Where's Elly?

With Emma of course! One thing is for sure...Elly LOVES her little sister! Wherever Emma is, Elly needs to be right there with her. Her new favorite morning spot is sitting on the coffee table with Emma in her vibrating chair. She sits at the foot of the chair watching her "toons Mickey Mouse". Every now and then, she'll reach up and gently touch her head or her tiny toes. The sweetest is when, out of nowhere, Elly whispers to her sister, "I muh mu baby Emma" and gives her a kiss. "I muh mu" is Elly speak for"I love you". It's enough to melt just about anyone's heart! Oh how I love these girls! Every morning Elly wakes up with the request "watch toons Mickey Mouse!" Emma gets to join in the fun too! Are these just about the sweetest little piggies you've ever seen?! I understand why Elly loves to kiss them!

Introducing...

Emma Lee Roebuck! Our sweet baby girl came into this world 4/6/11 at 1:39 pm. Weighing in at 7 lbs 12 oz and measuring 19 1/2 inches. It is hard to believe I ever doubted that I could love this little one as much as I love her sister. We bonded from the moment I laid eyes on her :) With this being my second pregnancy, my doctor had given us the option to be induced this time around. I went back and forth with the decision and decided to go ahead with the induction. The last couple weeks were very emotional for me thinking about Elly. My mind never stopped! Worried about how she was going to react to all the changes that were about to happen. Would she be jealous? Would she feel pushed aside? Was I going to have to rip her out of bed in the middle of the night when the time came? With very little control over what was about to happen, I felt an induction could ease my mind about the final of those three! I must say...it was GREAT! We got to the hospital at about 7:30 am. We got the ball rolling around 8:30 when my doctor broke my water and started the pitocin. By about 10:30 I was dilated to a 5 and decided to go ahead with the epidural. Fast forward 2 1/2 hours and it was time to push! I pushed through two contractions when the nurse quickly told me to stop and got on the phone with my doctor. Emma decided she was ready to meet the world, and the nurse! Dr. Z made it to the room moments after the nurse had to deliver Emma! After having to push for 2 hours with Elly, this time around was a breeze! We made our way home on Friday and things have gone as smoothly as can be expected. All my worries about the big sister were thrown out the window when she was introduced to HER baby Emma. She loves to hold, cuddle and kiss her little sister. Her first moments with Emma were filled with smiles, gentle touches and LOTS of "I like it!" Perfection at it's finest :) One last picture (actually my first belly picture this pregnancy...oops!) before we headed to the hospital to get the show on the road! Waiting patiently to meet the little one...

She's here! 7 lbs 12 oz

Daddy's first moments with the littlest lady in his life :)

Signing the paperwork before we headed out on our own. Daddy couldn't resist a picture of those sweet little hands!

All dressed up! This was the dress that my mom and dad took ME home from the hospital in!

BIG sister meeting little sister for the first time. She didn't stop smiling and giggling the entire time. L.O.V.E.

I'm so excited to see what the future holds for our little family of FOUR!

BIG girls...

...sleep in BIG girl beds! That's right, Elly has made the transition into her new room and new roomy bed! Kris and I bought a gorgeous day bed about 3 weeks ago for our sweet girl. It's been sitting at the furniture store since we didn't have anywhere to put it. I was SO excited for Kris to bring it home and put it together the other day. On another note, Elly being in her new room means only one thing...WE are in OUR new room!!!!! Pictures to come soon of the addition. I need a little time to get things in order :) We've spent the last few days organizing, moving and cleaning. I'm pooped to say the least but I'm a pregnant lady on a mission! I've made great progress on moving Elly and "re-doing" the nursery for Emma (which is staying 95% the same!). As soon as I get a little further with Elly's room, I'll post some pictures. She's going from pink and girlie to color, color and more color! You'll just have to wait in suspense for the finished product :)

While cleaning out the closets, Elly discovered a big ole bag of beanie babies I use for work. She was in heaven! She dumped them all out on the floor and went through each one that she knew. She'd hold it up and tell me what it was, "Mama...bear! Mama...mingo!" (flamingo)

Gathering them all to make sure they are in her reach!



This day in particular was a tutu day :)



Cow and polar bear kisses...true love!

Happy Day Elly!

Oh happy day to my sweet, sweet cutie pie! Elly loves everything about birthdays. Especially the "loons" (balloons) and singing "Happy Day". It has been her song of choice for quite some time now. "Sing happy day Dadda!" So we sing to Dadda...and Mama, Nana, Papa, Abby, Addie, Will. So on and so on until we make it through ALL her family and friends :) Saturday marked Elly's very special happy day where her friends sang to HER! With our house being such a mess, we decided to opt out of the home birthday party. We made our way to Van Grow Children's Art Studio and it was perfection! They did just about everything! There were 4 different art stations set up; free paint, bead table, crown table and puppet making. All the kiddies made their way from place to place, expressing their creative sides! It was wonderful and I highly recommend it to anyone in the area looking for a fun affordable birthday spot! Wednesday is Elly's actual birthday. We are going to have a special mommy daughter day. Not sure where we may venture to, but I'm sure the day will consist of lots of fun and maybe a stop by the new Nothing Bundt Cake store :) Mmmmm...if you're a Funky Town resident, a stop here is a MUST! I'm determined to try all the flavors of the mini bundtlets. I better do it now while I can still use the pregnancy as an excuse for eating excessive sweets ;)

"HEY FRIENDS!!!! IT"S MY BIRTHDAY!!!!"


Makes me want to cry thinking about my B-I-G 2 year old :(

Making her princess crown with her sucker in hand! I think she had more candy on Saturday than she has had in her entire two years!

Off to make a puppet. Daddy, quit tearing up over your big girl and get those scissors!

I think the paint station was Elly's favorite. She managed to make her way back to this one a few times :)

"Look at my masterpiece!"

BEADS! According to the owner, they have only had one bead in the nose incident! Luckily we didn't have the second on Saturday!

Waiting patiently for her cake! Do you notice the teeny, tiny, itty,bitty red spot by Elly's eye? Can you believe this spot actually landed us in the ER the morning after Elly's Party?! That's a whole other post for a later date!

Thanks Nana for my special cake!

GO Elly, GO!

Happy birthday to my sweet girl! We can't wait for all the special days to come :)