SQUEEZE!

So I was in my "work" room yesterday and I hear this whine noise coming from Emma,
of course. So I go out into the living room...no Emma. I go into her room...no Emma. I go into my room...no Emma. I was like, Emma, where are you!? I couldn't find her. Then I look over towards the table and just see Emma all crunched up on the chair, underneath the table. She had somehow managed to get up between the two but now she was stuck. I wish I could have taken a picture of when I first saw her cause she was just calmly laying on the chair, looking up at me, with eyes, saying, mom...um i'm kind of stuck. So luckily the camera was right there...(I promise it was, I wouldn't make her stay in that position too long) and took a picture. By then she was then trying to get up the chair...Oh Emma, you are too funny for words!

Post-Church Energy

Well today was a normal Sunday. We have church at 1 so we like to put Emma down WAY early to get some sort of nap before church. She slept 2 hours! So that was nice. We put her in nursery for the 2nd time today. Joe has to drop her off cause we tried to do the switch thing half way through and she can't act normal around me...too clingy. So Joe dropped her off but she did her "drama" thing and so he ended up staying half way through. He finally just left when she wasn't looking. She was a little upset but only for a few minutes and then she was fine the rest of the nursery. So that's good news. So afterwards, Emma has LOTS of energy to burn off so she loves to climb and run and dance...as you can see in these pictures. Isnt' her dress adorable? Grandma Z. gave it to her for Easter and then I added the belt. So cute!

This is her curious look...she likes to understand what is going on with the camera.

She's getting to be a good climber on our couch. I had to watch her real well in these pictures cause she could have gone right over the back!

I just thought this was a cute one of her, looking up.

Doing a dance routine on her puzzle.

Nst Nst Nst...I love this picture on her dancing :)

These pictures are for all my pregnant fans out there...I'm getting huge and uncomfortable now. I"m 26 weeks along now so it's just going by too fast.

I took these last two with the camera timer cause I know Joe was starting to get sick of me asking him to take pictures over and over again. It's just so hard to get good pictures when you are THE elusive white whale :)

Easter Proud

I feel pretty proud of myself. I have finally done some sort of a tradition with our little family. I went out and got tons of candy and did that whole basket thing for tomorrow. The best part is...and Joe doesn't know this...is i'm doing a treasure hunt for him to find his basket tomorrow morning. I have made like 8 clues that he has to go around, clue to clue, to find his basket. I'm so excited! But I just feel like an awesome wife for doing something fun for a change :)


Here is Joe's basket, filled to the brim with yummy candy. His favorite is the chocolate-covered marshmellows so I got TONS of those for him.

This little guy is Emma's basket. She LOVES dogs, as I have mentioned before on this...I think, so I found this cute doggie at Walmart, stuffed it in the smallest basket I could find and Emma will love it! The basket was 50 cents! Ya, we're going cheap this year :)


Today, we had a great day playing with each other. This is Emma modeling her cute Easter attire that I got. Love those colors!


Her new favorite hiding spot is now in the corner of her room, behind her rocking chair.

My favorite part of her outfit is the shirt. Emma is one Sassy Chick, i'll tell you what.

Emma and me chillin' on the couch. Daddy made her laugh really hard when he took the picture so she's got a really giggly smile. Happy Easter everyone!

Nesting, mischief and puzzles

The past few weeks, i've started the "nesting" phase, it seems. I've become paranoid of everything I want organized and finished before the 2nd baby comes. So i've re-organized Emma's room and have become scrapbooking all the pictures of Emma that i've been putting off. My goal is to get them all finished before chaos breaks loose.

So I went to Target and got those cute little pink/purple stacking bins and her new hamper on top.

Then I went to Walmart and got 3 more wicker bins for the changing table. We recently put in the twin mattress on the floor for her to get used to when she upgrades into that so the baby can use the crib.


This morning, I found it very quiet in the house so I went on a search for my child. I heard Emma "talking" to her self as she was breaking down this roll of toilet paper.

This is Emma having a fun-filled time playing with her puzzles.

She LOVES!!!! puzzles and has become quite the professional. She can even be obsessive about it sometimes. But I do have to say that those puzzles are listed for 2 years and up...she's only 18 months and has conquered them :) (I had to put that in...my proud mom moment)

And this is her loving the camera...actually she's more curious. She sees me with the camera and comes and sits on my lap to see what pictures are on the back...so I just flipped it around and took one of her...She looks so funny but her eyes are beautiful! I love that she got my eyes and Joe's eye lashes :) (maybe a little jealous!)

New Orleans!

New Orleans!!

Well it's been some time since writing on this. I need to move my "model" picture down the line so its not the first thing people see! So last week was very eventful. On monday, we drove to Grandma and Grandpa Zimmerman's house and visited for a couple of days, allowing Emma to get comfortable with the surroundings. Joe and I left Wednesday to Houston to catch a flight to New Orleans for a Dental Convention.

Taken at a "fancy" restaurant, after eating seafood...yum.

Joe researched in the summer and he was now presenting his findings there by making a huge poster and standing next to it for 2 hours :) His presentation was on Thursday and we were in town till Saturday morning.

It was so fun! Our hotel was in the French Quarter, like 2 blocks from Bourbon St...which I don't recommend going down after dark.

But it was cool to see the city and something new. There is a lot of history and culture there...not to mention lots of restaurants!! I sucked it up and ate at a couple of New Orleans' style sea food places. I ate Alligator sausage, crab cake and shrimp...blah! (the alligator was actually really good!) So it was a nice vacation for Joe and I.

Me and my pregnant self!

Emma, on the same hand, had a great time with her grandparents and uncles. She loves to be outside so that's where she was everyday. She played with Rocky, their dog, fed him food and chased him around the backyard. I think he was probably a bit annoyed by her but he's old so I guess he didn't care. When we met Grandma in Houston, Emma was so relieved to see us! She wouldn't let go of Joe and I. So overall, it was an awesome trip and so glad we did it! I was a little worried that Emma would have a hard time without us but I guess she adapts pretty fast.

Smile!

Emma and her counsin Helena

Big Long Day

Well Saturday was a very big day. We drove down town to the Healthy Child and Baby Expo at the Convention Center. Usually we wouldn't go to things like this but this day was different. I had volunteered to model maternity clothes from Destination Maternity for their fashion show. I got some free stuff and admission. It was kind of cool since I've never modeled before so it was kind of fun. We got there around 2:30 and I had to go and get dressed and made up for the show at 3:30. I think Joe and Emma walked around the expo and went outside and walked around too. I don't think he had the most fun but I'm sure glad that they both were there. Joe puts up alot for me...:) So the show came on and I modeled 2 outfits, as seen in the pictures. Joe was the photographer and he took 3 pictures so those are the best we got...Joe, I love ya, but more pics next time! And afterwards we walked around the Expo, getting free stuff from all the sponsers and finally, I was ready to go. We got to see the ground around the Tower of America, which is really pretty. We never went over there before so that was kind of nice. So it was good times this past Saturday.

I don't think you're supposed to be up there!

Whenever Emma is in a place where she shouldn't be, she tries to smile or laugh her way in. From the pictures, this is a perfect example of where she isn't allowed. She got up on my craft table and instead of coming down, she smiles and laughs and it's just no big deal...I wonder where she got that from?