Exciting past few weeks!

It's been a really crazy few weeks...Emery has started crawling!!! And now she is all over the place. When I sit her on her mat in the living room, she heads right for the baskets of toys I keep under the coffee table. She just loves to take each toy out of the baskets. She also likes to follow Bear and Lola around. Lola will sit there and let Emery just grab her and pet her but Bear just leaves. Lola and Emme are already best friends as you can see by the pic here :)

Kevin and I are just having such a fun time with her right now...she is a very happy baby and people comment on it all the time! She just has smiles for everyone she meets. This past weekend, we had a playdate at "auntie" Megan's house. Lots of babies everywhere! So cute to see them all together. Emery got to hang out with Gabriella and they had a great time playing together. Natalie and I just know they will be good friends as they grow up!

Emery also got to visit with Jaiden (mommy Megan), Colten (Mommy Marie), Violet (Mommy Sky) and new friend Molly (Mommy Laurie). Here's a pic of the whole crew (except for Molly and Laurie):

Us mommies have now deemed ourselves....Sisterhood of the Traveling Babies and have many more outings planned for the future. In fact, our next one will be a group visit, with hubbies included, to the Uncle Shuck's Pumpkin Patch for pics of the kiddos in their costumes on October 20th. I just feel so blessed to have this great group of ladies in our lives!

As of this weekend, Emery is now sleeping peacefully in her crib at night. She has been tossing and turning in her cosleeper lately and mostly ending up not sleeping well in our bed either. Friday night I just decided to have her sleep in her crib, expecting the worst, and she slept ALL night!! I am so glad she likes her bed! We are going on 4 nights now with success! I think I am the one has the problem with it...not her! I miss our cuddles but know this is the best for her.

We also tried out a fun baby yoga and massage class in Decatur Friday with Sam and mommy Lenea. So much fun!

Well, I will keep everyone updated on our Fall activities next time!

September so far....Looking forward to Fall!

Well, September has turned out to be a fun month so far!

Kevin and I decided to take Emery back to the beach--our favorite place go figure!--for the long Labor Day weekend and to celebrate our 5 year wedding anniversary. We found a darling cottage in the town of Seaside called Lil' Blessings. The town was gorgeous with cute cottages and a quaint town square. We had a great time! Emery finally got to sit up in the sand and play. Daddy dug her a hole--like her own little bumbo seat--and let her just chill out. Amazingly she didn't try to eat it! She keep running it through her little hands and it was just the cutest thing ever! Daddy took her out in the Ocean with him and she just didn't want to get out. We did notice though that the beach wears her right out and she was ready for her afternoon nap every day on schedule! In fact, we were all ready for naps! Each morning, we would wake up and walk to a little grocery for a quick bite and stroll and then come back to the cottage for a morning nap and then lunch and beach time afterwards with a nap to follow. Evenings were spent dining at one of the cafes, watching the sunset, taking a stroll, and eating ice cream and snowcones (mmmm....the best!). Emery and I also tried a new pool float at the neighborhood pool there and she liked it but likes to be able to get her hands into the water to splash more. All and all, I think we all had a relaxing time. We have found our new favorite vacation spot and will most definately be back...with more family in tow next time! :)

Emery is now seeing a new Pediatrician now...Dr. Overcash at All About Kids. I was able to review them online and noticed lots of people commented on how well they liked this practice. They are also more informative about the alternative shot schedule that we are using. Emery is now 17 lbs. and in the 75% for weight and 85% for height. Her head is still 20% though. Poor thing though did have to get her PC and Hib shots and she cried and cried...so heartbreaking! We are also a little concerned about her head...it's a little flat on one side--she favors one side when she sleeps--but we think that will change now that she is sleeping on her tummy more. She will go back at the end of the month to catch up on the other two vaccines--Rotavirus and DTaP. On a side note, she slept the worst ever that night of her shots! Hoping we don't have the same issue with the next ones! :(

The eating issues had escalated the last few weeks and we have noticed her taking less at mealtimes and being generally fussier. However, we are now noticing that we finally have a tooth peeking through on the bottom right and the other next to it is about to break through as well.

7 months old now and September 17th update: Within the last few days the tooth has finally made an appearance and is super sharp and we have now noticed that Emery is actually eating more!! She even opened her mouth for some baby food for grandma yesterday! Last night she ate 8.5 ounces and then woke up at 3am for another 3-4! Now we are thinking growth spurt. Lots of milestones going on right now too.

Over the last week she has realized that she REALLY likes the bath! She liked it before but now she splashes around and soaks everyone! She also really likes to play with her toys in there--a little boat and some little plastic toys. She bangs them together and splashes around with them in her hands. So cute! I will blow some bubbles for her and she just smiles at them and tries to grab them. She is also sitting VERY well on her own and has started flipping to her tummy and then getting on her hands and knees and rocking back and forth. She is getting ready to start really crawling around! She tries to go forward but hasn't been able to figure out the coordination of moving forward. She usually ends up scooting backwards! Another big milestone is that she is now pulling up in her crib and trying to stand. Daddy is gonna have to drop the crib down or else she may try to climb out! We have come to the realization that we have one active little girl on our hands! :)

We are looking forward to this weekend's playdate!! Emery and I are headed over to Megan and Jaiden's to meet up with some other babies. I will update next week!!!

Month of August and a litle behind....lemme catch you up!

Well it's been some time since I last blogged but I guess I will just break in down for the month of August.

Summer Vacation Time!!

The beginning of the month we took a long weekend trip to Panama City Beach, FL and stayed at Calypso ( condo's right next to Pier Park's shops and restaurants). Well, things didn't go exactly as planned and we ended up having to switch rooms during part of trip but in the end we did have a nice time. The water was warm and calm and Emery got to spend her time with both grandparents who love her so much! She really loves the water and isn't afraid to get a wave or two in her face. This makes her daddy and I so proud as we are truly "water babies" ourselves! We ended up spending our nights dining at Reggae J's and other hotspots with the two families and in fact got to cook up some fresh Mahi, Snapper and Grouper that Kevin and Donny caught while deep sea fishing. Oh man, fresh fish is the BEST!!! It was so delish! Our last day, we took our usual route through the town of Seaside and Destin and stopped for a quick bite to eat at Destin Commons and let Emery "play" in the fountains there. On the drive home however, our AC radiator went out and we ended up having to drive the rest of our way home with the windows rolled down. Emery must have liked it though--something about the wind in her hair...hahaha! and went right to sleep for the remaining two hours home. So crisis averted!

Emery turned 6 months on August 14th and I took her to meet her friend Nick at the Suwanee Fountains and for a playdate at Lauren and Nick's house. There we were joined by Sam and Lenea (her buddy Sam that she has known since she was 5weeks old) and another Lauren and Ike (a new friend). While the babies played the mommies made baby food! Emery will start eating solids this month!!

August 21st--Fun Friday planned! Me and Emery attended Mom and Me in Alpharetta and had some pictures made for Emery's 6th month! She sat up like a big girl for the first time. A little wobbly but all by herself! She was so proud of herself!

Other issues for the month though are Emery's eating and sleeping habits! We seemed to have regressed on both!! :( She is refusing to eat all her bottles and is now waking up in the night wanting to be fed. It is sooo exhausting for all of us. We are thinking that she is teething and that has been the problem. We are all hoping those teeth make an appearance soon! We are trying solids but it has been a very slow go! She clamps those lips tight and won't let you even get the spoon in there....don't think she is quite ready yet but we will keep trying!