Happy Friday, friends! I hope y'all have had a great week! We've had a pretty low key week here which is really nice from time to time. Other than running a few errands, we've been home most of the time. We have big plans for this afternoon, though. It's
Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-fil-A and I have every intention of dressing Emery up like a cute little cow. Honestly, I've been waiting a few years to do this because I felt like just Daniel and I dressing up like cows would be ridiculous. It makes so much more sense to do it now that we have a baby...especially since she can't eat Chick-fil-A. Makes perfect sense, right? ;) I will definitely be sharing pictures of Emery, but that's probably where the pictures will stop!
Anyway, here's what's been going on in our little corner of the world for the past week... :)
One.
Emery had a great first Fourth of July. We had plans to go to a barbecue and fireworks show in my parents' neighborhood, and I have to admit that I was a little nervous about how she would do. She's gotten overstimulated pretty easily in the past, so I really was thinking that we probably wouldn't even last long enough to see any fireworks. She certainly proved me wrong! Shortly after we got there, she fell asleep in her stroller and slept the entire time we were eating. Then, she woke up to take her bottle and was perfectly happy for the rest of the time. The best part? She fell asleep *during* the fireworks. For real. She's just getting more and more laid back.
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| 3-1/2 months old |
I know she looks less than thrilled in a lot of these pictures. She smiles all the time during the day, but hardly ever when a camera is out. I'm really hoping that changes!
Two.
Daniel has been dying to do some work in our back yard ever since we moved into our house. I've been a little hesitant because, well...I don't do well with plants. I kill everything. Part of the problem could be that I hate watering them. Actually, I guess that's probably the entire problem. I just hate dealing with that darn hose and sweating within five seconds of stepping outside. Anyway. My mom is an expert in all things plants. {Why did I not inherit this?} They got to talking about the yard and got a plan. My parents came over on Saturday and Daniel, my mom, and my dad literally transformed part of our yard. I did very important things like getting everyone food and water and taking care of the baby. {In my defense, I did help unload all those stones from the truck.} I'm loving how everything looks and am so excited to work on the rest of the yard!
Here's the before...
And after...
Emery enjoyed a little sun that day, too. This is a rare occurrence for her due to her mother hating being in the Alabama summer heat.
Three.
Although we were incredibly productive this past Saturday, our typical Saturday includes a lot of HGTV. See, usually we just *talk* about all the things we want to do with our house, yard, etc... Last weekend, we actually *did* some of them! One of our favorite HGTV shows to watch is
Fixer Upper. These people do *amazing* things with the scariest houses and they are so totally fun and cute to watch. I would be totally fine with buying the worst house imaginable in a heartbeat as long as Chip and Jo Jo were going to renovate it! And I actually want to be friends with them in real life.
I mean, just
look at this before and after!!
Four.
Emery's nursery is coming along! I know, she's nearly four months old and it's not done. {Knowing me, I'll *never* be able to feel like it's completely
done.} My mom and dad bought us a precious lamp to go next to the glider. It makes that corner of her room feel so cozy. I love it as much as you can possibly love a lamp. And that base...so pretty. I feel like it's so classic and that Emery will be able to keep it forever and use it in her own house one day with a different lamp shade. And now that I said that, I want to forget it because I don't want to think about my baby growing up and having her own house. As fast as time has been going, that day will be here in what will feel like approximately two weeks.
Five.
We're going on a date night tonight! Yippee!! We haven't gone on a date just the two of us since
our anniversary, so I'm super excited. We're going to see a movie and I considered
The Fault In Our Stars. But
after everything I've heard, that one will be a Redbox. I prefer to ugly cry in the comfort of my own home, thank you very much. I think we're going to go see
Tammy. Yep. I wasn't so sure about it, but we watched the trailer the other night and I died laughing 30 seconds in and told Daniel to stop it because I didn't want to ruin any of the movie. Seriously, Melissa McCarthy is just ridiculously funny.
This SNL pizza skit owns me every time!!!
Whatever you end up doing this weekend, I hope y'all have a wonderful one! :)
Day 179: Steel City Pops with Nana and Gampa! Perfect summer night.
Day 180: Watching Mommy cook this afternoon! I can hardly stand how big she's getting!
Day 181: She LOVES her hands!
Day 182: Watching the World Cup with Daddy...
Day 183: Tummy time this morning!
Day 184: Cutie pie indeed.
Day 185: Emery's first 4th of July!
Day 186: We did some work in the yard today! Some major progress was made but we still have a long way to go! Emery wasn't a whole lot of help, but she sure did look cute in her shades!
Day 187: Taking care of my man who threw a few too many bags of dirt yesterday when we were working on our yard. And, this baby. <3
Day 188: Emery's hanging out with Daddy like a big girl while Mommy drowns in coupons!
Day 189: Nothing sweeter than a sleeping baby. My heart can barely handle my love for this little sweetie.
Day 190: Barely got any tummy time in today...every time I put her on her tummy, she would roll over! We're also pretty sure she's teething. She's been sucking in that lower lip almost constantly and she's loving the teething toy I bought her yesterday!
Day 191: Emery wasn't a big fan of sleeping in her crib today, but that was okay with me.
