Immunizations

Well Emma received her first round of immunizations today. She screamed worse than she's ever screamed before and it was quite upsetting for us to helplessly watch her go through. Thankfully it's been 4 hours and she isn't showing any signs of problem, i.e. fever, seizure, rash, etc. So far we are doing well and she is sleeping and eating fine.

She weighed in at 11 pounds 10.5 ounces and 23.5 inches long. She'll be tall and slender at this rate!

She continues to coo and gurgle at times, is working on figuring out what her fingers can do and is sleeping for long periods at night. She continues to enjoy the bath and splashes around and does well with water on her face too. She turns 2 months tomorrow!!!

She attended her first wedding last week. One of my long time friends got married and was a beautiful bride! We wish Carrie and Tory a life time of happiness! Emma got a picture with the bride and they should be posted already!!!

Seven Weeks Old

Emma turned seven weeks today. She has managed to not get mom and dad's cold very bad but has a very stuffy nose. She seem to be settling into a really good sleeping pattern. The past week she slept between 5-7 hours each night which has been wonderful for the parents. It's so much nicer to only have to get up once a night for feedings. Abbey worked two afternoons this week so it was the first time that dad stayed home with daughter. We did real good and she was a darling except for a few fussy moments. She seems to be getting bigger by the day and it's hard to imagine that it's been seven weeks since she was born. It's been a hard but wonderful seven weeks.

A Week of Firsts

This past week Emma accomplished two major milestones. She unfortunately experienced her first head cold. For her it was very minor with some sneezing and a slightly stuff nose that was easily expelled with a hearty sneeze and a good saline flush. Tracy and I had it much worse than she did, which of course, we would have no other way.

The second, was much more rewarding and significantly more important. She had her first social smile! It was absolutely beautiful and of course made me cry. Her entire face lit up and her eyes even smiled. It was magical and so memorable. Of course it was not captured on film, but eventually we'll get her smiling for the camera. She's turned 6 weeks old today!