October 31st, 2006
Emma Kate was an angel her first day of daycare. She was definitely the cutest girl on the block. Mom had to work for the first time in 12 weeks. As you can see, Emma Kate LOVES her bunny hat. :-)
Her second day of daycare. Isn’t she adorable?
Aunt Kaye and cousin Megan hang out for a couple days:
Nana and her pea in a pod on Halloween Day:
Nana, Papaw and the little pea in a pod:
Mom and baby pea:
Just adorable…
October 27th, 2006
October 23rd, 2006
We’re members at the First United Methodist Church in Griffin, GA. Alison & I joined the choir a couple years ago, and are so grateful to have a core group of friends there that we love doing stuff with. Amazingly, 3 out of the 4 couples that hang out together got pregnant at the same time. And the 4th couple is pregnant now! Valerie & Dan gave birth on July 13 to Brittain Olivia Gill. We gave birth to Emma Kate on August 15. And Kate & Justin gave birth to Robert John Evans on August 16. (They already have one daughter – Leah.) Steve & Erin are parents of Will and are expecting their second in February.
Friday night we went to a fabulous party at Justin & Kate’s. Kate’s desserts were heavenly! If you need a caterer for any event, contact me and I’ll put you in touch with her. We spent the night laughing and playing Cranium.
Kate (holding Robert), Valerie (holding Brittain), and Alison (holding Emma Kate:
Sunday after church we (everyone except Steve & Erin) joined Seth & Tara at Spicy Thai for lunch. The portions are small, but the food’s good.
Tara, Seth, and baby Brittain:
The rest of the crew:
October 18th, 2006
Today Emma Kate her first unpleasant doctor’s visit. She had four painful vaccine shots. Alison cried about as hard as Emma Kate did. But it was only 30 seconds of screaming (from EK) and the pain was over. You couldn’t help but feel bad for the little girl. She was laying there without a care in the world and all of a sudden she feels not one, but 4 separate jolts of pain in her legs.
She is continuing to gain weight and is now up to 11 pounds 7 ounces! She’s in the 75th percentile. She didn’t get any taller this time, but her 21.5″ is still above average and the doctor thinks she will continue to be slightly above average height.
In two months EK goes back for another painful round of shots. Poor girl!
The pediatrician recommended a product called Gripe Water by Baby’s Bliss to help with her fussy spells. I found some at one of the small local pharmacies and we’re going to try it out. I’ll let you know if it works.
We can’t really tell if the chamomile tea is helping. At least it pacifies her while she’s drinking it. Beyond that, we’re not sure.
October 15th, 2006
This weekend our good friends Chastin & LeAnna came for a visit from Knoxville. We went to Lindsey Morgan’s great restaurant South City Grill in Thomaston on Friday night. On Saturday we made LeAnna’s weekend by spending FOUR hours in IKEA! We tried to get reservations at the last minute in Buckhead for dinner, but had no luck, so we just went to Lenox Square and ate at California Pizza Kitchen. Sunday we ate bison burgers at Ted’s. Wow – I talk way too much about food. Anyways, the real reason you’re visiting the blog is to see more photos, so here ya go:
October 13th, 2006
She loves it one day, hates it the next. The sling:
October 12th, 2006
Believe it or not, Emma Kate had another baby shower. It was originally scheduled for the week that Alison ended up going into the hospital. Thanks to all of the people at Sara Harp Minter Elementary for the great gifts and money. They are very much appreciated.
Too tired to play on the new Baby Einstein play mat after arriving home:
October 9th, 2006
On Wednesday Donette (my brother’s wife) and her son Jadon drove in from Columbia, SC to spend a few days. It was Jadon’s first time meeting his cousin Emma Kate. Alison, Donette, Jadon, and EK has a great time hanging out while I was at work. On Friday they met at my office and we all went to the airport to pick up Jay (my brother) who was flying in from a Portland business trip. From the airport we drove to Marietta to eat at Pappasito’s. It is a delicious Mexican restaurant! Emma Kate was an angel. I fed her while we were there and Alison held up during much of the meal. EK just looked around staring at every thing. I think she loves getting out and seeing new things.
The 1.5-2 hour ride home wasn’t quite as enjoyable. EK showed off her healthy lungs and vocal chords, while Jay and Donette tried their hardest to soothe her. No such luck!
I do have a few photos of Jadon’s visit, but I don’t have them ready to upload yet. I’ll add them soon!
UPDATE – finally some photos:
From Donette & Jay:
Jadon watching out for Emma Kate:
Donette holding Emma Kate & Jadon:
Jadon & Emma Kate:
Jadon gives sugar to his cousin Emma Kate:
Jadon catches a grasshopper:
Alison, Jadon, and EK at the Chick-fil-A Dwarf House in Griffin (daddy’s favorite!):
Emma Kate and mommy in Chick-fil-A:
