the end of 2007

sorry that i haven't been updating as much as i planned on. but let me catch you up on life ...

right before Christmas, our doctor told us that he was concerned with Emerson's weight and would like to get either an x-ray or ultrasound to see if he had something that would need surgery to correct. we did our best to leave it in God's hands since we had to get through Christmas before we got the ultrasound.

lucky was on-call the week of Christmas, so we weren't able to go anywhere. we thought that meant a quieter Christmas, but we were mistaken ... we had lots of visitors and tons of fun! (look for a family update and one from each girl about our Christmas!)

in the middle of this wonderful week, natalie's parents came and watched the girls so we could take Emerson to his ultrasound appointment. we are blessed to be able to say that nothing was wrong with Emerson. we had prepared our hearts for Emerson to need surgery and we are thankful that this wasn't part of God's plan.

we went to the doctor right after New Year's and had Emerson weighed. in 14 days, Emerson had gained 12 oz!!! so he is doing much better. we have changed his acid reflux medicine and see if that will help keep some of the milk inside him. so we will wait and see if it does.

so this year has been wonderful so fa though i haven't taken ANY pictures in 2008. i will get on that and get them on here for you. but here are some of Emerson's pictures at the end of 2007.

laying in my bassinet with all my buddies! - 8 weeks old

sleeping on the sofa wrapped in my grandmother rose's blanket - 8 weeks old
my new giraffe, he doesn't have a name yet but i LOVE him! - 9 weeks old

Merry Christmas!!! - 9 weeks old

this is my finely tuned pout with my lip stuck out, puddles in my eyes, and no sounds ... yet, just wait 10-15 seconds. :) - 9 weeks old

playing on my playmet, one of my Christmas presents - almost 10 weeks old

here i'm talking to mommie while she tries to watch a movie with daddy - almost 10 weeks

week seven

sorry about the wait. i was trying to surprise you with a videa that i took of Emerson cooing. the video was really dark when i uploaded it and am trying to find some software to fix that so you can view it too. maybe next week. here is the blog i wrote last weekend ...

December 10th, 2007
this week Emerson has been more fussier than normal. he has been constipated and we think has a mild ear infection. so our house has had a little more drama in it than normal. we went to my parents for part of the weekend and helped them decorate for Christmas and visit with them some. we all had a great time and the girls even fell asleep in the car on the way home (and stay asleep when placed in their beds!!!). it was quite nice to end the week with a simi-quiet evening with Lucky and Emerson.

i was talking up a storm here ... too bad you couldn't hear me

and i give big smiles to my family ... i love them.

and here is Arwen Grace giving me a kiss. she does that a lot ... she must love me, too.

update on Emerson

when mommie took me into the doctor's office to see what was going on with us where nursing was concerned ... i weighed only 7lb 10oz. they were a little concerned and asked for me to be brought back in after thanksgiving to be weighed again.

so mommie brought me back in the thursday after and they weighed me ... i was 8lbs 7oz!!! yay! ... everything is getting better where this is concerned. :) thanks for all your thoughts and prayers! mommie and i greatly appreciate it!

week 6

trying to take a picture with my sisters, but they are being TOO silly!

happy birthday mommie and lillian!

me at the zoo ... the best sleep yet! lol

i woke up just once to take this picture so mommie would be proud of me ... i even opened my eyes at the right time. can you tell i love my mommie? :)

week five

this week was a great week full of smiles, coo, family, and fun! we traveled to lucky's parents in northern VA and celebrated thanksgiving with them and his sister and uncle. the girls had a blast ... Emerson slept through most of it, but was awake enough to give everyone a smile or look or two. :) on our way to lucky's parents, we stopped at my grandparents and visited for a while. while we were there, we were able to see my cousin and her family who live in NY ... so that was crazy fun. here are some of the pictures that we captured of Emerson throughout the week. we hope you enjoy them.

it is so hard to take pictures of Emerson while i hold him ... and his smiles turn goofy, like this one ... but in it's own way, it is kind of cute! :)

i just love this hat on him!

finially a great smile captured on "film" (i guess now it is "disk?")



don't let him fool you. his thanksgiving was wonderful even if he didn't get any turkey. we all hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving and were surrounded by friends and family!

week four

this week was especially hard for us. Emerson had thrush and that effected nursing. so he wasn't eating as much (since it was hurting to nurse), and therefore he was fussier more. as a result to this, he started lossing weight. so we have been slowly fixing these problems only to find out that he probably has acid reflux like Arwen Grace did. but we are on top of both of these and are ready to enjoy Thanksgiving next week. here are some pictures from this week ... enjoy!

this one he looks like my Granddaddy Billy ... or Poppy to the girls. :)

here he is looking at lucky wearing one of my favorite outfits ... Daddy's Best Buddy! (in Carolina blue ... go Heels!)

watching the little birdies on his mobile

and here he is showing off his stone cold grey eyes! i love them!

week two and three

sorry about not updating more often, but most of his two week old pictures looked like his one week old pictures since he was rarely awake. so i am just combining week two and three. hope you enjoy!

and at his two week doctor's appointment he was still 21.5" long (90%) and weighed 7 lb 8oz (25 - 50%). we won't go back until December for his 2 month appointment.