Today Emily, Jim's Mom & I went up to visit Michelle, Tony & Laura!
It was great because Aunt JoAnn was there too! We haven't seen her since Emily's Baptism.
Emily officially walked to Tony! She took a good number of steps and remained on her feet!
Anyway, we all had so much fun! It was nice for Emily to play with Laura! She was so excited, she didn't nap; but she sure did on the way home!
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Today Jim took off and we all went to the Adventure Aquarium!
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Today while we were playing in Emily's play area, she let go of her Winnie the Pooh Tree and *walked* the two steps towards me!
She was a little shaky, but getting better and I caught her! Soon I will have to chase her around the house!
Yep! That's all Emily took! She realized what she was doing and promptly fell on her behind! Then, she laughed! She's going to be dangerous pretty soon!
Wow! Time flew. We all had a really good time at the shore!
Although, we are also a little glad to be home. Bonita was really happy to see us. When Jim picked her up at the Puppy Spa (kennel!) she had a pretty bandana on.
Today, we all went to the beach for a couple of hours...but it was HOT!!!
Jim actually went into the water today. We all just relaxed on the beach and then went back to order dinner. After dinner, we all went to The Show Place for ice cream. I was super excited...I had been looking forward to this part of the vacation!
We all had a good time (Jim had never been there!) and my Mom got picked on! I was just glad it wasn't me!
When we got home, my parents watched Emily for a little bit while we walked down to the ocean. When we got home, we started packing.
I can't believe vacation is over already.
Today it was rainy, so Jim, Emily & I just went to Bay Village. My parents went to Atlantic City for the day.
Even though it was raining we had a good time and then we picked up dinner at The Rack Shack and went home to relax.
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Well...I was sick again, so Jim stayed home with Emily & I while my parents went to the beach. When they got home, Jim & Emily joined them to go out for dinner while I stayed home and rested.
Hopefully, I start to feel better soon! I'm missing my vacation!
Today, I just wanted to take it easy so Jim and my parents went to the beach. I was in a little bit of pain and my tetanus shot location was hurting. Emily stayed home with me to keep me company. But really, I wanted to be there at Emily's first day on the beach! After everyone got back, we all got ready to go out for dinner. Then, we just came home and relaxed.
Today, I woke up not feeling well and decided to go to the Emergency Room. Ironically, I have been in this ER before, so I knew where it was. So, we left Emily with my parents and headed out.
When we got to the ER, it was pretty crowded and it took a while to be seen. When they took me back my fears were confirmed. I had an abscess. Now, its an easy fix, but its going to hurt! I'll leave the gory details out, but it was worse than childbirth!
Finally, it was done and they gave me percocet. Bad move. I went to stand up and everything got fuzzy. I got really nauseous and it seemed like I was under water. It was horrible! Jim went to get the nurse, but Jim came back and informed me it was normal.
When we were finally able to leave, I was feeling great but I was tired. So, I went to lay down and we just took it easy for the rest of the night.
Today, we all got ready for our first vacation! We were meeting my parents in Long Beach Island. We all are very excited!
We had a long drive in traffic. After we got there and unpacked, we went up to look at the ocean. We were so excited to see Emily's first impression of it and...she was not impressed! We then went for dinner and came home to relax.
Okay, since I'm stupid...Emily had to go get blood drawn AGAIN. I felt so bad for her. And we wanted to get it done since we were leaving for the shore soon.
Anyway, the pediatrician handed me 2 forms for blood work and I forgot to hand the person BOTH forms. So she had to get another vial of blood drawn. The good news is that she only got stuck in one arm. Again...all over...all smiles!
Since I can't handle bloodwork really well, Jim took off work and went with Emily & I to get her bloodwork done.
She was not happy and cried A LOT...it didn't help when they had to stick her in both arms.
We took her out to breakfast to make up for it.
Of course, right after the blood draw she was all smiles!
Although I had been giving Emily a sippy cup for all feedings, she would still get a bottle at bedtime.
Today is the first bottle-free day! She is doing soooo good with the sippy cup!
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Emily grabbed my finger and of course put it in her mouth. I noticed that Emily now has 2 teeth!!
My parents came over for dinner to celebrate Father's Day and Jim's parents joined us for dessert! They all loved their gifts!
Jim & I had a wedding to go to today, so we dropped Emily off at my parents house. Jim's cousin Jen was getting married. We could bring kids, but we decided not to bring Emily.
It was out in Long Island and it was a beautiful wedding. We all had a lot of fun!
When we got to my parents, they looked...tired! Emily is a handful to be with, but she's a lot of fun! I know she had a wonderful time with Grandma & Grandpa!
Today, 8 days before her 1st Birthday, Emily finally figured out how to crawl!
Poor Bonita! She has no where to hide now!
Today Emily actually pulled herself up into a standing position!!!
She was holding on to the gate, but finally figured out how to do it! She's going to be walking soon!
Jim, Emily & I went to Liz & Dennis' for Kailey's Baptism. We were so happy to see everyone and we had such a good time!
It was a beautiful day with great food and great people! It was a little strange that my parents weren't there (my Mom was sick). I know they would have liked to have been there. They would have had a wonderful time!
I noticed that Emily's first tooth finally broke through! Its really amazing, if you didn't actually see the tooth you would never know that she's teething! She really is such a good baby!
Also, she showed me her new trick...she can now sit up from a laying down position! She's going to be moving all through the house pretty soon!
Today we went to Pennsylvania for Laura's 1st Birthday Party. It was nice to spend a little time with everyone.
We left to go to Colleen's Communion Party in New York, but we had car problems & unfortunately had to turn around at the GW Bridge. I know we would've had sooo much fun. We were all disappointed.
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Today Emily had her 9 month Doctors appointment.
She now weighs 20.7 lbs. Wow!! She's also 27.5 inches long.
The Doctor told me that we could start introducing table food. Emily tried Cheerios and loved them!
She did have to get one shot, but was a good girl and only cried a little!
Today we went down to Long Beach Island with my parents to get a house for summer vacation.
It was cold and raining so Emily didn't get to see the ocean. But...Jim being the shore lover he is, actually got out of the car and looked at the ocean.
Anyway, we got a nice house about two blocks from the ocean. July will be here before we know it! We can't wait!
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Today after Emily's bath, she showed me that she could roll onto her tummy! She has now officially rolled both ways! Now she'll be rolling all over the place!
Finally, at almost 9 months old, Emily finally decided to show me that she *could* roll! She rolled from her tummy to her back! Of course I had to immediately call Jim to share the good news.
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Today was a very special day for two very special people!
First, it was Jim's birthday. Emily & I gave him a lot of nice gifts that he loved.
It was also my Mom's birthday, but we celebrated it on the 15th. She loved all her gifts!
Today Emily had another Dr. appointment. She had to get 2 more shots! She cried a little, then Jim, Emily & I went out with Jim's Mom and visited Connie. We had a lot of fun!
Since this was Emily's first New Year, we just decided to stay home and take it easy. We did try to keep Emily up, but she fell asleep at 11:30pm. She almost made it!
Happy New Year everyone!
Jim's Mom & I have been dying to get to this store...Tuesday Morning. Since Jim was off this week for Winter Recess and it was his Mom's birthday, we all went out for the day.
We did a lot of running...to Babies R Us, Staples and Tuesday Morning. Ironically, once we finally got there, we weren't that impressed with it! Oh well!
Jim's Mom is of Ukranian and German decent, so we are always looking for Ukranian festivals, stores and restaurants. Well, one opened right down the road from where Jim works. It was called Oksana's Kitchen. So, after shopping, that's where we went for lunch. It was really good.
We all had a wonderful day!
Since Jim had off all this week, we took advantage of this and went to see Jim's Grandma..JPG)
So we packed up the car and headed out to Long Island. Jim's Mom came with us and we all had such a wonderful time. We exchanged gifts and Emily even let her hold and feed her!.JPG)
She is now on target with weight. At our previous appointment, the Doctor felt 4 lbs. was too much of a gain in 2 months! Anyway, she is now back to growing "correctly".
She now weighs 15lbs. 2oz. and she is 25 inches long.
Emily still has no interest in crawling or even rolling. Doctor didn't seem to be too concerned yet.
She got 4 more shots. Emily & I did not like them! After the shots, she was back to all smiles!
Today we went to get our Christmas Tree. It was VERY cold!
We wanted to go tonight because there is supposed to be a very bad snow storm coming through. So we bundled up and made our annual trek 45 minutes away to pick out a Christmas tree. Yes, I said 45 minutes. There are many, many places that are closer, but we came upon this place one year and we always get a really nice tree!
Anyway this is the smallest tree we have had. Its only about 7.5 feet, but it sure is pretty!
Today we took Emily to go see Santa! She was very pretty in her new Christmas Dress!
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She cried a little when she saw Santa. I guess he can be a little scary.. But she stopped crying and she did okay! We were able to get some pictures of her with Santa!
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For Emily's first Thanksgiving we went to Michelle & Tony's. It was fun to see Emily interact with her cousin Laura. Jim's parents were there and we got to have some fun with them too!.jpg)
Michelle & Tony were gracious enough to also invite my parents so we all could spend Thanksgiving together.
It was a fun day filled with great food and wonderful people!.JPG)
Emily turned 5 months old! We can't believe how fast the time went!
Today, she put her pacifier in my mouth...and actually let go!! This was the first time we actually saw this! (Usually she pulls it back out she moves her hand)
We went to a Baby Faire with Jim's Mom! We had so much fun! Emily got to see a lot of other babies and was such a good girl. When the excitement got too much she fell asleep on Mommy!
Although she has been noticing her feet for a little bit, today Emily actually grabbed both of them. I went to tell Jim, but I didn't know that she had already did it earlier for him!
Also, today we went to my cousin Jerry's Baptism! We had so much fun! There was music and a lot of wonderful people! Emily was good and only cried a little bit towards the end!
Finally, today was Emily's first bath where she didn't cry! This made us so happy! Although she did cry a little when I accidentally sprayed water in her face! (Bad Mommy!)
Today, she had oatmeal for the first time. She responded to it better than the rice!
She is getting so much better with the spoon! Pretty soon she'll be feeding herself!
Today while feeding Emily, she reached out and took her bottle by both hands. I let go and she actually held it for a little bit...all by herself!
Our little girl is growing up!
He got the rest of the sutures out and he is going back to work today! His doctor is very impressed with the way his hand healed!
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