We're Back!!

I realize that it has been months since we posted - oh the woes of not having internet! Here's the Readers Digest Condensed Version of what's been going on....

We had to be out of our apartment in Rexburg by August 21, so we moved in with my parents for what we thought would be 1-2 weeks. That one or two weeks turned into 6 weeks, but we were so grateful to them for their hospitality in letting us stay. My grandpa Lambert was there for most of the time, and I loved seeing him and Emmalee interact. She loves her Grandpa Great!! We finally got the clearance to move into our new house on October 2, and we love it! It's so nice to finally be in our home and settled into a permanent place.

Emmalee is growing like a weed and is as adorable as ever. At her 4 month checkup 3 weeks ago she was 16 pounds (96th percentile for her age) and 26 inches (97th percentile) We've had to break out some of our 6-9 month clothes for her to wear. She still loves to laugh and finds silly things funny. She likes to give "kisses" on the cheek, and she tries to get her toes in her mouth but her belly is too big. We've been slowly introducing solid foods to her, and crazy child that she is, she likes peas better than oatmeal, rice and carrots. I think this next week we'll try some squash.... She had been sleeping through the night since we started her on rice several weeks ago, but the last couple have been kinda rough because she hasnt' been feeling well - maybe it's teething? Miss Emm is starting to show a little bit of a temper, but I hope she's blessed with a little more self control than I had as a child.
Here's a few pictures to show how big our baby girl is getting. This is Emmalee on the day she was blessed (August, 2009)


Falling asleep while burping....


Trying to feed Emmalee oatmeal after her peas....



Sweet EmmJay

Our little Camper

We had the opportunity this week to go camping with my family. We were really doubtful that Emmalee would do well, but she's quite the little camper! We camped up in Island Park for 4 days, and she did fantastic. I don't know if it was the fresh mountain air or the smoke, but for some reason Emmalee slept really well. The camping trip was clouded a little by the fact that my mom was really sick (they have been trying to rule out West Nile) and she and dad didn't stay up there with us. They did drive their camp trailer up for William, Emmalee and I to sleep in, though, which was greatly appreciated! We spent time fishing down at the reservoir, sitting around the campfire, and just enjoying everyone's company. Unlike last year, I'm glad to say that we didn't have any bears in camp. The only "eventful" thing that happened was that at 4:30 wednesday morning the carbon monoxide alarm went off in the trailer. We opened the windows, and when it continued to go off, we left the trailer and (for the second year in a row!) went to sleep in the car. It turns out the carbon monoxide alarm goes off when the trailer battery gets low. The battery wouldn't hold a charge, and William ended up hooking it up to our Escape battery 4 times in 24 hours. But all in all, it was a great trip and I already look forward to going next year!
This is Emmalee at 6:30 in the morning when she is the very happiest

Emmalee and Uncle Rex

Our little Care Bear

Smiling....EARLY in the morning

Tayla and William - Swimming Lessons

Island Park Reservoir

Emmalee and Aunt Shanda

Obviously Emmalee wasn't thrilled with the idea of going home!

A little bit of both of us

We get a lot of mixed responses whenever someone sees Emmalee. Sometimes they say "She looks just like Kylie," or "She has her daddy's smile," or things like that. I've actually had several people say she looks like my dad. So yesterday we got baby pictures of William and I to compare with pictures of Emmalee. Now you be the judge - who does she look like?

Here is William at one day old...


Kylie at one day old.....


Emmalee at one day old....

Disowned?

I distinctly heard William tell his family yesterday that he would disown them if the picture of him bathing in the cooler in Yellowstone showed up on anyone's blog. Do you really think he would disown his own wife?



Isn't he cute? We love you William!

Introducing.....

Hello! My name is Emmalee, but you can call me Emmalee, Emma, Pumpkin, Sweet Pea, or Sweet Potata. I love to sleep during the day and play all night, except last night I tried sleeping during the night for once. It's amazing how my momma doesn't look nearly as tired when i let her sleep. i heard her tell Daddy something about it being an answer to prayers.
My mom and dad were pretty worried about me last Saturday because I hadn't had any wet or messy diapers in more than 24 hours, and the lactation consultant said i wasn't getting enough to eat. Although I weighed 7 pounds when i was born, by Friday I was down to 6 lbs 10 ounces, fussy, and throwing up everything mom and dad tried to feed me. The pediatrician recommended pedialyte for 12 hours, and that, combined with a blessing from Daddy had me much much better by Sunday morning. In fact, at my appointment Monday I had put on half a pound!!! Daddy says it all went to my cheeks and chin and that i'm even cuter today than I was yesterday.
Anyway, I just thought I'd introduce myself and give a shout out "hello" to friends and family!






This last picture is especially for my Aunt Jill... Mom calls it "suffering for fashion...." Do you think it's as fashionable now as it was in the early 90's? Wait...headbands on the forehead weren't fashionable then either!

Emmalee Jean Mobley

Emmalee Jean Mobley born June 9, 2009 at 10:26 pm. 20-1/2" long and 7lbs even. I must say that she is the most beautiful little girl ever to enter this world.

The Countdown Begins

I decided this morning that the official countdown to Emmalee needed to begin, so before our bundle of joy arrives (if she were to arrive at this time, 12:48 on her due date)I have.....

SIX shifts of work (which is 72 hours)
THREE Weeks and TWO days
TWENTY THREE days
FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY TWO hours
THIRTY THREE THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED TWENTY minutes
ONE MILLION NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY SEVEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED seconds....

Not that we're keeping track or anything. I made the comment to William yesterday that I think we're as ready as we're going to ever be for her arrival. Somedays I'm anxious for her to get here sooner, other days I want to add a couple more months. I guess it just depends on if I'm thinking with my heart or my brain. I'm anxious for her arrival and already love her, but the nurse side of me is afraid of all the things that could go wrong. I'm used to seeing sick babies and hearing about the bad things that happen. I rarely see or remember all the good things (like having a normal, healthy child) so I tend to expect something bad to happen or go wrong. Sometimes I have to remind myself that MOST babies are healthy and MOST pregnancies and labors are uncomplicated. I have to admit that I love being pregnant and have been extremely blessed with an easy pregnancy. There is something magical about feeling life moving inside of you and knowing that it is your own flesh and blood being nurtured and protected. William and I are taking predictions as to what she will look like (hair or no hair, color if she has hair, eye color, length, weight, etc.) so if you'd like to guess, feel free to let us know what you think!