Daddy Day

Wednesday I had to go into work for a new business meeting and fortunately Josh was able to stay home with Emmy.  Now, I have to tell you my typical work from home days are pretty crazy.  When Josh gets home from work I am usually still in my pjs, have not taken a shower and the house is a disaster.  Trying to work and look after a baby takes more time that you can ever imagine.  Sometimes I think he looks at me like I am nuts and I know he can't figure out why I can't find time to at least take a shower.  Well, this week he lived a day in my shoes..... Emmy was fussy all day and only took a few short naps, Josh admitted he got next to no work done.  I know I shouldn't be amused but it sure was nice to know he now understands what my days are like and to hear him say "I don't know how you do it!"

Weekend Update

You know you are in for a busy Saturday when you feed your baby, eat breakfast, run 3 miles (yes I actually ran and am still feeling it), shower and make a trip to Target all before 10am!  We hit up two 1 year old b-day parties and a BBQ that night.  Emmy was such a trooper.  She took a few cat naps here and there and was such a good girl even into the night which was way past her bedtime.  I know, I know, do we know how lucky we are?  YES!

Sunday was our first attempt at feeding her some rice cereal.  I showed Josh that I bought 2 brands and his response was "Don't we just feed her rice crispies or something?".  Yes, he was dead serious....  Anyway, as you can see from the pictures she wasn't too into it.  Yesterday didn't go so well either so we took this morning off.  Will keep you posted!

Time

Time is not something I have a lot of these days.  Between working, keeping the house clean, cooking, laundry, and of course playing with Emmy, I don't have much time left in the day for much else.  Yet, for some reason I always have time to update my blog, it is almost a priority.  Sometimes I ask myself why I am able to squeeze in a few minutes to add some pictures but can't ever seem to paint my toe nails, read a book or even blow dry my hair?!  Emery brings so much joy to my life I just want to share it all with all my family and friends.  Knowing how much our family looks forward to seeing new pictures and videos motivate me to always find just a few minutes to post a picture or two.  So, rest assured I will always find those few minutes to keep you updated.  Who needs painted toes anyway?

Dinner Time

We eat dinner together at the kitchen table every night while Emery sits in her bouncy chair that literally sits on the table next to us.  Josh and I tell each other about our days and Emery tells us everything she learned that day :)  She is so good while we eat, we never pick her up until we are done eating.  I am thinking this is teaching good dinner manors at a young age but we'll see.  Around dinner is usually when she is the silliest and the chattiest.  Last night she was trying to imitate the sounds Josh was making, it was way too cute.

Having so much fun, want to come for dinner?

Trying to imitate Josh and doing a damn good job :) (sorry it is sideways)

A weekend full of new experiences

We headed up to my parents again over the weekend and had tons of fun!  Marc and Julie were there too so we were all able to be together, which we have been fortunate enough to do a lot lately.  Interesting how we all make these trips happen now that Emery is around... :)

It was about 100 degrees out so we spent a lot of time in the water.  When I say "we" I mean Emery too!  My mom and dad got her a little kiddy pool and she absolutely loved it.  So, we decided to take her in the "real" pool and she loved that too!  I think we have a little swimmer on our hands.

My brother then got her started on the piano.  She loved it, yet another thing to play with!

Good Luck Julie!

My sister is moving to Chicago tomorrow to start Medical School at Loyola.  It is still very surreal to me that my little sister is on her way to becoming a doctor!  I am proud of all the hard work she has done to get to this point and admire her commitment.  I said goodbye to her this weekend thinking that she is just getting on  a plane to go back to San Francisco, it definitely has not hit me that she is moving out of the state.  Selfishly, I can't wait to visit her because I have never been to Chicago.  I look forward to site seeing, shopping and of course great pizza :)  My promise to her was to keep updating the blog as often as possible and figure out how to video chat so she and Emery can talk and see each other.  We sure are teaching our daughter how to be tech savvy at a young age!  Good luck Jules!

Evian Commercial

Has anyone seen the Evian commercial with the babies roller skating?  I love it, it is hilarious!  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PHnRIn74Ag