Sick day

Last night poor Emma woke up about midnight. I thought I would go in and give her a binky, but when I went in I smelled throw-up, so I turned the light on. And there was her dinner in the middle of her bed, and partially in her hair. So we took a shower. During which she threw up again. She threw up 13 times in 4 hours, and has thrown up twice already since being up. She can't even keep water down, so in a little bit I will be calling the doctor. I don't think she has a fever. But I find it interesting that she has gotten sick twice since I weaned her 10 days ago. We have watched two movies, and gone through almost all of her bibs and our hand towels. And I am going on three hours of broken up sleep. I guess this is what I'm doing today: 

But it's ok, she's cute and snugly. 

Saggy pants and the vacuum

I know Emma is small, but when it comes to shorts, she seems even smaller! This morning I put some 12 month jean shorts on her...this is what it looked like:

So we went out and bought her some new shorts, 6-9 months. They barely stayed on her. However, due to some tummy troubles, she is now in her 3rd pair of shorts for the day, and theses ones seem to fit. They are size 12 month, jegging shorts. Go figure. 

Oh yeah...in this picture she is putting away her toys so we can vacuum. Yesterday the closet door was open, and she pointed at the vacuum, and I said, "Yes, Emma, that is the vacuum." (I thought she was afraid of it.) She pointed it out again, and I said, "Do you want to vacuum?" She said yes. But I was busy so I told her she had to pick up all her toys before we vacuumed, and what do you know...within 30 seconds she had picked up all her stuff. And then she asked to vacuum again. I was so shocked, I stopped what I was doing and we vacuumed. (Where did we get this girl?) Later on she asked to vacuum again and I said we had to wait until bedtime, and she cried. Silly girl. This morning we vacuumed again after she picked up her toys, and she didn't even want me to hold her while I did it. Our house is about to be really clean...apparently all I need to do to get Emma to pick up her toys is to tell her we can vacuum. :) Did I also mention she loves to help with the dishes and the laundry? It is much more fun to clean this way. 

Too tired to skype?

On Wednesdays Emma and I meet some other moms and kids at McDonalds to play and eat. Emma usually just watches, but sometimes she plays. We also usually come home and supplement whatever she eats a McDonalds (usually just a parfait and a small fry), and skype with Grandma Joy. However, she fell asleep on the way home today, so I put her down and texted Grandma that Emma was too tired to skype. So after I put her down I decided to make my lunch...and while it was cooking, I hear her talking upstairs in her room. Apparently she never went to sleep. So I went up and got her, she had second lunch with me and we skyped with Grandma. It took me two more attempts before she finally stayed down around 1:15. 

Smiling at Grandma

Being goofy.

Last pictures from our trip

These pictures are mostly random, but are my favorites. Enjoy.

Swinging like a big girl with Aunt Faith.

See my pony?

Snacking on strawberries.

So beautiful in Grandma Connie's glasses!

Thank you, Uncle Alex, for teaching Emma her 'scary smile.'

Getting ready with Aunt Grace.

Aren't I pretty?

Shoe shopping with Grandma Connie.

Snow

While we were home, it snowed. Twice. Good thing I waited to put away the winter clothes until after our trip. Anyway, here is Aunt Grace showing Emma the snow.

"This is snow, Emma."

"It's cold!"

"Hmm, let me play with it."

"Here, Aunt Grace, you have some snow, too."

Snuggling with Aunt Grace.

New dresses, rain, and PB & Js

So....Emma and I both got new dresses and we wore them to church on Sunday. Sadly, Steven did not get a new dress, so he just wore normal clothes. ;) Anyway, we also got some rain yesterday...and even some lightning and thunder! It was a good day. The last twos picture are from today. I have been feeding Emma peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, it's fun, and easy. And she mostly likes them.

Mom and Emma

Emma giving Mom an ornery look

Daddy and Emma...and dolly and monkey

Emma being cute

Daddy was trying to get her to smile

No need to cut her crusts off...she tears them off and eats them first.

And then shoves the rest in her mouth.

Dr. Appointment

Sorry for the onslaught of posts, but Emma is taking a long nap, and my blogger thing uploads them out of order if I save them for later, so you get to see them all now. Emma had her 18-month appointment on Tuesday, and yes, I know she is 19 months.

Here are the results:
She weighs 18lbs 9oz, which is less than the 1st percentile. She is 30.25 inches tall, 9th percentile. They told me to fatten her up...again. So that makes two out of the three members of our family who are trying to gain weight. Anyway, she also has cavities, so we are now brushing her teeth twice a day, once with toothpaste, and we are to find a children's dentist in CA.

Also, I don't know if you can see in the picture below, but Emma has a 'pea-sized, hard, cystic structure' on her eyelid, or under her eyelid. He said to watch it and to tell her new Pediatrician if it has changed, because it may need to be removed.

She also got two shots, and became extremely ornery while she was only wearing her diaper while waiting for the doctor. I think she gets ornerier when she is naked.

So that is her update.  Also, I am in the process of weaning her, since she has taken to chewing on me when she nurses...it isn't pleasant. She isn't a fan, but she doesn't protest too much either. And the poor girl, I also have stopped holding her and carrying her so much. I used to carry a giant bag around with all our stuff in it. It weighed more than Emma, and I my back has started to hurt, so I have stopped carrying it and her as much as I can. She actually protests that much more than the weaning. But she will get used it and hopefully my back will start to feel better.