Can it be the same girl??

Here are pictures of Emma at 7 days old, and then again in the same outfit at 3 and a half months. She barely looks like the same baby! It's truly amazing.

Standing! (with a little help)

It's amazing. She's getting so strong!

Sunday and Monday night she only woke up once, and I started to get really excited. But it takes three points to make a pattern, and Tuesday and last night she ran us ragged. She didn't sleep at all after 2:30 AM Tuesday night (first time she's ever done that). And last night she wouldn't eat unless I nursed her while I paced around the room. We think it's the vegetarian taco meat I had for dinner for the last couple of nights. Something in it must bother her. Guess we're not eating that brand again!

First Father's Day

We had a wonderful Father's Day this last weekend. Papa took it easy (well, as easy as he ever takes it), and Emma got to visit with Grandma and Grandpa. She was a bit testy all day, so Grandma and Grandpa didn't get a chance to see how she can play with her toys now. Hopefully the next visit will be better.

Emma loves to go on walks! Any time she is outside, she is a very happy baby. Isn't she cute in her new sunhat?!

Emma loves Annelise!

Emma's friend Annelise came over the weekend before last for a vegan feast. We had a great time and watched I heart Huckabees. What a great movie!

The girls spent a lot of time watching each other. They really get along so well!

Don't let this picture fool you

This is a great picture of Emma's increasing fatness! I love it! This last week she's doubled how much she eats at each sitting. I was really excited, because I thought that it might mean she would also double how long she slept at a stretch. Silly rabbit! Tricks are for kids! TM.

Alas, it wasn't to be. But as long as her fatness keeps rolling along (haha!) I'll be happy. Sleepy, but happy! :)

Monkey noises

Emma's been making the cutest monkey noises lately! It goes something like, "hoo hoo hoo hoo". We're going to try and get a video of it. Stay tuned!

Leisure Suit

Emma has the cutest little leisure suit, as seen here. It's a Pooh Bear zip-up suit with a collar. Papa likes to call her Buck Rogers when she wears it. But she's not the only one with cool clothes. Notice Mama's awesome Ministry shirt!

Buck Roger's clip

Shrinky Dinking

We had a great weekend! We went to Emma's friend's house and had a fun Shrinky Dink party. These are pictures of Emma's friend Annelise falling out of her chair and being comforted by her daddy. In the group picture, you can see Emma crashed out on the couch.

We had a really great time. I made 3 pairs of earrings and a necklace. It was a hoot! Here's hoping for many more Shrinky Dink nights!

Roly Poly!

Just minutes after Grandma told me that Emma needs to be on her belly more or she'll never get stronger, Emma rolled over for the first time! She's a smart alec already! Haha! The official time was 7:30 pm on June 4th. She's rolled over several more times since. Always pushing off with her left hand. I wonder if that means she'll be left-handed? She doesn't seem to be doing it on purpose yet. When you put her down on her stomach, she'll roll over right away. But if you try to get her to do it again, she'll just stay on her stomach until she gets upset and starts crying. So if you want her to do her trick again, you have to pick her up for a while between each roll. Oh, it's so exciting! She's growing up so fast!!

Memorial Day

We had a really great Memorial Day weekend. I took an extra day off from work so we would have enough time to drive over to see my mom and step-dad. It was Emma's first big road trip! She did really well for about 5 hours, but the last 2 hours were tough on her. By the last half-hour she was done being in that car seat! It was the same on the way home, too. We'll definitely wait until she's older before we go on such a long car ride again.

While at Grandma and Grandpa's, Emma enjoyed sitting on the tractor, the four-wheeler, and the Harley. Well, she was screaming on the Harley, but it was still very cute! Grandma and Grandpa enjoyed baby-sitting while Mama and Papa took some time off. Papa climbed a big hill through the woods, and Mama took a nice, long bath.