Cereal!

On 1/8 Emily got her first taste of solids. We tried single grain rice mixed with breast milk. She didn't know what it was and frankly, didn't care! She didn't take to it well and kinda hates it. We give it to her for breakfast and then for dinner. She just spits it back out of her mouth. We only give her a tablespoon at a time, and she barely finishes that.
I really thought she was going to like it, because she LOVES to eat. I even tasted it. Not too bad. It is sweet from the breast milk. Maybe once she learns how to "chew" it and swallow, it will get
better. I am trying not to get discouraged over it or think something is wrong with her, because I know it is normal. I just hope she isn't like this with veggies too. I am all about veggies and I want her to be too.

Baby's 1st Christmas!

Lets begin on Christmas eve.  After doing some last minute shopping at the local mall, which is funny because before Emily, I had all my shopping done and gifts wrapped and under the tree weeks before Christmas.  This year, time just got away from me.  

I spent Christmas eve afternoon watching The Duggar marathon on TV while wrapping almost all of t

he gifts.  That evening, we headed over to my mom's house for a yummy lobster and steak dinner.  DH is a great cook and the lobster came out perfect.  Emily watched from her exersaucer as we ate.  She was busy trying to pull her bow off her head.  Then it was time for presents!  This is Emily opening 

her very first present from her grandparents. 

She was more interested in getting the paper in her mouth more than anything.  She was so bored after we finally got the gift open as you can see from the picture.  She got some onesies, outfits and a gift card to BRU! 

After gifts and dessert we headed home for the night.  We were all exhausted, especially DH who worked all day long.  Emily was 

out before we hit the road.  

She slept great that night and was up at 8am.  We got her out of the crib and went to the tree.  This was the first time she sat up all on her own!  What a great accomplishment for her.

We opened a few

 gifts with her and then opened ours.  We got her some paci's, a "O" ball, which looks more like a dog toy than a baby toy, Fisher Price Laugh and Learn activity table and Fisher Price gum ball machine.  These toys are for 6 months and up so pretty soon she will enjoy them.  

That morning we went to my side of the family for more gifts and food.  In the afternoon we headed over to DH's side of the family for more gifts and even more food!  

Emily did fairly well with everyone wanting to hold her and just being shuffled from house to house all day long.  She 

is such an easy kid I tell ya.  At the end of the day, we were all ready to snuggle into bed.

Emily's 4 month stats

Emily went to the doctor yesterday for her 4 month check up. She is growing and is very healthy which is great news! Every parent wants to hear that their kid is healthy and on the right track.

Weight: 11 lbs 12 oz
Height: 25"
Head: 39 cm

Soooo she is light for her age, tall for her age (75th percentile and has a smaller head than most babies (10th percentile). Tall and skinny just like her daddy and mommy!

She also got another round of shots, which she did well with. There was no need for Tylenol afterwards and she slept great last night. She came to see me at lunch and she was her happy go lucky self.

Merry Christmas!!!

Emily's first time in the Jumperoo

This was the cutest thing ever! This was her first time in the jumperoo and she started giggling as soon as I put her in it.
I think she liked the sensation of bouncing up and down and she really liked the music and toys. After about 5 minutes in the seat she fell asleep!