Loving Life

Before writing my entry for this post, I thought I would start off with a few pictures that have been taken within the past month or so :) Enjoy!

Emma looks so innocent and old-fashioned!

Man, I love this girl!!!

Wearing a skirt that was mom's when she was about this age (7.5 months)

Emma's Easter dress that Mike and Mollie got her!

Bath time for my big girl!

Putting her 4 new teeth to work :)

Grandpa Harold's little Gummy Bear!

Emma's first St. Patty's day

Can you find the real baby doll here?

So pitiful!!!! She was tired and did NOT want to be put down :)

Well, as you can see, Emma's really grown like crazy! She's setting up on her own, has babbled "dada", and is growing up fast! Too fast, maybe :) She hasn't begun to get up on her hands and knees yet, but hopefully soon. She's been going through a fussy phase lately (I suspect Wonder Week 37) and is needing more attention, which makes getting housework done harder. Sleeping good has been hit and miss the past week or so. Hopefully it improves here soon!

Nick got a new job working with Oriental Trading Company as a Financial Analyst! He really likes it so far and is much happier, which, in turn, makes me happier :) I really wish something would've worked out closer to Maysville, but hey, money is money and a job here is better than no job at all! Other than all of that, there really hasn't been anything new happening. I'm still staying at home with Emma and am so glad I'm able to! Even though she can be a handful sometimes, I wouldn't want to miss a moment of her growing up!!!!

Hiatus...

It has been a while since a normal blog for me, as I've been busy lately, but tomorrow I plan on making a return to the blogging world :)

Sick :P

Ok, so I'm sick, Emma's sick, Nick's not, but he's still not helping me around the house. He literally comes home from work, we talk for a bit while having supper, then he gets on his computer to do who-knows-what until about 45 minutes before we head to bed, then he asks me what's wrong and if I'm mad at him. DUH. It would be nice for my husband to help me raise our daughter and to acknowledge all the sh!t I do during the day. Ugh. Just had to get that off my chest.

Heartbreaking

From the time when I was 7 months pregnant up until now, I have been a member of a few "expecting moms" message boards here online. Well, just over the past few weeks there have been a number of babies who have passed away. One little boy was diagnosed with Leukemia when he was 5 or 6 months old, and within a week of the diagnosis, he had passed away. Then there was a beautiful little girl who passed away just a few days ago, who was only 5 months old. The cause of her death is unknown and is being looked into. There, sadly, are other stories such as these, but it is these two little angels that my heart just breaks for. Everytime I read the blog that the little girl's parents are writing, I break down and cry. I just cannot imagine what they are going through, nor do I ever want to.

Sure, we have had some hard times with Emma's health issues, but boy do I feel like a jerk when I complain after reading Maddie's and Ben's stories :( I am a Christian and a firm believer that God has everything happen for a reason, but things like these seemingly senseless deaths really makes me wonder how such a compassionate God could do that to such innocent babies. I know we aren't meant to understand everything God does, but the deaths of innocents is completely incomprehensible to me. I am holding Emma a little tighter and longer now, being more patient, and just enjoying every little moment of hers, because if, God forbid, something should happen to her, I would want to have no regrets about how I spent my time with my sweetie pie.

Growing Like a Weed!!!

First off, here are a few more recent photos to sate your thirst :)

Emma's 6 month picture! Hard to believe how big she's getting!

Goofy girl!

Trying baby food for the first time (carrots!)

Dad and his Raiders fans!

Christmas Eve at Grandma and Grandpa's!

It seems like the length between my posts is getting longer and longer, not that there's anyone who actually reads them :) Emma just turned 6 months old about a week ago, and she has changed so much! She can now sit up unassisted for a few seconds at a time, and she's eating solids, which she loved! Thank goodness she's not picky, yet! About a week ago her first tooth finally came in! It's on of the bottom center ones, and I think the other one will be coming in soon! I would put a picture on here of her with her tooth, but any time she seems me coming at her mouth with my finger she clamps it shut!

There really is nothing new going on with us, other than Nick learned a few weeks ago that he's going to be losing his job in March which has us in a panic. He's applied at several places, even one in Saint Joe, and so we're keeping our fingers crossed that something (I prefer St. Joe!) works out for us. I am getting ready to interview with a video store in Omaha, so at least we might have a little money coming in if he gets laid off before getting another job. Prayers would be appreciated!

My Growing Girl

Here are a few more recent pictures of our family :)

Around Halloween 2010

2 Months Old :)

She loves her exersaucer!!!

Cheeseburgers!!!!

Long Time Coming

Well it has been quite some time since my last post! Emma is now almost 3 1/2 months old and is doing immensly better!!!! She is now on the formula Neocate, which is around $40 per can, and she goes through a can about every 4-5 days :( Insurance won't cover it, which sucks majorly, but the money is worth it to see her feeling better! She's also on Prevacid which helps with her reflux. Just the past month she has begun to sleep through the night! She started by sleeping 5 or 6 hours straight, and now (knock on wood!) is up to 8-9 hours!!! Thank God for that!!! Just getting several hours of sleep straight through has helped so much! She seems much happier now and like she feels a lot better! This was just a quick update for now, and I will post some pictures soon!