Today has been an awesome day. Yard sale stuff is finally finished. Other than importing about 40 cd's to my computer before I sell them. Emma rolled over today. I put her down on her stomach and went to fix lunch. I could still hear her but couldn't see her over the counter. When I came back, she was on her back. I flipped her back over and she did it again. Unfortunately I got so excited that I spilled cherry kool-aid all over the carpet and myself. That stuff does not come up. By the time I had changed clothes, tossed my jeans in the washing machine and attempted to clean the carpet, Emma was way past hungry. I like to do the rice cereal before the bottle, but she was throwing a fit, so she had her bottle first. After that, she wasn't too interested in the cereal. But we're making progress. Seriously, I can't believe she can roll over. She'll be sitting up before we know it. I feel like she's 4 months going on 40. She needs to stop growing up!
Also, what the heck is up with the Braves?! I cannot believe they're the same crappy team I saw. How exciting is it to be in a playoff race again? Personally I always preferred to be up 15 games by this point, but this is better than being 15 games back. I would love to go to a playoff game next month...it's been a while. Let's go Braves!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Yard Sale
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Nick and I are having a yard sale at my parent's house this Saturday. We had one at Stuart and Jenny's a couple of weeks ago and did pretty well. We still have a couple big items we'd like to sell, and I found several more small things too. It's nice to clean out some cabinets and closets. I finally had enough room to make Emma her own shelf (actually 2) in a cabinet, so her stuff isn't overtaking the counter anymore. I tried rice cereal last week, but didn't have much luck. Today I started again. I know she's ready for solids, but it's going to take her a little while to get use to the spoon and her tongue. I also let her use a sippy cup for the first time today. She seemed to like it ok, although most of the water that went in her mouth came right back out. I can't believe she's big enough for solid food and sippy cups. We already cut the pacifier, which is a relief to me. Cindy came down to our room yesterday at church asking if we had an extra pacifier. Sorry! It's not always convenient, but I got so tired of replacing it every time she dropped it. And she's doing good without it. Today we're working on dropping the swaddle. She's had her legs out for a couple of weeks, so I tried both arms out this morning. That didn't go so well, so this nap she has one arm swaddled. We'll see if it's better. She's so funny. Nick and I are really enjoying this time with her. She's smiling and laughing and usually not too fussy, so we're having a lot of fun. It's so awesome to see how well she lifts her head up now. She's so close to rolling onto her back from her tummy...she pushes up with one arm and one leg. She was such a big girl at the doctor. She's close to the 40th percentile in height and weight; she was in the 25th at her 2 month appt. Her head circumference percentile is still about 80th, but maybe the rest of her is catching up to her head. She cried for about 30 seconds after her shots and then she slept the whole way home. I'm so glad that it's finally nice outside...not hot and not raining. We get to take her for walks and get outside with her. Hopefully soon we'll get to Jackson's Orchard to pick out a pumpkin for her first Halloween. I haven't decided yet if we'll go trick or treating...she does have a cute little costume. I don't want to leave the dogs out though; usually they dress up too and we take pictures. So far, Emma has seemed to enjoy her first football games. She got on the video board last time. It would be nice if they could actually win a game, but oh well. I can't wait for basketball season, and for her to meet Big Red.
Nick's birthday is coming up and we're going to see the Titans play the Colts. I'm probably more excited than he is, although the Titans also suck this year. The Braves are only 2 1/2 back in the Wild Card race though...how awesome would that be. If they hadn't played so terrible all season they'd be way up. Anyway, I just thought I should update, since it's been a while. Things are going well. Emma's growing way too fast, so we're trying to enjoy each day with her.
Nick and I are having a yard sale at my parent's house this Saturday. We had one at Stuart and Jenny's a couple of weeks ago and did pretty well. We still have a couple big items we'd like to sell, and I found several more small things too. It's nice to clean out some cabinets and closets. I finally had enough room to make Emma her own shelf (actually 2) in a cabinet, so her stuff isn't overtaking the counter anymore. I tried rice cereal last week, but didn't have much luck. Today I started again. I know she's ready for solids, but it's going to take her a little while to get use to the spoon and her tongue. I also let her use a sippy cup for the first time today. She seemed to like it ok, although most of the water that went in her mouth came right back out. I can't believe she's big enough for solid food and sippy cups. We already cut the pacifier, which is a relief to me. Cindy came down to our room yesterday at church asking if we had an extra pacifier. Sorry! It's not always convenient, but I got so tired of replacing it every time she dropped it. And she's doing good without it. Today we're working on dropping the swaddle. She's had her legs out for a couple of weeks, so I tried both arms out this morning. That didn't go so well, so this nap she has one arm swaddled. We'll see if it's better. She's so funny. Nick and I are really enjoying this time with her. She's smiling and laughing and usually not too fussy, so we're having a lot of fun. It's so awesome to see how well she lifts her head up now. She's so close to rolling onto her back from her tummy...she pushes up with one arm and one leg. She was such a big girl at the doctor. She's close to the 40th percentile in height and weight; she was in the 25th at her 2 month appt. Her head circumference percentile is still about 80th, but maybe the rest of her is catching up to her head. She cried for about 30 seconds after her shots and then she slept the whole way home. I'm so glad that it's finally nice outside...not hot and not raining. We get to take her for walks and get outside with her. Hopefully soon we'll get to Jackson's Orchard to pick out a pumpkin for her first Halloween. I haven't decided yet if we'll go trick or treating...she does have a cute little costume. I don't want to leave the dogs out though; usually they dress up too and we take pictures. So far, Emma has seemed to enjoy her first football games. She got on the video board last time. It would be nice if they could actually win a game, but oh well. I can't wait for basketball season, and for her to meet Big Red.
Nick's birthday is coming up and we're going to see the Titans play the Colts. I'm probably more excited than he is, although the Titans also suck this year. The Braves are only 2 1/2 back in the Wild Card race though...how awesome would that be. If they hadn't played so terrible all season they'd be way up. Anyway, I just thought I should update, since it's been a while. Things are going well. Emma's growing way too fast, so we're trying to enjoy each day with her.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Atlanta!
We had a great long weekend. We got to see Chipper, and I didn't hyperventilate or pass out or anything! Emma went to her first Braves game and got to do the tomahawk chop in her cute little Chipper shirt. It didn't work and they lost, but what else is new. We went to the aquarium, which was huge and packed with people. Emma slept through most of it, although she did watch the whole imax show. She really liked the swimming pool this time. It was indoor and heated. She tried to kick her legs, and she made a little friend. All in all, she was really great! She only fussed a little when she got tired, and she slept well at night. Nick and I were able to have a date night. We went to Ikea and ate at the Varsity. I'm glad that Emma adapted so well. I can't wait to take her on a real vacation, but it will probably be next year for that.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Labor Day Weekend
We're going to Atlanta this weekend. It will be Emma's first Braves game (and her first time seeing Chipper...hopefully not her last). We're also going to the aquarium. I'm looking forward to getting out of town, but a little anxious about getting Emma off her schedule for 4 days. She'll be up past her bedtime and missing naps, so I hope we don't have a fussy baby all weekend. She also doesn't do too well in her car seat for extended periods of time. Bu, she has changed so much lately, so maybe she'll handle it better. She's a totally different baby now than she was even a couple of weeks ago. Shes lots of fun now. I can put her down for tummy time and she doesn't scream the whole time anymore...she's almost rolling over. I don't think it will be long now. She's doing a whole lot better with holding her head up too. We put a mirror beside her, and she loves talking to the other baby in it. We're getting close to the end of the swaddle I think. She gets out of it a lot, and she's outgrowing the ones we have. Right now her arms still wake her up, but hopefully within a month we can stop using it. I'm reading up on starting solid foods. I'm still not sure we'll start at 4 months...that seems a little young. We'll see if she's ready then or not. I have lots of food frozen, and yesterday I made some peaches and pears. They were super easy and smelled really good. I think I might try some carrots next week. I will be glad when we can cut out her 10pm dreamfeed. Right now she needs it to get in all her formula for the day, but when she starts solids hopefully we can gradually cut it out.
