Time Flies

Just a moment

I am so tired....but it's been too long...I just had to!

Emily's first swim (sometime in June?)

Emily's first fireworks (July 4th)

Emily's first high chair (just thought it was cute)

Emily sits on her own (5 months old)

Emily's first tooth (and a half)

Goodnight!!!!

Mamarazzi

My life has changed so much in such a short period of time. I look at Emily and I honestly can't remember what things were like before she was born. These four months have flown by, and I just can't get over how much she grows and changes every single day. She amazes me, and she is still my little sidekick, even when she wakes up to eat at 2am.


She has been sleeping through the night, 6-8 hours usually. Last night she didn't sleep at all, but that was the first time in a long time she has done that. I still am not getting much sleep. Now when she is awake, I play with her much more because she seems to need so much more attention, and she just soaks in everything she sees. So, I don't get much done during the day, and when she goes down to sleep, I just want to get whatever I can done for myself. For example, it is 12:25AM right now and I am writing a blog instead of sleeping, because if I don't do it now, who knows when I will be able to again.

I have been having a hard time lately dealing with the fact that I can't really do whatever I want anymore. I really miss being able to hang out with my friends all the time. I miss being young and having few responsibilities, but I love my life so much, and I wouldn't trade it for anything. It has just been an adjustment, for sure.

Emily learned to roll over! I was worried she would just do it that day and then 'forget' but she has been doing it ever since. She rolls from her back to her belly, and can wiggle all around, even forward, though she is not officially crawling yet. She also sits forward when she is in the car seat and swing. I am really excited for the day that she sits up on her own. I really think she is getting there.

She also laughs a lot more now. It is the most wonderful sound! Ryan got her to laugh in the bathtub tonight, and he just kept doing it over and over again just so we could hear it. I think it was the longest bath she has ever taken!

You can view all of our videos by going to www.youtube.com and searching for "annldonovan," that is my user name. If you click on my user name, it should take you to all of our videos. (I am still in the process of uploading most of them...)

I think Ryan had a great father's day. I took care of every feeding and every diaper so that he would not have to, and he just spent the day relaxing. I made him a collage of pictures of him and Emily together. I hung it on the wall in our bedroom before he woke up so that he saw it first thing in the morning. He loves it!


Father's day was also my mother's birthday, and Emily's 4 month birthday! Emily's 4 month checkup is this Wednesday, and I just can't wait to find out how much she weighs and how tall she is...she has grown so much! I am not looking forward to giving her more shots though...

4 Months Old!

I love having mommy friends, especially Christian ones. I really love spending time with my friend Alicia, who is Ethan's mommy. :-) We could talk for days about all things, and I always look forward to hanging out with her, especially when we go to Target or the mall. Even with 2 or 3 babies, it is so much fun! I think it would be the funniest thing if Ethan and Emily ended up dating when they are older! Or at least we can show them the pictures and videos and embarrass them!

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Emily has her first fever today, it makes me sad! I know she will be fine, I just hate to hear her cry and know that there is only so much I can do to help her.

God, she's in your hands, now and always! I know You love her more than I do!

Whoa, Baby!

I am having to make time now for the things that I used to do often, like update my blog! There is so much that has happened since my last entry! I won't go into too much detail, but here are the main points...

I am no longer breastfeeding. Long story short: I lost my milk supply due to Emily's inability to latch on and my inability to pump every 3 hours. Giving that up was one of the hardest decisions I have ever made! Now I am confident in that decision. Emily is doing great, she is gaining weight at a very healthy rate now, and I now have more time and emotional energy to spend with her. I look forward to the possibility of success in breastfeeding my next baby. I have heard many moms say they had a much easier time with the second or third child.

We have selected godparents for Emily. Scott and Luanne Adams are very close friends of ours, and even though they are older than us, they are the kind of couple that we would want to raise Emily if something were to happen to us. They have the strongest Biblical foundation of anyone we know, and they are willing to hold us accountable no matter what. We love them!!

Emily was dedicated to the Lord on Mother's Day (my first!) The ceremony was very sweet. We chose this verse for her:

And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.

-Philippians 1:9-11

The dedication was in honor of our commitment to raise Emily according to the Word of God, and to pray earnestly for her life and salvation. I can't wait for the day that I get to tell her about Jesus, and I pray that she comes to know His love for her, and commits to love Him in return, and give her life to Him! What a wonderful day that would be!!

My, how she's grown!


One Month


Two Months


Three Months

I can't believe how much she has grown! I can't believe she is three months old!! Everything is going by so fast! Soon I will be bawling my eyes out at her wedding because these days did not last long enough...but I try not to think about that day. I much prefer to pretend to set her up with one-year-olds!

Ethan and Emily

They enjoy long crawls on the porch, and love to sip formula by the pool.