Faces of E - Part 1

Emersen is officially 4 months and 11 days old today. We have her 4 month check up tomorrow - I'm excited, as always, to find out her weight and length. I think she's slowed down some in the weight department. But she's pretty long/tall. Now that she's wanting to stand in my lap, she seems taller!

It's been an interesting weekend with her sleeping habits. Usually you lay her down for her naps and she'll cry a little, or coo a little, or gnaw her hand and arm a bit and fall asleep. Now that she's learned how to roll over, she turns into a roly-poly at sleep time. We have to keep coming in a rolling her back over because she gets stuck. A couple times it looks like she's trying to escape prison or something because her limbs are sticking out of the slats of her crib. Other times she is face planted into the mattress, squeaking and grunting. You roll her back over and she just smiles real big at you. Crazy girl.

Today at church she was just hanging out in her carrier, kicking around. Our pastor was in the middle of his sermon. And she decides to poop. Audibly. Foul-ly. The people sitting near us heard it...then smelled it. EVERY Sunday during church, she poops. I don't know what the underlying meaning of this is - guess I'm glad she's comfortable there? It's always exciting with a little one. I also diagnosed myself with OWMCD today. Obsessed With My Child Disorder. Wes has it too. We just can't get enough of her. We love just hanging out with her and watching her. She's hilarious and adorable and so cute you just want to eat her up. We're biased, yes, I know this. I'm okay with it. My house is starting to feel neglected, I'm afraid, but she's only 4 months and 11 days old once...

I Love this Kid!

"Yo, what's up? I'm just chillin' yo.
I'm so relaxed that I have a spit bubble just sitting on my lips."

"You talkin' to me?"

"You talkin' to ME?"

On a less pleasant note, we're experiencing mommy-hood while sick for the first time. Fortunately, I've had family and friends to care for Em so we could try to keep her well. She had a touch of something, her first fever but only for a few hours. And a little coughing and sneezing. It's been hard to not be around her and love on her! I have been praying for us to stay well or at least not get it as bad as my parents had it, and am so thankful that at least Emersen has stayed pretty well. How do you handle this situation - I'd love to hear? I mean, to me it seems like if you have someone to watch your kid while your sick and can help them stay well, you would. Or am I a baby, and being selfish? These are things I don't know. At least while she's still so young, I'd like to keep her well if possible!

I will say that this past week has been the most challenging week in a long while. Tendinitis when I had to be on my feet at a conference, sickness where I was staying for the conference, sending Em home, just a "one thing after the other" type week. But I've definitely found myself turning to God - thanking him for the small blessings in the midst of small annoyances. I just assumed he had something bid in store for the conference I was working such that the devil sure didn't want us to be successful! Whatever the case may be, God is good all the time. Sometimes it takes some hardships to see the small, little things and be grateful for them.