3 Months!

On August 16th Emmett Robert turned 3 months old! Recently Emmett has done a lot of growing and changing.

• Emmett has now officially outgrown his 3 month clothing.. on to 6 months. I hope he doesn't get so big that some of his fall outfits won't fit! I think he is weighing in around 14 pounds. He has also moved up to size 2 diapers.
• His sleeping habits have drastically improved, yay!! Emmett is now sleeping in 7 hour stretches almost every night. Mom is getting a LOT more sleep. Last night he slept from 9:15pm to 4:15am and then back up in the morning at 7:25am. So, he is really only getting up once during the night. It is great. :)
• Emmett has found his voice. He is making a ton of new noises lately. His favorite word was originally "AGoo" and while he still enjoys that word he has also introduced some other very interesting sounds. We enjoy our conversations with him.
• He has started to smile a lot. Unfortunately for Mom, Dad must be much more interesting because Rustin seems to have a way of making him smile AND laugh. It must be the way Dad smiles, dances, and sings to him. :)
• We finally found a pacifier that Emmett enjoys. The brand is Dr. Brown's. He has also learned to pacify himself by sucking on his hand.
• Emmett is now enjoying playing in the exersaucer and jumperoo both at home and at daycare. He is officially one of the "big boys" in his room (his room is for ages 6 weeks - 4 months).
• He has started to lengthen the time between feedings going up to 3.5 hours at times. This is much different than his usual 2 hour time limit.

It is a lot of fun having a 3 month old and especially one as easy to please as our son! He seems to be content almost all of the time. When he cries we almost always know just what he needs. I think we are starting to figure this parenting thing out.. :) We are looking forward to seeing what the next month's developments will bring for our little Emmett Robert!

Cousins & Sisters..

I think Henry and Emmett really enjoyed meeting eachother.

We learned a lot about the types of things we are likely be saying to Emmett when he is Henry's age such as..

Don't Bite!!

Don't Hit!!

And we already have some practice saying -

Look at the camera!!

Getting a good picture of the four of us was no small task. I guess we'll have to give it another try the next time we're together. Hopefully it gets easier as they get older!

First Day

August 1st was Mommy's first day back at work and Emmett's first full day of daycare (hence no posts for over a week, I"ll try to be better - I promise!!).

Daddy had the difficult job of dropping him off. Did you know that Moms going back to work can be pretty hard on Dads too?? :)

Luckily, you wouldn't know that from this picture. He held himself together pretty well.. we both did! It is bittersweet seeing your little man grow up afterall. :)

Emmett had a great day at Daycare. He learned some sign language, met some new friends, slept a lot, ate a lot, and went to the bathroom a lot. I guess you could say he was a pretty typical 11 week old! He didn't have much of a reaction when Mommy came to pick him up later that day. I'd like to think it was because he had so much fun learning new things that he was just distracted, but I'll admit that I know it's actually because he's too little to truly recognize his Mommy just yet. Give it some more time, I guess!

It seems like Emmett has done a lot growing and changing this last week but we'll have to update you on that soon when he turns 3 months in just under 10 days. Time flies when you are having fun!

Emmett's Baptism

Emmett's baptism was on Sunday July 17th 2011. It was a great day to welcome him into our church community and we were blessed to be surrounded by family.

The Rottinghaus Family

 

The Nelson Family

Congratulations to our sweet baby boy on his baptism!

We Survived

Three shots and one oral vaccine later.. Emmett and I survived his 2 month check-up with only a few tears (shed by him of course). The receptionist asked how I was holding up; apparantly it is the Moms who have the toughest time with the shots. Well, not this Mom. I knew he would be just fine. :)

He weighed in at 12lbs. 3oz. (57th percentile) and 24 inches long (81st percentile).

The Pouty Lip...

Looks like it is here to stay..

Emmett at about 1 month..

Emmett at about 2 months..



2 Months!

Our little man is now 2 months old! He has grown to be apx 12 pounds. He has his 2 month check-up tomorrow so I am anxious to see how long he is! A lot has been going on in his life recently...

• He is still wearing his 0-3 clothing but it is getting short/tighter depending on the brand. Most of them say that they are for 8.5-12 pounds - which would mean they should be getting small on him - but with his long figure he is just growing into some of them so we might be in 0-3 for a while yet. We'll see..
• Emmett has recently started to sleep in longer stretches. If I am lucky he has a morning and an afternoon nap now. Of course this all depends on the day.. but, it does make Mommy very happy since it makes it easier for me to get something (anything) done. Last night he slept from 10pm - 3am and then was up again at 6am. So he was only up twice. Technically it also means he is sleeping through the night since he slept for 5 hours straight. It is very exciting for Mommy and Daddy!
• He is learning to "coo" and make noises..
• He had his first "blow-out" at Grandma & Grandpa Rottinghaus' over the 4th of July. He went straight to the sink for a bath. It was a new experience for us.. and for him as well since he usually takes baths in his little baby tub at home. :) Of course we still love the little stinker.. even when he makes big messes!
• His first mole appeared a week or two ago just above his right knee. 
• He recently met his only cousin, Henry, as well as his Aunt Anne and Uncle Richard. Henry is a lot bigger (just turned 1 year old) and wilder than Emmett is. Watching him was so exciting it made Emmett very tired. He is looking forward to getting a little bigger so they can play together.
• Emmett is learning to smile more at Mommy and Daddy. He is particularly happy in the morning right after he has eaten breakfast. :) We like to lay in bed and talk and laugh together for a few minutes each morning.
• He has a new toy that he is able to grasp and hold on to - Mommy's rattle from when she was a little baby. Grandma Pat says that they just don't make them like they used to.. so she found Mommy's rattle in the basement and gave it to Emmett. He holds it and waves it around. We're still not sure if he's really aware of what he's doing with it. :)
• He has recently discovered his feet, toes, and hands. He likes to suck on his hands. Every once in a while we will catch him gazing at his toes in amazement. :)
• Emmett was recently baptized on July 17th. He also had his first party on July 16th - a shower in his honor at our house. We'll have to tell you more about these events a little later..