JUMP, JUMP!!

Emmersyn has always loved to jump while standing on our laps! As much as I need an arm workout it got tiring so we recently got her a jumperoo to bounce in--thanks to Ty's Gma! She LOVES it and it keeps her occupied while I'm cooking or needing to get something done around the house! Here is our little "jumping bean":

Jesus loves Me!

Lincoln loves to sing--he has such a sweet voice and I love hearing him sing Jesus Loves Me. It's his "go to" song! We were eating breakfast when he broke out into song and I caught it all on video...

Emmersyn @ 7 months!

Month 6 to 7 was a big one for us. Emmersyn started crawling, got her first real sickness, got her first tooth and said her first word (Dada). I LOVE this age, I love all the new things she's discovering, the new things she's doing. She is so much more content now playing on the ground because she can get to wherever she wants to go and she can get whatever she wants. I have to be very mindful about what's on the ground now because this girl chews on everything in sight. Riley and Lincoln are also starting to learn not to build anything on the floor unless they want it knocked over :).

Breathing treatments--she was so patient; she just sat there while we did this for a good 10 minutes, five times a day for about 2 weeks!

Emmersyn is sleeping horribly at night--even worse than last month. She's now waking up two or three times a night and that (starting two nights ago) is changing because she absolutely shouldn't be waking up three times a night. She's eating 3 meals a day and I will probably start trying crackers, bread, etc. this coming month with her.

Emmersyn also loves to stand and jump. I won't be surprised if she takes after Riley and starts walking early. She's very strong and has some massive thighs. Speaking of, when I had her in at the doctor's office last week she weighed 18 lbs. 6.5 oz (at 6.5 months old).

E seems to be quite the mama's girl. She loves to be held and I would say is one of the happiest babies I've ever seen (many people agree). She has a constant smile on her face and loves when anyone looks her in the eyes and talks to her. Most days all three kids take a nap at the same time in the afternoon, but on the rare occasion Emmersyn stays up and I get a solid couple of hours with just her and I love it. I often feel guilty about the quality one-on-one time I get with her because I have other kids to take care of. When I just had Riley I spent SO MUCH time playing with her on the ground, reading to her, singing, etc. and with Lincoln I could do the same. Now I feel like I really have to make a conscious effort to put things down, or leave things for later in order to get some quality time with her. However, I now know (because of R and L) how quickly time does go by and I really cherish this baby stage. Before I know it she'll be walking around, talking back and throwing fits. :)

This is where everything goes--right to my mouth!

Calling all Mommas!!

I need your advice. I have run into a dilemma that I need your help with! Emmersyn is quickly growing out of her infant car seat and needs to get into a convertible seat fairly soon. With that said, we have two Britax Boulevards and I was planning on giving Emmersyn Riley's seat and putting Riley in a booster. However, after a little research and thought I'm now not sure what I'm going to do. Riley would be fine in a booster according to the height recommendations, but not the weight recommendations. I didn't really want to buy another Boulevard for just a year (or so) until Riley reaches that 40 pound mark if I didn't have to, but I want to do what's safest for her. So now I am thinking about buying another Boulevard and skipping a booster all together. I know a booster would be more convenient for me (since I wouldn't have to keep strapping her in--she could do it in a booster) but I'm not interested in what's easiest or best for me.

Is there a downside of keeping Riley in an actual car seat, and not a booster, for a couple more years? Any car seat/booster advice? Are there boosters that are just as good as a convertible seat? Any help would be great!!

We've got a Crawler!

Emmersyn is officially crawling! She's been scooting for a long time, but yesterday she actually did it--the "right" way! One day later it seems like she's been crawling for months because she can crawl across the room in no time.

Sick of Sickness! UPDATE

UPDATE: Wednesday Emmersyn seemed to be taking a turn for the worse. I took her back in to the doctor on Thursday morning (everything was closed on Wednesday due to the big storm we got). After a chest x-ray and nasal swab it was determined that not only does she have bronchiolitis, but she also has RSV and pneumonia! Poor baby! If she doesn't get better in 24-36 hours she will have to be admitted to the hospital for close observation. We are do our best to prevent that. We were sent home with a nebulizer and instruction to do 4 breathing treatments a day until she gets better. Futhermore, we were also given the instruction to do the same for Lincoln. The doctor suspects Lincoln also has pneumonia as well, if he's not feeling better we will also have to take him in! Please keep both kids in your prayers! I am so tired to them being sick and am ready to have my healthy kids back. Praying for a restful night tonight as well, I am tired and not getting much sleep at all. Between all three kids being sick I'm getting maybe 3-4 hours of sleep a night and it's starting to wear me out!

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We've been in IL for almost a month now and since moving the kids have been nothing but SICK! I don't know what it is. Probably just the time of the year, but two weeks ago we were all really sick with the flu. We all had it--all of us but Emmersyn, thankfully! Ty was even sent home early on his first day of work because he was so sick.

Fast forward to this past Wednesday. Riley started not feeling well and it was all down hill from there. Lincoln got sick Thursday and Thursday night Emmersyn did as well. Emmersyn had her well visit on Friday so I made appts for Riley and Lincoln too since I was going to be there anyways. They all got checked out. The doc. seemed to think it was just a virus! After a VERY long weekend of being couped up inside, no sleep, high fevers, and nasty coughs I decided to take them to see the doc again on Monday morning. Come to find out Riley has a left ear infection and bronchiolitis, Lincoln has a right ear infection and bronchiolitis and Emmersyn has bronchiolitis. Between the three of them we got twelve prescriptions filled! The kids are very rarely sick, so I am hoping this is it for a LONG time. It has been a very long few weeks!

You now know why we have couch covers :)...Riley puked all over them therefore they were being washed.

My kitchen counter with all the kids' medicines (12 in total). Riley LOVES medicine, Lincoln HATES them and would rather throw them up before he'll swallow them. Emmersyn is somewhere in between. :)