Updates

So, I haven't blogged in about 2 weeks or so, mostly because I haven't really had much to say. So, I'll give you a rundown on the random things going on in our lives right now.

My baby girl is going to be 4 months on Tuesday! I can't believe it has already been 4 months! People say, "enjoy this time because it flies by!" But you think, naaaah, it'll be different with me! It's so not! My baby is such a big girl now! I think back to when she was just a few hours, months, weeks old and how different she is now! She already has such a BIG personality! She takes after her mommy in a lot of ways. She's giggling now and wanting SO BADLY to sit up on her own! Every time you lay her down on her back she looks like she's doing mini crunches because she is straining to sit up on her own. When she's awake, she absolutely hates to lay down! She thinks that if she's laying down, then she's having to go to sleep. She loves her mommy sooooo much! She prefers her mommy over anyone else. (Look at me, I'm talking in third person. Not really sure why I'm doing that...) Whenever she sees me, she gets a big grin and starts going crazy! That is the absolute best feeling in the world. It is so wonderful to know that you have such a great impact on this tiny little person's life. I thank God every day for my precious baby girl and for keeping her safe and healthy through our whole ordeal.

We have Emma's 4 month check up on Tuesday. I am so not looking forward to it. I love to see how much she's grown, and where she sits on the growth chart. She has always been above average on her height which is so strange to me! I never thought that I would ever have a tall baby!! But, I hate the fact that she's getting more immunizations. She had such a yucky reaction to them at her 2 month appointment. She ran her first and only fever, and was extremely fussy for about 4 days after! That first day was horrible though!

We got Emma a big girl car seat today! It is a convertible car seat that can sit rear or forward facing and goes from 5-65 lbs. She doesn't really like her infant car seat/carrier. It leans back too much for her. She loves her new one though! It sits up higher and straighter than her infant one. She loves to be able to see out the windows. It looks way more comfortable too. She's getting to the point where she wants to be out of her carrier when we're shopping or at restaurants, so I'll just use my sling while shopping and put her in a highchair at restaurants instead of keeping her in the carrier.

We are going to Kansas in a few weeks! This will be Emma's first (of many to come) trip to Nana and Pawpaw's house! We're very excited about it!! That is one of the reasons why we bought the new car seat. I thought that she would be happier and more comfortable in the new one for our long trip up there. It's about a 5-6 hour trip without a baby. She is a very good traveler though and we don't usually have to stop a whole lot more for her than we would for ourselves. We took a trip to Lubbock at the begining of July and she did so good! It was a 7 hour drive, but we were in the car for about 9 hours on the way there because we had to drive to my dad's office and wait (and wait and wait) for him to get off work so that we could leave. I'm hoping this trip to Kansas will go very smoothly.

I am joining the choir at church!! I am super excited about it! My friend Tasha is in the choir and since I am no longer working, this will be a good/fun chance to get some mommy time and to meet/socialize with other adults! Not that I don't now, but its different from everything else that I am doing right now.

I think that about sums it up for now. We have some fun things coming up in the next few weeks/months that I will be blogging about at a later time!!

My first Not Me Monday!!

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

I did not drink sprite all day long and realize at the end of the day that I haven't had a drop of water all day. I am not a sprite-aholic.

I do not have a mound of laundry that needs to be folded/hung covering my couch. Nope, not me! I always fold and hang up the clothes as soon as the get out of the dryer because I'm a good little housewife.

I do not wake up frequently during the night and compulsively check on Emma to make sure she's still breathing. Nope, I am not an over protective mother and I am not terribly afraid that Emma is going to have SIDS.

I did not go without a shower today and did not just rinse my hair and put extra deodorant on. That would be gross. I do not find it terribly difficult to shower on a daily basis when I'm the only one home with my 3 month old. My husband did not tell me the other day (one in which I did not go without a shower) that my hair smelled and it did not embarrass the poop out of me!

I did not start TWO blogs in which I was really gun hoe about and kept up with for the first two weeks and now does not just seem like a really daunting task.

What did you not do today?

August 10, 2009

Ok, so this daily photo thing has gotten to be quite a daunting task for me. It's either A) too difficult to find the time (or remember) to take a daily picture or B) I've spent the whole day doing housework while my baby girl sleeps in her sling, so what do I take a picture of? I know none of you want to see the mound of laundry on my couch...or do you. You're strange like that. Maybe it makes you feel a little better about the mound of laundry on your couch (or pack n play like my momma). Anyhow, my baby girl was born on a Friday, so I will update every friday with her weekly "I'm (insert number) weeks old today!" photo. Don't worry, if I find an interesting photo during the week like this one, I will post it as well! (cause I know how much you loved that boring helicopter post!)