Emma Rolled

Video proof that Emma has rolled over...not that she's done it for mom or dad yet though...
I'm still looking for the strings Shellie used...

Emma Playing on her mat

Emma has begun to talk and smile at her 'friends' above her play mat.

Rollin' Rollin' Rollin' --Over

So I've been trying for weeks now to get Emma to roll over. Tummy time is our new hated past time. We spend time on her play mat on her stomach and I coach her and cheer her on. Today was no different. I honestly thought today was going to be the day. She started to it seemed but then the wall on the play mat got in the way and she couldn't complete the transition.
So Alicia and I went out for her birthday to have some 'normal' people fun. And what do we receive? None other than a phone call from Aunt Shellie asking 'Has Emma ever rolled over before?' That's right. Over and Over, she's rolling.
What in the world?
Happy Birthday mom.

Emma's Baby Blessing

This past Sunday, Emma made her debut at Southeast. Being the nervous, first-time parents that we are, I had prepped our youth group the week before that no one was going to hold her except us because we didn't want their germs all over the baby.
She slept the whole way through church, which was nice. We went up and most of the elders were there to pray over Emma. She truly is going to be a 'church baby'.

She's just too cute though. Enjoy the pics.

In the hospital

She's Here

So going back about 6 1/2 weeks, let's introduce Miss Emma.
She was born at 9:43 am at Clear Lake Regional Medical Center.
She weighed 6 lbs 10 oz and was 18 1/2 inches long. She was by far smaller than Alicia and I had imagined. According to how big Alicia thought she was, Emma was going to come out 10 lbs. Alicia never was that great at judging how big she was.
From the very beginning though, Emma seemed ready to take it all in. She was so extremely calm that we knew from the start she had her daddy's temperament. The first few days, the only time we heard her cry was when she had her very first bath. Other than that it was just coos and whimpers.

Introducing, MIss Emma Brooke

So I keep getting hasselled about starting a blog for Emma, apparently it's all the rage now. So I guess I should start one, if nothing else, it will get some people off my back.
My hesitation is keeping it active. But, I'm pretty sure I'll have some people reminding me to do so.