My First Mommy's Day

I had the privilege of celebrating my first Mother's Day this past weekend. Although I was pregnant last year, and in my eyes a Mother at that time, this year I was celebrating motherhood with my bundle of joy actually in my arms versus being snuggled in my belly!

Mother's day has always been important to me, because fortunately I have a mother that is worth celebrating, not just on a particular day in May, but every day of the year. She has shown me time and time again what unconditional love looks like; embracing me and my siblings and loving us even in are weakest moments. She has shown me how a godly woman should love her husband, with gentleness, kindness and respect. She has taught me how to love and serve others and how to be selfless even when she has every right to be selfish. She is a woman that I love and respect and I hope that one day my Little Lady will be able to say the same about me. 

So thank you Mom. Thank you for being the most perfect Mom for me and an even more perfect Granny for my girl. We love you.

Sunday was also important because we had Em's Baby Dedication at our church. It was such a beautiful time to come before our family and church family and commit to raising Emerson as the Lord would have us. To loving her and showing her the love of God. Our prayer is that one day she will make the decision to follow Christ and we are so thankful for the loved ones that we have in our life to help guide her in that direction. We are blessed beyond measure and are so thankful for our girl. 

5 Must Haves for Living with OUR 5 Month Old

Since tomorrow is the big day, you know...MOTHER'S DAY...I thought I'd share our Nugget's update tonight. So here goes, our top 5 baby items that have helped us along our parenting journey so far.

In no particular order:

1. The Moby Wrap
Let me just say, I love baby wearing and Shawn does too! The first time I got it out I have to admit, it was a little intimidating. There is just so much fabric or at least it seemed that way. After a few trial runs, we got it together and Em has loved being snuggled next to Mommy or Daddy and being carried a long for the ride. We use it around the house, on walks and I love having it for when I'm out about on solo shopping runs. I was nervous that using it too often would create a habit of our sweet girl always wanting to be held, not that that would be a bad thing, but she seems to be well adjusted and for the most part can entertain herself when needed. We also have an Ergo and I love, love this too. We haven't used it as much, but I see it getting a lot more use now that our girl is holding up her head and taking in the sites of her world.

2. The Wub-a-nub (aka Ellie)
To us this has become the ultimate pacifier. It really helped in the beginning when she was constantly trying to spit her pacifier on the floor and now has become a comfort for her at naps and bedtime. Even if she doesn't have it in her mouth, she holds it in her hand or sucks on the stuffed animal's foot. We love it so much, we got a spare for the diaper bag, so we don't have to loose Ellie while we are out and about.

3. Bouncy Seat or Play-mat
Like I said before, Em is pretty good at entertaining herself, which comes in handy when I have things to get done around the house. However, the bouncy seat served as a pretty good napping spot for Em when she was first at home.

4. Noise Machine
We have a giraffe that hangs on the side of her bed. Now that she is getting more mobile she is starting to reach out and hold onto it in her sleep. It's the cutest.

5. Swaddle/Sleep Sack
Our sweet girl loved being swaddled. We have stopped swaddling her arms to her side, sweet girl is starting to roll onto her belly in the middle of the night, but we still you the sleep sack on cooler nights. These things came in so handy and made her sleeping experience so much more enjoyable!

I'm so honored to be Emerson's Mommy. She brings so much joy to my life and I love all the little moments we get to spend together. This month Emerson has been a busy lady. We've made trips home, met knew family members, had our first visit to the zoo and even ran our first race together! She is a pretty go with the flow type of baby, so it makes all our adventures that much more enjoyable. She has been giving us a run for our money in terms of her sleeping routine, but we are hoping that we are nearing the end to our struggles in that department. She is rolling over more consistently and we are finding her on her belly during naps and at nighttime. We have been flipping her back onto her back, but I think we are loosing the battle. In terms of her size, I'm thinking she is 15 1/2ish pounds. She is wearing 3-6 month, 6 month and 6-9 month clothing...she is growing like a weed...and we are still in size 2 diapers. She loves her teddy bear and her goofy, to read books with Mommy and Daddy, swim class and family signing and dancing parties! She is still only having Mommy's milk, but we plan to introduce first foods at her 6 month birthday.

Here are some pictures from this months adventures:

First trip to the Zoo!

Meeting cousin Mackenzie!

 

Swim Class

Our first Race!

 Hope you all are having a great weekend!

Happy Mother's Day to all you Mommies!