Can Emma Really Be 7 Months Old Already?

Yes, my baby really is 7 months old today! I think if I had to describe her in just one word (which is really hard to do) would be joy, pure and utter joy! The joy and laughter that she has brought to Shane and I's life is so amazing! We can't get enough of her beautiful face, her amazing smile, her goofy laugh, her weird growl (yes, my kid growls like a bear), the way she looks so peaceful and sweet while she sleeps...oh I could go on and on!

We also have an announcement...Emma has her first tooth! It has completely broken the gum and raised just a little ways and boy is it sharp! She is also made strides in this week alone with sitting up, she is still kinda wobbly, but she really enjoys sitting up. She also does an 'army crawl' as I call it on her stomach, today she also got up on all fours for a few seconds...so I anticipate crawling in the near future!

Emma waving to the camera!

Decked out in her cute jeans and pink sweater, and of course, an outfit wouldn't be complete with out a bow!

Isn't that the cutest denim butt you ever saw!

Well, thats all for now! Gotta go get in the shower, we have bible study tonight. I tried to convince Shane to take me to Hobbly Lobby and Sam's tomorrow, but I was informed that the Final 4 was tomorrow as well as Husker baseball...so guess we will see!
Have a good weekend!

Just some pics to brighten your day...

Since Emma is still sound asleep in her car seat from when we got home from bible study, I thought I would take the opportunity to post some pictures from this past week!

Emma sleeping like an angel!

Playing on the floor

Emma looking as cute as ever!

Emma playing w/ her favorite thing...paper!Emma will probably not be happy about me posting this picture later in life...but her chubby legs are so cute! And I am sure they will disappear as soon as she is crawling and walking!

I was sewing the other day and looked over at Emma to find her like this!
She likes to use her legs to kick the play mat over herself!She never seems to use her toys in the conventional way!

Silly girl!

A post for Missy...

I am now done with the diaper bag, burp rags and minky blanket for my soon to be newest niece! And I even have 6 weeks to spare until she arrives! Emma cooperated very well and let her mommy get a lot done! Now my sewing machine is a different story!!!
I got everything done, and was down to sewing the 2 pieces of minky fabric together, and when I would back stitch then forward stitch again my machine started to jump stitches...I have no idea why! It just started doing it out of the blue...so I rethreaded the bobbin and the top thread a few times, changed the bobbin all together, changed the needle, and gave everything a thorough cleaning...and it still kept doing it! So, I broke out my old sewing machine. But let me tell you there is a HUGE difference between a $200 machine and a $1500 machine and I completely forget just how much until I started sewing on my old machine (which I haven't touched since I was blessed with my new one a few years ago).
I think its the IDT on my newer machine I missed (and needed the most) when working with minky fabric and binding the blanket! (the IDT technology allows the fabric to be fed both from the top and the bottom)
I also had to manually thread the needle on my old machine!!! (I got pretty spoiled with my new machine's self-threader!) I was thankful though that I had a backup so that I could finish the project. I have clocked hours upon hours on my old machine since college (including 6 bridemaids dresses for my wedding!), and its just as trusty as ever (but not quite as sophiscated as my new one).
As for my new machine, there is not a Pfaff dealer around here anymore, so I will be taking it with me when I go to Nebraska to the store it came from to have it worked on (I had already planned taking it anyway for a good cleaning and maintenance check)

Anyway...these pictures are for Missy, just a little sneak peak at her gift!

Missy - does anything in this picture look familiar? I won't be surprised if you can't guess!

I will post more pictures of the diaper bag and accessories once I have given Missy her gift!

6 Month Check-up...

Shane and I took Emma to the doctor today for her 6 month check-up. Her new stats are:
17 lbs 5 oz
26 inches long
and the doctor couldn't stop raving about how cute she is and how beautiful her eyes are! Of course Shane and I concur with her! She is in the 50 percentile for both weight and height, and is meeting all of her developmental milestones. She also had to have 3 shots and a drink...so we are good now until she is 1 year old! Emma also just loved the paper on the exam table, she had it all ripped up by the time we left!

Here are some more pics from this weekend!

Blink much?

Emma and mommy, she was really making me laugh!

You just gotta love those pigtales!

Playing ball w/ Bella

Emma is smiling at her daddy in these pictures

Emma hasn't enjoyed her jumperoo all that much...until she figured out how to roll underneath it!

Daddy and Emma!

Sunday outfit!
The pink sweater is courtesy of Auntie Heather and Uncle Jon, the heart t-shirt is courtesy of Aunt Missy and Uncle Jared, and Mommy found the cute denim skirt on sale last week!

Eating some toes!

I'm surprised she still has all 10!