weekend update

Well to be honest we didn't do much of anything this weekend. Dale had to take someone to Chicago on Friday and didn't get back home until 10. So emma and I decided to watch a movie that we rented while he was gone. Emma got through maybe 5 minutes of it before falling asleep.
Saturday Emma and i went to healthy happy family day here in town where they had healthy food and some things going on but unfortunately I didn't make it too long. I started having intense cramps and a lot of pain but what we saw was very neat. They had different venues showing healthy choices you and your family can make and did different fun exercises with children. When Dale got home I had him watch Emma so that i could lay down to help the pain I was having but no such luck. For the past 2 weeks i have been having these pains and they are pretty constant and more intense when i am on my feet. I have a doctors appointment this week so we will see what happens. We also watched some football. I got to see LSU win again. Yay! But unfortunately my favorite team did not win.
Today we went to a costume store to get emma a costume for halloween. She is going to be a baby bug. it is so cute. We wanted her to be raggedy ann but we couldn't find the costume. Then we came home and watched some football again. Carolina won of course. lol. Dale went against them this week in his company's pool he is in.
Emma is now mostly walking she will only crawl when she needs to get somewhere fast. Like she likes to eat the dogs food so if the gate to the kitchen is open she will speed crawl to that food. I think its just a way to mess with mommy. But other than things like that she is walking everywhere and is proud of it. I really wish my camera was working so i could tape her walking b/c she just gives this big smile as she is coming to you. Also she loves my belly now. If i am laying down my shirt has to be up so she can look and rub my belly. its so cute. Other than that we had a pretty lazy weekend which is good b/c we are very busy this coming up week.

allergies

I think I told some of you that about a month ago we had to rush emma to the ER b/c she had a horrible allergy attack. She looked like she had a sunburn from head to toe and her eyes and ears were swollen. Well they weren't able to tell us what caused the attack. Today I was drinking a glass of milk which usually i only drink in the kitchen and keep it on the counter where she can't get it well I wasn't thinking tonight and she took my cup and took a big sip of it apparently. Most of it went on the table so we didn't think she had gotten any. When I was putting her down to bed Dale said her eye was swollen and I lifted her up and her face was bright red. so we gave her benadryl. So now we know that whatever she had that day we took her to the ER had milk in it. Her allergies are so scary and I don't want other people watching her b/c of them. I know most people will be cautious but look even her own mommy slipped up. But all is well now. she is passed out.

Its been awhile

Sorry i haven't been on here in a long time. I have been extremely tired from pregnancy and chasing a one year old around. We are now a part of a playgroup that we do things with a couple times a week. its so much fun to have adult conversations with people and emma and enjoys hanging out with all of the kids. Today we went for the final cook the group will be having for the summer. It was so much fun. I think there were about 20 people there.
Emma is starting to do so much. She loves to walk and although she is not great at it yet she prefers walking over crawling. Its so cute to watch. I have been wanting to take a video but my camera is broken. It is killing me to not take pictures. She is also talking up a storm these days. I don't know what she is saying 90% of the time but its still cute. We have been doing people's names with her and so far she can say grif, mimi, and gage. if she is in a good mood she will go around saying grif or as she says it gif.
As for baby Lillian she is doing great. I have been having some issues but still nothing compared to the problems I had while pregnant with Emma. Sorry i have no pictures but hopefully my camera will work soon. if not i will be taking it in.

Its a GIRL!!!!

Yesterday I went to have my big ultrasound done and found out that once again I will have another girl. Both Dale and I are thrilled to be having another little princess. I think Emma will enjoy it as well. My sister and I have always been close growing up so Im sure Emma and Lillian will as well. I was unable to get a picture of Lillian because she was breached so the doctor had a hard time seeing everything. I have to go and get another one at some point since he was unable to see the kidneys and head real well. Her head was right at my belly button so it was impossible for him to get a good view. I was however able to see her opening and closing her mouth. She is already precious. They are sticking with the due date of January 5th which works for me.

Emma just turned 11 months old 2 days ago. Its amazing to think last year at this time I was waiting for her to come. She is crawling so well these days and its hard to keep up with her. She is extremely energetic which I love. She has to be on the go all the time. She is also a pro at finger walking so I don't think it will be long until she is walking.

Hope everyone had a great 4th of July

Sorry I haven't written lately I have just been busy keeping up with Emma. She is not crawling but she is scooting around. She is getting good at it too. She can get from one side of the room to the other at no time at all. She is also talking up a storm these days. Her favorite word is still dada but she is saying mama a lot more these days. She also has learned to say hi, no, woof, and baba (thats what we call her bottle).
We have been enjoying the summer by going to the pool a lot. Its been so much fun for the both of us to socialize with other people. We usually meet our friends Colleen and Aubrey. Emma and Aubrey don't really know what to think of each other but its so cute to see them together. They are not good at sharing. We usually bring toys for the kids to play with but they want what the other one has and will try hard to take it. I hope she gets out of that habit.
We had a great July 4th. We went to Tuscola which is about 20 minutes from our home and played with farm animals, ate things that are very bad for us and watch some fireworks. Emma was not at all interested in the fireworks. I guess that is better than her crying during them. We had such an exhausting day that we came straight home and all went to sleep (including me). I look forward to taking her next year when she really will appreciate them. I hope you all had a great july 4th.

Fathers Day weekend!!

First Happy Father's day to all the fathers out there. Our father's day was great we put most of the fence up or really Dale put the fence up I just watched. I really wish I could of helped more but I am unable to lift things like that right now. After that we watched tv together and then went to dinner which was so nice. Everyone really enjoyed themselves. When we got back we found out our power was out from a big storm we had while we were eating. It was out for a long time so we considered staying at hotel but luckily we didn't b/c as soon as we were about to leave it came back on.
We had planned to go to where the first ragedy ann and andy's were made but due to the flooding there we weren't able to. So instead we did a bunch of nothing which was fine with me. We don't get to see Dale a lot during the week so having him home is enough for me.
Emma is doing so great. She went for her 9 month appointment last week and weighs 16.7 pounds. Its not a huge jump but we will take it. She is also close to crawling. I think in the next few weeks she will be on the move. I promise I will tape her once she does start.
Sorry for the lack of pictures. I need to get on the ball with pictures. Again happy fathers day to all. I miss you daddy. I wish I could of seen you today. We love you all.

Emma started school today

It was a sad day for mommy because I had to drop my daughter off at school for the first time. Luckily, i was running late for work so I couldn't get too emotional but I am pregnant anyway so I will be emotional. She had a great day but didn't eat or sleep too much which I heard was normal for a babies first time in daycare. When she got home she was starving and exhausted. So I fed her and we both went and layed down in bed together. Poor little girl had it rough today. But I do think she had fun with all the kids. Sorry I don't have any pictures today but I wanted to let everyone know about her first day at school.