First Thanksgiving

Emerson celebrated her first Thanksgiving! She travelled to Owensboro and met all of her family, she was so good all weekend long. Everyone was so eager to hold her, feed her, change her diapers and entertain her which freed up a lot of time for Chris & I to enjoy food, family and a few naps. A BIG thank-you to Amanda Knight for letting us borrow Kennedy's travel swing. It was a lifesaver!!! I have added pictures of Emerson that were taken over the holiday!

Go Em, Go

Today we went to the doctor for our 8 week visit. Everything went great and Emerson gained 1.2 lbs - that is 19 oz!! She is doing great and meeting all milestones. We are so proud of her!! Her weight is now in the DOUBLE DIGITS - 10.10 lbs!

8 Weeks

Today, Emerson is 8 weeks old! We had a great Sunday filled with visits from Family and friends and of course some Fantasy Football time. I have included a pictures of 2 Proud Daddies... Lynn and Lyndsey and Chris and Emerson!

Enjoying the Fall

Recently we have been taking a lot of walks while the weather is still warm. We have a great neighborhood that is very conducive for long stroller rides. There are sidewalks and plenty of walking trails that are more or less like paved nature trails. The tread on the stroller wheels is already starting to get thin. I really enjoy walking, meeting new people and Emerson loves her stroller. We have been walking with a girl down the street who has twin boys 5 days older than Emerson and also Katie who has Brodie, he is 2 weeks old. Brodie and Emerson will be sharing the same nanny, Kristin.
On Monday Kristin came over and spent the afternoon with us. Emerson really liked her, she is a natural...I am THRILLED that we found her.
As for the pictures; The first 2 are a rather unhappy Emerson & peacefully sleeping Brodie, she normally loves her stroller but it must keep moving otherwise she is not thrilled. The 3rd is her new winter hat, I have been looking for a jester hat for Emerson to keep her little ears warm while we go on our walks. I finally found one, it is a bit big but she will grow in to it and for now it is working, keeping her ears nice and warm! Despite the perplexed look on her face I think she really likes it!

Happy Baby Girl!

Recently Emerson has experimented with 4 different formulas and gone up a diaper size. She seems to like them all we are just trying to determine which one agrees with her most, she is definitely not one to miss a meal! She will eat anything, in fact she has recently taken to her pacifier as well. The girl should have been a gemini (like her mommy), because she changes her mind daily. What she likes today is not necessarily what she will like tomorrow!
Attached are pictures of her sporting her most recent new emsemble - A SMILE!!! This started at about week 4-5 and was usually involuntary but now I thinks she does it in response to us. She is happiest in the morning and that is when most of the pictures are taken.

YESSSSSSSS!

Yes, that reads 8.9 lbs!!!

Emerson had a doctor visit today and she gained 1lb in 1 week. Babies are supposed to gain an ounce a day but she gained 16 ounces in 1 week - that is more than 2 ounces a day!!! This is such a big deal because she had not been gaining weight the first 3 weeks and this caused a bit of concern and LOTS of stress for Chris & I so we began supplementing with formula and things really started to look up!