Phew! (and some Emma updates)

My dissertation defense went well and I am officially not a graduate student anymore!  Yeah!!  I'm excited to start a post-doc Dec 8th.  I will be going into a lab that does different techniques so it will be a great learning experience.  The new lab is in the next building so I am not moving that far out of my comfort range!  Overall, I just feel relieved!  I got the best sleep last night.  Emma even decided to sleep from 11pm to 3:30am.  It was wonderful!  Dan wasn't able to attend my defense because Emma was scheduled for her RSV shot at the same time.  He did clean the house and bought flowers and a card (best husband ever!)  

Emma update:  Emma is up to 13.3 pounds!  Dan and I have to be very strict on her about sleeping on her left side and working on building tone in her neck this month.  She prefers to see the world from her right side and thus she has a flat head.  (maybe a republican?).  If we can't make progress this month MissE might be in for some physical therapy and the dreaded helmet.  Some new things our little girl is doing recently include sucking on her fists (she has gotten her thumb a couple times), perfecting her "Elvis lip", starting to coo, lots of eye contact, loves to be naked, really enjoys her wipe warmer and still enjoys french kissing the dog.