Easter

Sorry for the delay with posting. We have not had Internet access for a week now.

Easter was a lot of fun. We went over to Grandma and Grandpa Rosenberger's house. Brad and I got to take a quick nap while we were there. Emily enjoyed seeing her cousin Kayla. She was all smiles at Kayla. Here are some Easter pictures.

This pictures shows how much fun Emily had on Easter. She was pooped.

Grandma Mack came out for a visit this past weekend. We went to the Zoo and hung out all weekend. Here are some pictures of us at the zoo. It was nice having Grandma out for a visit.

Here is a picture of Emily trying out her Bumbo. She is still too little but it was cute.

I love the duck head on her butt. I just had to get a picture of this before she grew out of these Pj's.

Here is an updated video of Emily during tummy time. She actually hits one of her toys with her head!!

Big steps

Emily is becoming more active all the time. She is talking more and is starting to notice a lot more things. Unfortunately this new awareness has lead to random screaming fits. They don't last long but are still difficult to listen to. She is getting better with holding her head up. Hopefully she will be able to hold her head on her own by the end of the month. Emily currently likes to be sitting up or standing or being held vertically in your arms as you walk her around the house. She does not let you sit for every long anymore.


I think we have figured out the correct amount of Karo she needs. Emily has been on 1 tsp 3X a day for two days now and has pooped two days in a row. She used to only go every other day and it was hard. Now she has soft bowl movements. Hooray for Emily!!!

Here is a picture of Emily right before she threw up all over her outfit. She was only in it for about 5 minutes. Below is a picture of me with my niece Kayla. I think Kayla is going to be a hair dresser some day. Just look at my beautiful hair-do she gave me.

Here is a video of Kayla playing nicely with Emily while Emily is in her bouncer.

Now Kayla is helping Emily rock her bouncer. This was very nice of Kayla since Emily is not strong enough to do it herself. This video definitely shows that Kayla will teach Emily many things while they are growing up. Most likely she will teach Emily things she should not be doing. I only say that because we have all determined that Kayla is going to be trouble maker when she is older and is going to make sure her cousin and siblings are as mischievous as her.

More videos

Here are some pictures and videos for your pleasure. Emily is starting to talk and smile a lot more these days. She has also started lying on her side and likes to snuggle up against you when you hold her. She likes to fall asleep in that position. Emily also sleeps pretty well at night giving us at least one 5 hour stretch a night.

Here is a picture of Emily lying in her stroller before we went on a walk with her Aunt Cathy and cousin Kayla.

I told Emily it was rude to stick her tongue out but she just laughed at me as the picture below shows.

2 month checkup

We just got back from the doctor's. Emily is now 11lbs 13oz and 23 inches. She is in the 80% in weight and 70% in height. The doctor says she is very healthy and was glad to hear that she is eating about 3.5oz 8 times a day. She took the Tylenol with no problem but did cry during the visit as she always does. She apparently liked the rhoto virus which is given orally. She screamed during her shots which is typical but shortly after she was sleeping in her carrier. The doctor suggested Karo for her since she does have hard stools. Hopefully this will help and she will have a movement more than every two days. Well that's all the news for today. Go Arizona!!!

Videos and pictures

This Friday is Emily's 2 month check up so I will update the blog then and let you know how much she has grown. She also has to have her first set of shots so we will see how that goes.

Here are some pictures of Emily. I just had to show everyone how tiny her feet are. I just think it is the cutest thing. Thats my hand if anyone is wondering. Not Brad's.



Here is one of her famous smiles. Its not the biggest smile she has but it is a good one.

Emily is dressed and ready to cheer on Arizona as they play their first game in the March Madness.

Here are a couple of videos. The first on is of her smiling and playing in her bouncer. We just started her in the bouncer last week. The second video is a quick one of her talking. I am trying to get a better one of her but she is camera shy.

Week 7 and still kicking

We are now at week 7 and Emily is doing very well. She is starting to stay up longer during the day. She has discovered the mobile on her swing and enjoys watching her little friends spin around above her head. She is also doing very well with holding her head up. It will be nice when Emily is able to steady her head on her own. Then we can break out the Bumbo and see how she does. Today Emily repeatedly hit the rattle hanging from her floor mat as though she meant to do that. It was very exciting and I'm sure it was just a coincidence. It would be great if it wasn't but I'm sure it was. We will see tomorrow if her eye and hand coordination is still there. Emily is starting to give us bigger and bigger smiles everyday. I have tried to get a picture of one of these smiles but have failed so far. I will keep trying so that everyone will have the chance to enjoy one of her toothless grins.

Here is a picture of Emily and me on St. Patrick's Day. There are very few pictures of us together so I figured Brad could take a picture of me with Emily all dressed up for the holiday.
Here is the first picture of Emily with her Aunt.Here is the first picture of Grandma with Emily and Kayla (Emily's cousin). As you can see Kayla is still determining whether she likes the new addition or not. Hopefully she will start to like Emily since she will have a little sister in a few months.Here is Emily lounging around the house. Looks as though she should have a drink in her hand after the long hard day she has had which consisted of eating, sleeping and playing occasionally.These are just some pictures of Emily sitting around.This is a little smirk she gave me. I was trying to get the huge smile she gave me but no dice.I would like to think that Emily is pondering the great mysteries of the world in this picture but that would just be ridiculous. She is most likely contemplating why mommy has a shiny metal thing on her face. Eventually Emily will realize that shiny metal thing is a camera and not a deformity on mommy.

More pictures

Emily is now 6 weeks old and is improving on lifting her head and talking every day. Below are pictures of her taken today at 6 weeks old. She is getting better at hitting the rattles hanging from her play mat.

Here is Emily with Grandpa Rosenberger.

Here is Kayla, Emily's cousin, sneaking up on Grandpa and Emily. But Kayla is a very loud talker so she really can't sneak up on anyone.

This is just another picture of Emily taken a week ago.

Here is a video of Emily during tummy time. She only lasted about a minute this time but is getting better at tummy time. We place her on our stomachs all the time which also counts as tummy time.