Adrian's first Father's Day

This past Sunday we celebrated Adrian's first Father's Day. We went over to Jimmy's house and enjoyed smoked brisket and ribs. Jimmy and Susan stayed up all night and smoked the meat for 12 hours. It was delicious. We also had mom's famous potato salad, corn on the cob, Ceasar salad, and topped it off with my Death by Chocolate. Emily gave Adrian some cool signs to hang in his "man cave" (in the garage) which he LOVED. It was nice to spend the day with the family and Emily rather enjoyed herself. But she was beat, and ended the day taking on nap on Grandaddy's tummy.

Emily's 4 month check up

We went yesterday for Emily's 4 month check up. She was 4 months old June 16th! She had to get her shots, which is always equally painful for Mommy. But she did just fine and so far hasn't had any fever or bad after effects. She now weighs a whopping 13 pounds, 3 ounces (50th percentile) and is 25 inches "tall" (75th percentile). She has grown 6 inches since she was born! I can't believe it! I am also very proud to report that most nights, she goes to bed between 8 and 9pm and doesn't wake up until 5 or 6am! We love having a baby that sleeps through the night and know we are very lucky! We will start her on cereal in about 2 weeks. The pediatrician thinks she is almost ready... but right now her tongue thrust is still very strong and he said I would just have a huge mess on my hands. So we will wait a little bit longer. I am sure that will make for some lovely pictures! Well, that's all for now!

It's been a while!

It has been quite a while since I last blogged... where do I begin? Emily had her baby dedication on May 17th. My Grandma came in from Florida and so did Adrian's sister and daughters (from Baton Rouge). Emily was the fifth generation in my family to be a part of Memorial Drive Christian Church. So that was special for us all. Here is a link to the pictures from the event (they are on Shutterfly): share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AatmrFq4cs2L0g

Other old, but big news - I was laid off one week after I returned from maternity leave (on May 15th). Business had been slow and I wasn't surprised, but had hoped it wouldn't happen. I think it was a blessing in disguise from God because I've decided to change careers and become a teacher. After much prayer and thought, I think it is the best thing for our family. I am enrolled in the Texas Alternative Teacher program and after passing the state test at the end of June and taking some classroom management classes, I will be almost there! I hope to teach high school English in the fall - if all goes accordingly.

Emily continues to grow like a little weed. I swear she grows inches over night. She laughs and smiles, coos and hollers, holds her head up and sits up assisted. Lots of times she slides to the side, so we have to put a pillow next to her. Two more weeks and she will start cereal! Adrian and I took her to the pool for the first time today. She had a blast, just kicking her legs like crazy! I think she will be an Olympic swimmer! Here are some pics. Hope everyone is having a great summer!