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!!