First Christmas

Christmas went great! The festivities started last Sunday at my dad's house. It was so good to see that side of the family..it has been several years since we were all together. Then, Christmas Eve we had my immediate family Christmas at our house. My sister Jessica and her two boys were there along with my mom and Jim. We opened gifts and had lunch. Then we headed to Kimball for Christmas with my mom's side of the family. She has 7 siblings so it is always a ton of fun seeing our aunts, uncles, cousins, and the cousin's families. Emma is the youngest but she is one of several great grand-children. We stayed there late in to the evening. Then we got up on Christmas day and attended church and headed straight to Hutchinson for Christmas with Corey's family and his mom's side of the family. Emma was so tired from Christmas Eve that she slept most of the day. Sunday was nice because we got to hang low at home. Emma seemed to sleep everytime it was time to open gifts. We opened hers but then also took pictures of her with them, it was kind of like "Week-end at Bernies" if you know what I mean.

Emma is getting bigger. Her 2 month dr appt was on 12/14. She weighed in at 14 lbs 2 ounces which placed her in to the 99th percentile. The doctor made comment, "Well, she isn't starving!" She also said that Emma is really strong, and was doing things she would look for in a 4 month old. Emma is now wearing some 3-6 month clothes but mostly 6 month. What a" little" tyke!

Here is her Christmas day outfit. Of course she fell asleep right as we were about to open gifts.





Here is Christmas Eve. She was asleep but we had to try on her new shades.

Attention new & expecting moms!

I got this as a gift and it is awesome! I think it has been a big puzzle piece to Emma's crib sleeping. Not only does it offer soothing sounds like thunderstorm, rain, and birds but it also has white noise and heartbeat!!!! Emma LOVES the heartbeat one. It also has a timer where you can set it for 30, 45, or 60 minutes which is awesome for us. Emma loves her mobile but it doesn't stay on for nearly as long as she needs. There is also a built in night light and the volume control has a big range...I have to say..its a favorite!

18 days to Christmas..

We are counting down to Christmas in the Eystad home-we can't wait! The tree has been up for months but now there are presents under it which makes the season even more real.

Emma is doing well, still has the spit up issue, but otherwise good. It's amazing how fast she is growing and changing. I feel like one day I talk about something and the next day (and day after and day after) all of a sudden it changes. Example: her sleeping. We were sleeping through the nights together on the recliner. Then, I got some advice from a friend saying that I should put her in her crib and then rub her back to put her back to sleep. Well, needless to say that night I put her in her crib and she didn't even wake up like she normally does when we move her. She ended up sleeping for 7.5 hours straight in her crib. The next day, she napped in her crib and we had to wake her up on 2 different occasions so she wouldn't completely sleep the day away (and we had errands to run). So now, just like that, she is a crib sleeper. We put her on her stomach because we know that is her preference and we are all right with that. She has been sleeping on her tummy since Day 1.

Reflux/vomitting--this seems to get better and then go back to bad again. It is so hard and frustrating. Even though I did not want to medicate her I have been giving her the medicine on schedule for 3 days, and trying to give it a real chance. It hasn't worked completely but there are times it seems to.

I return to work next Monday, Dec 13. In many ways I look forward to it and am anxious for it!! the downside is I am still multiple pounds away from fitting comfortably in to my closet so clothing selection may take up a lot of time in the morning.

Here are some updated pictures of Emma--she is getting so big! :) She wears 0-3 months in some clothes and 3-6 in others...ya she is almost 2 months old ..we love our chunky monkey. Some of these pics make her look really chunky and that is ok :)

Exhibit A on Chunki-ness :) She just got done taking a bath with me..yes she pee'd on my leg but I didn't care.

Is that an Iraqi changing her diaper...NOPE..It's her DAD! Her new formula has done a number on her diapers. Apparently Corey is at his breaking point!