Emily had her 1 month appointment today. The last time she saw her pediatrician was 2 weeks ago. Since then she gained 1 1/2 pounds. She is now 8 1/2 pounds and 21 inches. She is getting bigger by the minute!

Watch this video of Emily when she was only 4 hours old!

Our sweet baby girl has joined our family and we couldn’t be happier. After 24 hours of labor I did not make much progress so the doctors decided that I needed a c-section. Before you feel sorry for me I have to tell you that I did more sleeping than anything. I was given Demerol and it knocked me out. Emily arrived at 8:12 p.m. October 8, 2005. She weighed 7.08 oz and was 19 1/4 inches long. We were surprised to find out it was a girl. When the doctor told us we were having a girl Eric and I just looked at each other surprised. All this time we had a feeling we were having a boy. As they put her in my chest I realized how much I already loved her. She is so precious to me that I could not imagine my life without her.