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Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Riddle Me This...Riddle Me That

Great Grandma Finnerty was over yesterday to babysit and brought with her a riddle that she cut out of the newspaper a couple years ago, which she just happened to find (the riddle is unique because of the name used). My Grandma said that it must have been a premonition of her great granddaughter who has now arrived and asked me to add it to the blog. If you read it and want to guess the answer you can do so in the comments. I’ll post the answer when we return from our first family vacation. Cambria here come the Behrends!!

Emma is odd but not peculiar. She hates arguments and is agreeable. She dates a programmer but loathes systems analysts. She’d like to get married but can’t pick which month to do so. She has narrowed it to summer or fall because she hates the spring and winter. She is sure to enjoy her wedding but not her reception. Emma’s little cottage has three rooms. She likes the walls and floors but not the ceilings. She likes the doors but not the windows. She sleeps on cotton sheets and pillowcases because she hates linen and silk. She likes dogwood trees and their small blossoms but dislikes flowers. He favorite colors are yellow and green; she doesn’t care for blue or red. She wears dresses instead of blouses and skirts. Her hair, of course, is brunette. Emma has a treadmill but doesn’t like to exercise. She’s chubby but not plump. She loves the wilderness but hates camping. She enjoys cooking but stays out of the kitchen. She like books but not magazines…Does Emma prefer alligators or crocodiles?

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Saturday, August 25, 2007

Emma the Beanstalk

Emma had her 2 month check up this week and oh my how she has grown.

Newborn visit
weight: 8lbs 6oz
height: 21 inches

2 month visit
weight: 11lbs 13 1/4oz
height: 24 1/4 inches

The doctor said that everything looks great...now if we could just get this little girl to sleep. I talked to the pediatrician about her cat naps and night time sleep patterns. She said that if we're doing everything we can to try to get her to sleep that there's not much else that can be done except...letting her cry it out. I'm going back to work on September 10 so this may be the route that we take even though it's so hard. The weirdest part about Emma's sleep habits is that when she's awake she's in a good mood(regardless of only getting 2 hours of sleep all day). Hopefully at her 4 month check up Emma will be sleeping like a baby ; )



Thursday, August 16, 2007

Happy 2 months Emma!

We celebrated Emma's 2 month birthday on August 13, which was also my brother Chris's birthday. So it was bi-coastal celebration in NYC and AZ. Emma is growing so fast and starting to talk more everyday. It's so fun to interacting with her because she now responds with smiles and sounds. She's also outgrowing her newborn onsies. They're getting a bit snug and we're starting to dress her in the 3-6 month outfits. In addition she's fighting sleep for her evening nap because she knows that Daddy is home and wants all of his attention. As soon as he says hi and gives her a kiss she's smiles and laughs. It's so CUTE!!



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Thursday, August 9, 2007

Family Fun

I was going through all of our pictures that we've taken of Emma and thought it would be fun to share with everyone all wonderful family that has come to visit us since our Emmalicious arrived. We can't wait for all the family members who haven't met her to meet her soon. It was so cute yesterday while lying in her crib she took the pacifier out of her mouth and proceeded to hold it in her hand and wave it around for almost a minute. It immediately put a smile on my face and forced me to smother her with kisses. Everyday is filled with smiles.



Bath Time at the Behrends

Emma loves taking a bath. It's so funny to me that even when she's fussy we'll put her in the tub and she sits there content. We share the fun every night because we get so much enjoyment out of the time. We were using Johnson & Johnson but have now switched to Cetaphil because she was getting a rash. Our night ritual now consists of bath, quiet music, snacks, and sleep. Her sleeping patterns have changed. It seems that we're up more frequently in the middle of the night, but she's been extending her stints. Hopefully someday Emma will love sleep as much as her mommy and daddy.

Emma Laughing

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