Susan & Brad + 2: 11 Weeks - Lots of excitement!

Emma's had a jam packed week this week! It started out with a trip to Thomson, GA to visit my aunt, uncle, cousins, and Grandpa last Saturday. Emma had a blast. She had her first trip on a golf cart. Well, they CALLED it a gas powered golf cart, but it was much more like a four wheeler with a canopy! We took a long, bumpy ride through their pasture and saw cows and their calves, lots of ponds, and lots of cow patties. Emma fell fast asleep as soon as we started riding and slept the whole trip! She was so cute. I wish I had pictures to document the trip, but we left home with the camera but no memory chip. :(

We also celebrated labor day this past weekend. We went to Brad's parents house where we all got to meet Emma's only cousin, Lukas. They were in town from Washington state. Baby Luke was SO cute and SO big! He's 3 weeks older than Emma. They were due fairly far apart, but it ended up that he was a week overdue and Emma was 2 weeks early. The funny thing is that both babies weighed 9 lbs at birth. You'd never know they were that close in age now - he's nearly 18 lbs! Check out the pictures below - too cute.

Emma also has her first cold. :( Brad has had 2 nasty colds already this year and I think the one she has she caught from him. So far it's just a stuffy/runny nose, but it isn't fun. She's feeling pretty puny. I didn't get a smile today until she woke up from a 3 1/2 hour nap this morning. She's been a little fussy, but otherwise is being a trooper. I'm hoping and praying that this is the worst of it, but we'll see. I'm keeping her doped up with Tylenol, using a humidifier round the clock, and suctioning her little nose when she needs it. Hoping it will be over soon!

Emma hit a milestone today, despite not feeling good. She held a cloth diaper that I had been using to wipe her mouth and pulled it to her mouth to suck on intentionally! She's done things like that accidentally before, but this was very purposeful. She's so smart!

Uncle Joe, Aunt Fylicia, and cousin Lukas