First Heels and 27 weeks

My friend Reid gave Emmaline these funny shoes.

25 Weeks

Summer is here and we've been enjoying the weather. I found this fantastic pool and Emmaline loves to "swim". Don't worry, we haven't dropped her down the slide yet but I'm sure she'll be sliding down in no time!

Rice Cereal, Yum!

Emmaline's Baptism

Emmaline was baptised on Easter Sunday and was an angel. We filled the church with her family and friends and Aunt Nancy made her gorgeous gown. The service was beautiful and our sweet little one smiled and giggled the whole time. Here are the few pictures I got with my camera before the battery died. But don't woory, I should be able to add more pictures after the other photographers send them my way (hint, hint, Mama!).

Springfield Frog Jump

Happy Five Month Birthday to sweet Emmaline! We had a big Easter weekend and enjoyed the Frog Jump on Saturday. Our frog did not win (or come in 54th place for that matter) but it was a beautiful day spent with family and friends and too much cotton candy.


so sweet

with PeePaw

Augustus loves cotton candy!

with Grandpa

Aren't I precious!

waiting to jump our frogs Boots, Cotton Candy and Pinky.

with Grandma

Cruising around on the golf cart with Jason, Ashlyn, a cooler and my stroller

Longtime Gone

Yes, I realize it's been quite sometime since I have graced this blog with a post. I must admit that I have procrastinated because playing "catch up" is not fun. Emmaline will be 5 MONTHS OLD (crazy!) next week and we are having her baptism this weekend. Her little personality is starting to appear and she is even more precious/smart/adorable/best baby ever than before. She already thinks that I'm a rock star and loves to dance. I'm back at work (which is for the birds), part-time, but still. I'm having a hard time working while someone else gets to enjoy my child. It does make it a lot easier knowing that the"someone else" is one of my best buds who I know takes EXCELLENT care of her. Hopefully, this is only a temporary thing.....

The dogs are still adjusting. Riley enjoyed being an only dog when we spent this past weekend in Garden City with my high school girls who always give him lots of love. He looked at us like we were crazy everytime we climbed in and out of the window (couldn't use the doors....the entire time, but that's another story) but he really enjoyed the attention. Roxy is playing the guard dog role well but she is all bark. Good thing, because Daisy is all bite, at least if she thinks any member of her family is in danger. She's sweet as she can be with Emmaline and she still gets into trouble every now and then (see picture below). She'll be 1 in May so we can still use the puppy excuse for now.

Enjoy the pictures!



Little Miss Innocent

Reading with Daddy. Wonder how educational a hunting magazine really is...

16 weeks

Bundled up to watch Mama eat oysters at the neighbor's.

With my Grammy

At Angel Oak, Late February

With Aunt Shannon at Angel Oak in my sweet sweater Grammy made for me.

Bath time with the cousins

How did Mama get all these dogs to stay in one place?

Ready for the Frog Jump!

My Daddy's favorite outfit. Too bad I've already out grown it :)

14 weeks in a dress that was my mama's.

Daisy up to no good.

She has arrived!

Emmaline made her grand entrance November 14th, 2008 at 4:30 pm. She weighed 6 lbs, 12 ounces and was 20 inches.

Halloween 2008

It was a lot easier to get the three pups to pose in their costumes than I had ever imagined. They all cooperated! It was a miracle. On another note, I went back to the doctor this morning and there's nothing new to report. Emmaline has decided that knocking her head into my pelvis is a fun pastime and that she is very happy where she is for now.....

Happy Halloween!

This picture is from last year. I'll add this year's photo on Monday if I can get Daisy to cooperate.

We won!

Work Halloween Costume Contest

In the spirit of team building, I was encouraged to dress up today for the office Halloween contest. Imagine my surprise when I show up and am the ONLY one in costume at 9 am. The vote wasn't until 3 pm and the other 4 ladies who participated changed into their costumes right before, had their picture taken and then changed out of their costumes. I call that cheating. While my getup is funny on it's own, it might be helpful for me to explain that I was actually dressed up as a particular person. We have a dock builder (who I have dealt with on numerous occasions in enforcement) who always wears a cowboy hat, a LARGE belt buckle, a plaid flannel shirt and alligator cowboy boots. I was unable to wear my ostrich boots as part of the outfit due to my feet swelling (not for lack of trying this morning I assure you) so I had to settle for John's boots instead. The outfit would have been pretty comfy if the horns on my "steer" belt buckle didn't keep poking me in the stomach. I'll let you know if Emmaline and I win!

So I'm bored and someone sent me a quiz.....

1. Where is your cell phone? in my purse
2. Where is your significant other? at work being a brilliant engineer
3. Your hair color? brown
4. Your mother? excited to be a grandmother again in about 2 weeks
5. Your father? a man of few words
6. Your favorite thing? a good bath and great food (being pregnant kind-of limits most other things)
7. Your dream last night? something CRAZY I am sure, it will take a few days to remember it.
8. Your dream/goal? a happy, healthy, funny and respectful child
9. The room you're in? my office at work
10. Your hobby? crafting, cooking, entertaining, reading
11. Your fear? Obama and childbirth
12. Where do you want to be in six years? as happy as I am now
13. Where were you last night? home
14. What you’re not? comfortable. I'm almost OVER being pregnant
15. One of your wish list items? bling to celebrate our first child
16. Where you grew up? Laurens, SC
17. The last thing you did? close out a file
18. What are you wearing? maternity jeans (the only pants I can wear at this point) flip-flops (the only shoes I can wear at this point) and a tank top and cardigan
19. Your TV? now addicted to directTV. love the pause feature
20. Your pet? that would be PETS. Riley, Roxy and Daisy
21. Your computer? slow and outdated
22. Your mood? content
23. Missing someone? all my buddies who have been thru having a child that live far away
24. Your car? dirty, my father would ask when was the last time I washed it
25. Something you’re not wearing? REGULAR CLOTHES!
26. Favorite store? all of them, I am really starting to miss not being able to walk into a clothing store and pick up something normal
27. Your summer? hot
28. Love someone? definitely
29. Your favorite color? red
30. When is the last time you laughed? just now at a coworker
31. Last time you cried? two weeks ago when they asked if big babies run in my family

Progress!

I had my weekly doctor's visit this morning and before the exam I joked with the doctor that she could just fib and tell me I was 20% effaced so I felt like something was happening. Imagine my surprise when she said she didn't need to fib - I was 50% effaced and 1 cm dilated! I know that it doesn't mean much because women can walk around for weeks like that but it's progress and we will gladly take anything in that direction at this point!

False Alarm

We went back to the doctor yesterday for the ultrasound and apparently, Emmaline is not a moose. They are estimating she weighs 6 1/2 lbs and may gain 1 more in the next 3 weeks. THAT, I can handle, a 10 lb baby I could not handle. She is healthy and everything is fine so that's a relief.

The 7 words no pregnant woman wants to hear

"Do big babies run in your family?" nope, not in mine, but my husband was 10 lbs. It's all his fault. Just got back from the doctor's visit for this week and apparently I am carrying a moose. She will do an ultrasound next Tuesday to see just how big this baby is and we will look at the options then.

Yearbook Yourself

Since there's nothing better to do today, I logged onto Yearbookyourself.com and had a few laughs.

Did not realize that I would soon be staring at my mother in high school!

For Sale

It's official. We signed a contract with a listing agent last night and there is a For Sale sign in the yard. I have mixed emotions about the situation so we'll just wait and see what happens.

Happy Anniversary!

Wow, time does fly when you are having fun. Today is our 3 year anniversary. In that time we have built a house, are expecting our first child, and are making plans to build the next house. As John pointed out last night, not many people do that in their lifetime. I call those people lucky :) only regarding the house building part of course.

I'm starting to get a little uncomfortable and sleeping is not so restful. In my tossing and turning last night, I must have had my belly right up against John because Emmaline woke him up while she was tossing and turning as well. I can see now how we ladies can get very impatient toward the end of pregnancy. We have our last shower in Norway this weekend and Kirsten, Annabelle, and Augustus will be in town from Baltimore. We're excited to see them and are looking forward to having them close by in Greenville next summer.

I had a cleaning crew come in on Monday and give the house a good scrubbing from top to bottom. The real estate agent is coming by this evening to take a look at the house and give us an estimate for a listing price. So, since Monday, Daisy and Roxy have been banished to the outside pen, much to Roxy's displeasure. Daisy doesn't really care, but Roxy is used to spending her days on the couch. I'm pretty sure that Riley has spent the past two days sticking his tongue out at them through the window.