Going on 2 months

Well, Erin's back at work now, and it's going pretty well. Life has been so awesome with this little girl. She starting sleeping through the night several weeks ago and we thought, "wow, this kid is incredible!"

Then she stopped sleeping through the night! We still think she's awesome, we just think it through dazed eyes again. 22 days of school until summer!

At almost 8 weeks, we're really starting to see some personality come through. She's in love with the Disney's Beauty and the Beast Broadway poster that hangs above her changing table. We can't figure out what it is about that thing, but she'll probably start talking to it long before she does to us!

She's also starting mimicking sounds and gestures. She sticks her tongue out frequently, and has starting cooing and making other "happy noises". She squeezed my arm with both of hers the other day while I was burping her, and I thought I was going to melt. We just can't wait for this summer, when we will be able to watch her continue to develop and become a mobile toot, rather than her current, fairly stationary goober status.

The 1st Month- Starring Emma Kaylee

Wow, it's been over a month now. Who knew that babies were so much work? Oh yeah, EVERYONE! Emma K's been awesome. God only knows where all of that food goes. It didn't take us long to come up with the "Hungry, Hungry Hippo" song, which sometimes calms her while Erin, or the bottle, get ready.

Erin will be going back to work soon, which is a little scary for her. Fortunately, there's only about 30 days of school before the summer, so she doesn't have to be gone long.
I know pretty much everyone reading this is either family or friends (and most of them already have kids too), but can I just say what an amazing, miraculous blessing it is to see something so small come to fruition after 9 months? Especially when half of those months were spent lying down! It is amazing that something so helpless and needy, that does nothing for itself or for you, can be so loved! I mean really, we live in a world that's all about "what can you do for me?", and yet the most important thing in our world now is this little person who does nothing except ask for us to meet her needs! And then to think, man! God loves me infinitely more than I love this little girl, and I'm just as whiny as she is! Ceaselessly amazing! Have I used that word yet? Hmm. Okay, here's some pictures, which I know is why you actually came to look at this blog anyways!

Emma Kaylee is BORN!!!

Well, it took alot of convinving, and 25 hours of labor, but we finally got Miss Emma Kaylee Turek out here into the world at 7:51pm on Friday, March 14th! She weighed in at 7 pounds and 7 ounces and was 19 and 1/4 inches long. She swallowed some gunk on the way out and had to go to ICU for some extra care and pumping, but not before Daddy got to take one picture of her.

OY VEY! I kept scratching myself, so they had to put mittens on me. Mittens in March! 12 hours out of the womb and already they've got me committing fashion faux pas!

I'll just have to forget about it and find a happy place. (Don't worry CPS- the buds aren't actually in her head!)

The Nursery!

The room of our future star!

What a closet! We're thinking we should have redone ours first!

Emma's first crib mate (and Mommy's favorite, of course!)

Denton Shower

This was our Denton shower, hosted by our good friends Donna and Alyssa McLendon. We were hoping that this would put Erin in to labor (what, with the trips up and down the stairs, and all) but alas, Emma Kaylee obviously wasn't ready to come out yet!

Emma's Family Shower

This was Emma's first shower, hosted by future Aunties Amy and Laura. Thanks to Aunt Jen for the great pics of the cake and guests. (Travis took the other one).

Christmas 2007

We didn't let a little thing like bed rest get in the way of a fun Christmas!

Emma's first Christmas story "Olive, the Other Reindeer"