What a goof!

The last picture is her "Justin look". They both look at me the same way whenever they're a little suspicious!!!

Emily's baptism

The baptismal gown that Emily wore was knit by my grandma and both my sister and I were baptized in it. We had to replace the ribbon, but other than that it's held up great.

She's not always grumpy!!

Just thought I would post some cute smiley pictures of Emily...

And one of her looking peaceful (which doesn't happen very often!)

My Gerber Baby

Just thought I would post this for fun.... Justin made it on photoshop... she doesn't look very similar to the real Gerber baby, but I think it's cute!

Who's Who??

Believe it or not, the top picture is Justin, and the bottom two are of me. I think it's pretty impossible to decide who Emily looks like considering Justin and I could have been twins when we were babies!

One Month Pictures

I had a little more luck with the pictures than I did before... they're still not the greatest, but they'll do for now. I had to post one of her screaming pictures just because I think it's so funny (and it captures her anger!)

One Month Old!

Well, Emily is one month old today. I tried to take some pictures this morning but she would only scream at me which doesn't make for very nice pictures! I'll attempt round two this afternoon.
Just as an FYI for those who would like to know, you can find me at my mom's house most days. Emily has decided that taking two 45 minute naps between the hours of 10pm and 6am is quite sufficient. Needless to say I am plagued with sheer exhaustion! I am very blessed to have my mom so close and willing to take on a couple of night shifts a week. Also, during the day Emily is very fussy and cranky, so having an extra set of hands to pass her off to is very nice. If anyone needs to get a hold of me you can reach me at my parents.
I decided to take Emily to the doctor this week, even though I was certain nothing is wrong with her, but I just wanted to rule out the possibility that there could be something medically wrong with her (I would feel awful if in a few months we found out there was a problem that could have been treated!) and there is indeed nothing bothering her... she's just gassy and fussy! So my doctor recommended switching her to soy formula just in case she has an allergy to cow's milk. So we started that on Tuesday...... not much of a change in her behaviour, but she's no worse!
But even though she's a handful Justin and I are enjoying and loving her so much. She is such a blessing to our family and we are so thankful to have her in our lives. Hopefully in a couple of weeks she'll be sleeping a bit better and be a bit happier, but even if she stays awake for the rest of her life we would still never change anything about her.
Anyway, sorry to bore you, I'll post some pictures later on (hopefully).

daddy's little girl

I don't have many pictures of Emily with Justin so this will have to do!

Miss Emily

Sleeping with my mom... she looks pretty happy!

Kitchen Update

This is our kitchen yesterday, with our new oak floor.

It's a bit nicer than our december kitchen, and its ready for cabinets!

December

Baby's First Video

20 minutes old and already complacent.
-justin

She's Perfect!

Emily is so beautiful!

She's Here!!!

With Joy and Thanksgiving, we announce the birth of our little princess, Emily Patricia Pennings. She weighs 8 pounds and 5 ounces. Jen and baby are doing wonderfully!
She was born at 11:30 am on Feb. 22!
Pictures will follow when I (megan) return from visiting her.:-)
Justin says that she looks like Aaralyn did, which is the way Abby looked.. this should be fun!!

By any other name would smell as sweet

As most of you know, Justin and I have had our baby name picked since September. When I went for my 20 week ultrasound we had a girl name picked out but we were still wavering on a boy name. Since we found out it's a girl we haven't really discussed the name very much, just assuming that we would both still want to use the name originally picked. Well, a couple of weeks ago I started to get a funny feeling about the name. I still liked the name, but it just didn't seem to be the name of our baby (strange, I know). I kept this to myself but it eventually really started to bother me. I told Justin what I was thinking and he had been thinking the same thing! And way back in July we had another name that we both liked, but had decided on name 'A'. So, for the last week every day I've been trying to decide... name 'A' or name 'B'. A couple of days ago Justin had decided on name 'B' as he's decided that name 'A' sounds too..... promiscuous (my word, not his) but I still wasn't convinced. Well, laying in the bath tub last night name 'B' finally just felt right to me. So long story short, the name is changed and we're both happy with it. I guess it's been a good thing that I'm over-due or else we may have made a big naming mistake! So now that I've got it all figured out, this baby can come!!!!

A waiting game....

Since I've had a couple of questions and concerns regarding my due date I thought I would post what the midwives told me today. Unfortunately there is no sign of this baby!! She is measuring slightly larger than they would like, but because of her current position (her head is no longer engaged AT ALL) when they measure my uterus, they really are measuring the entire baby. So... Janet (the midwife) has booked my next appointment for Thurday the 22nd and she is quite certain that I will still be around to make it! On that Thursday they will book me an induction date for the following week. To make the situation a little more complicated the midwives have a "bottleneck" of women waiting to give birth, so if everything is good with my blood pressure and the baby I will be pushed down the list as far as priority in induction dates. Long story short, Janet told me not to be too surprised if I'm still pregnant in March.... but, I feel great and as long as the baby is healthy I really don't care when I go (I say this now...). And I might as well enjoy my last few weeks of solitude!

So... I don't think there will be any complications for driving to the Pro party together, Jannyne, and if I do miraculously go into labour before Saturday we'll get in touch with you. And I am also counting on being able to show up at Taun's on Tuesday night!

So Cute!

I know he's not my kid, but who doesn't want to look at some super cute pictures of Aidan?? We got to hang out this morning, so I thought I would take some quick snap shots...

Happy Birthday Ryan!

Sorry Val, I meant to do this yesterday! I can't believe how fast they grow up and how much they can change in just 2 years. I told Justin that it was Ryan's 2nd birthday yesterday and he wouldn't believe me! Hope you guys had a good day. See you soon!

She's HERE!

With Joy and Thanksgiving we are pleased to announce the arrival of our new baby girl. Emily Patricia Pennings was born at 11:30 am, on Feb.22, 2007.
She weighs 8lb 5 oz, and is 21 inches long. Jen and her little princess are doing great!
I will post pictures for Jen ( this is Megan) ... when I get back from the hospital!

Not to be a copy-cat....

I had a mid-wife appointment today and saw Nikki... she thinks that the baby will come any day (she's hoping this weekend because she is on call -- crazy lady!) The baby's head is in the "perfect" position, so says Nikki, and she guesses the baby already weighs 8 pounds... so I'm hoping that she's either wrong about the weight or that I deliver this baby sooner than later. Last week Karen thought that the baby was breech and therefore requested an ultrasound. Even though it caused me to worry, having a 36 week ultrasound was very cool. We know that the baby will have some hair, and we could see her eyelids moving. The picture is just of the face, hopefully you can make it out. Her forehead is at the top of the picture, and she's kind of frowning a little... I would be sad too if I was stuck in someone uterus for 9 months!

As I started to upload my pictures to post them I checked everyone's blog and saw that Mel has just posted a belly shot... great minds think alike I suppose. I've been trying to post all day, but had to wait for Justin to come home so he could fix our computer. But anyway, here I am at 37 weeks and 3 days.

Finally Finished!

While Megan and I were in Vineland this week, the nursery furniture was delivered. I now have a place to put away all my clothes, bibs, blankets etc which gives the room a finished look. Everything fits in the rooms perfectly, and the armoire has a clothing rack to hang up sweaters, dresses, etc. The dark finish looks really great with the floors but will end up showing the dust... oh well.
I also finally got to put all my crib bedding on, so I can see how it all looks together. Only 3 more weeks!