she's 2 months old now!

EmJ is a growing machine!!! She's 2 (and a half, to be technical) months old now and is seriously packin' on the pounds! We adore her cute little rolls... and sometimes I wonder why it's not cute when I have rolls, but it's adorable that she does! Ha!

She smiles all the time... and it's obvious that she is a happy baby. She is so great for us (most of the time!) She is doing really well through the night now. She wakes up usually once because she's gotten herself out of her swaddle (the burrito baby blanket), but all I have to do is re-swaddle and rock her a little and she's out again. Her last feeding at night is around 8:30pm and she doesn't eat again until about 5am. After that she falls asleep again until 7-7:30am. Although she wakes up in the middle, I sure am enjoying getting more sleep!! She is a joy... the other night (or early morning, rather) I was feeding her and usually at 5am she's still half asleep. Well... she was wide awake and talking and smiling and I just couldn't help but grin right back at her - look how cute she is!!!

EmJ is not only smiling now, but talking like crazy too! She coos, oohs, squeaks, goos, gurgles, and all kinds of fun baby stuff. She loves to have conversations with anyone who will talk to her... And some super big news... SHE ROLLED OVER!!!! From her tummy to her back, she's done it! We thought it might be a fluke, but nope, she's a rollin-over machine! She definitely has a mind of her own, however, because she'll roll over once to show off, but if I put her back on her tummy, she won't do it again. She's 2 months old and already quite stubborn. Pray for us! :o)


EmJ loves her mama and daddy... and recognizes both our faces and our voices. It's pretty adorable in the morning when I go in to get her and she sees my face or hears my voice and immediately breaks out in an ear-to-ear grin. The other morning she was awake when Jeff left and she was talking to him! He says it sure makes it a lot harder to leave for work when she's being so darn cute in the morning! EmJ loves people and sure enjoys being talked to. Her cousins (Janae, Jonah, McKenna, and Cadence) absolutely love her. Janae loves to hold and cuddle with her and Jonah can't seem to give her enough kisses! She has a variety of nicknames we've discovered, including Pete (short for Stinky Pete or Squeaky Pete), goober, turkey face, pretty girl, pipsqueak, snicklefritz, baby girl, sweet baby... you get the idea!

Bath time has become one of EmJ's most favorite times! I think it's because she didn't get a real bath for a long while because her cord took forever to fall off! Anyway... she smiles through her bath and doesn't even cry when it's time for lotion!

What can I say? We're some proud parents... and I think we have reason to be! EmJ is so wonderful and we are beyond blessed to have her in our lives. People try to tell you what it's like to have kids, but you just don't understand until they are born. It's already hard to remember what life was like before EmJ, and we like it that way! She is already a gorgeous little girl and we are excited to see what else God has in store for our family!