I can't think of good titles for my blog posts anymore...

So...I'm basically in love with my baby. She is so cute, and she is learning so fast. She makes so many cute noises. Here are some things I love about her...

1. Even though I've been having a lot of trouble getting her to fall asleep at night, once she IS asleep, she stays asleep until at least 5 AM, sometimes 8 AM.
2. Once she does wake up in the morning, very often she will just lay in her crib, happy as can be, talking to herself and bouncing her legs up and down.
3. She has the biggest and most precious smile. It melts my heart.
4. She has the saddest sad face ever. Seriously. It makes me feel so bad for her. Best pouty lips I've ever seen.
5. Just tonight, she figured out that when she flails her arms and legs in the bath, it makes fun noises. So she'd splash, but then it would startle her, so she'd make a funny face after. Then she'd build up her smile and do it all over again.

So, yes. I'm bragging about how ridiculously cute my girl is. Deal with it. :)

And, just as a random thought...

I was driving home from a baby shower today, and I heard a song on the radio. I had heard the band sing this song live on tv a week ago, and if I didn't know it was the same band, I would have thought it was a cover of the song. Their voices had been changed so much. 

Sometimes I wonder if artists recognize their own songs on the radio...

And last but not least, some videos. You don't have to watch these, obviously. They're probably pretty boring, and they're mostly for my out of town sisters!

Video #1 is Emma in the bath tonight. Right around 12 seconds is my favorite part - where she splashes and scares herself.

Video #2 is Emma making some cute noises.

Video #3 is Emma rocking on her belly (just the very beginning).

before the baby...

Before the baby:

• I thought I could take a fast shower...and that I would get a shower every day after the baby arrived.
• I thought my house was messy.
• I thought I never saw my friends.
• I thought swaddling would solve all of my baby crying troubles (my baby hates swaddling).
• I thought baby swings and seats would help me with my housework (which, to be fair, they did until physical therapy).
• I thought that if my baby learned to sleep well at night, she wouldn't ever have trouble after that unless she was sick or something.
• I thought we would have more visitors - I am both grateful and sad that we didn't have more, if you know what I mean...

And now for some positives, just so you know that I love my baby! I didn't mean for this to sound so complain-y.

• I thought that I would be more naive about babies. I'm not trying to make myself sound like a genius or anything (I still call my mom a lot and look up things online), but I really thought that I wouldn't be as prepared as I turned out to be.
• I thought I knew what love was (awww... :D)

And now for some pictures. These are all during her 2nd month:

baby blessing

We had a beautiful baby blessing on Sunday. My brother told us that baby smiled through her entire blessing. What a good girl. :)

Here is baby in her blessing dress, and following (on a pink blanket) is me in the same dress.

baby pictures and a cake

Here is my baby at 6 weeks old!

She helped her uncle play Chronology...

And hung out with her Aunt

And now she is 7 weeks old! And soooo happy!

She is so beautiful!

And she's getting really good at tummy time.

In other news, I made this cake, which I think looks like it should start talking and be on Sesame Street...