An Unbelieveable Seven Weeks

What a smile!

Is this face cute enough for you?

What is that thing with the flash and how does it work ? ( I believe she is learning at about a mile a minute. She may have the world figured out by the time she is five.)

Bundled up for her first servant evangelism outing - giving out drinks at the transit mall with the Elk Valley mission group.

Being loved on and cuddled by Grandpa

I can't believe it has been seven weeks since we brought this beautiful baby home.We have had seven weeks filled with dirty diapers, spit up, mid-night feedings, late night baths, millions of bottle washings, loads and loads of baby clothes, and one beautiful delightful little girl.We are continually amazed that she is ours . She is starting to respond more to us. We have had glimpses of smiles lately. She is starting to sleep longer also, going down about 11:00 and sleeping til 5:00 or 5:30. We love to just sit around and stare at her. I may not be able to just pick up and leave the house when I want to or be greeted by someone before they coo at Emma first, but the quality of my life has greatly improved with the addition of our wonderful Emma.Our lives will never be the same and we praise God for it.I wouldn't trade anything in the world for the spit-up and dirty diaper filled days I am now living. Emma is our joy and she completes our family perfectly. Thank you God for a beautiful, healthy girl.

Baby of a thousand faces

We're thinking about sending this one to a modeling agency - and this face without make-up.

Hey, hey, how ya doin? Mom should never have given me that last shot of coffee!!!

YOU!! Why!?! Why did you wake me up? Remind me? It better be good!
Fun with Grandpa! Love that WV mist!

Sometimes I just sit with the camera and wait for a face. Emma makes us laugh and takes our breath away with the faces she can make. We just sit and watch her for hours-better than tv Emma. Grandpa (my dad) has come to visit this weekend and we are enjoying spending time with him. Enjoy a good chuckle and an "oh my, that's a good picture" as you peruse these recent pictures.

What is she thinking?

Where did that lady go and what am I supposed to be doing here? Does she know I just pooped?

They should have known all I needed was some leg time.

Why do they do this to me every night? Get undressed, go lay in a bowl full of water, and be scrubbed down. How long is this going to last?

Ummm. That kinda feels good. Good job, Dad!

I wonder if she wears a wig? Her hair looks awefully funny. What is that woman doing now?

Have you ever looked at a baby and wondered what was going on inside their head? I have to wonder every day. Does she like where she has been put? Does she think I am doing a good job taking care of her? Maybe the formula smells? Does the diaper pinch? Can she hear all of us talking about her big feet and get offended? What bib is her favorite? Does she have bad dreams? If so, what about? Dirty diapers, empty stomach? Does she get tired of sleeping but bored of being awake? Does she secretly laugh when she wakes up and sees my crazy hairdo? Was she confused when Daddy came home with a new haircut? There are so many things I wish she could communicate. But I am enjoying the silence of babble while it lasts. Once it starts, I know, we will never get a break!

The Emma Show

The princess

Who couldn't love this face?

Having some belly time and trying to eat her hand

We have come to realize that we have become supporting actors in thet Emma show. It really is all about her. The total focus and center of our lives has been redirected to this small cute pooping machine. She is first in our consideration about anything now. We have gone from never being noticed in public to always being stared at and talked about when we have Emma in tow. Complete strangers now carry on full conversation with us because we have the cutest baby on earth. One lady the other day stopped in the middle of crossing the street and JUMPED back to where we were to ooh and ahh over our little darling. One little girl wanted to see her and touched her hand and she then commented that Emma was "squishy." I've thought Emma was squishy before, but it wasn't her hand I was referring to! Everyone wants to know her name, but you know, noone ever asks what my name is. Should I feel jealous?

This makes 6 weeks for Emma's life on earth. Our life has changed and so has she. She is focussing on things and moving much more. You will see posted Emma's exercise video. She starts moving her legs rapidly independently of each other. It is so funny. She is getting smarter everyday and we are loving watching her grow as we grow right along with her. As she faces each new stage, we have to learn something new to adapt to what is happening in our home.This is the best adventure of my life.


Exercise with Emma - Work those legs, girl!

Daddy's little girl

Happy family - although Emma looks like she is trying to figure out if she is in the right family picture.

Hello world!

Just relaxing with Daddy

Am I the only one who is tired here?

It's bad when they are both fussy! What's a mom to do?

When Emma was fussing, Bryan hummed right in her ear and she immediately stopped crying. It was so cute and Bryan was very impressed.

These are the cutest pictures of Emma and Bryan. I love to watch Bryan play with her. He is such a good Daddy. He may talk a big game but Emma has him wrapped around her little finger. She better think twice if she ever things she will be allowed to date or even leave the house for that matter. God is so good to us, we are so happy and proud to be parents. We pray that He will give us the wisdom we need to raise Emma well.

By the way, another lesson I learned was that the diaper genie is a good trap for a wasp. The wasp was sitting right on top so I turned him over into the pail. If the lack of air doesn't kill him, the smell will! I actually feel sorry for that wasp! :)

The joys of motherhood

Presenting the many faces of the 5 week old Emma Grace

Trying to master the art of multi-tasking-managing Emma and laundry at the same time

Things I have learned and experienced in the short 5 weeks I have been a mother.

- I am also hungry at 4:00 but do not see the need to cry about it.

-It is very hard to stay awake at 4:00 even with a baby in your arms. Therefore, I wind up nodding off and trying not to slip the bottle into the baby's nose.

- Babies have no problem with peeing, spitting up, pooping, and hiccupping all at the same time.

- Babies also have an intuition as to when to spit up on you and pee on you at just the "right" time.

- It is not impossible to cook dinner, feed the baby, and do the laundry all at the same time although it takes much practice.

- You know how beautiful your baby is with her eyes open, but noone believes you because they only see her asleep.

-Whoever invented the baby swing should be given a Nobel Peace Prize.

- You would much rather get a shot than watch your baby get one.

-There is nothing better on this earth than looking into your baby's face and knowing she is yours (for the time being). This is also a very scary thing.

4 weeks old

Sticking out my tongue at Mom because she is taking too many pictures.

Hanging on to that pacifier for dear life.

I can't believe it! Emma is almost 1 month old. I am continually amazed at how much I love this little girl and how much she has changed our family and our life. We give God praise that she is healthy and I am home to enjoy her. God is so good. Sometimes it takes hardship to make you appreciate what you have. Emma is doing well. She sleeps, eats, and poops; which is her job right now. She is becoming more alert and awake during the day which is more fun for us. She has such a pleasant demeanor. You can lay her down wide awake and she will just lay there and look all around. We are so blessed. We are still praying for her to sleep through the night. We want those times to come quickly.

Mean Family Song

Bryan's parents sung this song to him as a joke when he was little, however, it still made him cry. Here is Bryan's dad singing Emma this lovely little lullaby. The words are: We just plain folks, your mother and me. We just plain folks like plain folks used to be. If our presence seems to grieve you, we will go away and leave you. We are sadly out of place here. We are just plain folks.

Don't worry, we are not singing this to Emma on a regular basis. However, regular lullabies about babies falling out of treetops aren't much better.

Back Home Again!

She found her thumb. It must taste good or be awfully calming.

2 weeks old and not as big as a rabbit blanket!

3 weeks old and funny as ever.


Bryan pulled these three socks off the top of the hamper and thought it truly symbolized our new life. Things sure have changed! Especially the amount of laundry!

Our first day back at church as a new family. We publicly dedicated her to the Lord and promised to do our best to raise her according to God's Word.

Well, this surely has been an ordeal we were not expecting. I went back into the hospital last Monday with severe gas pain and vomiting. I had laproscopic surgery on Tuesday to heal my bowels and was released from my prison on Friday! I am finally on the mend, eating full meals, and getting my strength back. I appreciate the unbelievable amount of prayers that went up on my behalf. Thank you so much. So, here are some long awaited pictures.