Grandma & Grandpa are back!

Grandma and Grandpa Ross finally came back to Michigan last week after being in Florida for the winter. Before heading to their home in the thumb, they spent the weekend in Grand Rapids visiting their granddaughters (and daughters and son-in-laws, but mostly the granddaughters)! It was so wonderful to spend the weekend together and Emerson was so excited to see them again! She has changed so much since they last saw her! Here are some pictures from the weekend:
Posing with Grandma & Grandpa wearing an adorable outfit that she got from their friends (Thanks, Tom & Pati!)











Grandma got to read Emmie her bedtime story














Snuggling with Mackenzie...













...and reading with Madison













We lounged around in our pj's with Grandma and Grandpa before they left on Sunday

4 Months Old

Emerson turned 4 months old on Friday! She is getting to be more fun every day. I am so thankful that I got to spend this past week with her! We took our first trip to the mall and she just looked around and took everything in. She was so good (and I think that's the longest she's ever stayed awake)! We took lots of walks throughout the week and played with all of her toys. Emmie perfected her raspeberry noise, as well as "ah-goo", "ah-boo", "gee", and "who"! She's so much fun to listen to! Here are some pictures of our growing girl:

More Noises

Emerson was very chatty this morning! Here's a clip of her latest noises!

A Visit From Grandma & Grandpa

Grandpa Mike & Grandma Lisa came to visit this weekend! It was so great to see them! We did lots of smiling and playing, went for a walk, went out to dinner on Saturday, then to church on Sunday before they headed home. Emmie is so blessed to have so many wonderful grandparents who love her! This week, I'm on Spring Break and I have been looking forward to a week at home snuggling with my little sweetie! The weather is rainy/stormy today so we've just stuck around home. It's supposed to be warmer later this week, so hopefully we'll be able to get out and do something. Emerson is getting better at rolling over onto her back...she still won't roll from her back to her tummy yet. We think she may be working on a tooth. She's more drooly than she's ever been and lately, everything is going into her mouth. I got my first tooth before I was 4 months, so she may be following in Mom's footsteps!



Check out the new shades she got from Grandma & Grandpa. How cute are these?












Why is everyone laughing???












Emmie was so good Saturday night at dinner! There were lots of little ones in the restaurant making noise, but she was the quietest (and the cutest)!











Emerson loves her new turtle book (another gift from Grandma & Grandpa). Any book she can chew on is all right with her!











And finally, a family picture. I think Emerson is starting to look more like Nick!

Emmie's 1st Easter!

On Friday, we had planned to go to Chicago to spend Easter with MJ, Lyndsey, Alex, Jeff, Lesley, and Noah. However, a snowstorm stretched across our whole route, so we thought we would postpone our trip til Saturday. But Nick came home from work with the flu on Friday, so we decided it would be best if we didn't go. We were so bummed! We had been looking forward to this for weeks. Lyndsey and Alex hadn't met Emerson yet and Mary Jane was missing her, so the three of them drove over here Saturday afternoon to see her! It was a short visit but it was so great to see them. The rest of the weekend was spent laying low. We didn't even go to church on Sunday, but I had to get Emmie dressed up for a few pictures.


Meeting Aunt Lyndsey and Uncle Alex














Grandma MJ with Emmie














Here is Emerson in her adorable Easter dress (thanks, Chris!) and her fancy socks (thanks, Aunt Nina!)


















A little smile













The Easter Bunny brought Emerson some new bottles and pacifiers, and some candy for Mom & Dad!

3 1/2 Months Old

Emerson got 2 shots on Monday, so I got to take the day off and hang out with my little girl. Unfortunately, they didn't weigh and measure her since it wasn't a full check-up, but I got on the scale with her at home and it looks like she weighs about 14 lbs. She is certainly filling out her 0-3 month clothes now! Here are our favorite pictures from this week:



Just hanging out with Mom


















Checking out Raggedy Ann (an Easter present from Great Grandma Glo). Emmie decided that she's cuddly and tasty!












Check out those chunky thighs!














Our serious little girl












Finally, a big smile! She's laughing because her crazy Mom forgot to put a onesie on her! It's true--motherhood makes you forgetful!

Raspberries

Here is a video of Emerson trying to imitate Mom. Again, the color/quality isn't good but you can hear her attempting to make noises. Enjoy!