Monday- My mother-in-law and I were driving home from the store and Emery was fast asleep in the back seat. Emery and I have been battling allergies so we've had lots of sneezing and stuffies. I heard Emery sneeze in the back seat and I automatically said, "Bless you." While he was fast asleep I heard him say "Thank you." So cute. :)
Wednesday- Emery just loves the "fire pace" when he goes over to grandma and grandpa's house. He also loves that they have "bapes" (grapes) and berries. We dropped Emery off before Bible study and the first thing he said was, "berries?" He got his berries and started to eat them and looked at my mother-in-law and said, "Grandma. Fire pace? uh oh." He had so much fun and was exhausted by the time we got back to pick him up. We were catching the end of American Idol before we went home but Emery wasn't quite wanting to finish the show. He grabbed my hands and started to pull me up off the couch and said, "mommy? Home?"
Friday- Emery was asking for all kinds of different foods around dinner time...foods ranging from berries and grapes to suckers or cake. He really wanted to eat. We have, however, been wanting to get him to eat what we eat more often. So, I sat him down in his chair and started making spaghetti and meatballs. As I was making the meatballs I kept saying, "yummy! meatballs!" He was asking for some the whole time...When it was finally finished and cooked he ate so well and kept saying, "Yummy!" He was so sweet! :)
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Weekly Funnies
Superbowl Sunday: We went to a new church on Sunday just to visit! We had a great time and Emery seemed to really enjoy the nursery as well. Again, we've NEVER been to this church before and he went right into the room with the worker. We stood there and watched as he ran right across the room to a toy truck and started playing. It was so funny. We came back an hour and a half later and yelled, "Emery!" He was so excited that we were back! He thanked the nursery workers and we were on our way. They made sure to tell us what a good and easy boy he was the whole time! We were very proud parents!
We were watching the game and all getting very excited! The Packers made an awesome touchdown and we were all thrilled. Emery noticed all of our excitement and started going "Yay yay! Oh my!" He continued much of his excitement for the rest of the day! :)
Monday: Emery is such a little "love-er!" He just loves to love on and be there for his mommy. Lately I've been having a bit of discomfort with the pregnancy making it more difficult to get up and down from the couch...etc. Emery decided he wanted me to come and play with him in another room. I tried to explain that mommy has "owies" so if he could bring his toys and books to me that I could play more easily. That wasn't working. So, he kept saying, "Mommy. Come." I started to try to get up and he held out his hands and pulled me off the couch as hard as he could. Now, he helps me every time I need to get up and uses his whole body weight to help me up off the couch.
Tuesday: I love to "milk it" when Emery feels badly for mommy. He is always coming to my rescue when I'm sad (just like I do for him). Like I said, I love to "milk it!" So I will, at times, fake-cry so he comes to comfort me. It was so funny, though, yesterday because he was sitting on a chair near the computer and I was laying on the couch. I started to fake-cry and he was really having a hard time getting down from the couch quickly enough. He kept saying, "Mom! Mom! OK!?" He had such a concerned face as he was trying to safely dismount the chair! He came running over to me when he was finally successful and climbed up, hugged me, and started to go, "mmm mmm mmm" as he swayed. He then pulled away, looked in my face with a big smile and tilted and said, "Mommy? OK?" I said, "I am with you here." He decided to grab his "boppy" (blanket) and come lay down by me and fall asleep. It was SO CUTE!
Wednesday: After Emery woke up from his nap I decided to give him a little snack of some "bapes" (grapes). He LOVES "bapes" and berries! I handed him the little container of "bapes" and he was just so content! I came back and stole a couple from him and he said, "No..." really quietly. I smiled and said, "Yummy!" For the rest of the time he kept handing me grapes...we ate every other one...He's learning to share! :)
Emery wanted to read some books this afternoon! So I pulled a bunch out of his little bookshelf and brought them to the livingroom. I had to change his diaper really quickly and he grabbed "Baby Bear Baby Bear What Do You See?" by Eric Carl. He held it above his head as I was changing him and started to read, "bear bear see? fox. fox fox see? skirl. (squirrel) skirl skirl see? goat. goat goat see? hern (heron)...etc" It was SO FUNNY as he just "read" the whole book front to back! Apparently we've read it enough that he has it down pat.
Emery really wanted to play Mario when daddy got home today...I didn't want him to play though. He really needs to not be playing Mario so much. (He doesn't really play--he watches and would be satisfied if we just left it on the demo mode all day...). He started to get upset and we said, "do you want to read some books instead?" "NO! Mario!" I said, "Why don't you go show daddy your puzzle?" "NO! Mario!" After a few minutes of ignoring his whining he looked at Josh and said, "Puzzle!?" He had such excitement about showing daddy his puzzle.
Thursday: Emery was very particular about what he wanted for lunch today. He wanted a hot dog, some Doritos and a banana. He got through most of each item but there was a little bit left of everything. I saved what was left of the banana thinking he might eat it later...however, it doesn't take long for bananas to discolor after hitting the air! So, a while later Emery came to me and wanted a treat. I said, "how about your banana?" He said "no" for a while and later changed his mind. I handed it to him...he looked at it and screamed as he handed it back to me. Apparently discolored bananas are really scary.
21 Weeks and Full of Emotions
I haven't updated my blog in a LONG time...I'm still learning to do this as best as I can. In January we found out that we're having another BOY! We are so excited. His name will be Levi Knightlee. It was so fun to watch him at the ultrasound. He is VERY active and is sitting VERY low...which is pretty uncomfortable for me most of the time. The ultrasound tech said that he seemed to enjoy snuggling right up against my cervix...not totally wonderful for me. I have another prenatal appointment on Valentine's Day, but so far everything looks great. The ultrasound tech and the doctor agreed that he was measuring pretty big and, based on his measurements, our due would be June 9th instead of June 18th. The doctor said he'd take note of that, but we'll just keep my current due date for now. I'm thinking that his measuring big and sitting low will possibly cause me to go in earlier rather than later...let's hope so! :) I can't wait to meet my little man!
I cannot believe we are already halfway to meeting Levi Knightlee face to face. I am remembering what it was like to see Emery for the first time and it was just INCREDIBLE. I could have never prepared myself for the amount of love I felt for him. There was nothing that Emery did to "earn" my love for him, and yet I was willing to lay my life down for him in the very moment that he entered my world. While the pain of labor didn't fade away (for weeks...and weeks), it seemed like such a small sacrifice in exchange for this most precious gift. The permanent scars I received from bearing him for 9 months seem like beautiful memory marks for me of my most precious son. I remember being so exhausted when he'd wake up in the middle of the night, I would be sore as my body changed due to nursing and just going back to normal, he would cry or scream and interrupt ever other "important" thing going on in my life...and yet I still looked on him with complete love. I remember laughing and saying, "If anyone else was to act like this, I could not live with them...I would not like them. But because it is him, it doesn't matter."
God has taught me so much about unconditional love through Emery. There is nothing that he could ever do that would make me love him less. There are times that he frustrates me or makes me sad...but I always love him. I have my moments that I just need to get away...but I still love him and would die for him. I am an imperfect person and love Emery this much. God is perfect. How much more His love must be for us!
Because I am imperfect, I am worried about how my relationship with Emery will be affected by having another baby. As I anticipate my attention being pulled in many directions very soon, I have been intentional about cuddling more with Emery. Instead of putting him down in his crib to nap, I've been holding him. He fell asleep in my arms last night on the couch and it was very difficult to bring myself to put him to bed. I just want to soak everything in before June. I am afraid that Emery will feel unloved, unwanted, or just not enough for me. I am so scared about not having enough love to go around...or just simply not being good at distributing it to the 3 men that will be in my life. It's easier for Josh to understand when my attention is everywhere else...He will feel just as torn apart as I will between the two boys. I will do my best to involve Emery in everything with Levi, but there is only so much that he can do...and only so much that I can do too. Praise God that His strength is made perfect in my weakness...I know that I am weak and imperfect, so I will be forced to rely on Him for my strength.
Another thing Josh and I did in anticipation of Levi's arrival is take a little mini- "baby-anniversa-moon." (Babymoon, Honeymoon, Anniversary) We took a weekend cruise to Mexico with Carnival Cruises. It was so refreshing. It was very difficult for us to leave Emery for the weekend...NO CONTACT for 2 full days and 2 half days. We left Friday around noon and returned Monday around noon. We really enjoyed having some time just the two of us. We never were able to celebrate a honeymoon since we got pregnant with Emery right after our wedding. We had gotten married in January and thought we'd take a little trip the following June after I had finished my final semester in college, but before I began student teaching. Well, it didn't work out that way. We found out that I was pregnant in the middle of March! AH! I wasn't sure what we were going to do. Josh didn't have a job yet, I didn't have good health insurance--none for maternity...I really felt nervous, but knew God would provide. He really came through for us and gave us the gift of an amazing little boy! :) Since then we've always had other things come before our own vacations. Any money we may have been able to set aside has been used to visit family instead of going on vacation. It was such a blessing to finally have this little trip together! We were able to reconnect in a way we hadn't been able to since we had Emery.
We appreciate all prayers as we await Levi's arrival. He is already a blessing to us and we cannot wait to meet him. We would specifically appreciate prayers for a healthy 2nd half to the pregnancy, a swift and healthy delivery, and for Levi's health as he enters this world.
I cannot believe we are already halfway to meeting Levi Knightlee face to face. I am remembering what it was like to see Emery for the first time and it was just INCREDIBLE. I could have never prepared myself for the amount of love I felt for him. There was nothing that Emery did to "earn" my love for him, and yet I was willing to lay my life down for him in the very moment that he entered my world. While the pain of labor didn't fade away (for weeks...and weeks), it seemed like such a small sacrifice in exchange for this most precious gift. The permanent scars I received from bearing him for 9 months seem like beautiful memory marks for me of my most precious son. I remember being so exhausted when he'd wake up in the middle of the night, I would be sore as my body changed due to nursing and just going back to normal, he would cry or scream and interrupt ever other "important" thing going on in my life...and yet I still looked on him with complete love. I remember laughing and saying, "If anyone else was to act like this, I could not live with them...I would not like them. But because it is him, it doesn't matter."
God has taught me so much about unconditional love through Emery. There is nothing that he could ever do that would make me love him less. There are times that he frustrates me or makes me sad...but I always love him. I have my moments that I just need to get away...but I still love him and would die for him. I am an imperfect person and love Emery this much. God is perfect. How much more His love must be for us!
Because I am imperfect, I am worried about how my relationship with Emery will be affected by having another baby. As I anticipate my attention being pulled in many directions very soon, I have been intentional about cuddling more with Emery. Instead of putting him down in his crib to nap, I've been holding him. He fell asleep in my arms last night on the couch and it was very difficult to bring myself to put him to bed. I just want to soak everything in before June. I am afraid that Emery will feel unloved, unwanted, or just not enough for me. I am so scared about not having enough love to go around...or just simply not being good at distributing it to the 3 men that will be in my life. It's easier for Josh to understand when my attention is everywhere else...He will feel just as torn apart as I will between the two boys. I will do my best to involve Emery in everything with Levi, but there is only so much that he can do...and only so much that I can do too. Praise God that His strength is made perfect in my weakness...I know that I am weak and imperfect, so I will be forced to rely on Him for my strength.
Another thing Josh and I did in anticipation of Levi's arrival is take a little mini- "baby-anniversa-moon." (Babymoon, Honeymoon, Anniversary) We took a weekend cruise to Mexico with Carnival Cruises. It was so refreshing. It was very difficult for us to leave Emery for the weekend...NO CONTACT for 2 full days and 2 half days. We left Friday around noon and returned Monday around noon. We really enjoyed having some time just the two of us. We never were able to celebrate a honeymoon since we got pregnant with Emery right after our wedding. We had gotten married in January and thought we'd take a little trip the following June after I had finished my final semester in college, but before I began student teaching. Well, it didn't work out that way. We found out that I was pregnant in the middle of March! AH! I wasn't sure what we were going to do. Josh didn't have a job yet, I didn't have good health insurance--none for maternity...I really felt nervous, but knew God would provide. He really came through for us and gave us the gift of an amazing little boy! :) Since then we've always had other things come before our own vacations. Any money we may have been able to set aside has been used to visit family instead of going on vacation. It was such a blessing to finally have this little trip together! We were able to reconnect in a way we hadn't been able to since we had Emery.
We appreciate all prayers as we await Levi's arrival. He is already a blessing to us and we cannot wait to meet him. We would specifically appreciate prayers for a healthy 2nd half to the pregnancy, a swift and healthy delivery, and for Levi's health as he enters this world.
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