A happy baby in her crib

Emily had the biggest grin on her face when I put her in her crib. She's so alert. She looks around and kicks her legs. She is just so fascinated by everything around her. The look on her face was priceless.

Too tired for tummy time

Emily and I try to do tummy time every day as much as possible. She can already almost hold her head up. It's so amazing. She is such a big girl! Today, she was just too pooped to even think about tummy time. She just passed right out on the mat. Too cute!

Looking at mommy

Emily often just stares at her mommy and smiles. It just melts mommy's heart!

Emily loves her carseat

Anytime we go anywhere in the car seat, Emily just about always falls right asleep. She just looks so comfy. We were sitting in the doctor's office here and she was taking a little snooze.

Big Stretches!

Every time Emily wakes up, she does the biggest stretches for about 10 minutes. It's the cutest thing. She twists her whole body around. I think she gets that from mommy. I love to stretch too. :)

Changing sleep patterns

I'm so proud of Emily. She went to sleep all on her own like a big girl without mommy rocking her to sleep! We've been having trouble getting her to go to sleep before 2:30 in the morning. We used to rock her to sleep with noise in the background, the lights on, etc. This time, we tried something a little different. We turned off the lights, turned off the TV, swaddled her tight, turned on her sound machine, and laid her down without rocking her to sleep. She was asleep within 5 minutes and stayed asleep for nearly 5 hours straight!!  I can't believe it. She's such a great baby. It'll be so nice to get her on a normal sleep schedule again.

Mommy and me class

Today Emily and I went to our mommy and me class. It's so nice to talk with other moms who went through some of the same things I did. There is a lactation consultant and registered nurses there that are really great and helpful. Emily enjoys interacting with the other babies too. She fits right in!

Graduating out of newborn clothes

Well, Emily has officially graduated out of her newborn outfits and is now wearing 0-3 month clothes. She's almost too big for her bassinet already. I can't believe how fast she's growing. She's very close to being in Size 1 diapers too. I just love her pudgy little cheeks!

Enjoying tummy time - 3 weeks 1 day old

The doctor suggested that we do "tummy time" with Emily as often as possible to strengthen her neck muscles and keep her head from becoming too flat. The average baby is able to hold their head up around 3 months old. Emily is already starting to hold her head up. That is so amazing. She is excelling so fast I can't believe it. She was just talking up a storm until she found her thumb to suck on. :)