Smelling the flowers....

On Sunday we had a chance to finally get to the Indianapolis Zoo, it feels like forever since we've been able to go (and not freeze!) So here are a few pics of us at the Butterfly Pavillion...and Emmy "smelling" all the flowers. She loves smelling flowers, and it is hilarious the way she does it. She pretty much breathes out instead of in, but boy does she look cute doing it. And she does this with all flowers....even ones in pictures or books. :) There's also a picture of us with the elephants, we had the rare treat of getting to see one taking a bath. Emmy loved it, and so did we!

Sweet Emmy Jane....smelling the flowers :)



I can't believe Josh caught Emmy "mid-sniff"!

 

She even likes to smell the plants :)

Pigtails :)

 Miss Katherine decided to get a little creative with Emmy's hair today and gave her.....her very first pigtails! She had just enough hair to put up and boy did she look cute! Katherine sent Josh and I the second picture and then I took this first one when we got home. I don't think Emmy even noticed them until dinner tonight, and then, "Whoosh", they were gone! :)

 

 

 

Outside!!!

The past two days it was so nice outside! We couldn't wait to let Emmy run around in the backyard, and boy did she run! She LOVES being outside! We had so much fun and it gave us just a glimpse of what great times are awaiting us this Spring and Summer! We can't wait!! :)

Held

"This is what it means to be held.
How it feels, when the sacred is torn from your life and you survive.
This is what it is to be loved.
And to know that the promise was that when everything fell, we'd be held." 
-Natalie Grant "Held"

It's been a little while since I've posted because the last few weeks have been pretty hard. Josh and I lost another baby on February 12. We are saddened by the reality of another loss but hopeful in God's plan for our future....whatever it might hold. After our first loss, we were so completely blessed by the birth of our Emily Jane, who has changed our world forever. We are so thankful for her, what a precious gift she is to us. And as we stand here again we know, we will get through this....stronger than ever. That doesn't mean it still doesn't hurt or that it isn't hard. But we will hang on tightly to the Lord and to each other...enjoying each and every day we have together.

16 months already?!

I had great intentions of updating the blog with Emmy's 15 month stats right away, but since she will be 16 months tomorrow....I guess I better get it done now! So, here is a quick update on Little Miss Emmy Jane :) and a few pics of us playing in the snow for the first time!!!

What is she up to now? Emmy talks all-the-time! We can't understand every word quite yet, but as she's talking her face gets all serious sometimes like she is telling us the best story, it's hilarious. Emmy is also such a sweetheart...she wants to give kisses all the time, even to strangers, yikes!
Favorite things: She loves her books! She'll run over to her basket or shelf, grab one, (or 12) bring them over to us then she'll turn around and back up until she's sitting in our lap. It is so stinkin' cute! She also loves shoes, not wearing them on her feet, but her hands!
Favorite food: She's definitely my child and loves dairy! Yogurt, cheese and especially her milk :)
Teeth: 12+ and getting more every week!
Emmy's 15 month stats: Weight: 26.1 lbs  88%
                                           Height: 30.5 in   46%

Another Snow Day...Woo-hoo!

After Josh had an entire week called off of school due to the weather that we've had recently, we thought for sure that Winter had shown off enough for the rest of the season. Apparently, not! Due to wind and cold, Josh had another day off of school today! So, we decided to have some fun and head Downtown. Two of our new favorite places, if you can't tell by now, are the Children's Museum and the Zoo. And since it was SO cold out, we decided to head to the Museum. We asked Josh's mom to join us and the 4 of us had such a great time!!! Emmy and I just love these extra days we get to spend with Josh!

Y-U-C-K

Sweet Emmy, yucky virus....the three of us spent almost 3 hrs in the Dr's office this afternoon and our poor girl was feeling just miserable. I met her and Josh at the Dr's office and by that time her fever was 103 degrees, with medicine! We had to wait quite awhile for several different tests to be run but thankfully, they think it is just a nasty virus and she will be feeling better soon. Here's a few pictures Josh took of us in the office. You can tell our happy girl just isn't herself. :(