Here are some pictures from June and the first part of July. Enjoy!
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| Emma in June and July |
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
It was just a matter of time...
As I mentioned in the previous post, we took Emma to Darmstadt's Heinerfest at the beginning of July. Since we were still in a heatwave, we ended up going to the fest a few hours later than planned when it was a few degrees cooler. We had a great time walking around with friends and getting some good fest food and drink and were on our way back to our car when we were approached by a German lady. Since Kurt was pushing the stroller at this point, she talked directly to him...well actually she didn't talk, she reprimanded. She didn't think that Emma was dressed appropriately in her sunsuit with a light blanket covering her legs and took it upon herself to take the blanket and cover Emma up to her chin. Keep in mind that it was at least 80 degrees out and she was in her car seat which keeps her VERY warm! As soon as the lady walked away, I wanted to rip the blanket off of Emma, unfortunately though, the wind had picked up and she did need the blanket. *sigh*
Several friends have told me that the Germans have no qualms about telling you what is best for your baby, so I knew it was only a matter of time before this happened, however, I was astounded that it occurred on a very warm day!
Several friends have told me that the Germans have no qualms about telling you what is best for your baby, so I knew it was only a matter of time before this happened, however, I was astounded that it occurred on a very warm day!
July Update
I've fallen behind in blogging a bit...but hopefully will be all caught up by the end of this post. In the past 2 weeks, Emma has had several "firsts."
- On 3 July, Emma went to her first German Fest: Darmstadt's Heinerfest. Although she couldn't partake, we had bratwurst and beer in her honor.
- Emma celebrated July 4th with her buddy Calvin and a few other friends at a barbecue. Carrie was most excited about the watermelon and had quite a few pieces!
- On 8 July, Emma met her Aunt Kelly and Uncle Mike who visited with us for a few days before heading off on vacation. While they were here, we took Emma out to dinner for the first time. Luckily she slept the entire time. On Thursday, Emma went on her first day trip. We went to Rudesheim and walked around for a few hours. Since she handled Rudesheim like a pro, we went to Mainz on Friday. One downfall of the day trips though, was that Emma slept all day in her car seat, and as a result, was wide awake until midnight!
- On 11 July, we put Emma to bed in her crib for the first time. While she has taken a few naps in her crib, thus far, she sleeps in a pack 'n play in our room every night. She's a pretty noisy sleeper though, so we thought it might be time to try the crib. She slept in the crib until her 2am feeding and then stayed in our room. The following nights though, she stayed in her room all night.
In the past few weeks, Emma has been smiling more and trying to figure out how to 'talk' to us. She watches our mouths move and looks perplexed when she moves her mouth but no sound comes out. She's been making more and more baby coos though and we absolutely love them and encourage her to make more! She's also getting stronger, she can hold her head up when we sit her up and when we have her on our shoulders to burp her. We've found that we really have to hold on to her when we're walking around because she can (and does) throw herself if she would rather be laying down instead of upright.
Our little girl isn't so little...she had a checkup on 4 July, and she was just shy of 11 pounds. She's quickly out growing clothes that are 0-3 months and the 3 month clothes will not be far behind. She's so long that the legs are a bit short and her feet stretch the feet in her footed rompers! We think she might be getting ready for a growth spurt because she's been fussy for past 2 days and has been eating a lot and with greater frequency.
- On 3 July, Emma went to her first German Fest: Darmstadt's Heinerfest. Although she couldn't partake, we had bratwurst and beer in her honor.
- Emma celebrated July 4th with her buddy Calvin and a few other friends at a barbecue. Carrie was most excited about the watermelon and had quite a few pieces!
- On 8 July, Emma met her Aunt Kelly and Uncle Mike who visited with us for a few days before heading off on vacation. While they were here, we took Emma out to dinner for the first time. Luckily she slept the entire time. On Thursday, Emma went on her first day trip. We went to Rudesheim and walked around for a few hours. Since she handled Rudesheim like a pro, we went to Mainz on Friday. One downfall of the day trips though, was that Emma slept all day in her car seat, and as a result, was wide awake until midnight!
- On 11 July, we put Emma to bed in her crib for the first time. While she has taken a few naps in her crib, thus far, she sleeps in a pack 'n play in our room every night. She's a pretty noisy sleeper though, so we thought it might be time to try the crib. She slept in the crib until her 2am feeding and then stayed in our room. The following nights though, she stayed in her room all night.In the past few weeks, Emma has been smiling more and trying to figure out how to 'talk' to us. She watches our mouths move and looks perplexed when she moves her mouth but no sound comes out. She's been making more and more baby coos though and we absolutely love them and encourage her to make more! She's also getting stronger, she can hold her head up when we sit her up and when we have her on our shoulders to burp her. We've found that we really have to hold on to her when we're walking around because she can (and does) throw herself if she would rather be laying down instead of upright.
Our little girl isn't so little...she had a checkup on 4 July, and she was just shy of 11 pounds. She's quickly out growing clothes that are 0-3 months and the 3 month clothes will not be far behind. She's so long that the legs are a bit short and her feet stretch the feet in her footed rompers! We think she might be getting ready for a growth spurt because she's been fussy for past 2 days and has been eating a lot and with greater frequency.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Update 1
This past week has been uncommonly warm for Germany...at least 85 AND humid. While it doesn't seem too bad, lack of air conditioning and air movement make it not pleasant. As a result, Emma has been "Naked Baby" for several days.
On Sunday, Daddy and Emma hung out for the afternoon while Mommy went out and ran errands. It was the first time that Carrie was away from Emma and that Kurt and Emma were alone to fend for themselves. Everyone did pretty well...groceries were bought and Kurt fed Emma. Kurt swears that Emma was upset while Carrie was out, but Emma was a perfect angel from the second Carrie walked in the door ;)
Emma's first concert was Elton John who performed an outdoor concert in Wiesbaden on Tuesday. While there was a section of the park cordoned off so that you couldn't see Elton unless you bought a ticket, it didn't stop people from gathering in the park surrounding the concert to listen. After a cookout at a friend's, we walked down to listen. We didn't stay too long since we were a bit close and it was too loud for Emma's little ears.
Emma's swing has four music choices that can be played. We're not sure if it's coincidence but she definitely passes out every time we put on the nature sounds. Maybe when she's older, she'll find the outdoors peaceful and centering like her parents do.
We've noticed that Emma's clogged tear duct seems to have been unclogged. We know that it was clogged on Saturday evening...but neither of us remember 'ungunking' her eye after that, so sometime between Saturday evening and Wednesday morning, it unblocked itself. While we were assured that the blockage didn't hurt her and that it bothered us more than it bothered Emma, we're happy that it's unblocked since it was impossible not to wipe at her eye constantly!
On Sunday, Daddy and Emma hung out for the afternoon while Mommy went out and ran errands. It was the first time that Carrie was away from Emma and that Kurt and Emma were alone to fend for themselves. Everyone did pretty well...groceries were bought and Kurt fed Emma. Kurt swears that Emma was upset while Carrie was out, but Emma was a perfect angel from the second Carrie walked in the door ;)Emma's first concert was Elton John who performed an outdoor concert in Wiesbaden on Tuesday. While there was a section of the park cordoned off so that you couldn't see Elton unless you bought a ticket, it didn't stop people from gathering in the park surrounding the concert to listen. After a cookout at a friend's, we walked down to listen. We didn't stay too long since we were a bit close and it was too loud for Emma's little ears.
Emma's swing has four music choices that can be played. We're not sure if it's coincidence but she definitely passes out every time we put on the nature sounds. Maybe when she's older, she'll find the outdoors peaceful and centering like her parents do.We've noticed that Emma's clogged tear duct seems to have been unclogged. We know that it was clogged on Saturday evening...but neither of us remember 'ungunking' her eye after that, so sometime between Saturday evening and Wednesday morning, it unblocked itself. While we were assured that the blockage didn't hurt her and that it bothered us more than it bothered Emma, we're happy that it's unblocked since it was impossible not to wipe at her eye constantly!
Monday, June 29, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Emma found her thumb!
Emma found her thumb this evening! She lost her pacifier and was trying to suck at her hands. She's been trying to suck on her hands since she's been born... usually she'll get a knuckle of her fist or her pointer finger in her mouth for 2 seconds before she gives up but tonight, she actually found her thumb and sucked on it for about 10 seconds! Unfortunately, Daddy wasn't in the room and I wasn't able to get any pictures of the event. We're excited that perhaps self-pacification is in the near future.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Where has the past month gone?
Emma is 4 weeks old today! It's crazy how quickly the past month has flown by! We're trying to treasure every day with her because they seem to go by way too fast. Emma continues to change daily, physically, her eyes are not the steely newborn blue anymore, they're getting lighter blue. She's getting stronger and enjoying tummy time. She likes morning tummy time on Daddy's chest a lot! Wednesday, Emma actively paid attention to the mobile above her swing for the first time this afternoon. Granted it wasn't for very long, but it confirms that she is seeing farther and paying more attention to her surroundings. She also smiled several wonderful smiles for Mommy Wednesday afternoon and a few more for Daddy on Thursday morning...the jury's still out on whether or not they were "gas smiles." We think they're getting to be closer to the real thing though!
Sunday was Kurt's first Father's Day. We had a great morning of family play time and Emma gave Daddy a card letting him know what a great job he has been doing for the past 3 weeks. She also had a special outfit picked out for the day. :) That afternoon, Kate and Shaun brought their daughter Morgan over so the girls could meet before they move back to the U.S. next week. Since, Morgan is 6 months old, Emma is looking forward to learning a lot from her!
On Tuesday, our midwife said that Carrie is healing well enough and gave the ok to go ahead and start walking for as long as she wants.Yay! That afternoon, Emma dozed in the stroller while Mommy walked a 45 minute loop near the house.
On Wednesday, we introduced Emma to many of our coworkers at lunch. Luckily, it was nice out and we were able to stand under a tree and catch up with friends before grabbing lunch at the canteen. It was wonderful to see people and have a nice leisurely lunch. Although we believe that Emma is an angel, we must give kudos to her car seat, which makes her feel all nice and cozy and puts her to sleep for hours! Afterward, Kurt had to go to work :( but Carrie and Emma visited with Calvin and his family for a bit. Grandma Marx cuddled Emma the whole time, giving Carrie's arms a rest for a while ;)
This past week has been nice and sunny and relatively warm which gives Emma the chance to wear some of the fun sunsuits and sundresses in her wardrobe. So cute to see her little feet and pudgy little baby legs!
Sunday was Kurt's first Father's Day. We had a great morning of family play time and Emma gave Daddy a card letting him know what a great job he has been doing for the past 3 weeks. She also had a special outfit picked out for the day. :) That afternoon, Kate and Shaun brought their daughter Morgan over so the girls could meet before they move back to the U.S. next week. Since, Morgan is 6 months old, Emma is looking forward to learning a lot from her!
On Tuesday, our midwife said that Carrie is healing well enough and gave the ok to go ahead and start walking for as long as she wants.Yay! That afternoon, Emma dozed in the stroller while Mommy walked a 45 minute loop near the house.
On Wednesday, we introduced Emma to many of our coworkers at lunch. Luckily, it was nice out and we were able to stand under a tree and catch up with friends before grabbing lunch at the canteen. It was wonderful to see people and have a nice leisurely lunch. Although we believe that Emma is an angel, we must give kudos to her car seat, which makes her feel all nice and cozy and puts her to sleep for hours! Afterward, Kurt had to go to work :( but Carrie and Emma visited with Calvin and his family for a bit. Grandma Marx cuddled Emma the whole time, giving Carrie's arms a rest for a while ;)
This past week has been nice and sunny and relatively warm which gives Emma the chance to wear some of the fun sunsuits and sundresses in her wardrobe. So cute to see her little feet and pudgy little baby legs!
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