Day dinner to Johnny Delmonico's, so since we were dressing up, we decided to take some nice pictures.

Kory also surprised me with tickets to see Daughtry and Bon Jovi in Chicago on Feb. 24th. I can't wait!!!

Emily Smiling

This is me smiling on video:

Happy Valentines Day

Here I am in my two Valentines Day outfits. I wore the first one on Monday and the second one today. Even though I don't wear bibs yet, mommy put it on me just for pictures! Enjoy!

Emily's New Cousin

Cori and Jeff had their ultrasound yesterday to find out if Emily's new cousin will be a boy or a girl. The new baby is expected to arrive in July. Cori and Jeff already have a beautiful almost 2 year old, Mikaiya. I was very happy to hear that they are welcoming another baby girl to their family!! yay!!! I know how much I love my sisters, so I am very excited for Mikaiya to experience that same bond. Emily is also VERY excited!! I told her yesterday and ever since then she has found her smile!! YAY!!! I am so excited. I will try to get it on video since a still picture just doesn't do her adorable smile any justice.

So...sorry to say Dad, you will be surrounded by another beautiful little girl!!! I know you love all us women!

Another Bodily Function?

So there are only so many videos we can take of a 6 week old. Here she is doing another cute bodily function:

(Sorry it's so dark!)