Quick Update

Emma's had a great week this week! She turned 5 months old today......it happened so fast! She started off the week with a bang by deciding to FINALLY master flipping over! She's doing it very intentionally now. She's so funny. There's no more "putting her down on her tummy" anymore - she THROWS herself over onto her back - with a little dramatic effect. She's so smart.

We also started rice cereal a few days ago. I'm not sure that she likes it, but she's getting there. Most of it ended up on her chin, but there were lots of smiles in between bites, so I think she was excited at how big she's getting!

NOT quite sure what she thinks about this cereal stuff....

Today we braved the cold, rainy, Atlanta weather to go meet MckMama! If anyone's not sure who I'm talking about, her blog link is to the right of the page. She is a mom of 4 gorgeous kids. The youngest, Stellan, had a heart defect in utero. He wasn't expected to live. He was born and it appeared that he was completely cured. 5 months later, he showed signs of the defect (SVT) again. He's been hospitalized more times than I can count, has had countless procedures, surgeries, and even flat-lined on the table 2 weeks ago during surgery. Thankfully, the surgery also completely cured him - only a 1% chance that he'll ever have another heart issue. Anyway, his mom, Jennifer, is just an awesome woman and blogger. She's the one that turned us on to the miracle blanket and to babywearing (the baby sling that I carry Emma in). It was so nice to be able to give her a hug in real life! The pictures turned out terrible because it was rainy and there was almost no light out. Oh well, we have the memories!

Stellan and his Daddy

Mom talking to Stellan - SO cute!

MckMama, Emma, and I

We also had a delicious pre-Thanksgiving meal with Brad's family. Some of the best turkey that I've ever had!! We'll be spending Emma's first Thanksgiving in Thomson, GA with my family, so we decided to celebrate a little early with Brad's. It was fun, but Miss Emma sure did miss a nap and decided to tell us ALL about it in the end. She was a trooper though. Can't wait for Thanksgiving to introduce her to some of her family that she's never met. We're also excited to have Emma's Daddy home with us for longer than a weekend! Happy Thanksgiving all!