Emma is One!

We had such a fun day celebrating our sweet girl turning one!  We spent the early afternoon at a park here in town with some friends and family and could not have asked for a better celebration!

12 months...

Our baby girl is ONE!  I can't believe it!  This first year of her life has flown by...seriously.  I felt like Watson's first year went by much more slowly than Emma's...I guess that's what happens when you have a toddler in the house with a newborn!  I recognized this was happening throughout the year, though, so Graham and I truly tried our hardest to soak up every second of this sweet first year.

Weight: 21 lbs
Height: 30 in.
Size diaper: size 3
Size clothes: 9 months, 12 months
Sleeping: 12 hours at night, with 2 naps a day.  Both naps are anywhere from 1 1/2-2 1/2 hours.
Eating: Nursing four times a day, though I feel she is beginning to wean herself from one of those feedings (the late afternoon one).  Loves table food - really anything and everything I give her she will eat..and eat..and eat!

Emma is not walking by herself yet, but she has begun walking behind toys.  She is shaky, but determined!

Sweet girl loves to clap - anytime music comes on, or we say "Yay!" she will start clapping.  She always has the biggest grin when she does this :)



She is also waving a lot these days - anytime she hears someone say "Hi!" or "Bye bye!"she starts waving with such excitement!

This smile will melt your heart :)

Though her full name is Emma Carolyn, we almost always call her "Emma Lou" :)  Not sure where it came from, but it sure did stick!  

Emma loves playing with toys - she is great at entertaining herself and can just sit and play with toys for an extended period of time.  This is a wonderful quality of this little girl!



She is trying to climb anything and everything.  She can't quite hike that leg over every time, but she sure does try!

To say that this angel has a loud cry would be the understatement of the century.  I'm pretty sure if you are anywhere in the Birmingham vicinity, you have heard her cry!

We could not have asked for a better first year with our baby girl.  She is such a treasure to me, Graham, and Watson.  She is loved more than she will ever know!  We pray, daily, that she is growing into a woman of God who will surrender her life to Him at a young age and devote all her days to the Lord.  We love you so much, Emma Lou! 

April...

April in pictures!

We are in the depths of house hunting right now so I feel like most of our spare time has been spent looking at house, after house, after house.  We have found one that we LOVE and hope that it will work out!  I will do another post about it once it is official!

Once again, this post has turned in to more of a "Watson's April" in pictures!  All of Emma's pictures are with her monthly posts, so here is Watson's monthly post :)

Watson is trying to figure out this new t-ball set...and it has been quite the process!  He loves playing with it, but is DETERMINED to use the bat upside down and kind of push the ball rather than hit it by swinging the bat.  Anyways...the correct form will come, I'm sure :)  For now, we'll let him just have a good time pushing the ball around!

Yet another morning with the t-ball set.  Please check out his outfit... Daddy's hat: check.  PJ pants: check.  Cowboy boots: check.  Watch: check.  Crazy kid :)

 Watson had his first trip to the dentist this month - he did so great!  He did not flinch one bit and laid there as calm as can be!  So proud of my little buddy.

Look at those pearly whites!

Watson and Emma tagged along to a baby shower with me this month.  Sweet Bethany Murray is having a baby boy and we were so honored to get to celebrate his soon to be arrival!  Watson helped Bethany with every.single.gift...and loved every second of it!

Cuddles with Poppa are always enjoyed by both of these guys :)

"Mommy, let's play Super Watson!"

 Watson LOVES escalators and elevators - it is his prize for behaving well wherever we go :)  I believe he and Graham rode this escalator about 10 times...in a row...

We tested 'big boy underwear' for an afternoon.  I am waiting for potty training though...

First ice cream cone of his own!

 Helping Poppa mow his grass.  Such a great helper!

My sister.  She is a life saver.  Literally.  I was able to run up to the hospital with her one evening as she prepared to split kidneys and get them prepared for a transplant.  So proud of the hard work that she does.  Please, everyone, Donate Life!