Wonderful Weekend

Chillin' in the car on our ride to Clemson.
Snoozing with my toys during our trip to Clemson.

What a wonderful weekend! Emma survived her first road trip and made it down to Clemson on Friday! She was beyond awesome in the car and slept for most of the trip. Cute pics coming soon! On Saturday, we went over to see our good friends David and Kendall Martin. Kendall has a budding photography career and she took some great pics of Emma. You can check them out on her website http://www.kendallmartinphotography.com/. (Go to proofing, and the password is Emma) We have missed spending time with them, but it is so hard to see everyone when you're in town for the weekend. We hadn't seen their boy, Parker since the day he came home from the hospital and he just turned one in December. They are expecting again and it's another boy! Pray that Kendall can keep her sanity in a house full of three young boys. (Four if you count David!) John Allen is convinced that we will have a house full of girls, but hey, you take what the Lord gives ya! Of course, Saturday evening was spent with family. The dad's grilled steaks and watched movies and the girls gaga'd over Emma. She had a full audience for her bath Saturday night. Sunday, Emma made her first trip to the church I grew up in. She was not as good as she was in church last week and we (I) ended up taking her to the nursery to stay with our family friend, Ms. Becky. After church, we headed to Reese and Meredith's shower. They racked up with gift cards to Lowe's, Home Depot, Best Buy, and many others. Gift card shower...what a good idea!

I am staying with my parents this week and enjoying introducing Emma to all my friends and family, but we sure are missing one important man in our lives.......DADDY!! JAP, I love you and want to thank you for letting me "steal" Emma for the week! We can't wait to see you on Saturday!

Does she look like me?

Here is a pic of me when I was a baby. I think Emma looks just like me when I was a baby. What do you think?

2 months post baby

This is SO not fair. Hiedi walked the runway at the Victoria Secret fashion show just 8 weeks after giving birth. I am coming up on 8 weeks post pregnancy and am feeling more like a beached whale. As many of you know, my brother is getting married in two months. I have got to loose SOME of this baby weight before the big day! I am a bridesmaid in the wedding, and of course all the other bridesmaids are about size 2's. (Love you all ladies) I would almost give my right (no make that left) arm to look like Heidi right now. Well, lets just say, I would love to be back to my pre-pregnancy weight...even minus a few pounds. I never looked like Hiedi anyway. Today marks the diet of the century. Well as much of a diet that you can do while breastfeeding. NO SUGAR! Oooh, that is going to be a hard one. I do so much love my sweets! NO FLOUR..this takes a lot out of your diet, but I am planning to eat lots of protein, fruits, and veggies! Determination ladies...please pray that I can stay motivated!

She's my best friend's girl...

Thanks Monty for all your hard work this weekend! We all really enjoyed getting to spend some time with you and of course, the floors look great! Emma can't wait to meet the rest of your family in just a few short weeks.

GO TIGERS!

John Allen's friend Monty came up this weekend to help him install hardwoods in our bedroom. They have been working hard since Thursday night and still have more work to do tomorrow. They took the afternoon off and headed to the Clemson/UNC baseball game. Emma is wearing her Clemson shirt in honor of the occasion. She doesn't really look like a girl in this outfit, but she does look "tiger-est." We (the girls) were not invited to go to the game...boys only! We spent the day lounging at the house, baking cookies, and enjoying the beautiful weather! It was 80 outside today!! I am loving the spring weather and hoping it is here to stay.

Totally random...I am rather annoyed with people that talk to my baby in stores and refer to her as a BOY! I mean come on people, she is covered in a pink blanket with a butterfly and a flower dangling from her carseat. Does that scream BOY? Just wondering?

Savor Every Moment

Sorry I have been such a bad blogger. I am just trying to savor every moment with Emma before I have to go back to work. I cannot believe how quickly the time has passed. I go back to work on March 30th and that seems like way too quick! I only have a couple of more weeks of sleeping in with my cutie, watching her every move, seeing her smile at the morning sun coming through the blinds. Luckily my mom is coming to stay with her my first week back to school. I will know that she is safe and happy hanging out with Granna while I'm sure I will be bauling in the teacher's lounge. I am trying not to think about our seperation and just enjoy my last few weeks as a stay at home mommy. When I do go back to work, let's just say I'll be living for the summer!

PS. Who knew health insurance for a newborn was so expensive!!! We took a real hit this month because they decided to take out the health insurance for Jan, Feb, and March!!! Without asking I might add! Uhgggghhhhh...

Just a few pics