The Neglectful Blogger

Aahh! Blogger won't let me move my pictures around so if things look weird that is why! Typically I put pictures after any writing, but today things are gonna have to be different. So here are pictures, that's all anyone cares about anyhow.


She had a blast tearing up a napkin while I cleaned the kitchen counters. She has now moved on from just tearing paper to tearing paper and then eating it, gross!
All dressed for church, but good luck keeping shoes on her!
Spaghetti is a fun toy! Her Halloween PJ's. She doesn't have an ear infection, she just likes to tug on her ears. I have taken her in to get her ears checked WAY too many times due to this, ugh!
So pretty!

Waking up at my sisters, she got stuck.
Could this be her calling?
She loves to climb stairs, and is really good at it too!

Boo! I love her bunny teeth :)

Her hair is getting so curly

I believe that should be my new name! I'm sorry I have been a terrible blogger and blog-friend too. I haven't commented on any friends blogs for a while and I feel bad, but just have been so busy! After spending the last 2 months in Ohio, we are now back in Arizona trying not to melt. I miss everyone back home a lot, but in a way it is good to be home! Nathan is now working nights (11pm - 7am), which is a nice change from before (2:30pm -3am ????) Emilie has had a terrible cold for the last 2 weeks that she can't seem to get over, but I think (hope) we are nearing the end of it. She is growing up way too fast. She likes to walk while pushing anything she can find (her walking toy, her high chair, the computer chair, a dining room chair, a box, everything that moves!) I still haven't found a food she doesn't like yet, she is an incredible little eater! She doesn't eat big portions, but she will eat a little of anything you give her, even weird stuff like horseradish. She is talking so much now too! She says Mom, Dad, no no no (while she shakes her head back and forth, it's really cute) yes yes (or yeah, and she nods her head up and down too) and she says "all done" when she is finished eating and will push anything near her away and say "No!" She is such an amazing and happy little girl and I am so lucky to be her Mom :)

She loves to play peek-a-boo. Sometimes she does this in the middle of the night while I change her diaper. It is so cute and so hard not to laugh.

Why does she have to love the toilet?

Emilie is a little ham. She was pushing the exersaucer and fell once and liked the attention she got so she kept doing it over and over. You can even hear her cough for attention when no one is watching her. We really don't need cable with her around, she is very entertaining!

It's About Time!

I have been neglecting my blog TERRIBLY lately, and for that I apologize! I only have a few minutes, but here are some pics and a video (it's kinda lame, I need to upload a bunch of stuff.) Summer is keeping us busy busy busy! My Mom bought a new house so we have been packing in our spare time. Anyhow, I promise to really update soon! In the meantime, Emilie now has six teeth, is pulling up on EVERYTHING and is completely attracted to danger. Oh, and gets cuter everyday!

Sick Sick Sick!

Emilie is a little sick right now, so I don't have much time to post but It's been a long time since I've posted any thing so here's a quick update! Emilie and I are in Ohio, and Nathan will be coming in 2 weeks or so to join the fun. Em has a mystery bug and hasn't been sleeping, eating or drinking much so I have my hands full (how do people manage with more than one kid?) Other than poor Emilie, we are doing great. I need to upload new pictures, and as soon as I get a chance I will, but for now here's one of my favorite pics of Em!

Nearly-Near-Death Experience

So, this morning I had just taken a shower and was walking into my bedroom to get dressed, when all of a sudden something flew through the window at like 200 miles per hour. Luckily Nathan and Emilie were in the other room and somehow what glass I was pelted with didn't cut me (I wasn't really wearing any clothing.) After the shock wore off I realized that the lawn maintenance people were mowing the grass less area behind the houses and a rock must have been shot out and gone through the window. Why they were mowing there? No idea, but I'm pretty sure it was a bad idea and unnecessary. The rock flew across the yard about 50 feet, through the window, through the closed blinds, across the room (about 20 feet) hit the wall and chipped it, and landed in the trashcan. Oh, and sent glass shattering all over the bedroom, hallway and into Emilie's room across the house, about 40 feet away. I'm sure it doesn't seem very dramatic, but I really could have been injured and was very lucky to escape unscathed. I really tried to keep that in mind as I cleaned up tiny shards of glass for the next two hours! Okay, so it really wasn't even close to a near death experience, but It was the most exciting thing to happen around here in a while. Check out the damage.

Not very big, but oh so deadly!

See the grass less patches, that's what they were mowing.

That's all glass

The scariest part is we sleep with Emilie in our room at night, so we keep the pack and play right under that window. I can't express how grateful I am that she wasn't in her little bed! On a happier note, Emilie has learned how to pull herself up on things. I'm not sure this is a good thing, but it is fun to watch.I love that chubby bum!

She didn't pull herself up here, but she loves to stand up on things and pat.

Please note that Nathan was there to catch her in case she fell.

I found a safe place to let her stand! I love the pack and play, and so does Em.

After every picture she would make this face for a minute or two. So goofy.

Em has some incredible strength. My friend Darcy says she likes to do Pilate's. Here are some of her favorite poses;

You start out in the crawling position;
Then move to downward facing dog (which is really a yoga move, so she actually does yogalate's); I find this exceptionally dangerous because she loves to do this on the hard tile floor and in the bathtub.

Then endlessly hold your head and legs off the ground (she has been doing this for a few months and it makes it impossible to measure her at the doctors office. We say she does her sit-ups)
Finish by holding your body off the ground as much as possible while laying on your side. Apparently this workout gives you very chubby thighs, and the most adorable little body ever!

We were playing in her sock basket and made boots with a bunch of layers of socks. I do know that she really isn't a doll, but she is fun to play with.

You can't see her new tooth, but it really is there!

Random I know, but I just love to look at her newborn baby pictures. She is a little over a week old here. I wouldn't change a thing about my baby, but sometimes I really long to hold that tiny newborn just one more time. Babies really do grow too fast :(

I Gave Birth To A Maniac!

We miss you Kaitlin!
I haven't been blogging because Emilie has turned into a non-sleeping maniac! She has been teething for about two weeks and apparently it makes her very energetic. She keeps waking up wanting to play and unable to go back to sleep for a few hours all night long. I'm just happy she's not screaming all night! Anyway, Emilie is now the proud owner of three teeth. She now has her top left front tooth, and just like her bottom two, the right one is following right behind. My baby is growing up too fast. Here are some changes in the last month: Em has started to crawl; she went up another diaper size (Which was actually a big step because we had to switch from the Pampers Swaddlers to the Pampers Cruisers. Don't laugh at my sentiment!); Emilie has started to babble; Em is now 21 lbs 12 oz, which means in 4oz we have to switch from an infant only car seat to a convertible car seat (again, don't laugh!); we welcomed another tooth; Em can sit straight up from lying on her back; she can pull herself up to standing; she has started eating chunky foods; she can drink from a straw; and she outgrew nearly all of her PJ's. So there. These may not seem like earth-shattering changes to you, but to me these are huge milestones. Oh yes, Emilie has also grown cuter and cuter! What's that? You don't think she could be any cuter. Here's proof--

Em has started babbling. She started out saying "A bop bop bop" and now says "Mom Mom" and "Da Da Da" and "La La La." I think she has the sweetest little voice ever! She is a bit sad in this video due to the fact that she is tired, due to the fact that she won't sleep.

Here is the turkey playing in the middle of the night, or 10 pm, whatever. She likes to stick out her tongue and say "La la la" and try to crawl. It is fun to watch.

The other night in the tub Em started bending herself in half to eat the bubbles. It was so funny. She kept getting a little Santa Claus beard. I love her quirkiness!Here is Em watching the fireworks on 4th of July. They have a fireworks show on the base, and we were lucky enough to have a great view right out our air-conditioned dining room window. Emilie was supposed to be asleep, but she decided to celebrate her independence and stay up!

Mmmm, Nilla wafers!A prime example of why I am Emilie's primary care giver. Poor girl.

Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at 5 am!

I don't know why, but she constantly gets stuck under the couch!

She has found a new way to play with her jungle gym.

Surprise! Not a picture of Emilie. This is precious, Keith and Holly's cat, all spread out on the computer chair. She kinda looks like a flying squirrel!

Okay, so when Em starts sleeping more, I will start blogging more. Scout's Honor.

Kaitlin's Turn!

My niece Kaitlin REALLY wants to try her hand at blogging, so I'm giving her a turn! She leaves for Ohio tomorrow, and I am really sad, I am going to miss her soooo much. It's been great having you baby girl, come back soon! Alright, I'm turning it over to you!

I was soooo excited to come see Kassie and Emilie (and a little nervous about the plane.) On the plane, I was seated in the front seat on the right, aisle seat by a boy, 11 years of age, and was seated, not really getting up, for 4 hours, 13 minutes. We flew back 10 exhausting minutes because of weather, we were SUPPOSED to land in 4 hours, 3 minutes. Anyway, here is a picture from the plane.

I was extremely happy to get off the plane, but sad to leave my new friend. I wanted to get off the plane first, since the start of the landing, the turning and everything, was creepy. When the plane touched the ground it was going so fast that if I didn't have a seat belt on, I would've went flying higher than the plane, but I had to wait with my friend and go last. There was no room to stand, either. I seriously wanted to barge off the plane. My legs hurt so bad, but I didn't complain. I was exhausted. Here, it was only 4:30 but at home it was 7:30. I finally got used to the time here. Emilie has been so sweet to me. I can make her smile and laugh easily. She is so sweet.

We all know you are adorable Em. You express it well.

Kassie didn't know I had pictures of baby, BABY Em! :)

Everyone once had a favorite toy, here is one of Em`s

Emilie has a new trick!!! :)

I caught Em`s TWO teeth. I was making her smile in the car. Glad I brought my camera!!!

Em was eating her sun. So cute!

We have a couple of "critters" living by us. This rabbit got so close. Again, I am glad I had my camera :)

Two hawks moved near us. I swear it wasn't
raining ,it was the sprinkler (yes, we are the rare ones with grass.)