Saturday, October 30, 2010

Crunchy Granola

Yep, that's me. At least that's what my husband thinks now. It started innocently enough with an interest in cloth diapering. That's going pretty well and wasn't nearly as bad as he thought. He doesn't wash them, but he at least knows how to put them on and change them. Then it progressed into making all of Emma's food. That's right. I make all of her food (except the cereal). I love the idea that I know exactly what is in her food and can control that. So I try to buy organic fruits and vegetables as much as I can. However, in Fort Wayne, that can be extremely difficult. The last straw for Matt was a few days ago when I came home from the grocery store and announced that we are no longer a cow's milk drinking house. We now will drink only soy, rice, or almond milk. We are trying almond milk right now and it is going pretty well. Since neither Matt or I drink milk, its not too big of a deal. We mostly use it to bake/cook with or moisten our cereal. The milk thing is my sister in law Tracy's fault. I won't go into any great detail about what she told me, but I never want to drink another gallon of cow's milk in my life. I suppose when the time comes we'll have to ask Emma's doctor about what she should be drinking. Call me crazy but right now I am enjoying my new "Crunchy Granola" lifestyle.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

I'm going where?

We're California bound! Emma and I are leaving in just a few hours to fly home to California for the next week. We'll be there to see friends and family, and Jeff and Mindy's wedding! We've got lots on the calendar. We'll be staying in Palm Springs until Sunday afternoon and will be at my parents from Sunday to Wednesday. If you'd like to stop by, just give us a call. Of course, we may be out eating at a number of places. In N Out, Jamba Juice, Fro Yo, and Mariachis are calling my name! See you all soon!

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Pig Tails







Emma has so much hair on the top and sides that I decided to try to put it into pig tails. They were so cute! We usually do headbands, bows, or little clips but I think the pigtails are my new favorite! Check it out.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

6 Months

Today Emma is 6months old ad I find myself wondering where the last 6 months went. It's hard to believe that she's only been in our family for 6 months. She's changing so quickly and developing into a funny, loving little girl. I can't wait to see the little person she will become.

My sweet girl. She weighs 16 lbs 4 oz (50%) and is 26 1/2 inches long (75%). Although by looking at her chunky thighs, you'd never guess she was only in the 50th %ile! She still sleeps very well for about 12 hours at night. She takes 2 naps per day. A short one in the morning and a longer one in the afternoon. She rolls from back to stomach but is still struggling to roll back over. Her little legs are getting stronger thanks to her Jumperoo. She loves looking in the mirror. Her most favorite place to hold onto me is by the hair on the back of my neck or by my cheeks, which she pinches into oblivion. She squeals and laughs when you get her little belly. She breaks into a big smile at the sight of her Daddy walking through the door. She loves Hudson and laughs at him. Squash is still her favorite with pears a close second. She's tried squash, peas, pears, bananas and peaches. She's not a fan of peaches and they are not a fan of her. We are so looking forward to bringing her home to California and introducing her to more family in a few weeks!
Princess blue eyes

I love this little face!



Give me that sign!



My happy girl! We love you Emma Catherine!