Emma Claire - 5 Months Old

On Sat April 25th Emma turned 5 months old. Bryan and I can hardly believe that she is already so big. She is getting cuter and cuter by the day. We've started giving her cereal twice a day - for breakfast and dinner. She seems to enjoy it - although she really looks forward to sucking the water out of the paper towel at the end of the meal. I gave her a sippy cup the other day just to see what she would do with it - and sure enough the spout went right in her mouth. The other day I gave her some pear juice - which she is not a fan of - in the sippy cup and she did a good job. Here are some pictures taken on her 5 month birthday and some recent videos.



Some Emma videos:

Emma Playing With Her Feet


Emma Splashing In The Tub For The First Time

No Such Luck!

Emma is such a tease! After her amazing sleeping 10 hours straight - granted strapped into her car seat - she was up all night the next night. And last night she was up every two hours. Oh well - perhaps soon she will cut us a break and start those 3-5 hour stretches again!

Keeping Fingers Crossed

Last night Emma slept for 10 hours without waking up. This morning when I got up I could not believe it - I made Bryan go in and check on her to make sure she was still with us. The best part - she was sleeping in her car seat all buckled in - and the car seat was in the crib. She had fallen asleep on the way home from the diner. Incredibly I am more tired today then ever before - maybe I am just not used to uninterrupted sleep. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a repeat performance!

Just To Share..

Emma spent the day with the boys today - Ben and Luke. And Aunt Kathy took some beautiful pictures of my little girl! Oh boy - I am just so in love with this baby! I thought I would share - Thanks Kat!

Emma's First Laugh

Emma has been working up towards a full blown laugh for a few weeks now - little giggles here and there. But today while trying to get her to eat - when she really wanted to play - after the Phillies game in the car, she laughed this hearty little laugh. It was so adorable! I hope she continues to laugh like that and hopefully next time we will get it on tape.

I also have been playing high five with her - she has been really interested in touching hands and faces these days. And when I show her my hand and say high five - she puts her hand up to meet mine. So cute!

Cereal Take Two

Emma is loving her some cereal! She did very well tonight with it - and when she is over it - she lets us know. Tonight she wanted to try feeding herself!

Flyers, Easter and Cereal - Oh My!

I haven't updated the blog in a while - things got hectic right after Emma turned 4 months old. Emma is doing well - growing bigger and bigger by the day. She has almost mastered putting her pacifier in her mouth on her own, which is fantastic. She practices a lot! However she hasn't figured out that she can use this skill at night as well. Her sleeping has reversed a little - she is getting up more during the night. It's not surprising to me - things have changed with me going back to work and we took the bumper off the crib - so now there's a whole new world to explore at night.

Going back to work wasn't as terrible as I thought it would be. My students were happy to have me back, which helps - I was worried they would like the long term sub more than me. Bryan gave me a beautiful frame with a picture of Emma in it for my birthday. I keep it on my desk and look at it all day. I drive like crazy to get home to Emma. Going back to work has helped me appreciate the time I do have with Emma - even those late night feedings.

On Thursday March 26th - Emma went to her first Philadelphia Flyers game. The Flyers lost - but she was an all-star. On April 4th she went to her first Philadelphia Phillies game - it was cool and windy and the Phillies lost.

Emma had a great Easter weekend - filled with family and lots of gifts from the Easter bunny. Thankfully I couldn't decide on which Easter outfits to get her - because she went through all of them that weekend. Lots of poopie diapers!

And finally - today April 14th - Emma got her first taste of rice cereal. I know - I said that we were going to wait until she was 6 months old. But she was showing all of the classic signs of being ready for cereal. And she was waking up more frequently at night - which is when the pediatrician said we should start cereal. I was prepared for the cereal to be all over the place - but she actually did a great job - as most of it did end up in her mouth! What a huge milestone! My little girl is getting big too fast!