7 months (almost a month late....)

With all the craziness of the holidays approaching, as well as trying to get the foundation up and going (yes, I said we are trying to get a foundation up and running! More news about that later! Keep your eyes peeled!) I have once again neglected my blog! Shame, shame! So here is Emry's 7 month stats in a nutshell:

Weight 8lbs 12oz

Height: She wasn't measured at her last appointment because it was only an appointment to receive her RSV vaccination.

Head: (see above)

She is still a little squirt but her BIG personality makes up for it! She laughs all the time at anyone who will pay her any attention, and she LOVES attention!!

I'm pretty sure her and Alli are already best buds! As long as Alli is within sight Emry is just fine. She loves her big "shishter".

I'm pretty sure she has officially said her first word "UH-OH"! Even her physical therapist thought she heard her say it. How funny is that?

She still very much dislikes tummy time. She tolerates it longer than before but prefers to just roll on to her side from her back and reach for things. She rarely stays on her play mat anymore. I don't see the girl ever crawling.... rolling and scooting is more her style.

She was a cabbage patch kid for Halloween. We went to a trunk-or-treat at a local church and everyone kept saying "oh my word! we thought she was a real doll!" ha! This picture was also taken before her first "hair cut". Can you tell one side is longer than the other?

She sits for about 5 minutes at a time (well with pillows surrounding her). It is so cute to see such a tiny tot sitting up!

She still takes about 3 naps a day and sleeps very well at night. She was sleeping completely through but now she wakes up around 5ish to each.  

She eats about 4-5 ounces at a time and has recently started eating solids! She loves them! More so than her booby milk :( Oh well, hopefully that will mean she will be easy to ween.... (not sure if that's how you spell it).

People tell us all the time how beautiful she is and I would have to agree. Each day she looks more and more like Alli. They are little dolls. I can't get enough of there sweet faces!

Emry Taylor, we love you so much and thank God for you and your sister every day!

Presents for Preemies!

As some of you may already know, Novemeber is Prematurity Awareness Month and as you can imagine this subject is very near and dear to our hearts. We have some VERY EXCITING plans for helping raise awareness and are hoping to launch a foundation in honor of our sweet Emry soon. We are beyond excited to launch this new adventure SO to kick things off  we want to do is this:

 Christmas season is fast approaching and we are seeking donations of blankets for all the babies in the NICU at UAMS and ACH and hopefully in our local area also. Our hope is to bless each family that has to spend Christmas in the NICU with a nice blanket for their child. Some of you probably know (as I realize several readers are NICU parents as well) how important kangaroo care is to these babies as well as the parents and how these tiny little ones have to keep there temperatures up in order to stay outside of there isolette. I know it would mean so much to these parents to have a nice warm blanket to wrap there child in this Christmas :). I know we received several gifts while in Little Rock and they mean the world to us!

Here we are with Emry doing "kangoo care" :)

 

We would need pink, blue, or gender neutral (NO receiving blankets PLEASE). If you, your business, or someone you know is interested, please message me lgibs578@gmail.com, Holly at walkerfam05@gmail.com, or Jamie at thesteinfive@gmail.com. Thank you for your help in advance for helping all of these sweet babies and their families! ♥

AND STAY TUNED! We've got some other idea up our sleeves that we can't wait to get you all involved with!!