the small things

Last week was rather exhausting to say the least...things have been busy and the nights have been long! On Tuesday, I discovered that Emma was finally cutting her first tooth! It was so exciting...her first tooth - this is big kid stuff! We did a little dance around the kitchen to celebrate and it seemed like only hours later that the celebration turned into "oh crap....she's really teething" - she then quickly came down with that ever typical teething cold and all the pain that comes along with it. Poor baby would wake up in the night and just cry. This lasted a few nights in a row, and on Saturday I saw another tooth coming through, both of her bottom teeth are making their debut! I hate to jinx it, but I think we might be through this round of teething pain. She seems to have turned a corner and is back to her happy little self...although she hasn't quite kicked the congestion (hopefully soon though).

Although we were lacking in the sleep department, we did have some fun. Emma is non-stop on the "dada" talk, it is so cute I don't even care that it isn't "mama" - and of course Ryan is eating it up! We also got to try the playground swings for the first time and she was loving it. I can't wait to go again, and it makes me look forward to all the new things we'll get to try...bubbles, swimming, bike rides, wheeeeeee! It really is the small things...

10 things

Never mind the fact that I haven't posted in ages...I go back and forth with how much (or little) I want to post, but I think I've settled on the idea that I don't mind blogging. Either way, my girl is growing - and growing fast! Emma is now 7 months, woah!  I've learned so much about being a mother, and I'm learning new things every day, but I've found these reoccurring things...

1. no matter how 'light' or fast I may try to walk, every floor board in our house will squeak 2. elmo has super powers 3. riley likes emma much more when she has puffs 4. no matter how much I plug "mama" it is looking like she is going to say "dada" more 5. i will do pretty much anything for giggles 6. water is way more fun to drink out of mom or dad's cup 7. naps are necessary, even for a nosey baby 8. there is no such thing as too many pictures 9. nothing is better than peeking in a room and seeing your husband and daughter playing together 10. it's the best job. ever.

tiny pony

Last night, Ryan and I watched a movie in bed and Emma had fallen asleep between the two of us...there are many times where we just stop doing whatever we are doing and stand in awe of her; our daughter, this beautiful baby that is ours (!!). We were sidetracked from the movie and Ryan said something about how he doesn't think this constant amazement will ever go away, how we will always take a minute and soak in a feeling that is bigger than us. I got to thinking about a blog post I read from Frank Chimero, when he went into an apple store and there was a tiny pony in the store, only no one was paying any attention to it...he couldn't get over the fact that there was a TINY PONY in the store and no one was looking or making any reference to it. He later began using the phrase 'tiny pony' with his friend about how "it is a thing that is exceptional that no one, for whatever reason, notices. Or, conversely, it is an exceptional thing that everyone notices, but quickly grows acclimated to despite the brilliance of it all." He talks about how maybe this is how we get by, otherwise none of us might get anything done if we were constantly enamored by something...sure, this isn't directly related to a child, but what I'm saying is, I don't ever think we should lose that moment of thankfulness, of feeling blessed to have a child, of feeling so full of love you don't even know what to do with yourself. I know there are going to be good days and bad, but no matter what there is love and it is amazing....

4 months

Hard to believe Emma is 4 months, well really, it's more like 4.5 months...can anyone else believe it's already mid-January? While I'm not a huge fan of Ohio winters, it is far less painful when you have a sweet baby girl to stay warm and cuddle with - makes everything better!

Next week Emma gets to meet her Uncle Kevin for the first time - we are looking forward to seeing him and celebrating his 30th birthday!

Here are some of my favorite pictures of the past week:

oh wednesday

Oh Wednesday, you're such a tease....you feel so close to the weekend, yet so far! We do love our weekends, here's a taste of our typical weekend

new year, new things

Well it's back to reality...back to work, but the time off was so nice and of course it went too quick. In the past few weeks we have had many new things happening - Emma now drools buckets, constantly! We go through so many bibs each day - she's the cutest little drooling machine.

She has rolled over a few times, she laughs and she is turning into a little chatty cathy, oh I love her and watching her learn new things each day.

I also got a new phone (insert screams of joy here!) - I discovered the droid was SO not for me, maybe I just had a bit of bad luck but I am so happy to be an owner of an iphone again...Emma was happy for me too because she gave me some great smiles when I was trying out my camera for the first time.

christmas!

We had a wonderful Christmas - it went by so fast, and we crashed Christmas night, but we couldn't have asked for more! I would say Emma's first Christmas was a huge success and she has been having the best time with all her new toys - it has made tummy time much more tolerable to have new entertainment. Emma still does not care for the camera, but she is constantly smiling and making my day.