First Solid Food!

We introduced Emma to her first solid food today, rice cereal! She was so responsive with opening her mouth for the spoon! I was shocked---she actually acted like she knew what to do. :-)

Kindergarten success!

Ben had such a great Kindergarten year! Mrs. Odanovich was fabulous and taught Ben so much. He is definitely ready for 1st grade!
These are some pictures from his end-of-the-year party!

4 months! Getting big!

Emma has started to have a lot more upper body control and stability. We brought the Exersaucer out if storage, the Bumbo, and other "big girl" toys! She seems to enjoy them all.
At Emma's 4 month WCC, she weighed 16 lbs and was 26.25 inches long. She is rolling from her tummy to her back, sleeping 12-13 hours at night, has had 2 ear infections, and still on medication for severe acid reflux---which seems to be pretty well controlled with that and mommy avoiding dairy products!

1st Baseball Season

Ben played baseball for the first time this Spring. This was his first time playing a team sport and he had a lot of fun! He played on the "Blue Jays" team---and of course they went undefeated! Ben also proved he has quite the swing! Randy was so proud every time Ben walked onto the diamond.
















A little coaching from Dad...




Ben's biggest cheering squad!




Ben and Coach Bishop




The Undefeated Blue Jays!!

March was Busy!

March was fun! It was also the end of my maternity leave with Emma...oh how I cherished every minute being home with my babies. Here are some photos of my favorite times.

Emma loves bath time!

We have always bathed our babies before bedtime because it has proven to be a calming time. I mean who doesn't love a warm bath to relax you, right? Well, Emma's "fussy" time of day is typically between 4:30-6:30, where she cries and fusses and generally refuses to nap, no matter how long it has been since she has had one. But as soon as we get her naked and put her in the bath, the fussing stops and she is as calm and happy as can be. (You would never know she had been so upset for the past 2 hours!)

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Rodeo

Randy took the boys to the San Antonio Rodeo this last weekend. They had a great time at the rodeo and the livestock grounds.

My Sweet Boys

One Month old!!

Emma is one month old today!! Wow! Time has flown by since she was born!! At her one month, here's what Emma is doing:
- feeds every 2-3 hours during the day
- goes to bed between 6:30-7:30pm and sleeps for approximately 7 hours straight, feeds, goes right back to bed for another 3-4 hours
- has 2 night feedings on average and gets up for her day between 7-8am
- is tracking people and objects with her eyes
- recognizes mommy and occasionally smiles
- starting to coo, but gets startled by her own voice
- takes Axid for her reflux twice a day (which is very well controlled right now--yea!)
- really only cries when she is hungry, sleepy, or wants a change in position (ie, "get me out of this bouncer mom!")
- loves when her brothers sit in front of her bouncer and talk to her
- is an overall happy baby!!

Newborn photos of Emma

These are the newborn photos taken of Emma while we were still in the hospital. We were very happy with the result! She is a beautiful little girl and we are so blessed to have her in our family. (We also had newborn photos taken at home during the first week, hopefully I will be able to share some of those soon too.)

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3 weeks old!

It is hard to believe that 3 weeks has already past! Emma has molded into our family beautifully. We are definitely settling into new routines, schedules, and norms. Emma was started on reflux medicine a little over a week ago, and she has shown a lot of improvement and appears to be a lot more comfortable. (Both of her brothers suffered with reflux, so its not too much of a surprise that she has it too.) Emma is sleeping great. She usually has 1 or 2 really good naps during the day in her bed, has a lot of "cat naps" in her bouncer, and goes to bed for the night between 8:30-9:30pm. Once she goes to bed, she sleeps 5-6 hours before waking for a night feeding, then goes back to her every 3 hour feeding schedule. She gets 8-9 feedings a day, and is quickly out growing her newborn clothes! Her cheeks are filling out and even has a double chin. :-) I love seeing the "rolls" develop on her arms and legs. She is a very good baby and has a very happy demeanor. And I am loving my time at home with her and the boys.

2 week check-up

I took Emma to her 2 week check-up today. Evidently, this little girl is eating very well! She was well above her birth weight (7 lbs 9 oz) and weighed in at 8 lbs 12 oz!! Wow! And to think I was just hoping to get her back to her birth weight! She has also grown to 21 inches (up from 20.25 in). So, overall, she is in the 60th percentile in weight and 75th percentile in height. She is unequivocally growing like a weed!

Happy Baby

Today was unseasonably warm in San Antonio. It was a beautiful warm and sunny day (high of 79!)---so after Emma's afternoon nap, the boys and I took her outside for some fresh air. The boys played in the backyard and Emma thoroughly enjoyed the sights and sounds of the outdoors.