Hello from Emerson,Steve and Pets!

As Jenny is in England for a few days, I have been put in charge of updating our Odyssey. Mum and Dad visited for ten days and it was really good to see them. They flew back to England yesterday (30th November). Jenny flew to England too, as she will be doing her viva for her phD at Essex University on the 8th December. Therefore, me and Emerson are holding the fort, along with Jack, Tilly and Leo. Everyone is fine. Emerson is snoozing at the moment and I'm sorting out the laundry! When I get a moment, I will sort out some photos and put them on the Odyssey for all to see. Once again, it was really good to see Mum and Dad and I will go into their visit in more detail on the next blog.

4 months!

Time has flown - it's almost Thanksgiving, the semester is almost over, and Emerson is 4 months and 5 days old. His doctor's appointment went well yesterday. He's happy, healthy, and perfect (which we all knew). He is 25 inches long, has a 17" head circumference, and weighs in at a whopping 13 pounds 10 ounces. He's the size of the turkay in my freezer, but he's much cuter and not frozen. He loves to chatter and play with his toys. He has also discovered his feet and thinks they're the best toy EVER because they go everywhere with him! Luckily he is sleeping through the night, which has made everything much easier. He's excited about meeting his O'Toole grandparents tomorrow when he picks them up at the airport (4 months isn't too young to drive, right?).

More cuteness.

Daddy and Emerson being silly.

Long time, no post.

So I've been SUPER busy and have finally found some time to post some Emerson pictures!! I'll try to do a big post sometime this week, but I'm making no promises...

It's tiring being so darn cute.

All dressed up for Halloween.

Slightly confused about what exactly Halloween is...

See how big I've gotten!!


All smiles and giggles.

A couple of videos of Mr. E...

Playing with Daddy

All smiles and giggles

So much to do, so little time...

So, in the past couple of weeks we've celebrated my birthday (yes, there was cake), had a baby shower (which the baby got to come to), and hit the State Fair (corn dogs and funnel cake). Thanks to my parents for looking after Mr. E so Steve and I could have a "date day" and see the fair and Mary Poppins. Here's some cuteness of Emerson...

Emerson LOVES to watch the Wonder Pets.

But not as much as he loves his daddy.

Emerson wouldn't let anyone but Steve hold him at the baby shower.

Thanks to everyone for the great gifts...big thanks to the music department at HC for putting it all together for us!!!

The biggest pig I've ever seen...4 feet tall and 1100 pounds.

Big Tex would like to welcome ya'll to the State Fair of Texas!

Well, I thought I'd update a bit more while Emerson is busy playing with his giraffe and listening to music. He LOVES music - any genre, any artist. I've got pictures, pictures, and more pictures, so get ready for an Emerson Extravaganza!

Yesterday was my Dad's birthday, so Happy Birthday to you! He got some golf balls, some clothes, some books, and a dvd of 1776 (that one is from Emerson). Emerson LOVED that movie - even though he saw it through the bellybutton window - and he decided that he and his grandaddy should watch it together. Lots. All in all, a good day with a lovely chocolate fudge cake. I forgot to take pictures though. Does that mean I get to have another lovely chocolate fudge cake in order to recreate the moment?