Emily Marie - The Minor Years: June 2004

Just cause I am cute

Thought I would post this picture that grammy took yesterday. I know how much my fans love to see new pictures of me. I am almost smiling in this one. I was smiling real big but grammy is slow and she missed it.

Mommy finished printing my birth announcements yesterday and they should be going out soon. Yes she is running behind but I have been keepingher rather busy.

Thoughts For New Mothers

Every mother of a son
Holds the power to shape
A new society of men
who appreciate women
In the way women want
To be appreciated..
For the value
Of their minds.
The beauty
of their spirits.
And the goodness in their hearts.

Every mother of a daughter
Holds the power
To teach women
To demand nothing less.

From an old Hallmark Card

I am a month old today

Gee, time sure does fly when people cater to your every need. I don't even need to cry, just squawk and they come running. My mommy has been trained well. Today is the end of my first month and I thought I would list my progress just in case mommy has been to tired (she doesn't handle being up all night near as well as I do) to put it into the baby book.

At one month I still have all me hair, and those old folks kept saying it would fall out. I know how to smile and I am really tired of hearing it is Gas. Gas doesn't make me smile it makes me scream. I have discovered all sorts of new sounds I can make besides just crying. I use these to sucker grownups into holding me and playing with me. The sounds are just noise but they seem to think they are cute. I may never understand grownups. My eyes are tracking and the vision is much less blurry than it used to be. My mommy looks pretty to me now, where before she was just sort of a blob. All of my fat rolls are coming in nicely as well as the official establishment of my multiple chins. I can stay awake for 4-5 hours at a time before I pass out, and I try to stay up longer but those nice bottles get me everytime and it is so warm and snuggly when mommy holds me and feeds me. I have a new swing. I like it lots. I have almost got this rolling over thing down which mommy says I am not allowed to do yet. I don't see why I should start listening to her now. Grandma says I won't listen to her when I grow up.

The big thing I am looking forward to next month is my first plane trip. Mommy and I are flying to Phoenix, AZ so mommy's side of the family can have the pleasure of meeting me.

Okay already - Here are more pics of everyone's favorite baby- Me

Ger Gram is getting upset because we are running behind with pictures so here is the new batch. Today I am 4 weeks old.

These first few are about a week or so old
This is me sleeping, I do a lot of this just not at night when mommy would like me to. Aren't I cute

This one has me and My mommy

These are my new baby Guinea Pigs they were born just a little while after me. I think I am still cuter.

Here I am with my dad, Just hanging out and keeping cool. He's watching TV but I am watching mom. She's the one with the food and food is better than TV.

Would you look at the face my daddy is making, kinda scary if you ask me.

And Last but certainly not Least, here is me looking adorable in my Froggys that Melisa gave me. I like froggys and lizards.

My First Night in my Own Bed

Its official - Mommy has kicked me out of her bed and into my own - Now I get a whole bed all to myself so I can stretch and be a cover hog and no one will mind. Now if I could just get to sleep. Oh Well if I can't sleep nobody else should either, right? Must mean it is time to scream

The Crib Finally Arrived & All things Pooh

My crib finally made it. JC Penny took forever to get it in. my mom was beginning to give up hope that she would ever get to sleep in a bed without me again. Probably still won't happen but it looks pretty in my room. My Great Gram bought it for me. she also bought me lots of pretty clothes. Tune in soon for the complete thank you list of all the goodies I got at my shower. Grammy said she will post all the pictures and lists here real soon.

Well here it is in my room.

I think my mom has a thing for this Pooh character, He and his friends are everywhere in my room. Here I am in my crib trying to get a better look now that they are hanging over my head and surrounding me in every direction. They look pretty harmless. Maybe if I study them longer I will understand mom's fascination with all things Pooh.

And just because I am cute I thought I would give you a picture of me just hanging out. For future historical note, most of these pictures were taken on June 6, 2004

Sunday I went to a BBQ at Tata Santos' House

This is my other grams and gramps, daddy's side of the family. They served lots of good food but they wouldn't let me eat anything but a bottle. My Auntie Jen did hold me and feed me so we like her lots. She is a good snuggler. Here she is holding me.

My First Bath

Gramma said I am running behind in my pictures so here are some mommy took of me of on Monday after the belly button fell off and I got to take my first real bath.