Ahhhhhh sleep!

I am loving 2 months old! Emerson is sleeping through the night! I am feeding her at 10pm, and then we put her down about 10:30. She sleeps until 6 or 7 in the morning, and Mommy is loving it! Perfect timing b/c I have to go back to work...I will be much more well-rested for work if I don't have do a night feeding!

She is smiling and laughing all the time! And she LOVES LOVBS LOVES bathtime! She kicks her legs and moves her arms all around. We do bathtime at the same time every night and she is getting familiar with the routine, so she gets excited when we enter the bathroom at that time. She knows what's coming!

We love our little girl! :)

Getting packed up for 3 days in Waco....lots of stuff to pack for a little baby....geez!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Daycare, Santa and her first round of shots

Tuesday~ This is my last week of maternity leave :(, so I wanted to take Emerson in to the daycare to see how she did before she starts for good. Knowing that for sure I would cry, I wanted to wait until I was at least in my car....but I didn't make it that far. I cried when I was leaving....when the daycare lady saw me, she teared up too. I dropped her off at 9am and didn't pick her up until 3pm. That's the longest I have ever been away from her (besides during my hospital stay). It was NO FUN for me, but I think she did well. I think she slept most of the time, but she did get a chance to lay in the swing awake and watch the other kids play. I know daycare will be good for her...kids need social interaction with other kids and I am happy with who Mike and I chose. It's not her I worry about.....it's ME! I don't like leaving my little girl.

Wednesday~ We went to go see SANTA CLAUS! Yes, it's a little early, but I am trying to get this stuff done before I go back to work. She wore her Christmas dress and looked so pretty! This was her first time in shoes! Santa looked pretty good himself...very realistic!

Afterwards was the not-so-fun part. Emerson had her 2 month check up....Mike met us there. Doc said she looked great! But then she had to get her 6 vaccinations. All shots in her legs...that was NOT fun for her or for me. She screamed like I had never heard her before (rightfully so), and I cried as well. I bet her little legs are so sore. At 4 months old, we have to do that all over again....and not looking forward to it. Here are her stats:

Weight- 11.1 lbs (50th-75th percentile range)
Length- 22.5 in (50th percentile)
Head circumference: 37.5 cm (10th-25th percentile range)

Mike and I both have tiny heads, so it makes sense that her head would be small as well. I would normally be worried about that, but I'm not concerned knowing her genes!

We are getting ready for a fun-filled Thanksgiving week with lots of traveling. This Saturday, we go to Victoria for Hrncir Thanksgiving/Christmas (Mike's mom's family)...just for the day. On Wednesday, we are going to Waco for my family's Thanksgiving until Friday. That will be an interesting trip with Emerson and all 3 dogs! On the Saturday after Thanksgiving, we go to Hallettsville for Schott Thanksgiving. GEEZ!!!!!!!!! I guess it's good practice for Christmas...we will again be doing so much traveling...this time with a newborn in tow.

Has it been 2 months already?

So, I've been a little behind on my entries! Emerson will be 2 months old this Wednesday, and I have been enjoying every second of being home with her. This is my last official week of maternity leave. I do get off next week too, but only because it's Thanksgiving Break. Back to work the Monday afterwards...I am not too happy about that. I am not ready to leave that little girl. We have found a home daycare that we really like, so that's not what I am worried about. I am just sad to have to leave her.

Our time together these last couple of months has been great! She has started to smile back at me when I talk to her. Sometimes, when she's really happy, she will even kinda laugh! We have our 2 month checkup at the doctor on Wednesday, and I am so interested in her current weight....she's a chunky little thing! Love those chubby cheeks and leg rolls!

She's gone many places in her first 2 months....she's been:
-to Waco (over the Halloween break)
-shopping countless times! (her favorite places are Kohls, Target, Babies R Us, and the mall)
-to a high school football game
-to a housewarming party
-to a football watching party
-up to my school a few times
-to church
-out to eat at lots of restaurants!
-on a sneak-peek visit to her daycare

Since it's been so long since I posted, I will just paste the links to her pictures thus far.

Emerson's BIRTHday and stay in the hospital:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2038448&id=1137711619&l=c85506e3e4

Her 1-week pictures (taken at home by Mike's secretary):
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2041187&id=1137711619&l=dd5aca73e3

September (well, the rest of it) pictures:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2039187&id=1137711619&l=62ac720039

October pictures:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2041184&id=1137711619&l=a4bfa6096a

November pictures:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2043798&id=1137711619&l=a693701c0d

I hope to get better about posting more frequently....we will see how that goes!