Emma Photography

My friend, Kimberly, came over to my house to take some pictures of Emma. Emma's supposed to stay inside all winter and not go to crowded places, so it was very nice of her to come to my house and do a photo shoot. I was really worried that Emma might not cooperate at all...well, she lasted about 4 minutes before getting hungry, then after I fed her and changed her clothes, she fell asleep for the remainded of the shoot. Well, luckily I think she is still beautiful while she sleeps because we tried waking her up, but nothing would work! You can tell by the photos that she definitely was tired :)! Here is my beautiful 7 week old baby...well, of course I would think she's adorable...I'm her mom :).

Daddy and Mommy at work...

So when you have a crying baby to calm and have ten other things on the list to get done at the same time, you have to be creative. Well, just like every other parent...Cade and I have learned how to manage...

Finally HOME!

Emma is finally home with us!!! We are so excited to have her healthy, tube free, and growing! It was exactly two months of hospital stay between her and I. Emma is doing really well...besides the fact that night and day are mixed up...she definitely likes to be wide awake and fussy throughout the night:)! I'm sure most parents can relate. The first night was classic: no sleeping, not knowing why she is crying, Cade and I switching off every couple hours to try and get a shut eye for a few minutes...good times:). She is so cute and we love her to death! It is so fun, tiring, and wonderful being a parent.

This is Gene Cross that we live with. He was happy to see Emma and be her great grandpa!

Having fun taking pictures! She is so cute in her new little premie outfit! (from Stephanie's mom...very nice of her:)).

Giant Carseat...

So one of the things we had to do before being able to go home was to bring our carseat in and have a trial run. Emma had to sit in it for 90 minutes and see if her heart rate and oxygen levels stayed okay. She looked SO adorable in it because she is so itty bitty in that huge carseat! She looked so confused why we would stick her in it. It was great!


These are some one month birthday pictures that Linda, one of the NICU nurses, took of Emma. I love the kissy lips pose. Can't wait to take her home very soon!

One Month Old!

Today Emma is one month old...how time flies! She is now 5 whole pounds and 17 inches long! She is doing so great. I love her so much and am so proud of her improvement. Nursing has taken a while for her to get, but she is learning. It looks like she will be coming home with us sometime next week. The nurse practioner thinks she is ready to advance in breast feeding and getting her home soon. It has seemed like a long journey, but she will be home before we know it!



I got a great shot of her searching for her pacifier to suck on...

Of few! She found it...look how content :).

She can't keep her little socks on very well. I think her feet are so adorable!

Aunt Steph got to hold her for the first time. She has visited Emma many times, but finally got to hold her. Nathan and Wills got to see Emma through the window. I should have gotten a picture of that. Wills kept knocking on the window and pointing and saying "mama" and "baby". It was so cute!

A couple nights ago, Cade got to give Emma her first bottle. He really enjoyed that.


Well, soon she can come home! We can't wait for that day. I have had many Mom's tell me, "oh enjoy the sleep right now" or "enjoy not having to find babysitters", etc. But trust me, less sleep and finding babysitters will be just fine! As long as we get to finally have her with us.