Splish Splash: Emerson's first swim class!

This past weekend, Shawn and I had the pleasure of bringing Emerson to her first swim class. While I was pregnant, we had talked about wanting to make sure that we took our baby to swim lessons and help cultivate a love for water. Since my parents have a pool, it was also important that our little one learn to swim and the earlier the better. Luckily we didn't have to work hard for Emerson to love water. Taking a bath is no problem and getting into the pool was great. It's getting out into the cold and playing in the pool when all she wants to do it sleep, that is the problem. Needless to say, we had a blast at her first swim lesson. She did great, for the most part, and we know that it is going to be so good for her to continue taking lessons. Plus she gets to hang out with her friend, Baby A, so it's pretty much a win win. Here are some pictures from the big day!

"My parents are so cool." - Emerson

This was towards the end of class when nap time was creeping up on us.

Friends and their Babies :)

Two Months Old

I feel like I am going to write this in every blog post, BUT time really does fly by! Even after having long days with a semi-fussy baby, I can honestly look back and say, where did the time go?? It's hard for me to believe that two month ago today I was holding our girl for the very first time and now I'm watching her sleep after getting her big girl shots. It's amazing, exciting and kind of sad all at the same time. I love watching her grow, but I know that time is just flying by!
 

 

 

So here is what we have been up to as of lately. Nugget is LONG, we're in the 82 percentile, meaning some of her 0-3 month clothes already don't fit and she is more comfortable in 3 month clothing. I'm already having to pack away clothes, is this real life? She is wearing size 1 diapers, but there are times that I feel like the diaper wasn't there at all based on the explosiveness of her BM's...thank goodness for Oxy-Clean! Our little girl is thriving off of Mommy's milk, she weighed 11 pounds and 4 ounces at the doctor, but isn't loving the bottle. We are going to have to work on that this month since Mommy has her first day back to work exactly 1 month from today. Sweet girl loves to sit in her bouncy seat and look at her friends mouse, owl and hedge hog. She also tried her swing for the very first time today and seems to be a fan. We like to read and take naps, most days, and this Mommy gets to sleep 6-8 hour stretches at night, so that makes me very happy! Our little lady has also discovered her tongue and loves to stick it out and make funny faces. She really is such a doll and we couldn't be more in love.

And as for her shots...I think it was harder for Mommy than for Emerson, but thanks to my Dad being there it made the big event so much easier. Emerson did great, but I'm not going to lie, the girl has a set of lungs on her.

Here are some pictures from the doctor's office. Our girl is getting so big!



Safe in Papa's arms before the shots.

Happy Tuesday Friends!
 

4 Generations

Shawn and I can not express how blessed we feel to be able to share the birth of our first daughter with our Grandmothers. Although we wish that we could have all our Grandparents with us, having two Grandmothers, my Dad's Mother and his Dad's Mother, has proven to be so much fun.

A while back I posted some of the responses I got when I started telling family members that we were expecting. My favorite response by far was my Grandma's. She simply said, "I'm happy for you, but I am REALLY happy for me!" With that being said, I'm sure that you are like me and have always had a long standing joke with your cousins about who the favorite Grandchild is. Well I'm pretty sure I am winning that competition now...or at least my daughter is! Seeing my Grandma hold Emerson has been so much fun. The way she looks at her gives me goosebumps and I know that she is sending up prayers for our little girl. She has spent countless hours praying for all her Grandchildren and I know that she is loving having one more Great-grandchild to pray for. Along with my Grandma, I am blessed to have several Great-Aunts and Great-Uncles that are still part of my life. My Great-Aunt Esther, who is now a Great-Great-Aunt to Emerson, has been such a support in my life. She, just like my Grandma, has prayed for me, Shawn and Emerson and we are so lucky that these two women are the head of our family. My Great-Aunt Esther has made me laugh so much since Emerson has been born, with her most famous line being, "A Great-Grandma is important, but a Great-Great Aunt is pretty important too!" I just love these women and the way they love Emerson is beautiful. Here are a few pictures from when Great-Aunt Esther met Emerson for the first time.

Left:Great-Great Aunt Esther, Right: Great Grandma



 

Shawn's Grandma is now a the Great-Grandma to two little ones, Ethan and Emerson. We were able to introduce Emerson to Shawn's Grandma last month and it was great to have all four generations in one room. She just loved holding Emerson and we loved capturing the moment!

4 Generations

"Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it."

Proverbs 22:6