Remembering...

After last week of coughs, runny noses and general yuckiness I was hoping we would finally have a healthy week and get back to being around people and ultimately get out of the house - though we did get a lot done around the house last week.  But, apparently that was not meant to be... Caileigh had her first stomach bug this week.  It was rough and she was pretty miserable.  It seems that we are much better and thankfully it seems no one else was affected!

So thankful this cute girl is feeling much better!

This past weekend, thankfully in between the sicknesses, our Emma was baptized at church.  Our parent's and siblings were all able to make it and it was a very special day!  It's so hard to believe she is 17 months old now!  I found myself thinking a lot about our little bundle of energy and mischeif this past weekend. - mainly just remembering but also so thankful for God's gift to our family!

With the Dent Side

With the Pittman Side

It's been a crazy 17 + months with Emma.  She has certainly rocked our world and we have certainly been changed for the good! :-)

• At 14 weeks pregnant with Emma we thought we had lost her
• Before making her grand entrance her heart rate dropped twice - causing quite a scare
• Born with her umbilical cord wrapped around her neck
• Screamed all night for the first two weeks at home
• At 3 weeks we had to take her to have a sweat test done - thankfully she is just a carrier of the Cystic Fibrosis gene!
• At 2 1/2 months she was diagnosed with RSV and had to have breathing treatments for almost two weeks.
• Also at 2 1/2 months she had her first ear infection of 9 in 11 months! 
• Finally at 3 1/2 months she was sleeping 6-8 hours at night and was suddenly such a happy and content baby during the day! 
• 3 days before her 1st Birthday she had tubes put in her ears.
• The day after her 1st Birthday, Emma was walking everywhere on her own and hasn't slowed down since.

Who wouldn't love her...?

• Smile that will brighten any day
• Gorilla hugs
• Slobbery fish kisses

• Sense of style
• Silly Giggles
• Life loving attitude
• Curiosity

• Creativity
• Love for her Big Sister

Emma's favorites:

• Caileigh - anything Caileigh does, likes, wears, plays - Emma LOVES it too!
• Books - she loves to read!

Both my girls LOVE to read!

• Music - she will dance to any beat and tries to sing along
• Hide-n-Seek - every activity is turned into a game of hide-n-seek!
• Tickles - giving and receiving them
• Coloring
• Her teddy - can't leave him behind
• Cats and dogs - we have lots in our neighborhood
• Elephants - she really loved seeing them at the circus recently!

Daddy started this one rainy Saturday...

• Playing with baby dolls - she's a very sweet little mommy
• Climbing - anything is quickly turned into a climbing gym
• Making a mess - she gets this ornery look in her eye and you just know there's about to be a mess
• Tackling Caileigh - thankfully Caileigh still finds this funny...for now
• Pretending to be a Monster - she flexes her muscles, growls and chases after whoever :-)

So thankful for our little Monkey!