4 week weigh in...

We went to see Dr. McCormick today to have Emma weighed in.  

As we put our little naked gal on the scale I crossed my fingers in hopes of weight gain.

And I got my wish, but only 1 measly ounce!

She now weighs 9 lbs 3 oz.

Her doctor is a bit confused because she should have been gaining much more by this point.  She still isn't too worried because Emma is so active and otherwise healthy.

So we will continue with supplementing with formula and then we also had to take her to the lab to have some tests run. :(

Here is Emma after we got home from the lab.  She cried so hard she was exhausted.  I love her little Daffy Duck band aid.

They drew blood and collected urine by putting a bag on her private parts.  Today was a yucky day, I hate seeing my little girl in pain!!!

Doug thinks that she must just have a great metabolism and the same build as him, long and lean.  We should be hearing back results tomorrow, so we will keep you posted on our little "string bean."

A night of firsts...

We have had a big night around here, and it is only 6 o'clock!

We started out with Emma's 1st "tummy time" and she did great!

So did Doug!

She already has such a strong neck.

(Sorry I don't know how to fix the red eye on our camera, I should have had Doug do it)

Then we had our 1st real bath.  Emma loved it!

So cute in her little hoodie towel.

Look how sad she was after the bath.  Apparently she didn't want us to take her out.

Lots of exciting things going on in the Stephens home tonight!

Daddy's photo shoot

Douggie had a great time the other night snapping some shots of his little girl.  There were so many good ones, but here are my favorites.

What a smile, and look on her left cheek, she has daddy's dimples.

Doug kept calling this shirt her "muscle" shirt, and he even got her to show off her guns.

Happy 1st Birthday Ethan!!!

On Saturday afternoon we celebrated Ethan's 1st Birthday with him.  This was a kid's dream of a party, with Frogs everywhere!  We had a great time!

Melissa and Sarah (Ethan's mommy), holding Emma

The HOMEMADE frog cake!  These Canfields are crazy talented.

Ethan enjoyed his little cake, he finished it all!

Another example of how talented they are! Look at these adorable and yummy cookies.

Emma shared her goodie bag with Douggie and check this out... not only did the bag have lots of candy, but it also had every frog toy imaginable.  Great party Ron and Sarah, as always!

A treat for mommy...

Friday morning my mom watched Emma.  It was her 1st time watching both Jacob and Emma, and everything went beautifully!

What more can you ask for... a little Starbucks and a pedicure!

Emma's newborn pictures

So copy the link below and you can see Emma's newborn pictures.  They will only be posted until 2/17/09 so take a look at them soon.

Our little gal did a great job, we love her pictures.  Good thing, because we went through a lot to get them; 2 photo sessions, Marie being peed on, Doug being puked on and then peed on, but they are worth it!

We hope that you like them as well!

Thank you for beautiful pictures Heidi!!!

http://www.previewgallery.com/sliceoflife/emmanewborn

Our 1st "play" date...

So you don't have much "playing" going on when you have a 10 week old, 8 week old and 3 week old group of babies, but us moms enjoyed ourselves.

We all met at Starbucks in Del Mar. It was a beautiful day out!

Courtney and Audrey (8 weeks old)

Kristyn and Jillian (10 weeks old)

And of course little Emma, who slept almost the entire time.

Thanks for a fun afternoon ladies, can't wait to do it again!

Emma meets the Newell Family...

Last night we met up for dinner with our good friends the Newell family.  Right after Emma was born they all got really sick, so they wanted to wait until they were better to meet Emma.

The whole family.

Taylyr, Stepheni and Emma

Thanks for a fun night out with great company!

Hip Hip Hooray...

... Emma is 3 weeks old today!

She is such a fun little gal!

Mommy and Daddy love her lots.

On the move...

So our little Emma is quite active already.  When Doug puts her on his chest to burp her she does this scooting thing up his chest.  She actually moves a good distance. This video doesn't capture it as well as I would have liked, but you'll get the point.

3 week weigh in...

Mommy and Emma waiting for the Doctor.

If you read our blog last week, we had to come back to the doctor again this week for a weigh in.  They were a little concerned because she wasn't gaining enough weight.

Well this week she didn't gain any weight, she is still 9 lbs. 2 oz. from last week.  Dr. McCormick isn't too worried because she says Emma is so alert, which is nice to not have a doctor worried. So we are now supposed to supplement with a little bit of formula along with me breast feeding.  I am not thrilled about this, but we will do whatever we need to do to keep our little gal healthy.  And it is not for good, just until we can get her to gain a little bit.

And guess what... back again next week for a weigh in.

Doug thinks that because she was born so big that she was given a bit of a complex.  Everyone said "wow what a big girl", so he thinks she is trying to watch her figure.  Mommy and Daddy are going to have to make sure that Emma has lots of self confidence and doesn't pay attention to what others say.

2nd visit to Church

Emma went to Church for the 2nd time this past Sunday.  She did great again!

Here she is all dressed for church, doesn't she look sporty?! I love her little hoodie. It was kind of yucky weather so we had to bundle up.

Tia Ebit holding Emma after church.

Every week we  go to church as one big family and then we head over to my parent's house for lunch.  We have such a great time with the family on Sundays.

These boot are made for...

kicking ? Since she can't walk I guess kicking is the next best option.

We played a little dress up on Saturday.  Emma was such a good sport.  She didn't even mind the head band.

Aren't these boots hilarious?!  They were a Christmas gift from Jillian and her folks.  Emma loved them and never tried to kick them off or fuss.  They were pretty cozy on her feet and oh so cute!  Thank you Jillian!

And she's out... finally!

So our poor little gal, has some issues falling asleep, so we realized that the car is our magic trick. She loves getting all snuggled up in her car seat and going for a nightly drive. Doug and I have found some humor in it, and when I get in the car Doug asks, "our same route?" We also play my Mana CD and sing along with it. At least I sing along, but since Doug can't sing in Spanish he whistles. It is actually kind of a fun way to wind down as a family. Too bad it usually happens at 11:45 at night.

Emma's 1st trip to Nordstrom!

Mommy and Emma made a quick trip to the mall to buy a few gifts.  We left Daddy at home for some quiet time to get lots of work done, since he was working from home yesterday.  It was Emma's 2nd trip to the mall, but only her 1st time in Nordstrom.  Needless to say she loved it!

Look and how happy and content she looks just being in the store!

She is definitely mommy's girl!