A Day in the Life of Emmie

Here are some recent moments in Emmie's life...

Driving with Daddy when he gets home from work!
(DISCLAIMER: this is from the driveway to the garage, but she LOVES it and things she is SO big.)

From Emmie at 7 Months

Jeremy put a swing up for her on the front porch and she LOVES it! (I am not sure who appreciates it more, me or Emmie. It is the "go to" when we want to be outside OR she is fussy, tired, or bored.)

From Emmie at 7 Months

From Emmie at 7 Months

Just a cutie pie!

I just thought I would send out some photos that we have taken this week.

This is a dress that Jen and I wore as babies and my mom kept it for her grand-daughters.

From Emmie at 7 Months

Okay, so this is a new face that Emmie is doing and it makes me laugh.

From Emmie at 7 Months

Here is Emmie modeling an outfit that her godmother, Sashari, gave her. too cute!

From Emmie at 7 Months

Click any of the pix above to see a few more from her at 7 months.

Thank you Aunt Jen and Aunt D.D. for dressing me so cute!

Emmie is am SO blessed to have 2 aunts that are very creative and talented. They have both made her a pillow case dress that she looks SO cute in and many other things too.

Aunt Jen made Emmie:
She has a website with all her crafts on here that include onesies, interchangeable headbands, bows, and burp cloths:
http://www.littleoneoriginials.com/

a pillow case dress:

From 8-1-09 Kathy and Brian's Wedding

lots of bows to match EVERY outfit:

From 8-11-09 Trip to Baltimore

a customized onesie that says "Daddy's Caddy":

From 7-24-09 Emmie at 6 Months

Aunt D.D. has been so generous also:

made her a pillow case dress:

From Monthly Growing Photos

smock her a newborn day gown:

From 3-1-09 Meeting Aunt Jen

and buys her cute clothes: (it was perfect for her 6 mo. prof. shots)

From 7-16-09 Emmie's 6 Month Prof Pix

Thank you Aunt D.D. and Aunt Jen.

Love, Emmie

Happy Seven Months Birthday, Emmie!

Emmie,

From Monthly Growing Photos

WOW! We have had such a fun month with you! I just told your dad yesterday that I don't think we smiled as much before you came, especially in the car! In the car, you just make so many cute noises, faces, and do funny things when we are watching you in the mirror.

This month you have:
-Grown. You are now 17 lbs. and 27 inches.
-You are VERY active in your swaddle now! You can roll on your side and belly! You can even get an arm out sometimes!
-You like to surf like a penguin on your belly on the floor. All your limbs are back and off the floor.
-Been asked by your dad "So, what do you think of life so far?"
-You have started noticing my earrings and you have been very gentle touching them.
-You smile big when we scrunch up our noses and sniff at you.
-You are an accomplished sitter now! You can sit for 30 min. at a time and even lean over and get any of the toys around you that you want to play with.
-You are very oral still and make 3 new noises with your mouth: 1. a clicking sound with your lips; 2. you move your tongue like you are nursing; 3. a frog noise in the back of your throat (but raspberries with your lips are still your favorite!)
-You like to lean your head to the side and look sideways. I think you like the view and the sensation.
-You like to play peak-a-boo now and give us huge smiles!
-You have a new cousin, Mallory Elizabeth Long, born August 5th.
-We help you give us kisses now by putting your open mouth up to our cheeks and sometimes it makes you giggle.
-You are really good at getting a toy that has gotten out of your reach on the floor or in your exersaucer if you want it.
-Your hair on the sides is starting to grow back in!
-You flew on a plane for the first time to see Aunt Jen, Uncle, Chad, and Molly in Baltimore.
-Your Aunt Jen tried to touch her fingers around your thigh and they wouldn't touch - your are "Miss Roley Polly" :)
-You are reaching out to people now for them to pick you up or hold you.
-We got your Leap Frog Musical Table out and you love playing with it.
-You are doing well with your baby food: applesauce, baby oatmeal, peas, peaches, and sweet potatoes.
-You had your first "Spend the Night" party with Pug and Aunt Jordy while we went to a concert and slept in the next morning.
-You LOVE to look out the window when we are driving in the car. Too cute!
-You are definitely ticklish under your chin, ribs, and on your thigh right next to your diaper.

"Lord, Thank you for entrusting Emily to us! We love being her parents and hope we bring you joy in the process. We enjoy reading Emily a Bible stories and praying as a family - please help us to continue showing her Your love each day. We ask that she would come to know You at a young age."

Click here to see more pix from Emmie during last month.

I Love You, Mommy

Announcing Mr. and Mrs. Shinnick!

Here are some pictures from our good friends (who we set up), Kathy and Brian Shinick's wedding on August 1, 2009! We had a wonderful time and it was an honor to stand by their side. My parents were also invited to the wedding, so they traveled with us over to the beautiful wedding at Barsley Gardens, in Georgia.

From 8-1-09 Kathy and Brian's Wedding

From 8-1-09 Kathy and Brian's Wedding

From 8-1-09 Kathy and Brian's Wedding

We are so excited for you both and love you SO much! We miss you already (since they moved to Boston 2 days after they got back from their honeymoon).

disclaimer: Okay, so I was out of town 4 weekends in a row and then at my sister's last week, so I had not gotten this post out yet. Slacker!

Concert and a Spend the Night Party

Last night, Jeremy and I went to the Nickelback concert. We went with some client's/friends from his work and then also some church friends of our's. Jeremy said it was the best concert he had even been to and I wish I had know all the words to the songs.

From 8-18-09 Nickelback Concert

From 8-18-09 Nickelback Concert

Jeremy's mom (Pug) and sister (Aunt Jordy) were gracious enough to keep Emmie for the night and man was it a treat! She had her first spend the night party with them and I picked her up this morning. Jeremy and I got to have a nice dinner with all our friends and we also got to sleep in this morning until 9a (past Emmie's waking up time at 7:30am).

From 8-18-09 Nickelback Concert

From 8-18-09 Nickelback Concert

Click on any of the pix above to see more.

Memories Made in Baltimore!

Last week, Emmie and I went up to Baltimore to see Aunt Jen, Uncle Chad, Molly and the baby bump (Jen calls it a watermelon). We had SO much fun. It is just to special to be with them and also to see our girl's interact. They were so sweet to each other. Molly shared with Emmie and she was sad when Emmie had to take a nap. Emmie LOVED watching Molly and Molly made her smile alot. Here are some pix from our trip.

My mom gave both girls the same shirt, so we wanted to get some pictures of the girls together.
Our best bet was to get Molly to give Emmie kisses.

From 8-11-09 Trip to Baltimore

From 8-11-09 Trip to Baltimore

I also helped to give Jen a baby shower for little Girl Sellers. It was fun and she got lots of nice things to get her ready.

From 8-11-09 Trip to Baltimore

Click on the pictures below to see more. We also went to the pool. Emmie got to swing for the first time too.

You can also click on this link to see more pictures that Jen posted also.

She loves SITTING UP!

We have a new Sitter Upper!

From 7-24-09 Emmie at 6 Months

Emily started sitting up this past week and it is so much fun for her and I! She keeps her balance really well and has lots of fun playing with her toys from a new angle.

Mallory's Birth Day

As Uncle J and Aunt 'Chelle, we are so proud to announce our newest niece...

Mallory Elizabeth Long

Born this morning, August 5th, at 8:50am

7 lbs. 5 oz. and 20 1/2 inches.

From 8-5-09 Mallory's Birth Day

Click on this photo above to see more picture from this awesome day!

She is beautiful, tiny, has dark hair, and is so sweet already! We LOVED holding her!! Her and mom are doing well. Thank you Lord!