I am amazed that our baby girl is now three months and at the same time it feels like she has always been a part of my life and 3 months doesn't seem long enough. Emery has changed so much in the last few weeks. She has come out of her infant shell and loves to play with her toys and is convinced she should be able to sit-up. She always attempts to sit-up when she is on the changing table. She laughs and smiles so much and is such a happy baby. Each day is more fun.

Last week Emery was waking up every couple hours at night, which is not her norm, so Frank and I kept saying she must be going through a growing spurt. I think we were right because this week she seems so much bigger and is much more interested in her environment. She has really discovered her feet in the last week and loves to have them in her mouth at all times. She grabs her toys and immediately brings them to her mouth. She almost has rolling over onto her tummy down but still needs one finger push by Mommy to make it all the way. Frank and I are still so amazed at how quickly she is growing and changing. We try to enjoy every moment and look forward to all the fun experiences that are on the way. Here are some recent pics from Mom's impromptu photo shoot. All the laughs and smiles in the pics are due to her glowworm. Emery doesn't guarantee a smile every time for Mommy and Daddy but she does for her glowworm.

Holiday Season

I hope the holiday season was a good one for all. This holiday season was of course our best because we were able to share it with sweet Emery. We stayed busy visiting family and enjoying all the holiday festivities. Emery was spoiled with lots of love and too many christmas gifts. I think we will have to get a storage shed for toys if we receive this many gifts for her first birthday:)

Emery's cousin Liam was just in love with her. He immediately wanted to hug and kiss her and then pull her hair:) It was so much fun to have my sister, brother in-law, and nephew home for the holidays.

Emery is now quite talkative and active. She rolls on her side, grabs her feet, and smiles almost every time her Daddy talks with her. I am amazed at how quickly she is growing and changing. I look back at pictures from just a month ago and can't believe how small she was. She likes to sit in her bumbo chair and she looks too cute in her own miniature chair.

We are now getting back into the swing of our daily schedules. I have started back to work 3 part-time days a week. I am trying to adjust to being away from Emery, which is so difficult because I miss and think of her every second she is not in my arms. I am trying to convince my husband that despite his past notions, I am a very traditional woman and believe women don't have a place in the man's work world and I should stay in the home to take care of Emery and wash clothes, dishes, maintain the home:) He just won't take the bait! I am seriously considering downsizing our home ( our lovely mortgage payment really) and living in a cute little cottage so I can be with my sweet baby all day! Not that I don't enjoy my work and getting some me time but it is a lot to manage and I think I would just rather play with Emery all day. I am thankful that I have a short work week and that I have my Mom and MIL to watch Emery. We couldn't be more blessed.

Be back later with more updates. For now Happy New Year and good luck Horns!