10 months and 1 week

Well my darlings not much has changed in the last week or so. Emery is still pulling up to a stand and not bending her knees when you try to help her "walk". She is however getting better with recoginzing words and sounds of words and mimicing sounds the words make. So its like she hums the words. She does know Momma, dada, da (dog), ca (cat). She will raise her arms high in the air if you say Arms Up or Touchdown.
Emery is still napping well, two naps a day and about 12 hours at night. And she loves her bath. She will stay in there long after the water has gone cold.
We are still working on the sippy cup. She doesn't go for it or drink from it. But we offer it all day everyday. One day she will catch on, I mean everyone learns to drink from a cup right?

Its been a long time!

Ok not that long but long enough. Emery is still cutting those four front teeth. The top two and one on bottom have poked through, but they are taking FOREVER to grow. So for now Daddy calls her "snaggle tooth"! Poor baby. I really hope she has great teeth, because lord knows I had horrible placement and had to have a lot of orthodonsitry done to make my grill look good!
Her hair is filling in and getting a bit longer. By bit longer I mean she doesn't look bald anymore. But its so light, like almost blonde! Where did she get that from? I am positive it will darken up and it will be a wavy mess just like both of her parents!
Emery has been pulling up to a stand for weeks and is shuffling her feet while holding on to the couch or something. On Sunday she let go of her walker and just stood for like 1 second. And she is consisitanly letting go of the couch and only holding on with one hand. So I am guessing standing on her own isn't too far away and then walking...ohhhhh someone save me!
We are trying to teach Emery words, we do flash cards and videos and reading and pictures. The funniest is when you say, "Emery what does a Tiger say?" she says "rarrrrrrrrr"! She sees the word Hi and usually will wave, sees the word wave and will wave, sees the word clap and will sometimes clap. If you say "Touchdown" she raises her hands in the air and if you say "arms up" she will raise her arms. And most of the time if you say open your Mouth she will.
Emery loves to wave at her stuffed animal collection when she wakes up from a nap. And she in the last week has formed an attachement to this stuffed bunny her Mimi sent her at Easter 2011. She thinks its fun to dump out all of her toys from her baskets and take apart everything. She will unstack or unpack, but doesn't put things back yet.
Slowly she is taking a cup. Not often, but she gets the concept. I am just not sure if she is thirsty since she is still taking in formula. She can eat most foods now, if they are cut up small, but still perfers the stage two purees. We need to work more on getting her to eat what we eat and less on the purees.
Emery you are so funny. You crack your Daddy and I up often. You love your bath time so much! You had your very first ear infection and have been on Antibotics and probotics for the past 9 days. Your poor body doesn't like it and you have the worst diaper rash ever! We feel awful for you and give you oatmeal baths and use lots of ointment and give you pain reliver when you need it.
Well its time for your lunch pookie poo!

Wear Em out & they'll sleep..

So we've all heard the brilliant theory, let a kid stay awake and wear themselves out and they'll sleep. Now I knew from friends that this doesn't work. And I read from experts that this theory is wrong and kids in fact sleep better when they have good sleep and routine.
But yesterday quite by accident we tested this old wives tale. We all have to learn the hard way sometimes. and we did. Em had two very short naps and stayed up till 10 pm. Short sleep on the way home and bamn woke up several times, screaming, on the middle of the night. And still woke up in the am at her normal time.
We are all tired today. Planning on some hopefully good naps and a good sleep.
Vacation is fun. We love being with our family and friends. But being off routine sucks!!!!

Yayyyyy

Just overnight night our little genius learned how to clap! Now she does it all the time. Clap clap clap.
She also waves hi and bye. But its a funny wave opening and closing her hand and turning it sideways.
And learning uh ohh. She just says uh, but its close.
the wonderful world of games. I drop it and say uh...and you pick it up and give it back for me to drop out again!
Awe you crazy kid. We love you.

Em first Christmas and teeth

(Naughty or Nice???)

Emery has had a great Christmas so far. Daddy got her a beautiful E charm with a pearl attached. Mommy got her mickey mouse and mm clubhouse dvd. And so much more stuff came from Santa.
Then we drove on out to VP and she has been spoiled by Daddy's family. Nanny enjoyed getting her all kinds of clothes, dvds and blocks and minnie mouse. mimi papa got her a vtech walker and clovis crawfish books signed by her great great uncle who illustrated them. And she got so much more stuff I could write a book. Its too much.
And then Santa decided to give her one moore present...Teeth! Yep top left poked through a couple of days ago. now bottom left broke through yesterday and the rights on top and bottom are swollen.
Being off schedule, lots of simulation and teething make a very unhappy baby!

9 months!

Happy Happy 9 months this week to our beautiful Emery Ruth!
My darling in the past month you have learned so much. You have gone from a couple of ba bas to mumbling consteants and saying Dada, mama and pu for Puppy.
You've moved from an army crawl and snake slither to up on your hands and knees and flying across a house.
You went from pulling up to your knees and freaking out to pulling up to your feet and taking a couple of steps with help from Daddy or the couch.
You are climbing on things and scaring the crap out of your Mom!
From eating Stage 2 foods to wanting a bite of everything we have.
And from having no teeth on Dec. 15, to having a Top left tooth poking through!
You my darling are learning at a rapid pace all of a sudden, with no signs of slowing down.
You are still teeny tiny. Just 15lbs, 27 inches. We moved your diapers up to size 3 only for the lenght and clothes you fit in 6-9 months (though baggy) but your waist is 0-3 months still. So pants are a pain to fix!
You still don't smile much or laugh often, but you are so serious and watch and take in everything. I think you are going to be very smart.

38 Weeks

Miss Emery is moving and shaking. In the last 4 weeks she has grown with leaps and bounds. She is now sitting up on her own with her funny leg position (one out in front and one cocked behind her), she is reaching up to grab for someone, learning cause and effect, pulling up to her feet, crawling on her hands and knees, laughing, talking, trying to say Mama, Dada, Puppy, crawling through a tunnel, liking favorite toys, eating hard books, picking up food and feeding herself and so much more.
We are trying to teach her to use a sippy cup. She'd rather throw it across the room than drink from it. LOL!
She is so funny, she makes the best sounds and tries to say Mama especially when she is hurt.
Speaking of...this weekend she fell off the counter. She is fine, I freaked out, ran grabbed her, cried, took off all her clothes and checked every piece of her body. She has a small light bruise on her cheek. This is the first time she has been hurt. I got her in the rocking chair and just held her and cuddled with her until she felt better. My poor sweet baby girl. I never want anything to happen to her. Everynight since I have gone into her room after she is asleep to touch her and stroke her and cover her and just make sure she is ok.
With her pulling up I am so scared she will really take a tumble soon. Every move she makes my heart flutters and I cringe.How am I going to make through the rest of her life without having a nervous breakdown?

How do you erase a memory?

It is with a very heavy heart that I write this blog.

On Dec 1, 2011 we lost our baby. Being surpised pregnant with this new baby was nothing short of a miracle. We didn't worry about a thing the whole time. We just felt it was ment to be. God showed us that we could get pregnant on our own. Our pregnancy was realitivly uneventful. I was sick with morning sickness the 1st 12 weeks or so and had to take medicine. I've always heard that having such sickness ment the baby would be healthy. Yet another old wives tale. We found out a couple of weeks ago that our baby was going to be another girl. We started making plans to get a new crib, new toys and started talking about names.
I went in for a routine visit to our perinatologist, hoping to verify the sex and see our little girl move around. It was just me and Emery because my hubby had to work. I didn't think anything about it. That was when I heard the words I truly never thought I would ever hear in my life. "I'm sorry to tell you this, the baby has no heartbeat." I was told these things happen, it happened in the last week or so, the baby is starting to have some demise. So much that I don't remember. I just remember the Dr leaving the office and calling my husband. Barely inking out the words and hearing the terror in his voice. I don't remember the drive home and as much don't remember the next few days.
Our OB talked to us about options and we settled on being put to sleep and letting her take the baby out. I went into the hosptial. I don't rember going to sleep, I barely remember waking up and going home. I have layed around while dealing with the pain both physically and emotionally for the last few days. Today is my first day being on my own with Emery. She is what gets me through the day. Without her I think I would have gone into a depression that I don't think I could get out of, and at this moment I wonder if that can still happen.

Our second daughter Kristen Frances was born at 3:45PM on 12/01/2011. Our sadness cannot be expressed. I pray that God has wrapped her in his arms and told her of how her parents loved her and wanted her and she was just not ready to be with us.

8.5 months and 17 weeks

(We were trying to take Christmas pictures for cards)
In the last two weeks things are progressing fast with my Emery. She has learned to sit up on her own and crawl on her hands and knees! She is "talking" more too. We have gone from three naps down to two naps. And she plays longer by herself. She is so mischevious! Always trying to get into something. One second she is right next to you and the next she is down the hall almost to the front door. And boy does she love trying to open the fireplace glass doors. I am trying to figure out how to baby proof those but haven't come up with anything yet. Emery is also pulling herself up to her knees on just about anything she can get her hands onto, even if its not sturdy! She loves shoes and untying them and eating the shoestrings. And will put just about anything in her mouth she can find!
Her 1st Thanksgiving was great. We spent it with her Parrain and some friends of ours. Lots and lots of food for us and Emery ate her baby food. She is still on stage 2 foods and we have tried Stage 3 but she doesn't like it. Oh and still no teeth. I think that's on her list to Santa, some teeth! We moved her crib mattress down to low so that if she does get up to her feet she won't topple out!
Still the ever inqusitive baby, she watches everything anyone does and is so serious! We went to see Santa and boy oh boy, placed in his hands it was a no go! She cried and started at him with the look of "oh no!" We got a picture but both Santa and Emery look scared! What a fun memory!
Ah and she eats or chews on her toes alot. Not sure what that is is about, but she wakes up with wet socks or feet on her jammies most days!

The baby #2 is looking good. Everything is going fine. If I could just get rid of this sinus infection and cough and be able to breathe again! I still haven't put on any weight, but the Dr doesn't seem concerned. A couple of more weeks and we will know for sure what sex the baby will be. I still can't believe in about 5 months we will have 2 babies in our house! After everything we went through how blessed are we?!

Well gotta run Miss Priss cannot get to one of her toys and is whining!

Ok sorry 34 weeks and 15 weeks

Yes I know BAD BLOGGER! Its been a while. SORRY! Things have been a crazy mess here. We've been to La and back, DH has been out of town, Emery has learned to crawl around the house and pull the dog's ears. Em is working on sitting up, but not on her own and pulling up in her bed, so time to move the bed down. Then she got a cold, I got the cold, and now DH has the cold. The poor dog doesn't know what to do anymore, he just runs out the way when he sees us coming. Lord, he is going to be sad when the new baby comes.
Speaking of the new baby...everything looks good so far. Heartbeat is at 159bpm, growing on target (in fact a little bigger than where it should be, which is great since Em measured small), and we still don't know if its a boy or a girl...couldn't see anything at the last ultrasound. Hopefully we will know soon so we can start planning. Of course we are still a little freaked out but so happy to have such a miracle happen after everything we went through!
And we are off again to another family wedding this weekend!
Oh and Emery is starting to realize if she cries we come to her...so she cries all the time now. Where oh where is my happy little baby girl??? Time change has affected us all. None of us can get use to it.
Em also learned to crawl on the bricks of the fireplace and open the doors. Ugh I have no idea how to baby proof that so time for some research.