4 months and a visit!

Emmi is 4 months!! She's growing, learning, and changing soo... much!
*She loves to stand on your lap (she thinks she's pretty strong)
*She LOVES the beach. seems like she never fusses when we're there
*her little sleeping pattern has changed quite a bit. each night when I put her down my fingers are crossed. sometimes she wakes up once and sometimes every 2 hours.
*She smiles/laughs all the time
*She hates to be held like a baby
*likes her stroller
*talks and makes motor boat noises
*Rolls both ways
*grabs her toesies
*wears 6 month clothes
*Still loves everything to go in her mouth and normally always has her fingers in there :/
*has her parents wrapped around her finger already!
love you emma!!
Also for Labor day weekend my parents, sister and her two kids came and visited! We had a Blast and we're so glad they came. We spent most our time at the beach which was so fun for everyone. The waves we're the biggest we'd ever seen. It was a blast. we spent a day at the swap meet, ate some good food both at Joes Crab Shack and at Randan and my favorite, Rockin Baja Coastal Cantina. I was so glad that Emma got to spend some time with them, we loved the company!

4 years done, 4 to go??

Well I have to do a little brag post about Randan. Today he's been in the Marine Corps for 4 years! Its so crazy to me. what a crazy 4 years its been. I missed the whole boot camp phase but since he got back from boot camp we've been together. He has worked so hard and gone to so many schools not to mention gotten high shooter and been at the top of the class in most of them. he's deployed twice, once on a MEU for 8 months. and the second one to Afghanistan where he got shot 2 months into it. he's been in the sniper platoon for I think 3 years maybe just 2 I'm not sure and has loved it! He really enjoys his job and what he does, which makes it all worth it. He would be getting out today but with being shot he'll have to stay in at least until his leg is completely healed which who knows how long that'll be, he's going in for another surgery on sept. 12th. he's even contemplating signing on for another 4 years but we'll just see. one day at a time :) I'm so proud of Randan and all that he's accomplished in his 4 years in the Marine Corps. He's such a great Marine, husband and daddy! don't know what we'd do without him!

3 months and a move!

another month gone!
Emma is talking up a storm, she sits in her swing and gabbers at her bird mobil, so cute :)
Smiles like crazy
Giggles the cutest little giggle that gets me every time
puts EVERYTHING in her mouth, i try to giver her a toy to play with and it goes straight to her mouth
is a bit like her momma, likes attention and entertainment 24/7 :/
still sleeps so good
and still is not to fond of her car seat. hopefully now she'll spend less time in it!
she's startin to get in the crawlin mood. okay prob not but she'll push up on her elbows and stick her cute lil bum in the air. mostly just when she's mad. :)

and, we moved AGAIN! ha ha. The military wont let Randan out of the Marine Cops until his leg is completely healed and his doc told him it'd be a while. so we decided we'd been apart long enough and traveled the roads too much. so we put our house up for rent and within 2 days had renters.(kind of bitter sweet) so 2 weeks later and here we are, back in California. we decided to live on base this time so we're in Oceanside, CA. Its fun to be back and nice to be out of that crazy St.George heat! I'm excited to live here again and let Emmi experience the beautiful beach! my mom, meag(sister), and reece (meags husband) came to Cali and helped us move it was fun having them here and we were so grateful for their help! We'll miss you all! Come visit ;)

2 months

Emma is 2 months old! oh my goodness, its flying by! What in the world did we ever do without the cute lil stinker!! We love u Emma!

*She is so... strong. holds her little head up like such a big girl!
*Is Smiilin up a storm
*went on her 1st camping trip and was such a lil trooper
*Is sleepin the night, most nights anyways
*loves to hold her little rattle
*sucks anything and everything (hands, arms, clothes, car-seat straps etc.)
*i'll post her weight and height when i find out next week :)
okay so she was 23" in the 65% and 12 lbs 13 oz. in the 85% :) lil turkey's growin!

4th of July Weekend!

for the 4th of July weekend Randan I and miss Emma went Camping. we got there Friday night around 1:00 and looked for a camping spot near the twin lakes in Bridgeport CA. it was packed!! after looking for 2 hours we gave up and slept the night in the truck. Saturday morning we found a perfect spot inbetween Lake Tahoe and Yosemite. It was perfect!! so we set up camp and went to Sonora Pass. oh my goodness it was beautiful. The next day we went to Yosemite National Park. There were waterfalls EVERYWHERE! for sure one of the prettiest places I've been. and the next day we spent the day at Lake Tahoe. We had an absolute blast. Tahoe was having fireworks over the lake that we were so so excited for but they weren't until 9:45 and we were an hour away from our camp so we decided to just head back. kind of a bummer but we still had a blast!
The 4th of july is such a special holiday to me. for sure a day to be celebrated! it used to just be a fun day of fireworks and BBQ's but with Randan being in the Military it really makes me appreciate what it celebrates, which I'm so thankful for! its also the day Randan proposed (just a side-note :) I'm so thankful to all those in the service and to those who have been in the past! I'm thankful for all the freedoms I have and this wonderful country we have to live in! Thanks hun for all you do! hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July!

update on the Woods

So the 11th was the Marine Corps Ball. its normally on November 10th for the Marine Corps Birthday but since 3/5 was gone they did it in June. We left Emma with my parents and drove to Vegas. It was Randan and Mines first ball in 4 years. Every year Randans been doing some kind of training where he hasn't been able to go. We weren't there long we just went for the ceremony and dinner and then left. we were anxious to get back to Emma. who was an angle so my parents say.
on the 12th Randan I and Emma headed for California. Randan has a friend who offered their spare room in their house. they are so nice. they have a 20 month old a 6 month old and a dog and still were more then happy to have us. Emma and I have LOVED being in the same state as Randan. although it is pretty hard living with other people with Emma so who knows how long it'll last. But on the 18th we went to Sea World! I have never been. And because Randan's active Military we all got in Free! we had a blast. We didn't ride any of the rides but we walked around and went to the shows. Emma was a doll, pretty much slept the whole time. and when she woke up and started fussin we were ready to leave anyways!
So thats that! Just a little update! hope you're all doing well! :)

Emmas a month already!!

oh my goodness my baby girls a month old, and a few days :) I can't believe how time flys. and look at me bein a mom doing my monthly posts about my babe :) crazy
So many things that both Emma and I are learning! (poor thing has to be my lil ginny pig) so many firsts!
-She is SO strong she'll hold her little head up squeeze fingers and push with her lil legs.
-She didn't like pacifiers for a long time until we found the one she liked, now shes quite fond of it!
-She had her first bath and didn't quite know what to think of it, everytime. she just kinda sat there. ha ha until I took her out.....
-She hates being cold
-She LOVES to sleep on her tummy. I know they aren't supposed to but i figure if its gone back and forth between sleep on tummy no sleep on back, no sleep on side... it doesn't matter a whole lot. however bein a first time mom I am pretty paranoid, Randan gets annoyed that I have to check on her a million times a night. ha ha
-She LOVES to eat. oh my goodness. (I could do a whole post on this, but I'll leave it at that ha)
-She loves her carseat, and rides so good in the car. we even took our first trip to SLC, with much help from my amazing sister and she did SO good!
-She really is such a good baby! My family keeps telling me its not fair I have such a good one. (i was.....not so good ha ha)
-She is 21 3/4 long in the 75%, and 10 lbs 15 oz in the 93% ! Such a lil chunk! ha!

I can't believe the little sweetheart is ours, we're extremely blessed! Randan left on the 31st and we're missing him so much. Its so fun to see him with Emma. He already is such a good daddy and I'm so thankful he's mine. We're still working on chasing after him :)

-i have to add, today 5/6 Emma rolled first from her tummy to back and then from her back to her tummy! So It looks like it doesn't matter a whole lot which way I put her. told u she was strong :) ha ha girls determined and gonna do what she wants. (wonder where she gets that) :)