Bath time is no fun

Emily is changing everyday. She is getting very good at holding her head up and she has a very firm grip. As Brad says she seems to find the few chest hairs he has and pulls them. She is trying to push up with her legs but they are still pretty weak. By the end of the month I am sure she will be able to push herself to a somewhat standing position. By request, here are some more pictures.


This is a picture from last week. It was not very fun trying to get her into the bear suit but she does look adorable in it.
Emily is getting better at playing on her mat. Everyday she will let me leave her on it a little longer. This picture was from Friday.

Emily is checking herself out in the mirror.

Here is Emily and daddy hanging out on the couch. This picture was taking today. I don't want everyone to think that I am just putting outdated pictures of her on the blog. There are some current ones like the picture below.

This is a picture of Emily taking a bath. Below is a video of her taking the same bath. Maybe you will notice the difference. Emily has not gotten used to bath time yet but she will eventually. I think the problem is that we can't put her in the water yet since her umbilical cord has not completely fallen off yet.

She used to sound more like a fog horn but she is growing out of it. More pictures to follow in a few days.

Play Date

Today Emily and I had a visit from her Aunt Cathy and cousin Kayla. Here is a picture of them together on the couch. Kayla is getting used to having another baby around but is not always to sure what to think of Emily.

Here are some other pictures of Emily hanging out around the house.

More pictures

The picture above is us at the hospital.
The picture below is at home trying tummy time.

This is Emily hanging out in her jungle.

Here is Great Grandma and Emily Super Bowl Sunday.

Our little angel sleeping at the hospital.

The arrival of Emily Paige

On January 29th I went into labor and that night Emily was born. She weighed in at 9lbs 3oz and was 20in long. The doctor said that she had a hard time pulling her out so it was probably best I had a c-section. I did get to experience labor pain do not wish to experience it again. Those epidurals are fantastic. Emily is doing really well. She goes about 3 hours before she needs to eat and then usually sleeps. Hopefully she will stay this way but I ma sure she will change and not sleep. We were discharged today and get to watch the Super Bowl from the comfort of Grandma's and Grandpa's. Here are some pictures of us at the hospital.

More pictures to follow tomorrow.

Still waiting

We have changed our plans again. We have now been told by two doctors that we should have a c-section so that is what we are going to do. We were supposed to go in tomorrow to be induced but since we are having a c-section and there are no times available tomorrow we will be going to the hospital next week. We are back to having a February baby. She will say hello to the world February 3, 2009. We will post pictures next week.

Doctor visit update

Let me catch you up on whats been going on in our lives. Last week the doctor was a little concerned that the baby has not dropped yet because she might be too big for my body. So she scheduled us for an ultrasound at the next office visit which was today. We go in for the ultrasound this morning and got to see her drinking the amniotic fluid and her heart beating. The tech also verified one more time that we are indeed having a girl. Then she proceeds to measure how big the baby is and to our suprise she is wieghing in at about 9lbs and 5oz. Now the measurement can be off by a pound so she can be ranging from 8 to 10lbs right now. We couldn't stop laughing. Of course I would be the one in the family to carry the large babies. Anyways, the doctor came to our room, looked at the chart, saw the baby's estimated weight, turned to us and asked how we felt about a scheduled C-section. She did not want to schedule us for one immediately but she feels that in the end I will need a c-section. I asked if I could try to go naturally and she was okay with that so that is what we are planning on doing. We go back on Monday to see if I have dilated at all (since currently I have not dilated even a half a cm). If there is nothing we will be induced on that Tuesday (January 27th). So much for a February baby.

36 weeks and counting

Today was the first of several weekly visits for me. The doctor messured my belly, listened to the baby's heart beat and then checked to see if I was dilating. And as I suspected; nothing. So it appears as though our little girl will not be showing herself anytime soon and I will most likely need to be induced. That means a February baby. Heres a picture of me at 36 weeks. I have 4 more weeks to go and possibly an extra one for a total of 41 weeks. I will post another picture right before I deliver.

I am huge compared to a month ago. Sorry no smile. I was tired this morning before work when we took this picture. Next time I will remember to smile. Otherwise everything is going good and I have no real complaints. We are in a holding pattern and we can't wait for her to arrive.