The Clay County Fair

Last weekend we went to the Clay County Fair in Spencer, IA where my mom is originally from. My aunt and Grandpa still live there so it gave us the chance to visit them as well as spend some time with my cousin Melissa and her boyfriend Brent who came to Spencer for the fair as well. Rustin and I also went to the sprint car race at the fairgrounds on Friday evening. He wants me to let you know that Craig Dollansky picked up the win (for those of you who were wondering) in an exciting A main feature. :)

We purchased a new hat for Emmett at the fair. It was a little too big. They were out of infant sizes so I purchased the child size because it was so darn cute! However, yesterday we got a package in the mail from Grandma Pat who went online and ordered the infant size. I'll have to post a picture sometime soon of how cute he looks in it. :)

Here is a picture of Emmett from his first fair experience.

4 months!

Emmett turned 4 months old on September 16th!

Since his 3 month update..

• Emmett has a new tooth! We noticed it as a little white dot in his gums on September 16th and it continues to push its way through. The little guy has not been too miserable but has cried a few times where we didn't know what to do for him (which is very unusual!). We think it has been due to him teething (or toothing, if you will).
• On August 22nd he slept ALL the way through the night for the first time!! Mommy could not believe her eyes when she woke up at 6:30am. Daddy said - "what time did he get up?" Mom responded - "He didn't!!". His record has not been perfect since (we had a few rough nights in there getting up 2-3 times yet) but typically he gets up around once a night. The past few nights he has made it 9 hours straight. Fingers crossed that this continues or he stops getting up in the night all together! We are getting closer. :)
• It has been reported to us by our daycare that Emmett is now rolling over. We have yet to witness this event, but we haven't stopped trying to capture it on video since. Hopefully he will show Mom and Dad his new trick sometime soon!
• He is in the process of moving up to the 4-6 month room at daycare.
• Emmett survived his first outdoor photo shoot. He was able to get in a short nap in the morning and then was so tired in the afternoon he fell asleep during the shoot. He was a good sport through it all.

He has his 4 month doctor visit on Friday, so we'll have to update you on his stats!

Family Pictures

Check out our pictures on my friend Laura's blog here.

I can't wait to get all of the proofs back! She did an amazing job.

Ryan & Laurie's Wedding

Our good friends Ryan & Laurie were married last weekend.

They had a beautiful outdoor wedding in between some scattered showers.

4 long-time friends and former roommates..

The beautiful bride and groom..

It was only a few minutes later that I had the opportunity to "serenade" them. I sang during their ceremony on the only microphone available - the officiant's. It was a little akward but everything went ok! :)

We had a fun time at their reception sans little Emmett. He was in good hands between my family AND Rustin's. You can say he has a few people in his life that love him!

It was great to have a night away to spend with friends and witness the union of two very speical people!

Our friends Brian and Shari will be getting married within the next year as well..

We look forward to the blessed event!! :)

A Conversation with our Son

It seems that Emmett and his Daddy may have a language all their own.. :)

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!