Emilia's Journal

Dear Miss Emi,

I haven’t posted in awhile because you and I have been busy. What have we been doing? Well, you have been busy growing and I have been busy trying to keep up with you. Last week your Dad went back to work. It has been a challenge trying to do things without an extra set of hands. You also turned 5 weeks and I turned 30 + something. While I don’t feel much different, you seem to change by the minute. 

You are now sleeping up to six hours at a time during the night and are starting to smile at us. You also have had your first winter outings to take Yeti for a walk. 

I bundled you up and put you in the front pack, and then put one of Dad’s jackets on and zipped it over you. You looked adorable, but I think I looked quite funny with a big bump in the front, because all the people in their cars were staring. 

We went to our second ECFE class and while you slept through the first one, this one you loved your infant massage. You have also spotted the mobile over your swing for the first time. You still like to take quite a few naps during the day, but this helps me get some things done around the house. You get quite fussy in the 

evenings, but I am told I was the same way. Luckily for us, you love your pacifier because it helps quite a bit. Just like I had, you have also gotten a bad case of infant acne. Dad calls you his “little teenager,” but fortunately this bout will only last a couple weeks. You also met two new friends who are just about your same age, Milena and Finn.

Your first friend, Yeti, and you mostly ignore each other- but I am sure that someday you will be best buds (especially when you start eating solids!)

While each day brings new challenges as we learn about each other, it also brings surprises and joy. I look forward to seeing what the next couple weeks have in store!

Love, Mom