Growing up

Here is Emmery's weekly picture last week.  The cute little overalls are from Germany.  Of course it was not until I put them on her that I realized there are no buttons or snaps on the legs for a quick diaper change- seriously?!

This week I got sick (I think food poisoning on my way home from Munich) and then worked long hours all week.  My mom came up Friday night to babysit Emmery- Jamison and I were planning on going to a Rockies game.  Unfortunately I had to work late so we didn't end up going, but it sure was nice to have my Mommy here for a night.  

After not having been home for the last 3 weekends and a bad week, I needed this weekend to step back and regroup.

On Saturday my mom, Emmery, and I walked down to the farmer's market and saw all of the yummy Fall vegetables (Jamison went into work Sat morning :-p).  We had dinner plans with friends on both Sat and Sun night, so I got some apples to make apple crisp for dessert.  Aren't they pretty?

 Yum!

And I of course loved spending time with little Emmery, who is growing up quickly!

She has started sitting up on her own.  She can also stand up for a short time while holding onto something.

And she is scooting all around- she started out on that mat in the background.  She is also starting to get on her knees and rock her butt like she is wanting to crawl!

And she has become quite the artist. :-)
Here are a few sample of her artwork

 This is snow.

 Our 25 week old little princess.  Her cute hair bow was made by Kelly

I think she got sick of taking pictures, because she slid down and looked at me like this :-)

Iowa and Germany in 2 weeks

Over Labor Day weekend we headed out to Lake Okoboji, Iowa for one of Jamison's co-worker's wedding.  I was expecting a lake with not much else around, but it was a nice town and a huge lake.  The wedding was a lot of fun and it was a nice getaway for our family.

I set Emmery in the middle of the bed with some toys while I started laying out what to pack... And she soon started pulling all of the clothes on top of her and squealing with delight :-)

Jamison and I were on different flights (a little bit of miscommunication), so Emmery came with me on her first flight.  She was a bit jabbery, restless, and cried a little, but she didn't have any breakdowns!

Our hotel had a nice pool, and Jamison was able to ease Emmery in and get her over her fear.

"Not so sure about this..."

"This isn't so bad..."

"I kind of like this!  Minus the fact that I'm wearing a normal diaper and so it has swelled up huge!"

We also went to a free 80s outdoor concert one night.  The groom's mom and aunts watched Emmery and we went out with a group of people.  We were the only people there who had dressed up, but we sure had fun!

And Emmery finally fits into the cutest bird outfit that she got from Uncle Scott and Aunt Katie!

I left the following Friday for Munich for work and was gone for 9 days!

I worked Monday through Friday afternoon, but was able to see a few things around Munich.  On Sunday I went to Neuschwantstein castle, and on Friday I was able to get downtown early enough to see the 5pm bells and show at the Glockenspiel while drinking a beer.

I drove the whole time I was there- through downtown Munich, on the autobahn, and even parked in our hotel parking lot...  See these 2 cars here parked at a steep angle that no matter what the front of the car scrapes when you pull in or out?  That is because the thing rotates up and two cars can park below!

And while I was in Germany, Emmery got to spend some quality time with Grandpa Tom and Grandma Jean.  Tom and Jean came up for the whole week and helped Jamison out and made me feel A LOT better about leaving for so long.  Jean not only snuggled and played with Emmery, she cleaned, did laundry, cooked (including a few extra meals for later), took some pictures, and even wrote down Emmery's schedule like her daycare does!  What a nice treat to come home to a house in more order than when I left and a happy baby.

And Tom worked every day on painting our house- it is looking so good!  What a gift!

Here is Emmery having fun in her favorite saucer. 

 And her 23 week picture.  Jean dressed her in a bodysuit that says "I love Mommy" :-)