Experiments in Life

So, when Ashley broached the idea of a Halloween costume for Emily, I was a little hesitant. My thoughts were, “She is so young, she will not remember anything we put her in, so why bother?” My next thought was, “She is so young, she will not remember anything we put her in. This is the perfect opportunity to dress her in something embarrassingly cute!” So, without further ado, I present our daughter, Yoda.

I mean, really, how often do you get to dress your daughter up as an 800 year old little green man?

Today Emily had her 4 month well visit. She got more shots, which she was not excited over. However, she did really well with them. She didn’t scream all the way home like last time. Of course, Jon will tell you it was because he was there. Daddy to the rescue. Well, here are her long awaited stats:

weight: 14 lbs 3 oz (75th percentile)
head circumference: 41.5 cm (75th percentile)
length: 25 3/4 inches long (90th percentile)

As you can see, she is quite tall for her age, and her head is huge!!! We all knew Emily would most likely be tall, but this is crazy. She is on the verge of wearing 6-9 month clothes. If you had told me my 4 month old would be at least one size ahead in clothing, I would have said that you were crazy. Oh well, guess she really is going to take after Jon in the height department. At least she still has my nose! But at this rate, she’ll be taller than me before she gets out of grade school!

Well, that’s all for now. She goes back in another 2 months. Who knows how big she will be by then.

Stay tuned for more Emily updates…

Well, it has been a busy week, but I have finally gotten around to uploading pictures from Emily’s baptism at Wesley United Methodist Church on Sunday, October 7th, 2007. I also included a few pictures from my parents house after church. Notice her pretty little bracelet, courtesy of Rae’s Jewelry. She also had a pretty little necklace on, but you cannot really see for the gown.

Well, I know it has been a couple of weeks since I have uploaded pictures. Things have been kind of crazy around here and I have been barely willing to pull out the computer, much less upload pictures. However, I have been taking a few shots every now and then and I have uploaded some of the better ones.

Well, with a set of new clothes and a visit from the grandparents, we found a reason to take lots of new pictures. Not that we really need a reason to take pictures.

Well, it is Saturday and that means it is time for our weekly photo op with darling Emily. We missed last week due to Emily being sick, which made her a grumpasaurus. In addition to the cute outfits that she has been in over the past week or so, we have a few bath shots because she looked too cute falling asleep in the bathtub. Also, we have several shots with her in this tacky golden onesie with some eagle or something on it Before long, we will get pictures of her that show off her beautiful maroon onesie with a bulldog on it

The world was full of light and wonderful things. The sun was shining and the birds were singing. I was pleasantly surrounded by life. Suddenly, I was plunged against my will into darkness. No longer could I see or hear the noises associated with everyday living. I was trapped. The temperature began to rise and the panic began to set in. I was alone and the silence only reminded me of that fact. There was no one to help me, no one even knew I was there. I was held between two worlds, one full of light and one of only darkness. Fear and panic began to take over. Suddenly, a dim sliver of light pierced the darkness. It guided me in my time of desperate need. I went towards the light, clinging to the hope that I would be free once more. Finally, I was thrust back into the light. Relief washed over me. I was back where I belonged, in a world full of light and life. Never have I been so thankful.

Yep, that’s right. I got stuck in the elevator at work during a power outage. Nothing like a little time in a large, heavy, suspended-between-two-floors metal death trap to give you a new perspective on things

OK, so I am being lazy and not uploading the pictures that Ashley and I have taken. I will get them uploaded when I get a chance. However, Ashley took Emily over to Misty and Stephen’s house for a “play date” on Sunday and Misty took some pictures.

With the arrival of the new TiVo HD, I began investigating all of the features that I missed out on while only having a Series1 TiVo. That search led me to check out Amazon Unbox, a feature added to TiVo in early 2007 that allows you to rent or buy movies from Amazon and have them downloaded directly to your TiVo. My first thought was “Where do I sign up?” After doing a little more digging, I found out that each movie rental is $3.99. Each rental movie can only stay on the TiVo for 30 days. Once you start the movie, you have 24 hours to finish it before it expires. Personally, I think that this is a horrible model and that TiVo could do better.
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Yesterday Emily had her two month well visit. Everything was going great until she got her vaccinations. Then she totally came unglued. She was uber-sensitive for the rest of the evening too. If I even touched her leg she would stop what she was doing and start screaming. I felt so horrible about the whole thing. She was smiling at the nurse and having a good time, but I knew what was coming. The nurse asked me to hold her arms, so I did. Then the nurse stuck her with the needle and she lost it. I don’t think I’ve ever felt this bad about anything in my whole life. And what was worse is there was another shot left to go. My poor baby was traumatized, and me along with her. I have just discovered first-hand that parenting is all about the guilt.

After being extremely sensitive to touch and running a slight fever in the wee morning hours, Emily appears to have recovered. She was smiling and talking to me this morning so she has either forgotten or forgiven me. At this point, it doesn’t really matter which, just as long as she still wants me around. I am so glad that we both have two months to recover from this trauma before we have to do it again. I’m thinking Jon definitely needs to go next time. I hope he doesn’t have meetings the next time round, otherwise both Emily and I will need consoling

Anyway, the doctor said that she was beautiful and healthy, even though she has a little cold. She weighed in at a whopping 10 lbs 14 oz and was 22 in long. Her head circumference was 40 cm - it’s all her brains that make her head so big

Well, that’s all the update this time. Stay tuned for more stories in the life of Emily