We are entering the part of the school year where things are starting to wind down and yet it is also very busy! My work schedule seemed to taper off just after UNCG's Commencement. I had two final school visits this past week, but they were both during the work day. Although tours continue to be popular throughout the summer, it has been nice to have some slower days in the office. Boomer is entering the home stretch of the school year, but there are a lot of activities that lead up to graduation. He had evening events almost every night last week -- an academic banquet, then 3rd round of the play-offs for baseball, a county-wide retirement dinner, 4TH round of the play-offs for baseball, and then the school's Baccalaureate service on Sunday evening. To top it all off, he had his proposal hearing on Friday at UNCG, and he has now officially moved on to candidacy! Yay! I am so proud of him and how hard he works in all the different areas of his life. It makes for many long days, many days of only seeing Emerson on the video monitor. I know that is hard for him. Luckily, after his busy week, we were able to enjoy a nice weekend at home, which allowed him to catch up with his little girl. We also extended our Mother's Day celebrations, with a nap for Mommy on Saturday and then dinner at East Coast Wings [a Mother's Day present for Boomer, too, since he loves ECW!] We continued to practice eating from the spoon. Em seems most cooperative with the rice cereal. She is still adjusting to the taste of sweet potatoes, carrots, and other vegetables. Over the last few days, she has started to blow raspberries when eating the vegetables, which makes quite a mess! It is hard to 'discipline' her; it's so darn cute! On Saturday, Boomer used her full name in a stern voice, and she burst into tears. Of course that promptly ended the feeding -- we both stifled laughter as we unbuckled her from the Bumbo and cuddled and soothed her. I have been nervous to jump to the more tasty foods, like apples and pears, only because I want to be sure she will still eat the vegetables once she has tried these other sweeter options. Grammy has started to mix the two together [carrots and bananas were on the menu today], and I think it has been successful. You'll notice in Saturday's feeding, Em wore her Appalachian bib from her Aunt Carlin. This past week, we also had a visit from our other favorite Mountaineer, Caro. It's so special to have friends that understand the squirmy-ness and unpredictable-ness of a baby, and they'll settle for dinner on tv trays and an evening of baths and baby talk rather than a night on the town.
Aside from these photos, the rest of the week has mostly been documented in pictures sent to me from my parents. What would we do without technology?! Em continues to have lots of fun at Grammy and Grandpa's. Grammy gets right down on the floor to play with her, and Em loves sitting and jumping in Grandpa's lap. She is still trying to figure out her furry friend, Sox, but they seem to get along. Sox is pretty protective of Emmy. He usually gets excited when I come to pick her up in the evenings; we have to watch to make sure he doesn't trample her! This past week, I loved getting the photo of Em in the frilly hat. Grammy and her friend Mary dressed Emmy up, and it still makes me laugh to look at it.
And perhaps the biggest thing this week: Em is sitting up on her own! She has been pushing up from her tummy for quite a while, and she has also been 'crunching' in her car seat -- pulling away from the seat and straining at the straps. You'll see in the last two pictures that Em is sitting up all by herself. She is still a little wobbly, and so Grammy always stays close by.
I think we have settled into a great routine, and I realize that I am pretty spoiled that Em is with my parents all day. I try not to think about the transition to daycare in the months ahead. For now, I will cherish every photo text and every FaceTime call. Thank goodness for smart phones!
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Just for fun, I'll include one more picture! Coley sent me this photo yesterday, and it shows that just a year ago, we were in Las Vegas eating lunch poolside. And I was 15 weeks pregnant! What a difference a year makes!
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