Some Mommy Time

Yesterday was my first outing by myself.  When I say by myself I really mean by myself.  I left Emma at home with Jeff and treated myself to a haircut at Gene Juarez, lunch, and a little bit of shopping.  I only had one moment where I envisioned myself tearing out of a store, jumping in the car and speeding home to make sure Emma was okay.  That didn't happen, it was only a fleeting moment.  As you can see Poppa did just fine and this was the picture I got home and saw.  

~Momma H

Sleeping Milestones

Well, it has finally happened... i think.  Emma is starting to sleep through the night!  At first I thought it was just a fluke and we had worn her out during the day but now I am starting to think it is for reals.  So, nine weeks old and sleeping for more than five hours at night in a chunk.  We put her to bed at 10:30 last night and she didn't wake up until 5:30 this morning.  Amazing!!!  I will let y'all know if it was indeed a fluke.

~Mamma H

I Loves My Poppa!

Does this even need words of explanation?

Blocks of Mass Destruction

We have found a new game!!! Emma has a set of soft blocks that make different noises and have different textures and such. She likes the blue and red blocks the most because they have a soft jingle that she likes. Today Jeff was playing on the floor with Emma and dropping blocks on her tummy and making an exploding sound. The first time he did it all I heard was "blocks from heaven! " followed by explosions and happy Emma noises. It seems like this may be an Emma and Poppa game that will be around for a while.

Cheesecake Factory

Our friend Nic celebrates his birthday in November and we often meet at The Cheesecake Factory for a celebratory dinner. We all eat too much, Nic orders a fruity drink that we all make fun of and we leave looking forward to meeting again. We hve found that ordering and feeding Emma at the same time can be difficult but as you can see Jeff is handlng it in a creativ way. It has been a real treat lately as we have been able to find times to hang out more often lately. This group of friends has been together since high school and we live all over the Sound so getting together can be tricky.

Enjoy!
~ Mama H

Bumbo Adventures

Emma is officially strong enough to sit in her Bumbo chair!  The instructions say that your baby should be able to hold their head up before using the chair.  They say that should be around 3 months or so but our little Emma has had really good control of her head since she was born but it is really good now.  I just remembered about the chair when I saw a commercial on PBS and a baby was sitting in one.  So, here is our first adventure with the Bumbo.  As you can see, she's not quite sure what to think about it.  But we think it's pretty magical.  Our less than two month old is sitting up on her own.  It makes Jeff think that we should feed her something solid. just because a baby sitting up on her own looks like she needs something to munch.

Lead Now Conference

Our church was involved in the Lead Now conference to talk about leading the 20 - 30 somethings in our communities.  Our little family had a full day at church that started at 5 am and didn't end until we got home around 5 pm that evening.  We, being the cool parents we are, didn't follow one of the golden rules of having a baby which is sleep when the baby sleeps.  We decided instead to watch Home Alone.  It was almost to the end and I turned to jeff and said "are we really that dumb?".  The answer is "yes, I think so".  This photo is from Sunday night, after yet another long day, and Emma and I were just plumb tuckered out.

~  Momma H