Bitty Babies!
Emerson loves her twin babies!
Stella pointing to it's eye.
THANK YOU AUNTIE AMANDA!
Friday, February 27, 2009
February 27th, 2009
Emerson and Stella's Auntie Amanda (Mommy's dear friend) sent the girls their first American Girl dolls. They are Bitty Babies, and they have brown hair and brown eyes just like the girls. Emerson loves baby dolls, and was very willing to cuddle both babies! Stella discovered her baby's eye lashes, and enjoyed playing with them. Stella has also discovered her own eyes, and will point to them if you ask her to!
Bitty Babies!
Emerson loves her twin babies!
Stella pointing to it's eye.
Bitty Babies!
Emerson loves her twin babies!
Stella pointing to it's eye.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
February 24th, 2009
Around the middle of last week we realized that both of the girls had gotten their top molars! Stella handled it pretty well, but Emerson ended up running a fairly high fever for a few days and had to go back to the doctor. The doctor put her back on antibiotics and said that her ear infections/previous illness wasn't completely gone. She is slowly improving, but we think they are both cutting more teeth.
We had both of the girls weighed when we were at the doctor. Stella weighed more than Emerson at birth, but after her heart surgery she got far enough behind that she has had a hard time catching up. Well, Emerson's illness finally gave Stella the opportunity she needed. Stella weighed 19lbs 2oz! Emerson lost nearly a pound and weighed 18lbs 8oz. We are glad that Stella is gaining weight so well, but we are definitely disappointed about Emerson's weight loss. We will go back to the doctor in a few weeks to have her weighed again.
We found out today that the girls will be featured on posters at all 5 of the Central Missouri March for Babies! We are really excited about the opportunity to share our story. We want to thank everyone who has joined our team, and those who have donated money. We are still hoping to get more family and friends to join our team. We are excited to share an awesome day with our family and friends and celebrate the lives of Emerson and Stella!
I FINALLY got a picture of them holding hands! We catch them holding hands a lot in the car seats and the highchairs. They also seem to be developing their own language.
Emerson brought her baby to lunch, and refused to put her down. Now the baby needs a bath!
Cheesy smiles!
We weren't sure if we needed to buy the girls new swimming suits, so we decided to try on some of our suits that were too big last year. Here are the girls modeling their tankinis:
Stella was really proud of her tankini!
Emerson wasn't as excited.
Stella hasn't seen her feet all winter!
Emerson trying to take her tankini off!
Playing in their swimming suits!
We had both of the girls weighed when we were at the doctor. Stella weighed more than Emerson at birth, but after her heart surgery she got far enough behind that she has had a hard time catching up. Well, Emerson's illness finally gave Stella the opportunity she needed. Stella weighed 19lbs 2oz! Emerson lost nearly a pound and weighed 18lbs 8oz. We are glad that Stella is gaining weight so well, but we are definitely disappointed about Emerson's weight loss. We will go back to the doctor in a few weeks to have her weighed again.
We found out today that the girls will be featured on posters at all 5 of the Central Missouri March for Babies! We are really excited about the opportunity to share our story. We want to thank everyone who has joined our team, and those who have donated money. We are still hoping to get more family and friends to join our team. We are excited to share an awesome day with our family and friends and celebrate the lives of Emerson and Stella!
I FINALLY got a picture of them holding hands! We catch them holding hands a lot in the car seats and the highchairs. They also seem to be developing their own language.
Emerson brought her baby to lunch, and refused to put her down. Now the baby needs a bath!
Cheesy smiles!
We weren't sure if we needed to buy the girls new swimming suits, so we decided to try on some of our suits that were too big last year. Here are the girls modeling their tankinis:
Stella was really proud of her tankini!
Emerson wasn't as excited.
Stella hasn't seen her feet all winter!
Emerson trying to take her tankini off!
Playing in their swimming suits!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
February 17th, 2009
The girls are finally feeling better! Emerson has finally decided that walking is better than crawling, and is walking most of the time. Emerson has also started saying "Yeah." Stella is still "knee walking" and is getting really good at it! She is trying to take steps, and our physical therapist is pleased with her progress. Stella babbles nonstop and is eating anything you put in front of her!
Cuddling with daddy
Silly girls
I was cuddling with Stella while she took her sippy, and Emerson came over and laid right on top of us!
Pudge (William) and "Uncle Jimmy" (Don't get any ideas, only nieces and nephews are allowed to call him Uncle Jimmy.)
Kayla with Pudge. They are both doing really well. Pudge eats and sleeps!
Cuddling with daddy
Silly girls
I was cuddling with Stella while she took her sippy, and Emerson came over and laid right on top of us!
Pudge (William) and "Uncle Jimmy" (Don't get any ideas, only nieces and nephews are allowed to call him Uncle Jimmy.)
Kayla with Pudge. They are both doing really well. Pudge eats and sleeps!
Emerson showing off.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
February 10th, 2009
Things have gotten a little bit crazy for us this past week. Both of the girls have been sick, James has been super busy with basketball, and Kayla had her baby. Emerson woke up wheezing last Wednesday morning, and we took her to the doctor that same morning. They originally thought she had RSV, but thankfully she didn't! She had a double ear infection, but didn't run a fever or act sick. If she hadn't had the respiratory problems, we wouldn't have known she was sick. Stella ended up getting sick a few days later. We think she picked something up in the doctor's office. They are both back on the nebulizer for now. We have decided to keep the girls in as much as possible for the rest of RSV season. We have come too far to get RSV now! Here are some silly pictures from this week:
Uncle Eric with Stella and Mommy with Emerson
More silliness
Kayla had William August on 2/9/09. He weighed 9lbs 6oz and was 23 1/4 inches long! BIG BOY! We are calling him Pudge! Kayla, Wade and Pudge are all doing very well.
Uncle Eric and Stella VS. Mommy and Emerson in a chicken fight!
Uncle Eric with Stella and Mommy with Emerson
More silliness
Kayla had William August on 2/9/09. He weighed 9lbs 6oz and was 23 1/4 inches long! BIG BOY! We are calling him Pudge! Kayla, Wade and Pudge are all doing very well.
Uncle Eric and Stella VS. Mommy and Emerson in a chicken fight!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
January 26th, 2008
We had a busy week last week! Mamaw Ruth turned 50, James had a crazy basketball schedule, and Stella was sick most of the week. We celebrated Mamaw Ruth's birthday on Saturday night and had a great time. Stella is doing much better now, and we are very thankful that nobody else got sick. We also put away our baby bottles last week and transitioned to sippy cups! Stella was very attached to her bottle and put up a good fight, but mommy always wins! Emerson had been doing better with a sippy, and the transition was pretty easy for her. I am so thankful to be done with bottles!
Our family has decided to participate in the March of Dimes-March for Babies this year. We are very excited about the opportunity to celebrate and honor Emerson and Stella. We are trying to get a lot of people to walk with us, and would love to have our family and friends join our team. We will also need people to sponsor our team. You can learn more about March of Dimes and our team by clicking on the Sponsor Me Banner on the right side of the blog. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
Mamaw Ruth, Papaw Marty, and Emerson at Mamaw's birthday party
Stella reading to daddy
Emerson making daddy read her favorite book
Stella wearing Daddy's hat
Emerson wearing Daddy's hat-they love to play with James' dirty hats!
Our family has decided to participate in the March of Dimes-March for Babies this year. We are very excited about the opportunity to celebrate and honor Emerson and Stella. We are trying to get a lot of people to walk with us, and would love to have our family and friends join our team. We will also need people to sponsor our team. You can learn more about March of Dimes and our team by clicking on the Sponsor Me Banner on the right side of the blog. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
Mamaw Ruth, Papaw Marty, and Emerson at Mamaw's birthday party
Stella reading to daddy
Emerson making daddy read her favorite book
Stella wearing Daddy's hat
Emerson wearing Daddy's hat-they love to play with James' dirty hats!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
January 22nd, 2009
We finally got a video of Emerson walking! After we shot the video we realized that we should have had her walk the other way so you could see her face. BUT she refused to walk when we tried to get another video! She is walking very well, but only walks when she feels like it.
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