Success!

We survived!! My first day of clinicals and Emily's first LONG day at daycare was a success. Joe dropped her off this morning and she was all smiles! My day was so busy, I did not even call every hour to check on little Emily..I'm sure the ladies are not too upset that I wasn't able to bother them nonstop. I did call at lunchtime and she was doing great! They said she was such a smiley baby! I mean I'm sure they aren't going to tell me she is screaming her head off..but hey, it made me feel better. I definitely think she is not used to such an active day. Take a look at this picture..

Joe was holding her upright and felt her head against his chin..she was nodding off! Poor baby fell asleep sitting up!! Daycare will wear a girl out!

Serious Anxiety..

Anxiety is setting in. Not only is the summer over, but my maternity leave is OVER. Emily has to be in daycare for EIGHT HOURS at a time. Thinking about that makes me short of breath, my heart race, and I am now sweating. Wow, tomorrow is going to be such a great day. Is calling the daycare every hour..on the hour acceptable?? These ladies are going to kick Emily out because of my insanity..aaah..poor child. I took her on Thursday and Friday for an hour..basically, so I could get used to the idea of her being there. Did it help? Absolutely not.

Silly girl kept kicking the button and turning off her toy.

Lately, the chair has seemed to taste better than her cereal.

Sweet girl

Back to School...

Only six more days of sitting in the house with Emily, Bella, and Bailey. Depressing, to say the least. I cannot explain how much I have enjoyed being home with my babies. We wake up, drink coffee, and play all day long. You just can't beat a day like that. I have truly become a hermit and a big fan of Nick Jr. I cannot believe Emily is almost FIVE months..and it's time to go back to school! Next week is a big week for little Emily..daycare begins. We have made a couple of visits to the daycare and Emily just smiles from ear to ear when she is there. So, hopefully this is a good sign and she will enjoy her three days a week with her new friends. I am pretty positive I am going to have a much harder time than she is. I took her in the room today just to drop off some of her supplies and of course, I felt the tears coming! I mean come on..I wasn't even leaving her! Obviously, next week is going to be even harder than I thought. Here are a few random pictures from our lazy days at home.

Friends..

LOVE these little legs

Found my FOOT!!

Emily just loves her feet these days.

Introducing.....

Emily's first boyfriend!!! Ok..he was born June 25th, so this is a little late. Courtney, one of my very best friends from the good old CBU days, and her husband Ryan welcomed their sweet, little Harrison into the world this summer. He is adorable and Emily has claimed him..sorry ladies. But, baby J will be here around Christmas time..so Harrison, you might have a little competition!!

Aren't they sweet?!

Cereal Party!!!!

Let's Get Cereal!

Yes, cereal is obviously a big deal. Real food (absolutely disgusting real food) that you eat with a spoon! It really does not get much more exciting than this. But, as you will see, Emily does not agree with me in any way.

Emily already thinks I'm crazy..then I go and stick a spoon in her mouth?! She thinks I have lost it.

Not the yummiest..

Poor baby..it really is nasty.

Round 2...ended up a lot like Round 1

That was our first two experiences with cereal. She seems to like it a tiny bit more each day, but I still get this look a lot!

3 months...4 months

I am a slacker! I never posted any pictures from Emily's 3 month photo shoot! So here is a combination of the past two months. Emily is a different baby! She is smiling, playing, and just being adorable every day. Joe recently put the exersaucer together..and Emily is definitely a fan (for about 10 minutes at a time..but it's a start!). She is also loving her play mat and actually looks at the books when I am reading now. Bailey has also started to enjoy story time..Emily is still sleeping 8+ hours every night..naps are basically 30 minute cat naps..but we take what we can get around here. Unfortunately, in September, Emily will have to go to daycare so I can hurry up and graduate..only three days a week, so I actually think she might enjoy getting to interact with someone other than me every single day. I also think it really might be time for me to interact with society and not just Emily and the DVR. But, I really am so sad that my stay at home days are coming to an end..I guess it's time to start buying lottery tickets. Here are a few recent pictures!

I see you!

Loves her hands

Obviously playing too hard to even let go of the ring

Sweet girl and her baby

The Chittick kids watching their Mom workout (a rare event)..entertaining to say the least.

Excited face!

My sweet girl has WILD hair

Not so sure about this gloworm

These are the friends we hang out with while everyone else is at work.

As for the latest stats on Emily..she is 50th % for height (same as her 2 month check up), but dropped a little to around 30th % for weight (from 50th). Little squirt!

Fashion Statement

So, a few weeks ago..the morning after a long night out at a friend's wedding, Joe takes Emily to change her diaper and her clothes. He comes back with my sweet little girl looking like this. Wow..