Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Today, we all went up to Michelle & Tony's to celebrate Thanksgiving. As usual, Michelle had a full house! In addition to Michelle, Tony, Laura, Jim, Emily & I, there was my parents, Jim's parents, Tony's brother Gary and his daughter Leigh.
There was great food and conversation.
We all had such a wonderful time...despite an ice storm that snuck up on us!
But, thankfully, we all made it home safely.
Today we took Emily to see the Christmas Caverns. Jim & I love going and it was special to take Emily too. It was nice to see all the beautiful decorations and displays. We all had a nice time!
The Christmas Caverns are animated displays decorated for Christmas. I had been going since I was a kid. When Jim & I started dating, we kept going. I can't think of too many years that I missed seeing the beautiful decorations.
There used to be two of them, but unfortuntely one flooded and never recovered. They are actually trying to sell the building that it was in.
One of the stores is Fountains of Wayne. It is "the" store that the group Fountains of Wayne, known for the song Stacy's Mom, named themselves after.
There was also a scene in an episode of the HBO hit series, The Soprano's shot here.
Every Halloween a local mall offers Trick or Treating. Its nice because most of the stores participate and its indoor, so weather doesn't apply.
This year we took Emily. Again, she got a lot of candy. It was funny, she tried to steal a bucket of candy from Snow White. We did not like that!
Then went to show Emily to both sets of parents so they could see my cute costume. We all had so much fun!
Today we took our little kitty to Lafayette Village to go Trick or Treating!.jpg)
She was a little shy at first, but she liked it when people gave her things! Hmm...I wonder where she gets that from!.jpg)
She was so tired when we left, probably from all the excitement!
I decided to finally cut Emily's bangs! They were almost down to her mouth. As I was cutting, she turned and I cut the bangs way too high! Now I'm referring to her as Frankenstein or Frankie! Oh well, they'll grow back and she still looks adorable!
We then went to The Black Forest to celebrate my birthday with my parents. Again, we all had a great time!
Today we took Emily to see the Strawberry Shortcake Sweet Dreams Movie!
She just *LOVES* Strawberry Shortcake and had so much fun! The movie was an hour & a half and she was so good. She sat there watching the whole movie! She did get a little tired at the end, but was able to keep awake until it was over!
After the movie, we met Jim's parents to celebrate my birthday! We went to The Olive Garden and Emily ate all her macaroni & cheese! Yum! I got such nice gifts and we all had a great time!
Okay, this better not become a habit!
Today while playing, she fell AGAIN and cut her gum AGAIN. You know the story...more crying & more blood. We were really *NOT* happy and debated going to the hospital.
But, like last time, she recovered quick and went back to playing!
Today we all went down to Fairfield Garden center to look at the decorations.
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While we were took a lot of pictures of Emily!! We only stayed a little while, but it was a nice day and we had fun!
Today, while Emily & I were playing, she fell and one of her two teeth went into her gum.
It looked like it hurt a lot and it was bleeding. We did not like this and felt very, very bad. Once it was over, she was back to playing and smiling again!
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We went to the same place as we went last year! You remember the one...end of the Earth and make a left! (Check out THAT journal entry!)
Anyway, Emily got her own pumpkin that we are going to decorate for her! We all had so much fun! I just *love* this sign!
Today I went to pick up Jim at work and we went to Emily's doctor appointment. She had to get 2 shots...and did not like them!
The Doctor said that growth is right on target and everything looks good!
Emily tried chocolate pudding for the first time and....she didn't like it! Obviously, she doesn't get that from me.. Oh well....jpg)
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Since Emily is now officially walking, today we took her to Stride Rite to get her first pair of shoes.
Since she is still using crawling as her "quick" mode of transportation, we went with a pair of Stage 2 shoes. They are for walking and crawling. She looks so cute in them!.jpg)
At first she wasn't sure what to do with them, but quickly caught on!.jpg)
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!
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