Applause!

Finally, the response my stand up routine deserves!  :-)  This is Emma loving mommies jokes and giving her the round of applause I deserved.  Now if only I could get that standing ovation!  

Emma and her Mohawk

My little blue eyes
                                               the only thing bigger than Emma's thighs is 

                                                        her all natural mile high mohawk!
                                                                  mommy's little ham...

Emma and her girlfriends

One of Emma's teachers sent this picture as part of the Early Learning Center's Bitty Bumblebee class newsletter. Emma loves hangin' with her girls.

Mother's Day 2009

Today I celebrated my very first Mother's Day with my sweet baby Emma.  Marching in the March for Dimes just yesterday really makes me appreciate all of my blessings today.  "Emma" a.k.a "daddy" surprised me with sleeping in, breakfast and a beautiful engraved locket.   Being a mom is nothing less than Emmalicious!   

As a mom I have gained bionic hearing, a blood hound's sense of smell (I can sniff out a poopy diaper from a mile away), and a hint of ESP.  I have survived sleep deprivation and the demands of a screaming baby.  I can go for a week without doing laundry, showering or brushing my hair.  Yes, it is true.  Even the Marines have nothing on me.  I have learned valuable lessons like not biting my nails after changing a diaper, the consequences of running out of formula or baby's spare outfit.  I literally know what it is like to be "up to your elbows in "it."  I can be in the midst of full out meltdown (see the elbow remark) and still answer the phone like June Cleaver.  And just when I start to get a big head about all of these "accomplishments"-scratch that-"survival skills," I realize that all mom's are doing the same!   So I am proud for my induction into this new sorority of motherhood, even if it comes with some pretty severe forms of hazing. 

Happy Mother's Day to all mommies!!!!!! 

"teacher" and "student"

(right before "teacher" tries to eat camera)

Back from our march...

We did the March for Dimes march for babies this morning. We raised over $100 !! Thanks to everyone who donated! It was a lot of fun and surprisingly emotional.  I think everything happened so fast that we didn't have time to really digest how stressful it was or how very luck we are to have our Emma!  Speaking of Emma, she LOVED the 4 mile walk.  Of course I forgot my camera in the mad rush to get there by 8am.  When we got home I tried to get Emma to pose with her very first March of Dimes T-shirt.  Well....as you can see...ummm...it doesn't fit anymore :)  She was the fattest preemie at the walk, that's all I'll say.  I'm so thankful she is so healthy and plump!  We can't wait for next year's walk!

A zoo trip

Here are some pictures of our recent zoo trip! Emma really enjoyed herself so we purchases a family membership so we can go back as much as our little wild animal desires!

Team Emma!

Team Emma is marching for March of Dimes March for Babies.  Our family, and those we can recruit, will march on May 9th at Bowman Field.  Among many things, The March of Dimes provides support to families with premature babies.  Emma still has her "Every baby has a story" t-shirt, although she can't squeeze into it anymore (much like how mommy can't squeeze into her pre-Emma clothes!).  I guess we can use the exercise!  If you would like to march with us, make a donation, or see more information visit the TeamEmmaR page. 

Emma on her birthday