6 Months as a Lewman!!

Emmaline Rose

182 days of life for little Miss Emmy.  Amazing that 6 months has passed since that incredible day she was born.  She has developed so much in this last month that I could count a hundred milestones but I will keep it to the most exciting ones!  Here is what Emmaline has accomplished within the last month.

All smiles in bed with Mama & Daddy

Emmy is smiling like a fool!  Every morning after we get ready for our day, I take her in to say goodbye to Daddy and she erupts in laughter and a huge grin. She gives me the biggest smile when I come home from work…as though she’s never seen me before.  It might be my favorite thing of all time. She has this quirky crooked smile that scrunches her nose and squeezes her chubby cheeks and exposes her dimples. You can’t help but to just fall in love. And the laughter.  I could record and listen to it for hours.  She loves being “spooked”.  Peek-aboo and little games where we say something quickly just cracks her up.

  

Bouncy, bouncy, bouncy!!

Emmy adores her new Jumperoo…she laughs and snorts and takes deep breaths while bouncing.  It is hilarious to see her so overwhelmed with excitement. And then of course when I take her to a mirror, she has discovered SHE is the reflection and smiles real bright.  She is such a happy baby and is so good with other people.  She just likes hanging out and being a part of the group!

We have really increased her baby food intake with fruit sauces and vegetables this month.  She sits at the dinner table with us while we all eat dinner…however, I think she is jealous of what we’re eating!  Her new favorite food is fresh blueberries.  We have a little mesh sack (Munchkin Food Feeders ) that safely allows her to eat fruit without worrying about swallowing whole pieces.  She destroys that thing and it’s great because she can hold it by herself.  She’s definitely still eating well…in fact, we went to Skyhigh Sports this last weekend and sat next to a little baby 1 year old boy…who was about half Emmy’s size.  One lady at Hayden’s football camp said “boy, she doesn’t miss a meal, does she?” Now if she were talking to me, I might have had a good cry but since she was talking about my HEALTHY little girl…I didn’t mind.  She weighs 17.13lbs (85%) and 26" (63%) and Dr. Gleason says she is one healthy little girl.  He is very pleased with her growth, especially since she was 3 weeks early.  Yay for chubby babies!

We are on the brink of having a mobile child!  She is rolling all over the place and refuses to stay on her back for any period of time.  She wants to be on her tummy looking up at everyone, chewing on whatever is in sight. I bet she will be sitting up by herself and sprouting some teeth within the next month.

The future's best QB/RB/WR/TE

The month ahead...Tye and I are taking a little adult getaway to Seattle for a night!  Looking forward to a fun time with each other!  Then we have the Lake House with the Millers & friends over Labor Day weekend.  This beautiful house that we were invited to last year (an annual tradition for them) that sits on a lake near Pacific City.  Canoe's, paddling, bonfires, dunes, football (GO DUCKS) and awesome family fun.  This will be Emmy's first beach trip and I cannot wait to get her little piggies in the sand!   Hayden will be finishing up his first season of Flag Football and then headed back to school to start 3rd GRADE!  He's such an amazing kid.  Really showing what a great student and brother he is this summer.  Spending a lot of time doing summer sports camps and playing with Emmy.  I can ask him to  entertain her for a minute and bring her to me and he has no problem.  She must recognize him as an older version of herself because she shows those gums for him too!  

Hope everyone is having a fabulous summer...the weather finally showed up!!  See you in September!