"I sowwy:)" -she apologizes for even the littlelest things...it's so sweet;)
"Shhh....baby seepin"
"It messy" -she HATES getting messy
"I NAKED!!!!" -her favorite:) even if only her socks are off...
"See u morrow!" -said to almost anyone every time we leave somewhere:)
"It daawk...: (dark)
"We made it! We made it!" -every time we pull in the garage from being gone...apparently she has serious doubts about our driving abilities...
-she most always takes off her shoes and socks as soon as we get in the car;P
-she's discovered those 2 wonderful little holes in her nose...quite a lady-like picture she makes:)
-and she has a funny little habit that whenever she starts getting tired until the time she falls asleep; she will hold a finger or 2 in front of her eyes and blink to feel her eyelashes....
Monday, January 23, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Mother-of-the-year...
Something I hate more than anything about being a mommy is seeing my daughter hurt.
I remember the first time she fell into our coffee table and got a big dent in her little forehead and the sick feeling I got in my stomach seeing it happen. Then there's the time last summer that I didn't have her completely buckled in her stroller and she fell out hitting her face on the gravel in our driveway. The panic/regret I felt was enough to scar me for quite awhile.
Last night was one more example that I won't forget quickly; while playing "weeeee!" a game where we hold onto Emma hands and swing her back and forth and we sing "Wee! Wee", I set her down on the couch and she immediately started crying and saying owie. My heart sunk when I saw the way she was holding her arm: shoulder up against her neck and not attempting to move her left arm. RJ had just gotten home from work and I told him we were getting back in car to go to urgent care. He looked at her and said, "let's give her a minute to shake it off." I agreed and while I felt assured nothing was broken, my gut told me her shoulder was popped out of place.
After mere minutes of watching her arm hang and many tears. We hopped into the car and drove next door to our neighbors Dave and Lisa Foster who are on the ambulance crew here in Sully. After a quick conversation with Dave, (who kindly told us the same thing happened to him with Shelby when she was little.) we were off to Grinnell to get her looked at.
I would say, "long story short," but there's really no need to shorten it as we were in and out of the ER in about 15 minutes. The doctor asked what happened, felt her arm and moved it up and down, and said, "yep, there we go." And that quick she was using it again. A ligament in her elbow had popped out of place. She confirmed her complete recovery by showing the nurses she could use it to reach for a Thomas the train sticker:) A suggestion of ice and tylenol if need be, and Emma sweetly telling the doctor and nurses all "Thank You!", we were out the door to Mc Donalds; where had it not been for the red nose and remnants of tears, you wouldn't have had a clue she was just at the hospital.
I'm beyond thankful it was nothing worse and after reassurance from my own mama that the same thing happened to me several times...nearly all the guilt was lifted. (Although I'm sure it will return quickly when we get the 15 minute ER bill:()
As my mom kindly told me, "Welcome to Motherhood!" :)
I remember the first time she fell into our coffee table and got a big dent in her little forehead and the sick feeling I got in my stomach seeing it happen. Then there's the time last summer that I didn't have her completely buckled in her stroller and she fell out hitting her face on the gravel in our driveway. The panic/regret I felt was enough to scar me for quite awhile.
Last night was one more example that I won't forget quickly; while playing "weeeee!" a game where we hold onto Emma hands and swing her back and forth and we sing "Wee! Wee", I set her down on the couch and she immediately started crying and saying owie. My heart sunk when I saw the way she was holding her arm: shoulder up against her neck and not attempting to move her left arm. RJ had just gotten home from work and I told him we were getting back in car to go to urgent care. He looked at her and said, "let's give her a minute to shake it off." I agreed and while I felt assured nothing was broken, my gut told me her shoulder was popped out of place.
After mere minutes of watching her arm hang and many tears. We hopped into the car and drove next door to our neighbors Dave and Lisa Foster who are on the ambulance crew here in Sully. After a quick conversation with Dave, (who kindly told us the same thing happened to him with Shelby when she was little.) we were off to Grinnell to get her looked at.
I would say, "long story short," but there's really no need to shorten it as we were in and out of the ER in about 15 minutes. The doctor asked what happened, felt her arm and moved it up and down, and said, "yep, there we go." And that quick she was using it again. A ligament in her elbow had popped out of place. She confirmed her complete recovery by showing the nurses she could use it to reach for a Thomas the train sticker:) A suggestion of ice and tylenol if need be, and Emma sweetly telling the doctor and nurses all "Thank You!", we were out the door to Mc Donalds; where had it not been for the red nose and remnants of tears, you wouldn't have had a clue she was just at the hospital.
I'm beyond thankful it was nothing worse and after reassurance from my own mama that the same thing happened to me several times...nearly all the guilt was lifted. (Although I'm sure it will return quickly when we get the 15 minute ER bill:()
As my mom kindly told me, "Welcome to Motherhood!" :)
Friday, January 13, 2012
Emma Says
Emma is is spilling out new words and phrases all the time! Some are just too cute not to share:)
"I did it, I did it!"
"It not scary..."
"hurry, hurry!"
" O Nooooo... away!" (when Otto runs away to avoid her smothering hugs")
"Mommy do it." or "Daddy do it"
"All betta" (better)
When asked what she's doing: "I workin'"
"I Wuuvvv you!" (especially when shouted from her room after, Emma: "mommy! mommy!" Me: "what?")
:)
"I did it, I did it!"
"It not scary..."
"hurry, hurry!"
" O Nooooo... away!" (when Otto runs away to avoid her smothering hugs")
"Mommy do it." or "Daddy do it"
"All betta" (better)
When asked what she's doing: "I workin'"
"I Wuuvvv you!" (especially when shouted from her room after, Emma: "mommy! mommy!" Me: "what?")
:)
Monday, January 9, 2012
Big Girl Bed
(Please bear with me as my brain if filled to the brim and I feel a bit of a spillage coming:)
It is official, Emma has been sleeping in her toddler bed for a month now! And I don't think mommy has had a solid night's sleep since;P
We began the transition just before Christmas. It had been several nights of Emma was doing more screaming and banging her head on her crib rails than actually sleeping inside of it. I was at a loss of what to do and after talking with RJ, we decided we may as well give the big girl bed a try. I'm not fully convinced that it was the perfect move on our part, but not the worst either. At least this way, when she is needing mommy or daddy it's easy for us to just sit beside her bed and rub her back:)
If you have read my blog at all, you are aware of the fact that Emma has had some sleeping issues before. She has never taken good/long naps and she is a VERY early riser. But my peace (and sanity) has always come from the fact that she sleeps GREAT at night. Since she was 4 months old she has slept all night long, with a few hiccups here and there. So this change in her has been very tough on us.
Another big adjustment that has come with her new bed, is that we used to lay her down awake and let her fall asleep on her own....that no longer works. At first I think it was a little fear of her new bed, and she wanted us to lay with her till she fell asleep. Now I believe it is mostly habit:( And she is still waking up several times during the night crying. I believe several factors are at play here; 2 year molars, bad dreams, and knowing mommy and daddy are soft will come to her rescue to cuddle.
We try to refrain from actually laying in bed with her, instead sitting beside her bed reassuring her. But there are the nights when sleep is of the essence, and cheating happens:P I pride myself in the fact that we have not slipped into co-sleeping in RJ and I's bed. As incredibly hard as it is! Even if we choose to lay with her, we are in her room, keeping "our" room as our own.
Overall, my heart reassures me that "this too shall pass" and that she is only little once. There will come a day soon enough when I will wish to snuggle and sing her to sleep. I choose to treasure these moments and to try not to dwell on my lost sleep.
We have had a few nights where she has slept in her bed by herself all night, so I choose to believe we're making progress. But for now, please excuse the dark circles under my eyes and rest assured I am perfectly healthy, just a little sleep deprived:)
My princess now awakes from her nap, so ta-ta for now!
It is official, Emma has been sleeping in her toddler bed for a month now! And I don't think mommy has had a solid night's sleep since;P
We began the transition just before Christmas. It had been several nights of Emma was doing more screaming and banging her head on her crib rails than actually sleeping inside of it. I was at a loss of what to do and after talking with RJ, we decided we may as well give the big girl bed a try. I'm not fully convinced that it was the perfect move on our part, but not the worst either. At least this way, when she is needing mommy or daddy it's easy for us to just sit beside her bed and rub her back:)
If you have read my blog at all, you are aware of the fact that Emma has had some sleeping issues before. She has never taken good/long naps and she is a VERY early riser. But my peace (and sanity) has always come from the fact that she sleeps GREAT at night. Since she was 4 months old she has slept all night long, with a few hiccups here and there. So this change in her has been very tough on us.
Another big adjustment that has come with her new bed, is that we used to lay her down awake and let her fall asleep on her own....that no longer works. At first I think it was a little fear of her new bed, and she wanted us to lay with her till she fell asleep. Now I believe it is mostly habit:( And she is still waking up several times during the night crying. I believe several factors are at play here; 2 year molars, bad dreams, and knowing mommy and daddy are soft will come to her rescue to cuddle.
We try to refrain from actually laying in bed with her, instead sitting beside her bed reassuring her. But there are the nights when sleep is of the essence, and cheating happens:P I pride myself in the fact that we have not slipped into co-sleeping in RJ and I's bed. As incredibly hard as it is! Even if we choose to lay with her, we are in her room, keeping "our" room as our own.
Overall, my heart reassures me that "this too shall pass" and that she is only little once. There will come a day soon enough when I will wish to snuggle and sing her to sleep. I choose to treasure these moments and to try not to dwell on my lost sleep.
We have had a few nights where she has slept in her bed by herself all night, so I choose to believe we're making progress. But for now, please excuse the dark circles under my eyes and rest assured I am perfectly healthy, just a little sleep deprived:)
My princess now awakes from her nap, so ta-ta for now!
Monday, January 2, 2012
Welcome 2012
It is not with great joy I welcome the new year, but I am ready for the feeling of a fresh start that comes with January 1. As a family, we have had some trying times the last couple of months, but God is still faithful and remains in control. Not only that, but He is also still loving, still forgiving, still providing, and still good. I could not be more thankful for these truths!
I have never been one to make New Year's resolutions, but there are several things that I hope to spend more time in prayer about and working more diligently at. More importantly than my determination to spend some quality time on my new elliptical machine:), I plan to spend more time reading God's word and filling up my heart and my head on His words and His instruction. In 2012 I want to worry less and trust more, and I am convinced that to truly do so will require me to spend more time filling up on the words of the bible.
I am also recommitting myself to, in 2012, be the very best mommy to Emma Rae that I can be, and to be the mama the God wants me to be. I know I cannot be perfect in anyone's eyes, but I want to do my best:) She deserves nothing less.
Speaking of Emma, she was thoroughly spoiled on her 2nd Christmas:) Her grandparents, aunt, uncles, and cousins did a great job making sure she didn't go without anything! I am currently trying to rearrange the house to accommodate her growing personal toy store! Some of her fav's were: her flashlight form Mommy and Daddy, her tupperware from Nana, her "pretties" from her Auntie and Uncle Derek, her princess table and chairs from Grammy and Grandpa, her little people doll house from Gigi, and her Barbie Jeep from Uncle Tom.
Mommy and Daddy were pretty spoiled too; (daddy got a new playstation and mommy got tickets to a sold-out concert:). But more importantly we got lots of family time and were so blessed that daddy had the whole week of Christmas off! We spent the Christmas weekend here in Sully and were able to see lots of family and friends, and spent New Year's weekend in Carroll seeing RJ's family too. Mommy and Daddy were even able to sneak out to a movie New Year's Eve:) We are so blessed to have 2 sets of family who love and support us and love our daughter (almost) as much as we do:)
I wish you all a healthy and happy New Year!! May God Bless you all!
I have never been one to make New Year's resolutions, but there are several things that I hope to spend more time in prayer about and working more diligently at. More importantly than my determination to spend some quality time on my new elliptical machine:), I plan to spend more time reading God's word and filling up my heart and my head on His words and His instruction. In 2012 I want to worry less and trust more, and I am convinced that to truly do so will require me to spend more time filling up on the words of the bible.
I am also recommitting myself to, in 2012, be the very best mommy to Emma Rae that I can be, and to be the mama the God wants me to be. I know I cannot be perfect in anyone's eyes, but I want to do my best:) She deserves nothing less.
Speaking of Emma, she was thoroughly spoiled on her 2nd Christmas:) Her grandparents, aunt, uncles, and cousins did a great job making sure she didn't go without anything! I am currently trying to rearrange the house to accommodate her growing personal toy store! Some of her fav's were: her flashlight form Mommy and Daddy, her tupperware from Nana, her "pretties" from her Auntie and Uncle Derek, her princess table and chairs from Grammy and Grandpa, her little people doll house from Gigi, and her Barbie Jeep from Uncle Tom.
Mommy and Daddy were pretty spoiled too; (daddy got a new playstation and mommy got tickets to a sold-out concert:). But more importantly we got lots of family time and were so blessed that daddy had the whole week of Christmas off! We spent the Christmas weekend here in Sully and were able to see lots of family and friends, and spent New Year's weekend in Carroll seeing RJ's family too. Mommy and Daddy were even able to sneak out to a movie New Year's Eve:) We are so blessed to have 2 sets of family who love and support us and love our daughter (almost) as much as we do:)
I wish you all a healthy and happy New Year!! May God Bless you all!
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