A whole new world....

Since the arrival of Emily, Paul and I don't watch as much television as we used to. We just don't have time. And it seems that when we do watch something it's a DVD series or something like it rather than cable. So...we have decided to try out Google TV and get rid of cable. GASP. I know ..I find it scary too.
Our main concern is sports. But luckily we bought the Blu Ray player and have been able to stuff off of ESPN.com. That was our big concern...but just in case we are waiting until after the bowl games to cancel the cable all together.:)
Now I am not gonna lie. I am going to miss my trashy reality TV..but am just going to have to find it on Netflix. I will not be able to Keep Up with the Kardashians, but I think Paul will be happy about that. But every penny counts with a baby and when we don't watch it enough for the price, we thought we needed to give this a try.
It has been really funny to watch us try and figure out the Google TV. It is definitely the most techy thing we have now. I will admit, I love having Facebook up on our big screen. But hopefully I won't get addicted to doing that and it suck even more time out of me. So we will see how it goes and here's hoping it's a good experience and one we don't regret.

Christmas miracle.

I saw this article today and got so excited. I do not know this family but met many of the families who were impacted by the tsunami. I know that many families are still looking for loved ones. I know that many will not return home like this girl. I spent time where she is from, so it hits a little closer to home for me. But I am thankful for her and her family to be reunited.

Christmas miracle.

St. Nick

So for weeks I had been thinking about when we could take Emily to meet Santa. Paul had drill the weekend before and I had gotten emails saying he was going to be several different places. So of course we had to wait and not go then. Daddy had to be there for the first Santa experience.
So this weekend I planned that we would go to the mall after Paul got off work and before his work Christmas party. But that morning I went to the gym and then to Bilo to pick up stuff for Paul to make macaroni and cheese for the party. When I walk in lo and behold Santa is there. And not some mangey cheap looking one..a real good looking St. Nick sitting in a chair greeting customers. I asked how long he would be there and he said until 4. I let him know that I would be back later that day with a little girl excited to meet him.
I mean how great was this?!?!? No fighting mall traffic. No waiting in line. No paying $20 for one picture when I could take my own. Now don't get me wrong...I am sure we will do it at some point, but for a situation when we weren't sure that she would even sit with him..this was perfect.
So I headed home....and later Paul, my mom, brother, and I all went with Emily on her first visit with Santa! She did well. She was not scared or intimidated at all. She was just mainly checking him out. So it was a great experience all in all. We will be looking for him again in less than a week:)

Big Talker.

Emily is so much more chatty these days. I tried to get what I could tonight on this video. She talks more than this even!

Nine Months!

Age: Nine months


Weight: 14 lbs 9 oz

Length: 26.2 Inches

Health: She has been healthy lately..fingers crossed as we move further into winter.

Size clothes: Mostly six months now. There are a few big 3 month old things we can still make work...and then she is in some 9 month old clothes that are smaller.

Size diapers: Size 2.


Eat: What doesn't she eat now? Emily thinks that she needs to eat whatever is on our plates now too. She has started eating things in bigger pieces and we are not putting vegetables to be pureed anymore...just cutting them up in bits.

Sleeps: All night long but has been getting up at 5:30 recently...what happened to 7 am? But I will say she goes back to sleep most of the time after a bottle that early.

Disposition: Happy and silly.

Loves: Being out and about!

Doesn’t like: Being left alone and not having everyone's attention..hoping we don't have a diva in the making.

Milestones: She is now crawling and pulling up! She also can feed herself pieces of food now from a plate.

Smiles when: Mommy and Daddy kiss. (Not sure why..but it makes her smile.)

Recent trips: Charlotte for Connor's baptism, Aunt Robin's for Thanksgiving, Charleston, the park to swing, out to eat several places, the grocery store.

Important stuff

The ironic thing was I had been thinking of how to document things I want Emily to know. I had been mulling over a post in my head to blog. And frankly it will still come. I have been thinking a lot about the things I want her to know my heart as she gets old and want to make sure she knows them as she grows up. But then this was posted as someone's facebook status tonight and it brought many tears to my eyes as I read it. Of course I am going to leave it up and have Paul read it. I often think of the kind of relationship I want them to have. However I often have to take a step back and pray. I have to realize that what I am missing most as I think of Emily and her daddy is the relationship I often did not have with my father. I wanted a lot more than I was given at times and of course I want even more for my little girl. One of the many reasons I married Paul was I knew he would be an amazing father and fill the role to the best of his ability. He will not be perfect and will have to ask for forgiveness from Emily at times I am sure. But I know he will try. And that effort is what makes so much difference. Anyways this is a sweet tear jerker and good summary of things I want for my little girl.

http://lifetoheryears.com/50rules

My little girl is nine months old! Hard to believe. We got to the doctor next week..so I will post stats and more updates then. But this is such a fun age even though she is getting into everything. Taking her pictures each month is getting harder now that she is mobile! But I will keep trying to document her growth..this momma will not give up!