Tuesday, February 15, 2011

10 Weeks & Happy Valentines Day!


Emily is a big & healthy 10 week old this week!!


At 10 weeks you:

*started clicking your tongue (mainly when you're hungry)
*started holding onto my hand when I feed you
*hate to be burped.. you usually throw your head around and cry
*dislike "tummy time"!!
*smile a whole lot!! It's the BEST!
*are totally out of newborn clothes :(
*love to be naked.
*follow me around the room with your eyes
* weigh 11lbs


This year Valentine's Day was low key. We stayed home and snuggled and just played.
I really wouldn't of had it any other way... home with my little Valentine and big Valentine!!HA
Emily's little cousins, Aunt Jenny & Nanny came over and brought her some gifts.

Sleeping in her Valentine outfit that Aunt Mo Mo & Uncle Matt sent her!
So precious!
This little outfit is from Aunt Jenny.
Mike really likes it! It says "Daddy's Little Love Bug"

This shirt is VERY fitting and so true!
"Mommy's Little Lovebird"!

Her sweet Daddy sent her a rose on her first Valentine's Day!
SO SWEET!!

Overall we had a great Valentine's Day and feel SO loved!

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Sue's Soup


This is what's for dinner!
YUM-O!
Perfect on a COLD SNOWY night!

Sue's Soup
2lbs hamburger meat
1 can veg-all
1 lg. can V-8 juice
1 can Rotel
1 can cream style corn
1 medium onion

It's also great to freeze for later and delicious for left overs!
Hope you try it!

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

2 Month Check


Well we survived 2 months shots! Bless her poor little heart!
Here we are waiting on Dr. Harrison.
She only cried for a few seconds after each one but she quickly quit after I picked her up and popped the paci in.

Those suckers HURT!! She had 3 shots.. 2 in one leg and 1 in the other.
I guess they were out of girly Band Aids! HA... Taz it was :(


Here are her stats:

10lb 7oz
23" long (75th percentile)
Head circumference was 38.5

She is one healthy baby girl!! We are ever SO thankful!

Sunday, February 6, 2011

2 Months Old!

Emily turned 2 months old Saturday!!
Time flies FAST when you have a little one.
We spent the day shopping with a friend of mine and her little boy Elam.
We are constantly saying that Elam and Emily will one day marry each other.... we have arranged it and all! HA
Wouldn't they make the cutest little couple? And their names sound so cute together!
He is 7 months old.

At 2 month you:
* are smiling more and more!
* are such a good sleeper!! So thankful for that!
* are staring and studying our faces when we hold you.
*love for us to talk to you
* love to be rocked! I hope that never stops!
* wear some 0-3 month clothes but mostly 3 months now

Tomorrow Emily goes for her 2 month check & shots.
We are hoping she tolerates them ok and that the side effects are minimal!
I will post pictures and her stats sometime tomorrow.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Quilted with Love!

Emily got a package in the mail yesterday. Her Great-Aunt Laura made her a BEAUTIFUL quilt and we LOVE it! I really like how sweet and girly it is... love the flowers on it!

Right when I layed her down on it she smiled BIG and bright!
I think she likes it!

I hope that she treasures this quilt forever. It means so much when someone takes the time to make something like this.
Hopefully she will pass it down someday if she has a little girl!
So precious! Thanks Aunt Laura you did a GREAT job!

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Is it a Deal or a Dud?


We have gotten a few new things that I have been meaning to blog about. I love trying out different products so below you will find some product reviews! HA.... Maybe I should be the lady that does "Deal or Dud" on Channel 7 news!
If you haven't ever seen the "Deal or Dud" segment on Channel 7 news, let me fill you in. They buy random products, some are the "As Seen on T.V" products and they try them out and tell you if they are really worth buying! Wouldn't that be fun? HA!

Being the non-coffee drinker I am, I wasn't too excited when this lovely Keurig Mini Brewer walked into the house.... but after Mike made a cup of hot apple cider with it for me, I was THRILLED! I love apple cider, especially during these frigid temperature we are having!

It really is a neat little machine and Mike says it makes tasty coffee. I'll take his word for it!
So if you are a coffee drinker/apple cider/hot cocoa drinker I recommend this.
It's kinda pricey. Around $100 and up.
Deal!

My parents gave me this for Christmas. It's the Shark Steam Mop. I was pretty excited when I opened it! If you know me at all, you know that I LOVE to clean! Weird I know! I am beginning to love this thing. It has taken me awhile to warm up to it! HA... At first I wasn't sure how I would like it because it doesn't use any cleaning chemicals and for me that's just hard to believe it actually is cleaning without anything but water.
It uses super-heated steam to loosen dirt while sanitizing floors. It has a washable micro-fiber pad that helps lift and lock dirt in. And it only uses tap water!

I wet mopped the kitchen and then used the Shark and this is what I got! I would say it's a DEAL!


We have been using Avent bottles with Emily. When she drinks from them the nipples make a squeaking noise.... I was a little concerned she was getting too much air. She hasn't had tummy trouble but noise is a little annoying. I tried moving her up a nipple size and it still squeaks, so we decided to try a different bottle out. While at Babies R' Us we found the Tommee Tippee.

They are designed to be the closest thing to natural breast feeding. The super-wide nipple flexes and stretches like the breast and the sensitive anti-colic valve allows babies to feed comfortably with less air and vacuum build up.

There is very LITTLE squeaking if any from them and Emily seems to like them!
DEAL!
Another cool thing about the Tommee Tippee bottles is the on the go formula dispenser!
You pour your formula in it, cap it off, sit down in the bottle that already has water in it, screw the nipple on , cap the bottle and go! When you are ready to feed, just lift it out, pour it in the water and you're ready to go! Yes there is a few extra parts you have to deal/keep up with but it's a super nifty concept I thought!
I'm kinda excited to use the other Tommee Tippee products later on.

Maybe next time I'll have a dud to share with you! HA...

8 Weeks

Well here she is... Little Miss 8 week old!
Check out that pose... just snoozing away.

Baby's got her bell bottoms on! HA
I love this Baby Lulu romper.. it's still a little big in the belly for her but she will fill it out soon enough. Look closely and the sleeves even have flair to them! HA
Could baby stuff get any CUTER?!?!

At 8 weeks old you:

* weigh 9lb 11oz (as of 1/28/2011)
* are such a GOOD sleeper!! Thank you Lord!
* rolled over for the first time on 1/29/2011
* love to be held so that you can look around
* coo & smile when we talk to you
* enjoy laying under your play gym
* throw a fit when it's time to burp
* are drinking 4oz now!

In just 3 short days you will be 2 months old and will be getting your 2 month shots!
We are NOT looking forward to that appointment. I'm sure Mommy will cry right along with you that day. I am hoping they won't be too hard on you and that you tolerate them okay.

Each and every day is a new experience and we wouldn't trade it for the world!