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| Sunrise in Carroll, Iowa before departing RAGBRAI |
Okay, well, maybe only automobiles. We haven't had a reason to take a plane ride yet (or the nerve for that matter) but Emma has been itching to get down to Okoboji and visit Grandma and Grandpa Stull's condo. Last week was the perfect opportunity. I was headed down to Council Bluffs to ride a few days of RAGBRAI with family and friends, so Melissa took Emma down to get some extended family love. We weren't quite sure how the drive would go so we called in reinforcements - Grandma Roz drove up from Reinbeck to make the trip with the girls. According to the reports, everything went great! My final RAGBRAI destination was Carroll, IA (where I was treated to a breathtaking sunrise) which worked out perfectly for me to swing through Okoboji and pick up Melissa and Emma for the trek home. Per usual, Emma was exceptional. It's a 3 hour drive between the Boj and the Cities and each leg only required one stop - on the way down for Emma to eat and on the way home for Mom and Dad to eat. Otherwise Emma slept or sat quietly with her thoughts :)
While Roz was in the cities before heading to Okoboji, we put her to good use as a babysitter while Melissa and I ventured off for the first time without our baby. We went to Target Field to take in a Twins game. It was a great outing; could have been better if the Twins would have won, but fun none the less.
At the lake, Emma made new friends and met new family members. Maybe the most excited to meet Emma was her cousin Ella who loved to play with Emma and perform puppet shows. An exchange between Ella and Emma: Ella: "This is a cow it says moo. This is a sheep it says baaa. This is a horse it says nay. This is a butterfly....." Emma: Silent as usual.
Emma also got to meet her Great Grandma Aileen Lister (Grandma Roz's mother).
As for me, it was another great RAGBRAI. I only rode the first couple of days which just so happened to be the hilliest - but I had a great time regardless. It was tough being away from Emma, but I enjoyed seeing old friends and family. I think I could have done another couple of days but I don't think I could have lasted the whole week without my baby girl. For you Facebookers here is a link to our RABBRAI team, Fat'n Tire'd: http://www.facebook.com/groups/143265539034866/. Thanks to my mom (our fearless team leader) there are some good photos of the group this year. Definitely looking forward to next year!!
So, what has Emma been up to the last couple of weeks? For starters, she is starting to sleep a little more. She will go between 4-5 hours at a time at night now. This has been nice, even though she isn't anywhere close to sleeping through the night, we are only getting up with her once to feed. That doesn't mean she is eating less though, as her weight and height would suggest otherwise. I had her on the scale the other day and she is very unofficially 11 lb 3 oz and via tape measure is about 23 inches long. She is long and skinny which has created a bit of a wardrobe kerfuffle as she is getting to be too long for her newborn/0-3 month clothes but can't fill out her 3-6 month clothes yet. Not to worry though, this hasn't deterred her from looking cute in everything that we put her in. Here are a few of her latest modeling shots.
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| Go Norse! |
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| We think her eyes are blue! |
This last picture showcases one of my favorite faces that Emma makes. It's her "tolerance" face - 'I'll do this and I won't fuss but I want you to know I'm not happy about it'. I have a feeling this is soon to be my second favorite face as Emma is starting to find her smile. It is a little unpredictable and awkward at the present so we haven't been able to capture it in photo. Look for a smiling Emma to appear soon on the Adventures of Jason and Melissa!
Hugs and kisses - Jason, Melissa, and Emma
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