We love May!

I've always enjoyed May. In Brisbane it finally feels somewhat cold! For Lyle and I it's a fun month because we have our birthdays.
Mine was last Sunday (Lyle's is coming up on Tuesday) and we went to my parents house for cake and all sorts of fattening food! It was a lovely day and very special to celebrate my first birthday as a mum! I'm glad I have Emma around, turning 31 wouldn't have been the same without her!

I must admit I thought this would turn out better...

I don't think Emma Grace enjoyed it very much
My cake!

10 Weeks with the cutest kid in the world!

Yesterday we had yet another little photo shoot with Lyle's new camera lense!
She is without a doubt the best looking girl ever created, hands down!

The Nursery....finally!

I finally finished Emma Grace's room (with one exception that I'll begin with)!

I took photos this evening while waiting for her to wake for her 7pm feed - so the lighting's all messed up...'cos Lyle's at work tonight

The letters are crooked...the one exception to completion!

The hooks were there already so I just need to figure out how

to/where to put holes in the backs of the letters...or something

I painted these this evening
(that's intended to be a flower in the corner)This is the first thing you see as you enter her room...
The doors go onto Lyle's office, but there's a black out curtain on the other side

Then moving around to the right...

Mum made the wall hangings - they're fabric prints from the

Dick and Jane reader book series from the 40's and 50's

Those three prints are one of the works of Puccini

You can see Emma Grace's head in her cot there...hehe

this mobile's really great, she LOVES having a good stare at it
Finally awake and not impressed that I'm taking photos instead of feeding her!

Then she was much happier and ready to look at the mobile again

I love her look of concentration!

Smiley Time

Emma Grace loves it when mummy sings! So first thing in the morning we have singing time, and she joins in.

I love Pride and Prejudice...

Family Time

We had lunch at my parents house on Good Friday last week and Great Grandma (my mother's mother) was with us. I think Emma is Grandma's 15th great grandchild. But as I'm her favourite grandchild Emma is super special to her :)

4 Generations

I think Emma is a poser...she's meant to be talking to G'ma

but daddy and the camera are far too interesting!

We finally got her chatting to G'ma and

she gave some lovely smiles and coo's
Emma looking at her cot mobile

but ...the camera's wins against Beethoven and Bach

Emma Grace....(what else would I post?)

Our darling girl is starting to pay much more attention to her surroundings now and it's such a pleasure to watch her development each day. She brings us so much joy. smiling and 'talking' to daddy

(she has some days where it's 'no smile day' at mum! I find it rather disconcerting to be honest, especially when I hand her to Lyle and she is almost laughing up a storm at him!)
a tiny baby in a very loving father's arms...I love my family!

A Sneeze

Ahhhhh-

-CHOO!

Phew
that's better!

Smiles

FINALLY after many attempts (every day now) we managed to capture a smile from Emma Grace! these pics were taken with Lyle's phone camera so I'm not sure of the quality...but it's something :) They're not all smile shots, but it sort of shows a progression. She has a really cheesy smile, mouth wide, wide open. It is SO much fun to have your little one show you she loves you!!

hi dad!

you want me to do what?

oooooh a smile? sounds like fun! I think I can!
ummmm

hang on....almost there...

There it is!!!

One Month Today!

Emma Grace turned one month old today! She had a very successful weigh in - she's gained just under a kilo since birth - going from 3.3kg - 4.14kg or 7.2lbs - 9.1lbs (meanwhile mummy has lost quite a few kilos and is feeling pretty fabulous about it), and gained 2cm's in length.

To date she has:

• sucked her thumb
• been in her first solarium
• been blessed with stunningly good looks
• made daddy and mummy very tired, happy, emotional, overwhelmed (sometimes all at once)
• made use of about a bizzillion nappies
• given us some smiles!
• coo'd at mummy
• projectile pooped on daddy
• learned to put herself to sleep (yay)
• learned to eat VERY well
• made mummy cry in fits of hysteria (every new mother can relate!)
• listened to lots of singing from mummy
• listened to lots of clicking of the camera by daddy
• gone for walks
• prayed lots with mummy
• been to church twice (and behaved beautifully!)
• had a cuddle from Granny & Great Grandma
• had LOADS of kisses and cuddles from daddy and mummy
• read the book of Esther...yes OK so mummy read it to her
• experienced her first power outage (at feeding time which resulted in a quick trip to the grandparents house - mummy was not quite prepared to feed in the dark just yet!!)
• found her fingers to look at
• lifted her head up
• followed objects with her eyes and head (even following daddy around the room)
• become a burping legend
• given us endless (and I mean endless) days of joy!
• been given multiple nicknames including: moo, nunu, pickle, sweet pea, possum, lovey, Emma 'G' (you have to grunt when you say the 'G'), angel, princess, Em

We love our little munchkin soooooooooo much and are constantly in awe of the Lord's creation of her.

Our growing girl...

I really cannot believe how fast Emma Grace is growing! She looks bigger from feed to feed! I can see her cheeks getting fatter every day.

This is the rental capsule from the Ambulance service, we don't get to choose the colour so I'm starting to be aware of dressing her in pink - just so people know!

It does make her look so small though!

Who would have thought it was this hard to get a good mother/daughter photo!?
This was on Sunday, her first day at church in her very first girly outfit

We've figured out bathtime, although Mummy still needs to develop her skills a little more, I feel a little uncoordinated at times, but she absolutely loves it, so that makes it easy for me.

Emma Grace loves daddy time
...although he can be a little tiring sometimes

The end of a long day...

New Tricks!

Yesterday Emma found her hands and had a good look. I was so impressed - 11 days old!! She's pretty amazing. I think she's also inherited Lyle's strength - lifting her head up to have a good look around. I don't think I will ever cease to be amazed at her development!

Lifting her head up! Talking to Mr Bug

we loooooooove kisses

Sleepy time