What we've been up to...

It's been quite a while since I last posted something so here's to catching up...

Of course we've been watching the Summer Olympics (the men's swim team? God Bless America!-hahaha!)  Emily actually turns her head toward the TV now and likes to watch so we have to face her away from it and make sure we're playing with her at the same time or wait until after she goes to bed.  One Friday night Blaine had her laughing pretty good. Her squeals are so fun to hear right now and I just want to soak up these precious times with her.

We had another play date with our friends from church. Here the girls are all together (Emily is the youngest by a week but she's a bully and pushing them all over!)

Emily took her first boat ride 2 weekends ago.  We keep our boat at Lake Tillery and haven't had a chance to see it or get out on it this summer so we got a wild hair and braved it a couple of Saturday's ago.  We went during the afternoon when she naps the best and she slept most of the way there and while we were out on the lake.  She was great, it was just the 3 of us and we had fun. Here are some pictures...

I was determined to keep her cool and bug free while we took the cover off the boat

We're still working on sleeping through the night consistently and napping for longer periods during the day. From the looks of this picture though you'd think she had no problem sleeping :)

This past weekend we went to Henderson to do lots of stuff.  My sister and her fiance, Matt, were home too.  Allyson pretty much just laughs at Emily and it's very entertainig to watch.  We loved being home and hanging out with the whole Wilder clan.

One of the most exciting things that happened over the weekend was Emily rolling over!
You would have thought she won an Olympic medal!  She still struggles with that one arm and has to get a "running" start before she actually makes it over. I had captured several attempts before almost missing the actual roll.  She doesn't like being on her tummy though so gets upset once she's over.  That night was very frustrating for her b/c she kept trying to roll over but woke up mad b/c she couldn't get there or was pinned against the side of the pack-n-play where she was sleeping. :(  We'll keep practicing our tummy time and perfecting her roll. She'll be on the go in no time!

Another first (for Emily and myself) was going to my uncle Sam's "tractor" pull on Saturday night.  I say "tractor" b/c they are actually modified lawn mowers. I don't totally understand the concept but it didn't matter, we were entertained. I was nervous that it would be to loud for Emily so I brought along her headphones that we bought for her to use in our airplane. They aren't noise canceling but they worked really well b/c she slept through most of it!  We left early so I don't know if Sam won but it was sure entertaining! (esp Sam's t-shirt that said "Grasscar" and Matt's overwhelming excitement as we drove up and he jumped out of the car before I could get it in park!)

Everyday with Emily is fun, tiring yes, but I just love playing with her and watching her grow.  We're so very blessed that this precious little one is a part of our lives.  Its still weird to check on her before bed and see her sleeping (so peacefully) and know that we're responsible for this little life and that she's all ours. God is good! XOXO