All Nighter

Having a baby really changes everything, right down to defining sayings that you've always known. Once upon a time, "all nighter" meant you were up studying all night; later in life it meant you were out all night... Now, it means that your baby slept all night!!!

Emersyn fell asleep (by herself again) last night around 8:30-ish and didn't wake up until 4 am!! Being the paranoid mother that I am, I was up a lot last night just to check that she was still breathing, but she went all night alseep. Aaahhhh...

Thanksgiving (Part 2)

We have so much to give thanks for this year. We got to spend the day with my parents, brother, and nephew (who is really starting to like Emersyn)... Today, Emersyn officially held the bottle by herself; it didn't last but a quick second (long enough for me to get a picture though), but this is the first time any of her attempts have worked at all. She only started trying a couple days ago, but it would instantly fall if we let go of the bottle. Today she actually got her hand under it and held on. It's amazing how fast they learn things!! We got a couple really cute pictures of Cameron and Emersyn together for her first Thanksgiving, even if it took a little convincing because Cameron was so busy building his Lego's! Emersyn totally crashed out on her mat while she was playing --- literally playing one minute with the hanging toys and crashed out about a second after getting hold of her burp cloth! Maw Maw joined her "just to sit for a minute"... What a wonderful Thanksgiving!!! ((All the pictures are on snapfish with the rest of the November pictures --- http://www2.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=2492240009/a=77264276_77264276/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/ ))

Thanksgiving (Part 1)

I'm sure I'll have more to post from the rest of the day, but I just wanted to say HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! Emersyn is already excited... well, she started out interested, at least. We watched the Macy's Parade this morning. Ok, so she started watching it but then that damn frog needed to get eaten again and that's just really tiring! LOL! It's so adorable to see her progression from watching the colorful, noisey parade to giving up on the parade entirely so that she can focus on getting that rattle!!

Happy D-Day...

... Decoration Day!! With Thanksgiving tomorrow, it's officially ok to start decorating today for Christmas. I hope everyone has fun decking the halls!!! :)

Where's the Off Switch?!?!

Don't get me wrong, I love that Emersyn talks... except that tries to do it pretty much all the time! (She gets that from Daddy!!) Every morning, Emersyn tells Daddy all about her night and what she's going to do that day and who's who at daycare... at least, that's what we're guessing!

Tummy Time

Emersyn loves her little mat for tummy time... She has mixed feelings about her Inchworm, but I think she's going to have a fantastic career as The Amazing Inchworm Wrestler!! Oh, and after a couple minutes of just talking to the Inchworm, Emersyn got a little excited and spit up all over herself. But she was too interested in getting back to the Inchworm to let me put new clothes on her, so she won and got to play in just her undershirt for a little while... Thank goodness for little, portable heaters so she didn't get cold but still got to play.

Rattle Time

Emersyn having a blast with her rattle... She's really intent that she is going to eat that frog one day. Seriously, Emersyn could care less about the lady bug on the other end; it's just that frog!

All Emersyn's exciting activities are on snapfish... well, the activities we're quick enough to catch on "film"!! http://www2.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=2492240009/a=77264276_77264276/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/

Weekend Mornings

This is what our mornings now look like on the weekends...

Oh, and Emersyn has decided she's too good to lay down anymore. If she's playing, talking to someone, or just awake, our big girl wants to be sitting up. She's got the strength, but not the balance. I can't believe she's big enough to even try, but that's a whole 'nother story!

Coat Time

It's officially time to get the coats out. No more just covering Emersyn up in blankets, she actually needs a coat (with the blankets) now...

It's Still News!! =D

The bank has decided not to foreclose on the house yet!!! :D

Johnny called Chris and said that he spoke with the selling agent. Apparently, the bank isn't going to foreclose based on our offer. It looks like they're going to counter, from what Johnny said they aren't that interested in paying for all the closing costs but it's possible they're lower the price but still offer to pay some or most of the closing. We don't really know all the specifics or details, but the bank might even give us credit for fixing up the house. Neither one of us understands how that will affect the VA appraisal, but we're still a bit away from that part... For now, it's just great news that our offer is being taken seriously!!

With any luck, we should know something sooner than expected... and maybe be in the house sooner than we planned. Just be ready for the invite to our House Painting Party!

3 Months Old!!

Well, I don't know how it got here so quick, but Emersyn is 3 months old today... It's hard to believe that this time 3 months ago I was in the hospital, anxiously waiting to meet her for the first time. Every day, Emersyn amazes me and reminds me what a miracle she is. That is to say, everyday - at night it gets a little hard to remember! LOL! But seriously, I don't know to describe the joy and wonderment that is having a baby. I can't put into words how truely blessed we are to have this little angel in our lives. It's just a miracle, every single day.

As is routine, we celebrated the 3 month mark by going to Sears for pictures. Today we also did pictures for my mom for Christmas, but you can't see those until she does... or unless you have a myspace since I put a couple of those pictures up there being that my mom doesn't do myspace. But you can see all of Emersyn's fabulous pictures!!

We started late (thanks to my brother not getting there until almost a half hour after our appointment) so towards the end, Emersyn just wasn't having it. It didn't help that she had 4 different outfits because her mother is a nut, but she still did so good!

Here's a few, and the rest are all in the November album on snapfish... along with all the pictures from the month so far!
http://www2.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=2492240009/a=77264276_77264276/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/

Happy Veteran's Day!

Happy Veteran's Day! To those of you who truely know the price of freedom, thank you. Freedom isn't cheap, and let us never forget those who sacrafice it all to ensure we have that luxury. Those of us who never served, will never really know the taste or the cost of our rights... And I don't care if you support the war, if you supported our former president, or if you support our current president - if you don't stand behind our troops, I strongly suggest you stand in front of them. Those men and women are what make our country so great. They are what make this country so desirable to others. It's those men and women that give us the rights to be openly unsupportive of our president (current or former), to blog about nothing, to enjoy our children and our families, to sleep peacefully in our beds at night. So if you see a Marine, a Soldier, a Seaman, or an Airman, thank them. If you see a Veteran today, thank them!

She Sleeps!

We've started working on getting Emersyn to fall asleep by herself, even if she is still in the bassinette by our bed... Last night (10 Nov) it worked!! We did our normal routine - bath so she can play in the water, bottle, bed - but we just put her in the bassinette. Low and behold, after a little talking and smiling (and Mommy getting yelled at by Daddy for watching her do it all), after putting the pacifier back in a couple times and giving her the burp cloth that she just has to have as a blanket, Emersyn fell asleep!!! Chris said I was going to ruin it, but I had to take a picture (duh!) to document the moment...

Ooh Rah

Happy Birthday USMC... to all the Marines, active and prior, OOH RAH!!!

At Least it's Something

So our realtor called today and told us that the bank has received our offer. The selling agent is sending over his addendum about doing the repairs to the house after his lawyer looks it over... It's not big news, but at least it's something. With any luck, we should know if the bank is considering our offer at all by Saturday. If they foreclose as planned on the 12th, we know our offer is void; if they delay the foreclosure, we know they're at least taking a serious look at the offer. Fingers crossed!

Our Big Girl

It's funny how you don't notice how much a baby has grown until they totally catch you off guard, until they do something new...

Emersyn has been reaching in the direction of things for a while. Be it a toy, a bottle, a pacifier, or one of us, she's been reaching out for a few weeks. Within the last 2 weeks or so, she's started moving things to her face and her mouth whenever she gets something in her hand. Her accuracy has been really improving with both, but neither one has looked smoothe yet and the two acts haven't been combined. Until today!

Today we were laying in bed talking and playing, when Emersyn just reached up, grabbed a hold of the duck rattle, took from me and put it right in her mouth! I was totally shocked!! And she was so natural about it, like this is something she does all the time.
The rattle she grabbed.
The ring that she refused to let go of.
Mommy kind of likes ducks... is it obvious?!?!Off to watch football at Maw Maw's house.

It's a Waiting Game

So we put our offer in on the house today. Jason tells us that the sellers have to sign off on it before the bank gets it. He says that part should be really fast and the bank should have the contract Monday, since the bank is already so close to foreclosing on it and the sellers are already out of the house. Once the bank gets the contract/offer, they have 45 days to get back to us one way or the other or with a counter... Unless they go ahead and foreclose on the house, as scheduled, on the 12th - Thursday! If they do a quick look at the offer, the can chose to postpone foreclosing until they make a decision on our offer, but they might just foreclose anyways. If they do that, our contract is no longer valid and we start house hunting again... But, if they extend their foreclosure date, we have until mid/late December to hear anything.

It's just a waiting game now and I'm already antsy wanting to know something!! It's going to be a really lllooonngg 45 days!

At least I have some entertainment and enjoyment to keep me occupied...