9.11.2013

pictures

I finally got the chance to spend some time figuring out what was wrong with my phone... and though I didn't completely solve the problem I found a pretty easy work-around. So here is a post with pictures and few words! Emma doesn't really look at cameras anymore, so she's normally looking at me and I'm trying not to let her see that I have my phone out to take a picture.




I love sitting in my Bumbo chair... most of the time!

9.08.2013

Headbands

Today we had Stake Conference. Miriam (my mother-in-law) had been asking for pictures of Emma in her dresses, with headbands on. Emma doesn't particularly like to have anything in her hair, or on her head, so I very rarely put them on her. I thought that I would at least put a headband on long enough to take a picture. For some reason this particular day she didn't take it off immediately.

Once Emma and I sat down on the pew at church it was a different story. I had her laying down on the pew while I fixed a bottle for her, and then all of a sudden she started screaming. I looked down and this was what I saw:


This is probably the funniest position she could possibly have gotten the headband in.

Chris was stuck working from home because of some major network issue that happened the night before, so I had to snap a picture really quick and send it to him. I am so glad that I captured this picture. After taking the picture I pulled the headband off and she was happy throughout Stake Conference.

9.04.2013

Pictureless Post

I still need to figure out the setting that will make it so pictures taken on my phone will sync to my computer, so no pictures today, sorry.

Emma stopped sleeping through the night a few weeks ago, so we get to spend a good chunk of time between 3-4 together each morning. As much as I would LOVE to get a solid nights sleep, she is so cute and happy when you go in to get her out of her crib in the mornings. I just can't be upset with her for waking up when she flashes that smile at me!

Emma also stopped smiling when I pull my phone out. So she isn't quite as much fun for FaceTime because she won't smile at you, and she also won't really talk when the phone is out either. I can sometimes get her to ignore the phone during bathtime and she'll still smile and talk.

Yesterday she woke up from a nap and started screaming bloody murder. I ran into her room and found that she had rolled over onto her tummy, and she was NOT very happy about that. As soon as I helped her flip herself over she was fine. Apparently we need to work on tummy time a little better to see if she'll calm down. When I put her down in her crib, if she's tired at least, she automatically rolls onto her side. I knew it was only a matter of time before she'd flip over. Maybe next time she won't absolutely hate it.

We can't go to the grocery store without someone stopping to look in the cart at her. I realized it's best to avoid the grocery store when the retirement home busses are there... way too many people stop to look at the baby. It's cute, but it sure makes shopping take longer, and I am not a big fan of strangers touching her feet, which they all think is okay to do.

Emma loves to hold onto things and bring them up to her mouth. Yesterday a pacifier was next to her on the floor and she grabbed it and held on to it for about 10 minutes before she tried to get it in her mouth. After a few attempts she gave up and just decided to hold it. She fell asleep with it in her hand. I love when she falls asleep on a blanket on the floor or on her playmat. 

Yesterday she was super cranky. I put her in her swing, which is next to my piano. I sat and played some primary songs and sang along with them. She started smiling and cooing. I think the combination of the primary songs and the swing is a genius combination. If only the swing was small enough that I could take it to church and put her in it during primary. Last Sunday she screamed through half of primary, it was great. 

I've mentioned screaming a bit... Emma has realized that she can scream. So she does. Often. I should probably invest in a big case of Dr. Pepper to help the headaches go away as she screams at me. If only she would fall asleep when I know she's starting to get tired, then we may be able to avoid some of the screams.