little sack of sugar

We've made it to six weeks! Nighttime is going well. The past two nights she has slept until 1:30 and then up once or twice more before morning. She's in ther bassinet full time, but I think we'll move her to her crib soon.


Her favorite toy is her mobile. She doesn't really watch it much, but loves to listen to the music. She'll chill in her crib for 30 minutes listening to it.


When the weather's nice, we have a great little routine of taking a morning walk after we take Ethan to the bus stop. She loves our walks.

I wish my dad was here to see her. I know he's looking down on her, but I would like to hear him brag about her to everyone he sees. Mom says he would call her "Little JJ". She's right on.

Here's baby girl at 5 weeks:


And 6 weeks:





my little sack of sugar weights 9 lbs 12 oz and is 21 inches long. dr. lively says her head is shaped beautifully.

one month down...

it's hard to believe baby Emma is four weeks old today! she is looking bigger and a little chubbier, although she's still wearing newborn size clothes. she is starting to turn her head when she hears a familiar voice, and she can raise one eyebrow just like her mama. her legs and arms are really strong and she can push and almost launch herself over your shoulder.

sleep is progressing. she's spending about 5 hours in her bassinet (3 hrs then 2 hrs) before getting restless. usually by then it's around 4am so i've been bringing her to bed with me just so we can get in a couple more hours of sleep.

since her umbilical cord came off, she's had a couple baths in her tub. she loves bathtime!

she also had a quick dip in grammy's pool on sunday!

we also enjoyed a visit from aunt jane and great-grandma mary.

the first month went by so quickly! i feel so lucky to be able to spend the summer with my little girl.

catching the bus

my big kindergartener!

since i'm on leave, ethan's been catching the bus for summer school. he was so excited on the first day and says now it's his favorite part of school.

he's way braver than his momma. i totally had that first-day-of-school nervous tummy. his little blond head looked so small riding away in that big old bus. tear.