Half a year later...

...this is what she looks like! Isn't she too cute for words?????? I love this girl!

She makes me so happy and I miss her while I'm at work!  But I know she's in good hands with Grandma and Grandpa and Claire during the day. :-)

Wanna know more about this munchkin? OK!

Weight: 13lbs. 13.5oz. (11th percentile)
Height: 27 inches (89th percentile)

Again, tall and skinny!

Likes: EATING! Being held, watching Claire, playing with Claire, her family, toys she can hold, sweet potatoes and green beans, blowing raspberries, going for walks (around the house), being outside, wiggling, and being rolley polley!  Seriously, you put her on the floor and there's no containing her.  She LOVES to roll around!

Dislikes: Being done eating! Burping, anyone sitting while holding her, and seeing the empty bottle when she's done eating. Poor girl!

Mommy and Daddy dislike being spit-up on, ALL THE TIME! This girl is so spitty we change her clothes at least 3 times a day.  We could do more clothing changes, but then we wouldn't ever get anything else done. So sometimes if it's minimal, we just leave her be. She's never really cranky about it though which is why we decided with the doctor that we would hold of on any meds for all the spittiness and see if she grows out of it.

I think I mentioned before how much I love her cuddles.  She is so snuggly. I love it!  She likes to just bury her face in your shoulder when she's finished eating and it melts me.  Here's a peek at that:

I'm sad that I've stopped with nursing her now.  I wasn't producing enough and pumping at school was taking most of my prep time, thus leaving me feeling unprepared all the time!  I miss nursing her, but at the same time it's a relief and I'm less stressed that way.  There's nothing quite like the bond of baby and momma during nursing time.  I will miss that.  BUT, maybe Emma misses it too cuz she loves to hold my hand when she's drinking her bottle and I love holding her hand right back and staring into her brown eyes.

Claire is such a good big sister to this little one.  I think she is growing to love Emma more and more.  She always wants to "hold" her and has even tried picking her up a few times. AGH! Heart-attack for momma. They love each other, but they couldn't be more different.  It seriously amazes me how different the two of them are.  It's like being a first-time parent again.  It keeps us on our toes. ;-)

Okay, here are my girls, then I'm done for the night.

Oh, P.S.--did I mention Emma LOVES her grandpa Cummings? Yeah, she does. Just a little, though. :-)

3 months ago...

...I gave birth to my 2nd baby girl.  She has blessed our lives in so many ways.  We thought we were so blessed with just Claire, but having the two most beautiful girls in the whole world has completely enriched our lives!

Here's a 3 month update on Emma.

We don't know her weight or height, but I would guess she's definitely over 10 pounds now, since she was 9 lbs. 11 oz. at her 2 month check up.  She's also just long; a long, skinny girl!

She's wearing NONE of her newborn clothes anymore.  SAD!

She is so alert, now and everyone comments on her big, bright eyes. She is such a beautiful baby.

Emma chatters like crazy.  If she's fed and changed, she'll smile and coo until your face hurts from smiling and cooing back at her.  What a social bug!

Speaking of social bug, she loves to be around us.  If we have her in her bouncy chair in the Living Room during dinner, she'll get cranky until we move her into the eating area. Sometimes she gets cranky if no one is talking to her at the moment.

She still loves to watch Claire play and is a trooper for handling all of Claire's kisses, lovies, and Claire petting her while chanting "sof, sof, sof" (soft, soft, soft).  She also has her daddy wrapped very tightly around ALL of her cute little fingers. :)

I can't believe she keeps growing so quick.  I love her to bits. Check out the pictures!

Auntie Kali was babysitting.  Such a tough life being tended to by someone who loves you tons! :-)

Emma, are you praying or sleeping?

Keep watching and she'll eventually get that entire fist in her mouth!

She loves to hold her clothes and get kissed by daddy!

1 month

I can't believe my baby Emma is 1 month old today.  It seems like she's just been part of our family forever, but the time has also flown by.  We're still adjusting to being a family of 4, but it sure is fun.  Here are some fun facts about Emma (along with pictures, of course!):

June 4, 2013

Age: 1 month
Weight: not sure, but definitely over 7 lbs.  Birth weight was 6 lbs. 5 oz.  At her 2 week checkup she had gained 11 ounces, putting her at 7 pounds even.  Judging by the chub in the 1 month photo, I would say over 7 pounds is a safe bet!

Favorite Things: EATING, sleeping, being swaddled, escaping from swaddling, looking at and listening to my big sister Claire, being kissed by big sister, sticking out my tongue, curling up and snuggling on anyone's shoulder!

Not-so-favorite Things: diaper changes, losing the binky, spitting up, clothing changes

Still on the fence about bath time! :)

What mommy and daddy love the most: how do we choose just one thing?  We love her beautiful eyes, mommy loves Emma's lips, kissing her, how much Claire loves her, snuggling her, heck what's not to love about the most beautiful newborn in the whole world?

Each day I'm so thankful that Claire loves baby Emma.  She constantly rambles on about baby's eyes being open, baby crying, or who is holding baby Emma.  It's never just "Emma."  It's "Baby Emma!"  Claire is such a great helper with Emma, too.  I hope they will be the best of friends.

Claire just loves this girl!

Birthday!

1 month old today!

Making faces

Why is it that we just can't get enough of this girl?  I pray often that both Emma and Claire will be able to feel how much mommy and daddy love them.  It's indescribable! There aren't sufficient words for this kind of joy and love. I'm so glad Emma Kawailani (kuh-why-lon-ee) is mine and that Heavenly Father has entrusted me with her care. Love you baby girl!