Emma Hadassah 2 Years 7 Months

This month has been especially fun since we got to see Emma in more of a big sister role. She has proudly taken on her new role and is very excited each time she gets to hold her brother or feed him. It has been super sweet to watch the start of their relationship. Here are some more fun things from this month J

Emma has her first imaginary friend named ‘Sarah.’  She loves to boss around her new friend. It’s quite humorous.

Emma is obsessed with her baby brother's little ears. In her own words…”mom, look at his tiny ears! They are so wittle and cute!”

Emma would brush her teeth 1,000 times a day if we let her.

She got a new swimsuit and wore it around the house once we got home.

Depending on her mood she likes to be called ‘Princess Emma’ or ‘Queen Elsa.’

Emma is always singing. Especially if there is a mirror she can see herself in or if she notices she has an audience.

We are working on not whining and talking like a big girl. If anyone has advice about this we would greatly appreciate it J

According to Emma, to be a big kid, you have to be able to swing and slide at the park.

We never have to introduce ourselves, Emma does a great job at sharing “this is mommy, this is daddy, I am Emma, and this is baby Will.”

Emma still loves watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Doc. McStuffins.

Aunt Annie and Uncle Kurt came to visit.  Emma got to go golfing for the first time at Top Golf while they were in town.  She now ask to go back so she can practice her ‘goofing’ J

Emma learned how to climb up the rock wall at the park! Yay!

Emma is a little obsessed with PJ Masks. So much that she pretends to be all three of the characters.  She will chase you around the house with her super cat speed, then blow you away with her owl wind, and pick you up with her gecko muscles.  If you just read this and have no idea what I am talking about, be thankful.

Emma has been awesome in this whole transition of family of 3 to family of 4.  She has been super helpful with her brother and for the most part understanding when her parents need to feed her brother, change him, or put him to sleep. 

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William John 1 Month

This is my first post for our little man! I am so excited to start his monthly updates. Will is such a sweet baby. I mean, it’s his first month of life so like any other baby, he sleeps most of the time.  But he is staying awake more and more throughout the day and all of us have enjoyed seeing his sweet little blue eyes J

I have been trying to decide how I want to do his updates since his information will be a bit different than his sisters.  I have decided to cover the basics and add some fun info that grandparents will especially enjoy J

Feeding:
William is eating 3oz about every 3 hours during the day and then after his late night feeding (between 10-11) he goes about 4 hours in between feedings which has given Mark and I a chance to get a little bit of sleep. We generally have to wake him up to eat. 

Sleeping:
He is not really on a sleep schedule yet since he is only one month old.  During the day after feedings he will nap 1-2 hours and at night he goes longer for a 4 hour stretch.  He will pretty much sleep anywhere and noise does not seem to bother him. One of my favorite things is when he sleeps he sticks his tongue out a little J

Fun Info:
At first, Will hated his bath time but he is beginning to enjoy it more. Especially when we keep the water flowing over his little belly.

He has been a trooper at sleeping even when his big sister is singing at the top of her lungs J

He is growing out of his newborn clothes. His little legs are a bit too long for them now.

When Will gets fussy, Emma likes to sing to him and to our surprise, it actually calms him down.

When he is awake, he enjoys laying on the lay-n-play and looking around.

William was born with a stork mark on his forehead. When he gets angry it gets really red.  It’s kind of adorable.

At times, he looks like his sister did as a baby but mostly he still resembles his daddy.  Maybe one day I will have a child that looks like me J

So far, he does not mind riding in his car seat. The big test for this will come in a week when we road trip it to Kentucky.

Aunt Annie and Uncle Kurt came to visit and meet Will!

William got to experience his first SNOW!!

He is already trying to hold his own head up.

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Emma Hadassah 2 Years 6 Months

How do we have a 2 ½ year old?! Emma is such a big girl! She knows it and she will tell you.  This month has been filled with fun Holiday activities and we got to welcome baby Will (as Emma calls him) into the world! Here is more fun information about miss Emma J

Emma still does not understand who Santa is and what it means for you to tell him what you want for Christmas but she was excited to see him (especially his reindeer) and when asked what she wanted for Christmas she responded with “a purple present!”

Emma has enjoyed getting lots of attention from her GiGi and Paps. She greatly enjoys going on dates with them.

Emma got to decorate her first gingerbread house this month.  However, she does not like it when her hands get dirty so she basically ate the candy and then told me where to put it.

We made sugar cookies one morning and Emma discovered how wonderful the dough tastes. I am pretty sure she asked 100xs to have “just one more taste.”

It has been such a joy to see Emma with her little brother. She loves to hold him, kiss him, and give him hugs. She thinks it’s a bit odd that he eats and sleeps all the time but enjoys helping Mark and I with baby Will in any ways she can.

A few days before we went to the hospital we would talk with Emma about how her baby brother was going to be here and that mommies belly would start to go away because baby boy would be out.  When she first came to meet her brother my belly hadn’t gone down much so she said “momma, baby Will is out here…..who is in your tummy now?”  I am happy to share that since being home she comes up and tells us “Baby Will is not in your tummy any more, he is out here and your tummy is going down!”

According to Emma: “Baby Will cannot eat spaghetti because he eats from you momma.” Yes, you are correct sweet girl J

Emma got to hold Will the other day and she told me “momma, you can rub my feet while I hole baby Will or you can just go sit over there…on the couch.”

Since Emma doesn’t totally understand the whole gift thing at Christmas we have been explaining a lot about how it is Jesus’s birthday and how we give gifts because people brought Jesus presents when He was born. We also explain that God gave us His son which is the greatest gift of all and He gave us Jesus because He loves us. So, we give gifts to show we love each other.

Fun Things We Did This Month:

Emma got to see Santa!

We made gingerbread houses for the first time. It was a super fun time with cousins and Gigi.

Emma got to see live reindeer for the first time!

Emma became a big sister this month which has been the sweetest thing to watch.  She has proudly taken on the role of big sister and loves her brother so much.  It has been such a joy to watch them together!

Tot School:

Let’s be real….it’s the Holidays and we just had baby….a scheduled Tot School was not organized but we have still been trying to take advantage of any learning opportunity we have with Emma.

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Emma Hadassah 2 Years 5 Months

Our baby girl is turning into more of a big girl nowadays! Here are some fun highlights from this month J

-Emma is now using much longer sentences. I am pretty sure she tries to put in as many words as she can…

-Emma can now get up on the potty, get off the potty, and flush all by herself!

-She likes to play a game where she will say “momma, look it’s a bird!” (M) “Oh, a bird?” (E) “Nope, not a bird”, “momma look it’s a cat” (M) “Oh, a cat!” (E) “Nope, not a cat.” This goes on for about 15 mins.

-Emma still loves helping in the kitchen. She has helped her GiGi (Kenzi’s mom) make pumpkin pancakes, cakes, and cinnamon rolls. Her favorite part is mixing J

-Emma ALWAYS has a song in her heart and loves to perform for people. She also makes sure her audience claps for her at the end J

-She has been learning more how to put puzzles together. They are still a little hard for her but she is getting the hang of it.

-She loves to jump on anything and everything, mattresses, pillows, etc.

-Emma is now wearing 5T clothes! 4T fits her perfectly, 5T gives her a little room to grow….hoping these clothes last more than 3 months! #TallGirlProblems

-Emma loves animals! Big or small, she thinks they all want to be her friend.

-Since being in Oklahoma, Emma has been able to spend lots of time with her cousins.  It has been super fun to see her play with them and see all of them use their imagination when playing.

-Emma loves celebrating birthdays. This past week we got to celebrate Kenzi's mother's birthday and one of Kenzi's best friend's birthday. We also had a baby shower for baby boy which we described to Emma as a birthday party for her brother. We said since we don’t know the day he will be born we are having a party for him and we get to open all his presents. She thought that was fun J

-She is still a huge fan of books! She will sit for longer books now which is fun. Her GiGi has made sure she has lots of books from the library to enjoy. 

-She loves to talk to people about her baby brother and will point to my belly so everyone knows where he is.

-We were driving past some cow pastures in Ok and Emma ‘’asked” the cows if they wanted to drink coke or water. According to Emma, they chose coke.

-We ordered Pizza on the phone one day and had it delivered. Emma thought it was super cool and would pretend to call the Pizza guys on her pink phone and then would open the door when they were supposedly here.

-Emma has been a bit spoiled at GiGi and Pap's house. She loves getting in their bed in the evening and watching cartoons. She also gets a few M&Ms from my mom when she goes in there. 

-Emma is obsessed with Christmas Trees! Her face lights up every time she sees one :)

Fun Things We Did This Month:

-We flew to Oklahoma! This was the first time we only needed two long flights. Normally its takes 3-4 flights for us to get to Oklahoma. Emma did awesome on the flights! She slept pretty much all of the first flight.  The second flight she enjoyed watching lots of movies and eating the food, especially the ice cream J

-We have been speaking at a lot of churches since we arrived in OK. At the first church we spoke at, we were all still adjusting to the time difference. After the service, Emma almost fell asleep on the carpet in the foyer.

-Since being in town, we have been to two baby showers, two birthday parties, and about 5 different parks. Emma loves going down the big slides and thinks the climbing walls at the park are pretty cool.

Tot School (Oct.-Nov. 2016):

-We have slacked off a lot with Tot School. With prepping to leave, flying to the States, and a crazy speaking schedule, we have not kept up with our routine. But we are still working on letter recognition, putting puzzles together, sharing toys, and expanding imaginations!

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