long awaited update

I know, I know, it's been a while since I have posted. I wish I could be more on the ball - I realize that for some of you this blog is how you keep up with us since I am TERRIBLE at calling you back! That and everyone loves pictures!

Emma had her two month check up on the 11th and there is sooo much to report. I hope I can get it all in before she wakes up! Her naps are minutes rather than hours and it makes for a pretty hard time writing a blog sometimes!

At our check up she had 4 shots (dang vaccines), weighed in at 10lb. 10oz - that's 4lbs more than her birth weight and is now measuring 23" which is 4" longer than her birth length - sense a pattern??? 4 seems to be her lucky number.

The doctor laid her on the table on her belly and lo and behold, she showed off and rolled over! Dr. Thompson was very impressed since babies tend to do that around 4 months old. She was also very impressed with her ability to hold her head up with complete control - go Emma!

Daddy has been working with her every night to strengthen her abs. He lays her on his knees and pulls her up by her hands. She's not a fan of laying on her back unless she's on her play mat or eating so she loves when daddy does this! He also stands her up and she holds all her weight on her little legs, also something that she's excelled at - most babies don't do that until three months. I'll brag, she's been holding her weight for over a month now! Go Emma!

Her reflux is finally more under control. After much hesitation we put her on Zantac to stop the sour taste and throw up after feedings. She's much better now and shows a lot less pain. We also have her on Rice cereal (mixed in her milk) twice a day to keep her food down. She's a big spitter-upper and the doctor recommended we try it. It seems to work very well, two less burp cloths a day that I have to wash!!! Go Emma!

Gra-nanny (I still chuckle when I say that!) takes her on long walks and she conks out each time. She's also fond of naps in her carseat after the walk - it's the only time I can get her to sleep for more than 45 minutes at a time! This week she's slept in her carseat twice for 2.5 hours, once after a car ride with daddy and once after a big long walk. I hate leaving her in it but if it helps her sleep I'm all for it. Go Emma!

We've officially outgrown our newborn clothes and I am so sad. I hate putting them away, especially this little sweater I have - I adore it and hate to see it packed up :(

I follow a blog of a woman that had quads 8 months ago and she did something last week that I thought was great. She listed facts about herself that most people don't know. Well, I'm not going to bore you with that now for me, but it's an easy way for you all to get to know Emma. So, here goes:

Emma wakes up at 3:30 in the morning to let out a few farts then falls back asleep. It cracks me up.

She goes down after her 10:45 feeding and sleeps until 5:30 (minus the farting time)

She eats every three hours during the day - a typical schedule is 5:30am, 8:15am, 11pm (rice), 2pm, 5pm, 8pm and 10:45pm (rice).

She loves to lay on her changing table and kick.

I call out and show her the character on her diaper every time I change her. She smiles at Elmo every time.

She still sleeps in a bassinet in our room at night but naps in her bed, the swing or the carseat.

Her eyes are still blue and her hair, although very thin, is light brown. She has a lot of hair at her neckline and Dave calls it her rattail.

Cooper likes to lick her baby lotion after a bath. She doesn't like it very much.

Baths are now fun. She wiggles a lot but she smiles a lot more now. She hates getting out though, she's like her mom and hates to be cold and wet.

She gets tons of lint in between her toes. I clean it out while she's nursing - she wiggles.

When she poops you can hear it around the block.

She goes through about three outfits a day and without fail poops on the nicest one.

She gets hangnails.

She loves to be sang to - she really like the song "Maybe" from Annie that I sing to her all the time.

We've just started giggling.

Her hands are almost alway clenched. She collects lint in there too.

Everyone says she looks like her daddy. Very few people say she looks like me.

The nurse called her "Cheeks", that was her daddy's nickname when he was a baby (correction, he says he was called that for almost 10 years)

She plays coy - when you say hi she'll smile and turn her head and close her eyes - what a flirter!

We cheer when she lets out a big burp - funny we can't do that as adults!

She smiles in her sleep.

She sleeps with her eyes open, sometimes all you see are the whites of her eyes and it creeps us out!

Copper is extremely jealous of Emma. He gets himself wedged in between you and her whenever possible.

I cried more than Emma did when she got her shots.

She's still being swaddled at night - not quite sure how we're going to ween her from that. She sleeps best that way.

She sleeps through the vacuum, even when it's right next to her.

I'll try to post some updated pictures soon - maybe after dinner. Love to all!