Hanging around

Emma is a lot more alert than she was a week or two ago. She spends way more time awake and looking around, and also a bit of time crying. Here's a picture of her hanging out in bed with Mom:



And then here she is in two of her baby outfits:





She has already gained two pounds, and is already getting to be too big for most of her newborn clothes (and newborn diapers). We can't wait for her to fit into her Illini and Spartan outfits!

Hanging around

Emma spent the whole day lounging around in her nice new outfit:


And Cassidy has been helping us keep an eye on her:

Great picture

I love this picture, and just wanted to share it. If I had to give it a title, it'd be "Deceptively calm baby." Or perhaps "It looks like I'm sleeping, but you wouldn't believe what I'm doing to my diaper!"

Today's doctor visit

Emma visited the doctor today for a quick weigh-in. According to the doctor's scale, she gained fourteen ounces in eight days! She went from 6 pounds, 9 ounces last Monday to 7 pounds, 7 ounces today. That's almost two ounces a day!

Pictures from last weekend

We had a lot of visitors this weekend! Granny, Grandpa Tim, Grandma Jean, Aunt Christie, Uncle Cort, and Emma's cousins Alexis and Dave came up from Chicago. We had a great time, and took a lot of pictures. Somewhere along the line we all seem to have turned into paparazzi...

Granny and Emma:


Granny with all three of her great-grandkids:


Grandpa Tim with the crew:


Grandma Jean and Emma:


Emma and Aunt Christie:


Alexis (3.5 years), Dave (5.5 months), and Emma (0.5 months):


We also compared head sizes. Cousin Dave wins... For now!


And, finally, Alexis holding her new cousin:


Thanks to everybody for coming to visit us!

Visit from Chicago

Grandma Jean, Grandpa Tim, and Uncle Scott came up to meet Emma today!

Here's Emma with Grandpa Tim and Grandma Jean:

Emma and Uncle Scott:

Grandpa Tim, Grandpa Jean, Emma, Grandma Linda, and Grandpa Rich:

Here's the cake Grandma Jean brought up for us - since Mom and Dad's birthdays are right before Emma was born, we celebrated all three events!

And, finally, a picture of the happy guest of honor:

Emma's home!

We brought Emma home today. Here's a pic of her in the Pack 'N Play: