11 Months Old

I can't even put into words how amazing this little girl gets everyday. She has been such a blessing in our lives. Emma is learning new things everyday and it amazes me how fast she is becoming a little person. This past month I have really realized that she is slowly making the transition from baby to toddler. She has been doing a lot of walking. She can walk from place to place and she will even take some steps when she is standing in the middle of a room. She is just so close to walking full time. She is capable of walking but she just has to get a little more confidence so that she doesn't take a few steps and then drop and crawl. She's getting there though. I think she will be walking all over the place by her first birthday...but I guess only time will tell. Speaking of her first birthday.....I have been in party planning mode. I have ordered her invitations and I am just waiting for them to get here so I can send them out. I am so excited and I know it will be a really fun party. I have also learned that Emma has a LOVE for the Backyardigans. She will actually lay down and watch an entire 30 minute episode. I think the favorite is the Surfs Up episode. We like the Ho-Daddy-Ho song. :] Emma still only has her 2 bottom teeth but I'm sure there are more coming. They are just taking their sweet time. She is really starting to learn to use those two teeth. She has started eating a lot more solid foods and she seems to really enjoy it. She has been such a great little baby and we are so lucky to have her. Even though I am sad that she's not my "little" baby.....she will always be my little girl and I love seeing her grow up.

Hailey

Hailey Danielle Hollifield

Autumn and Deanna were both in the hospital at the same time[Deanna had surgery Tuesday morning]...Dee came to her room to see Hailey
Cheyenne meeting Hailey for the first time

Emma's 1st Sleepover

Cheyenne is spending the night with us tonight while Autumn and William are in the hospital. Aunt Katie came over for an hour or so and helped me give them both a bath. Cheyenne has been great and she is in Emma's crib right now sleeping away! We are excited to go see Baby Hailey in the morning.

Welcome Hailey Danielle!

Hailey Danielle was born tonight at 9:03 pm. She was 7lbs 2 oz. Autumn and Hailey are doing great! We are going to visit them in the morning and I'll have lots of pictures.

Change of Dates!

Today, I went back to the doctors office for another ultrasound so that my doctor could come in and take a look at things. He said everything looked great. There isn't anything that concerns him right now. So he said that he'll just keep a good eye on things. However, they did change my due date. Instead of March 12th....the due date is March 16th. I only lost 4 days so nothing to drastic. But here is another pic of peanut.

Oh...by the way....Autumn's water broke a couple of hours ago so her and William are at the hospital. Baby Hailey will be joining us soon. Cheyenne is spending the night with me and we will go see them tomorrow morning. Happy Pushing Autumn!!!

Peanut

As promised, here is the 1st ultrasound picture of our little peanut!! This was taken at 6w6d.

Little Fishy

Cupcakes!

Today Emma and I baked cupcakes together. Emma loves to watch the mixer but I think her favorite part was getting little tastes of icing. My grandma got me a big stand mixer for our wedding and I use it every chance I get. I absolutely LOVE it. I think everyone should have one.

Emma watching the mixer.

Emma even helped put the cupcake holders into the pan
and she was doing good until she started to ball them up in her hands

She wasn't too happy when I told her "no more icing"!!
And the final product!! [I haven't tasted one but Josh said they were really good]

Katie's New Job

My little sister Katie got a new job at Sagebrush in Kernersville as a waitress. Tonight was her 2nd night by herself so we all went to see her. She did a great job! She looked so darn cute too! and here is Emma wondering why her mama is taking a picture why she's trying to eat some dinner.....

1st Ultrasound

Yesterday I went to have my first ultrasound done. Everything looked great and we have a healthy little baby with a fluttering heartbeat. After the ultrasound I met with my doctor and we went over a few things. When he decided to do a c-section early for Emma, he had thought that there was a tear in the placenta or something wrong with it that he couldn't see. So we are doing another ultrasound on Monday so that he can come in and actually look at the screen and take a loser look at everything. He said it is nothing to be concerned about, he just wants to look for himself. Other than that, everything is great.

i will post an ultrasound pic as soon as i can get one scanned

Birthday Ideas

Emma's first birthday is only a month and a half away and many of you have asked what you can get her. Well, Emma can't really pick out toys and to be honest, she will probably like anything you pick out. She isn't hard to please. I have made a list of some things that I am going to pick from to get her and if you would like some ideas, just ask me, and I'll send you a list of a few things. We are really looking forward to Emma's party. I can't believe she is turning 1 already!

The Big Nasty

Josh and I got some take out food from McCalisters Deli tonight and since Josh never likes to call and order anything, he always makes me do it. Well the sandwich Josh wanted was literally called "The Big Nasty". Needless to say, it took a lot of work for Josh and I to keep our composure as I ordered the food. I thought Josh was going to die laughing. I think that was the highlight of our night. :]

Family Reunion

Today we had our annual family reunion at my Grandma Lucie's house. There were a lot of people but not as many as we usually have. It was still nice to see everyone and enjoy some good food. Thanks for the tator tot casserole grandma...it was sooooo yummy. Emma did really well. She enjoyed some peaches, potato casserole, boiled potatoes, and even some chocolate delight. After leaving grandmas house, we went to my mom and dads to swim for a little bit. We had such a great day but are really exhausted!

Don't Hate Me.....

Because my baby is cute as a button!! :]

6 Weeks

So we are 6 weeks along today. Not very far, but each week gets us closer. This week has been pretty good. I haven't gotten sick yet....but I'm just waiting for it. With Emma, I got sick during my sixth week and it lasted until I was 26 weeks so we'll see. The only real "pregnancy" things I'm going through right now is peeing and food cravings. For the last day or two, all I've wanted is some Japanese rice, chicken, and soup, Mexican cheese dip, homemade chips from Brick Oven, and cheese fries from Rock Ola. Doesn't that sound so good. Maybe I'll get atleast one of them this weekend. [sticking out my bottom lip for Josh:] ] Two different things happened at work this week. A good friend of mine was 12..almost 13 weeks pregnant and lost her baby. So this week was filled with joy yet sadness for me all at the same time. Please pray for her as she goes throught this tough time. I hope and pray that I never have to be in her shoes. On a happier note, I found out last night that a girl I work with is pregnant and is due 3 days before me. I swear, I think something is in the water in the NICU. We now have 7 girls pregnant. That's crazy! I go to the doctor next Thursday for an ultrasound and I'm really excited to see this little peanut....and ofcourse the little heartbeat that will put my mind to ease a little bit. One thing I'm really excited about is that Josh and I have already picked names....well actually, we have had a boy name picked out for years. The girl name was sorta picked out while I was pregnant with Emma. We are still working on middle names but we have plenty of time. But atleast picking out names is one less thing we need to do. I am really looking forward to the weekend and having time to relax a little bit....and ofcourse, the Family Reunion on Sunday. I enjoy seeing everyone and ofcourse...maybe a little Tator Tot Casserole....yummm.

New Things

The past few weeks, Emma has been doing some new things. She now walks about 5 steps at a time before sitting down. She will even let go of furniture and walk to something else. She's getting better at it all the time. She also has another tooth. So right now, both of her bottom teeth are coming in. She has done really well with teething. They don't seem to bother her too much. Yesterday, Emma learned to give kisses. Instead of puckering her lips, she sticks her tongue out and makes the kissing sound. She will even come up to you and kiss you on the lips. It is too cute.

Gettin Into Trouble

Yesterday, while I was doing a few things in Emma's room, I turned my back for just a minute and this is what I found.

Playin in the Tub

Things on my mind

This past week and a half has been exciting and scary all at the same time. I never expected to be pregnant again after Emma being only 10 months old right now. I know that in the past I have joked about wanting another baby, but like I said.....it was all a joke. I never thought it would happen. When Josh and I got pregnant with Emma, we were still about 4 months away from our wedding. Let me explain, I have had PCOS for the past 6 years or so. My doctor told me that I had very little chance of conceiving on my own. We waited until I was about 17 weeks pregnant to tell anyone. I wanted to tell people right away but we decided it was best that we wait until after the wedding. When I told Josh, that I was pregnant with Emma, we immediatly went into "financial mode". Can we really afford to take care of a baby? Well, we knew that it would be extremely hard but knew that God wouldn't give us anything we couldn't handle. So Emma was born and things have been great. She is the best thing that has ever happened to us. She has been an amazing little girl. There are still days that I want to sit her out of on the front step and let someone take her away, but every parent goes through that right? With just getting married and buying a new condo, Josh and I don't have the funds to buy Emma everything that we want. But she does have everything that she needs and even some toys.....which if you ask me?? ....thats all a 10 month old needs. Besides lots of love that Josh and I give her everyday. When I was at work last Monday night, I was about 2 days late on getting my "mother nature call" Well I was talking to a girl at work about it and she had a pregnancy test in her locker and we decided that I would just take it for fun....ok, before you make fun of us...keep in mind, that it was 3:00 in the morning and we were bored about of our minds. So once I saw that it was positive, I'm not going to lie, I cried. I was scared to death. Not only did I not know what we were going to do, but I didn't know how Josh was going to react. I was taking my birth control pills but I guess that didn't work[ again] Now, you might say.....well if they didn't work the first time, then why did you trust them again? Well, after I got pregnant with Emma, my doctor said that he couldn't explain it and that it was just a fluke thing. He didn't think that it would happen again. But it did. Once I told Josh that I was pregnant, he actually took it a lot better than I thought. He was in shock, but still excited. Even though it was a shock, I was so excited to tell both of our families, espcially after having to wait so long with the first pregnancy. I guess that's why I told people at only 5 weeks. Both Josh and I work full time, and things are hard even with Emma. Luckily I have my mom[ and Katie] who keep Emma sometimes, one day a week. And Josh's mom has recently started keeping Emma on Thursdays for about 4 hours or so. We are so thankful for the help that we get. No, we don't EXPECT people to help us but we are very fortunate. There are even some weeks when I don't have any help and I just have to suck it up and go on about 3 hours of sleep a day. But my baby is worth it. One thing that crossed our minds, was we only have a 2 bedroom condo. Well, I got to thinking.....when I was born, me and my sister shared a room. Why is it that now adays people feel like they have to have their own rooms anyway. There is no reason why Emma and the new baby can't share a room for a couple of years. Every time I stop and think, what are we going to do? I remember that God doesn't give us anything we can't handle. Yes, we may struggle, and yes, we may not be able to do everything we want to do, but we coudn't be more happpy and excited about having two little babies. So while, I am only about 5 1/2 weeks now, I'm glad that I was able to tell you all about this little baby.

and then there were 4!

Josh, Emma, and I are so excited to announce that we are expecting Baby Newnam #2! I go to the doctor for an ultrasound on July 23 but right now I'm pretty sure the due date is March 12. This came as a huge surprise to all of us but we are still really excited to meet this new addition. We have been blessed that Emma has been such a great little girl and we know that she will be a great big sister and adjust well to having a new baby brother or sister. Right now, I am 5 weeks pregnant and feeling pretty good. Not that I didn't LOVE every minute of being pregnant with Emma but I'm hoping that this pregnancy is a little bit easier. And I'm so excited about being pregnant in the winter. No more hot summers for me...I learned my lesson the first time.

Playin In The Sand

This weekend Josh, Emma, and I went to the beach. We had a lot of fun spending time with Josh's parents and brother. Josh got to go fishing Saturday, which he was super excited about and Emma and I played on the beach. We also had a pretty big announcement, which made this weekend even better.

4th of July/Happy Birthday!

Yesterday we celebrated the 4th of July and Autumn and daddys birthday! We always have a big cookout and this year was no different. We played in the pool and had a cookout with grilled chicken and hotdogs.

Pine Needles & Rocks

One of Emma's favorite things to do is ride in her little pink car at my mom and dads house. Recently she has started leaning over the side and picking up pine needles and rocks. My mom even showed her how to bang the rocks together to make a sound. Emma picked up on it and now she can do it too.

Emma's New Friend

Here is a picture of Emma and her "new friend" I was telling you all about. She talks to this "new friend" and also gives her kisses. and here is a picture of Emma's new shoes [aren't they cute?]-they make her legs look really chunky

Long Day

Yesterday, I had a very long day. As usual I was at home with Emma all day after working the night before....no big deal. She took some good naps but I only could sleep for about 15-20 minutes of it so I was exhausted by the time Josh got home and was looking forward to going to bed. Well, when Josh got home he was feeling really sick and had a temperature. So I went into mommy-mode and got busy trying to find someone for Emma to spend the night with so that I could go to work. Katie is pretty flexible since she is out of school now, so my first phone call was to her. Luckily, she was happy to do it. So I got busy packing her bag and getting all her stuff together...[how does one little girl need so much?!?] I took Emma to my mom and dads house arount 5:00 and after coming home through 5:00 traffic, I finally made it to bed around 7:00. Needless to say, after only about 2 hours of sleep yesterday, I am absolutely exhausted. Ahhh.....isn't life wonderful!