Experiments in Life

During the weekend, we try to get out of the house for a little while each day. Emily does much better if she has an outing, so we try to come up with somewhere to go. Sometimes it is tough to figure out something to do that is inexpensive and will keep Emily’s attention for more than 2 seconds. Yesterday evening, we decided to head to Bridge Street and just let her wander around. She seemed to enjoy playing in the water the most, but she really liked just getting to walk with her monkey on her back (its tail is a leash). When she got tired, we had the stroller for her, but she liked riding around on Daddy’s shoulders more than the stroller.

Here is a picture from Saturday (a couple of weeks ago).

It was Emily’s first time swimming. We went to a friend’s house who had a pool in their neighborhood. They were nice enough to let us and some other friends swim. It was an interesting experience. Emily got to “swim” with her two best friend, Liza and Phoebe.

Emily really wasn’t sure about it at first. She pretty much held onto me the entire time. I even tried to put her in a float, but she would have nothing to do with it. Emily wouldn’t even stand on the stairs. She just freaked and started crying if I tried to move her. Eventually she let me pull her through the water. I also managed to finally get her into a float that Phoebe so graciously loaned her for a while. At first she wasn’t sure about that either. Once she figured out she wasn’t going to sink, she was fine.

I’m hoping we’ll get to go swimming a few more times before the weather turns cooler. She enjoys bathtime a lot, so I’m thinking she’ll take to the swimming pool once she gets use to it.

Hello Everyone!

Yes, we are still alive and kicking for those of you who have been wondering. Nothing too exciting has been going on here. Jon recently went out of town on business and Emily came down with a mysterious “fever virus”. She also grew a couple more teeth. I ended up missing two days of work because Emily was sick. She’s been quite pitiful moping around the house and generally being miserable. I know she wasn’t feeling well because she actually sat in my lap and watched television with me. She went to the doctor twice within the span of a couple of days, but they never found anything wrong with her. The doctor even ordered a urine analysis and culture just to make sure. Emily was less than thrilled about that one. Luckily that came up fine as well. She is finally starting to perk up though after a weekend of much needed sleep. I’m not sure she was up for more than two hours in a row on Sunday. She returned to daycare yesterday and did fine. They are transitioning her to the young toddler room this week. On Aug. 11 she will make the move up to her new room.

I think that is all the update I really have for now. Nothing interesting is going on with me or Jon outside of raising Emily. We’re just your normal working parents, work, eat, sleep, play with Emily, repeat.

Oh, I almost forgot…

Here’s a little something for your Emily fix