UPDATE

Let's see...Where have I been and what have I been doing? Well, mostly taking care of Emerson. She's a great baby! She isn't all that needy...She just wants a bottle every 2 to 3 hours (unless napping) and to be changed every once in a while. She really likes to be just left in her diaper and wrapped up in a soft fuzzy blanket.

I have been trying to work a little bit more which has been the more challenging part. Although Emerson isn't too demanding, I need a continuous hour or so to actually get anything accomplished. It takes me a lot longer to do my work if its just an intermittent span of time here and there. Plus, I feel like at the end of the day that I am completely exhausted and still accomplished very little. So I have come to the resolution that I will be taking care of Emerson during the day (that is when I am not actually in the office) and work at night. When people told me that my life would completely change, I didn't think they meant that what I used to do during the day (i.e. work) and what I used to do during the night (i.e. be somewhat domestic and sleep) would totally flip flop. Oh well, so is life these days. It actually works out sometimes because just about the time that I have finished working (which is like 2am for me) is when Emerson is waking up to eat and be changed. So I am able to get that done, put her back to bed and go to bed myself. It's a strange schedule and really exhausting, but I am able to fit things in during the middle of the night that I never dreamed of doing before (like I was able to do ALL of our laundry between the hours of 9pm and 6am last night!).

Early on, I thought about the fact that Phillip would be the one getting up at 6:30 every morning to go to work. And I would be the one most likely staying at home for the day or possibly going into the office for several hours, but definitely not being the one that has to do major thinking for a good 8 hours straight. So I decided that I would take the middle of the night feedings for the most part and let him sleep. Well, after 8 weeks of this, I found that it's just not really fair. I figured that I would get at least one night a weekend of uninterrupted sleep, but somehow, Phillip is able to sleep straight through Emerson's completely pitiful and shrill screams! So alas, I still do all the middle of the night feedings. I think the only resolution is to sleep in another room at least once a week so I get my rest and don't instinctively get up in the middle of the night. Only time will tell if this happens...

I had no previous experience with babies...And when I say none...I mean I held a 2 week old baby about a week before Emerson was born and I had previously seen a few on TV. I guess I got lucky. Emerson is great. Like I said, she just doesn't require that much beyond her basic needs. Although I complain about sleep every once in a while, I seriously don't mind getting up with her at night. Once that bottle goes in her mouth (i.e. the screaming stops) and those big blue eyes look up at you, then you can't be frustrated.

I promise to start posting more pictures soon! It's just hard to find the time. We have taken well over a 1000 digital pictures, but between going through them, uploading them, and then posting...It's overwhelming! I need to get a babysitter just to get some things in order rather than just when I go to work.

Before I go...Let me tell you what our near future holds...We will be going to the beach for an entire week in almost 2 weeks! YEA for the beach! My parents own a gorgeous penthouse condo in the new Phoenix West. Its impecably decorated and its just great to spend time down there. We would have been there a lot more this year if we didn't have Emerson. But I know she will come to love the beach and the condo as much as we do. After that, we have Labor Day weekend with no real plans just yet. Then the month of September turns crazy! With the remaining 3 weekends, we will be back at the beach and going to the Alabama-Arkansas game in Tuscaloosa (which is also on my birthday)! We get to spend some great time with friends at the beach for a long weekend and I cannot wait! In October, we hope that we are going to San Antonio (huhuhummm, Dad?) for a week or so and then off to Atlanta for Daniel and Fidelle's wedding. Then it's almost Halloween! None of this has even happened yet and I am wondering where time went!!!