Emma's Baptism and other things

Emma was baptized on August 8th, 2010...which coincidentally was mine and Steve's 1st anniversary! A great way to celebrate our love; to baptize our baby! :) We had a party at our house that was a combination housewarming/baptism party. It was a lot of fun.

Emma is growing like a weed! I posted her 2 month and 3 month pictures. She is already 12 lbs 9 ounces, just about double her birthweight at only 3 months old! She is also a little over 23 inches long (she was 18 1/4 inches when she was born). Everyday she is doing something that amazes me, more recently, she is starting to have more body and head control...so she likes to sit in her Bebe Pod seat (same as the Bumbo chair). She also is reaching for things, laughing, "having conversations with people," and using some primitive consonants (m, b). I love watching all the changes happening with my little girl!

I have to go back to work in 9 days, which is going to be tough. However, knowing that Emma will be with Grandma Judy is comforting.

Happy Father's Day!

It was Steve's first Father's Day and he loved spending lots of quality time with Emma. Emma got him a super cute sign that says "Dad's Garage" because Steve is obsessed with our garage and putzing around in it! She also got him his favorite treat, a giant bag of Sunflower seeds, and some new, snazzy work gloves.

She totally is going to be a Daddy's girl! I can already tell.....she loves to stare into his eyes.

Emma sleeping in Daddy's arms :)

One Month Old already!

Emma's One Month old picture!

I can't believe how fast time flies. Little Emma is already 1 month old and she is growing lots. At one month old, she grew 1.5 inches and almost 3 lbs. We are truly blessed to have a great baby. She is now sleeping about a 5 hour chunk at the beginning of the night and then she will wake up, eat, and then go back down for another 3 hours. That definitely helps mommy gets some rest.

Here are some other pictures of our sweet girl:

Emma and Mama

It almost looks like Emma's rolling her eyes!

Baby Emma Grace Rychter

I haven't blogged in a loooooooooooooong time, but I figured I should catch up. The last time I blogged, it was February and I was only about 24 weeks pregnant!!! The rest of the pregnancy went well and I was induced on May 7th at 38 weeks 3 days. Emma Grace weighed 6 lbs 5 oz and was 18.2 inches long. She was born after 6 hours of labor, not too bad for a first timer! She is truly a joy and we absolutely are in love!

Here are some pictures:

Bump Watch 24 weeks

Here is the latest Bump picture! I am officially 6 months pregnant and loving it. I love feeling her move and kick. She even had the hiccups today, every 5 seconds I felt her bounce! Too funny :)

I can't wait to meet this little bundle of joy.

Update on House....long overdue! :)

Painting the baby's room

Great Room

Baby Room

Steve hanging in the Great Room

Here are some updated photos of Steve and I and our building process. You can see that the drywall is up and that we painted! Steve's brother-in-law Mitch, nephew Hayden, and Steve's mother Judy.

Baby Rychter, 19 weeks

We had our big ultrasound today and it was amazing. We are officially members of TEAM PINK! We are having a Baby Girl! I knew I was having a girl, those dreams were right! I can't believe how much she has grown in the last few weeks. How great is it to say "she" and know that I have a teeny, tiny daughter growing inside me. My mom and mother-in-law came with us to view the baby. Everything looks great and she is developing on schedule. Her heart was beating at 146 bpm and her brain was looking great. She weighs 9 ounces and is about 9 inches crown to rump. I can't believe the love I have for her already. It all seems so real after this ultrasound. We are going to be a family. For your viewing pleasure, I got the ultrasound pictures from today to post. Enjoy!

Practicing basketball stance in utero.....triple threat!

I'm number #1!

Hi! Here's my cute face.......

I am putting my hand on my forehead, ahhhh it is a tough life in here!