Here are some milestones from this past month:
8 - The approximate number of foods Em has tried! She continues to love rice cereal and will gobble it down with very little coaxing. As for other foods, she prefers vegetables (pumpkins, sweet potatoes, and carrots) to fruits (apples, pears, and mixed berries). She also tried watermelon for the very first time with Granny when we were at the lake over the 4th.
7 - stands for August 7th. This is the date that Emmy will start 'school.' It is a date that has been on my mind since we visited the center a couple of weeks ago. Emmy's time at Grammy Daycare is coming to an end, and I am trying to stay positive about the transition. I am also trying not to think about it too much!
6 - Six teeth! In a few of the pictures, you can see how the gummy grin has been replaced by a mouth full of teeth. The two teeth on the bottom showed up a while ago, and just within the last month, four more have come through on the top. Despite teething, Em has been pretty pleasant. She hasn't been too drool-y, but she does chew on anything she can get her hands on!
5 - Although we have started with food, Emmy continues to have about 5 bottles a day. I am also pumping 5 times a day. As Em develops an even greater appetite for food, I will soon be dropping a pumping to coincide with this change.
4 - Hmmm, I can't think of anything for '4'! 4 more days until the weekend...? :)
3 - Three meals a day! We are now trying to mimic a real feeding schedule with a breakfast (rice cereal right before her morning nap), lunch (a fruit or veggie around midday), and dinner (same fruit or veggie around 4:30PM when she wakes up from her afternoon nap). At daycare, once Emmy can eat solid foods, these meals will be provided. It will likely still be awhile until then, but we are hopefully getting her ready for that.
2 - stands for naps! Em is still taking two naps a day. If we have special activities planned, the timing may be off, but generally she has her morning nap around 8:30AM after arriving at Grammy and Grandpa's house. Then she has her afternoon nap around 1:30PM.
1 - one special little girl! We love you, Emerson Leigh!
Today snuck up on us, just like all Mondays do. On Friday, I went to Raleigh for a reunion with the Wake girls. Sarah, Christina, Jen, Amy, and I were in graduate school together at Wake Forest. We have all kept in touch, and with careful planning, we have been able to get together once a year since graduating in 2009. It was a special reunion this year as it was somewhat of a send-off for Christina. She and her family will be moving to Denver very soon for her husband Dave's one-year medical fellowship. We will miss her so much! On Saturday, after a work-out (Jen talked us into a class called "Burn Boot Camp"!) and a relaxing time by the pool, I fit in a quick visit with most of the Morganton girls who were in Raleigh visiting the Gays. Kelly is due in less than a month with her little girl, and I was able to see the nursery for sweet baby Adelia. After that, I headed back west and got home just before dinner time. Friday night was only my second night away from Em, and I had missed her! There wasn't much time left in the day on Saturday, but we enjoyed some family time on Sunday. After church, Boomer once again surprised me with the suggestion of going to the Y pool. For a split second, we debated it, because we had just given Em a bath on Saturday night (so silly, I know!) but we decided a second bath was not a big deal, hardly a reason to not go to the pool! Emmy looked super cute in her bathing suit! The weekend was officially over this morning when I had a dentist appointment. Em accompanied me, and she got lots of attention from the staff there. She even got some experience working behind the front desk! Luckily it was a quick visit, and I was cleared with no cavities! :D
Parenting advice: It may be a lot of work, but pack up the diaper bag, do a second bath, load up the car, rearrange your schedule, and make memories in the sun.
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