Goodbye, Hello, and Shots!

We have had a crazy couple of days. Emily and I said all our goodbyes and headed back to New York. We took the midnight jetblue flight back which worked out well. I would recommend it to anyone with kids. We arrived at 6 am the next morning. Emily slept the whole flight and I watch re-runs and infomercials. Lovely.

Emily was finally reunited with her daddy and her doggy. She loves to watch daddy no matter what he is doing. Her eyes follow him all around the room. She also enjoys Rocky but doesn't really care much yet about him. I am sadly not very excited to be back with all of Rocky's hair. Since Emily is putting her fists in her mouth I am going to have to vacuum everything at least once an hour to make sure she doesn't get his hair in her mouth. Anyone want a dog?

Today we took Emily to her two month appointment. No we didn't forget how to count she is three and half months but missed her appointment since we were in Utah. She got 4 of her vaccinations. And cried for about 2 hours straight after. She now weights 12 lbs and is 23.5 inches long. Her weight, height, and head measurements are all in the 50 percentile so she is moving right along. Also for anyone who was concerned about her belly button it is normal and fine. Apparently if you have a parent that is Mediterranean and get their olive skin you will get a brown pigment on your belly button. It may go away or it might stay for the rest of her life. Anyway just letting you all know so you will sleep better! :O)

Well that is the past two days for us. I have one more day and then it is off to work... That will be interesting !

7 down.....

Yesterday was Adam and my seventh anniversary! Yep that's right seven. It has been an interesting and fun ride (well most of the time). Here are just a few things that we have experienced....

-6 Apartments

- 1 silly dog

- 4 road trips

- 2 trips together half way around the world

- 1 Immigration application (ugh!)

- 1 Parliament Election (Many more to come I am sure!)

- about 20 car break downs

And the best thing of all 1 beautiful daughter. I am not really a mushy kind of girl so I won't go on and on about how great Adam is. But he is the best and he has made the last seven years the most interesting of my life. I am looking forward to the next 57 because it will only get crazier as we go I am sure! I am lucky to have a husband that loves and cares about me like he does and Emily is lucky to have a daddy that will always make her laugh until she cries (literally haha...).

Emily 3 Months old!!

Time is flying by. Emily is already 3 months old. She is getting bigger and smarter everyday. She already knows that if she cries mommy will come running! She is also very smiley but only at her choosing. I wish I could get a picture of her when she is trying really hard not to smile it is so cute. She squeezes her bottom lip trying really hard not to let it go. But it always ends up in a huge grin. She is rolling onto her side now. I really am not looking forward to when she can roll all the way over. Then I can't just leave her to play on her own on the bed... :O) She is already loving TV! I know I know that is not good but kind of nice when she is irritable and doesn't know what to do with herself. She loves The Backyardigans thanks to Caitlyn and Jonah. I think it is the bright colors and slow movements. Also of course Baby Einsteins which is my favorite as well. I just can't tear my eyes away from those toys! :O) It really is amazing how fast babies grow and how much they learn in such a short time. So far so good.... :o)

Project

Today I did a little sewing project. I like to sew but hate getting everything out and making a huge mess (then cleaning it up...ugh!). If we ever have a big enough house it would be nice to have a room just to have somewhere to cut and sew. It would be so nice to have it all set up and ready. That takes the most time.

Anyway today I made Emily a changing pad. I am not really crazy about diaper bags so I use a large purse to carry everything right now. I am sure that might change when I have to drag toys around too. So I have never had a changing pad to lay Emily on when we are out. I found this pattern in a book at the library and gave it a shot. I am a beginner sewer and I made a lot of mistakes on it but I think it came out pretty good. It rolls up nice to fit into my bag and is big enough to cover those plastic changing stations when we are out. Also machine washable which is important!! But most imporant it looks like Emily enjoys it too!

(Oh my gosh she has got to be one of the cutest babies ever!!)

Bath Time

Allison was nice enough to lend me her baby bathtub while we are here in Utah. Emily loved her bath in the little tub. I have been giving her a bath in the sink and she loves it but she ends up trying to kick and play and bonking her head. This made for a much better bath time play....

I love this last picture. She just looks like she wants to say... 'Can you guys light some candles and close the door on your way out?"

YESSSSS!!!!!

Best night ever!! Emily slept for 7 straight hours last night. Thank you medium flow bottles!

New Poll: Toilet Lid

So I had this discussion with Kyla last night about weather we should put the toilet lid up or down. In my family we leave it up because who wants to touch the toilet really. Kyla likes to put it down. The problem with that is when I have to get up in the middle of the night and I go to the bathroom I am not expecting the lid to be down and get a surprise when I sit down (I like to do my business at night with the lights off so I don't wake up...don't judge!). So I put a poll on the blog (on the Right side) for everyone to vote. Up or Down at your house?