Time Gone By

It's been a long time since I've last blogged. I'm still working on balancing being a mom and working and keeping my house clean! I will do my best to catch you up to speed on what's been happening in Emma's life since her first month.

On February 28, Emma and I got hit by a deer while driving home from dinner with her Daddy. The deer survived, the car took a beating and Emma slept through it all! Later that week we were slammed with the biggest snow storm we've had in a long time. Our power went out, as did the heat. So Keith and I packed up Emma and went looking for a hotel to stay in. After visiting at least 5 hotels, we realized there were no available rooms. Keith called his friend Bob and asked if we could stay with him for a few days. Of course he said yes, so off we went to stay with Bob, Shawna and Arianna.

Shortly after we came home it was time for Emma's second month doctor visit. Emma weighed 11 pounds 2 ounces and was 23 inches long. Once again the doctor was pleased with Emma's progress. On Emma's third month visit she was 12 pounds 7 ounces and 24 inches long. On this visit Dr. El Naghy realized that Emma has a heart murmur. She thought that it was nothing to be alarmed about but recommended we see a specialist to make sure. Keith and I took Emma to a pediatric cardiologist and they ran some tests. Dr. Fethke said that Emma has a ventricular septal defect (think I got that right) but that it was so small he was surprised Emma's pediatrician heard it. Emma has to go bac to the cardiologist in six months to check up on the murmur.

At the beginning of April Emma started rolling over. She also has been babbling up a storm! She calls Keith da and me either ma, mama or occasionally mommy!!! Dr. El Naghy heard Emma call me mommy and she was so surprised.

We took Emma to get her picture taken with the Easter Bunny. Emma had her own bunny ears she looked so cute! On Easter Emma wore a cute dress that spent most of the day up in the air! It was quite difficult to capture a photo that day!! lol

Shortly before Emma turned four months, the ship that was used in the Pirates of the Caribbean was docked in the Newburgh waterfront. So of course we had to go see it! We stood in line about an hour and finally got to go on board. Emma was a little fussy waiting in line so Keith did a lot of walking that day, he slept real good that night! We also took Emma to her first wrestling match to see Jeff Hardy. I guess she paid attention because she used some of the moves on Keith later in the week, lol.

For Emma's fourth month check up she was 13 pounds 6 ounces and 25 and a half inches long! Think she's going to be taller that me by time she's in second grade! Emma loves listening to music and having people sing to her. Mommy sings daddy hums, either way Emma loves it! She loves to watch Barney and Jack's Big Music Show, I'm sure due to all the music and singing! I've been working on some signs with Emma. I'm hoping to teach her some sign language to help her tell us what she needs if we can't figure it out. I've been working on Mommy, Daddy, milk and eat. Think she's starting to get the milk one, when I made the sign she started smiling and was making happy sounds. Everywhere we go people stop us to tell us how beautiful she is, although people still ask if she's a boy or a girl! I think it's because she has only a little bit of hair.

Recently Emma started grabbing her feet and to her father's delight started putting them in her mouth! We have been feeding Emma rice cereal and oatmeal. She likes the oatmeal a little better, I don't blame her the rice tastes like cardboard. Emma loves to blow raspberries while she's being fed! So of course the food is all over her, mommy and the couch! lol

I can't believe it was almost a year ago that I found out I was pregnant! I found out on May 26, the day after mom's birthday. I'm sure she had been pestering God on my behalf so I could finally have a baby. Emma is such a joy. I'm going to have a hard time with posting pics for this blog, we've taken so many it will be hard to choose which to post!! I promise I will blog more soon, not three months from now!!