10.31.2003
Happy Halloween!

Emma Kate's helping me answer the door in her costume, which we received in the mail today as a gift from my Aunt Rexie and Uncle Arnold. Isn't she a punkin head?

Emma Kate in her jack-o-lantern costume


Their gift means all the more to me because yesterday Uncle Arnold had an accident on his tractor. I won't share all the details here, but his feet were run over by the bush hog. He had to crawl to the tractor, drive it back to the house, and crawl to the door to alert my aunt. His right foot got the worst of it, and he has already had one surgery to try to save it, with a second surgery planned for Monday. He is also a diabetic, which complicates things a bit more. He and the rest of my family are definitely in my thoughts and prayers.



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10.09.2003
Sometimes she does wake up...

Emma Kate, awake

Emma Kate and Nana



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10.08.2003
Finally! Check out pictures from Emma Kate's first week.



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10.04.2003
Another pic of Emma Kate - this is the outfit she wore home from the hospital.

Emma Kate in her pink dress



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10.02.2003
Announcing Emma Kate!

She's here - and here are some photos. I'll try to post more information later, but she was born Sunday, September 28 at 9:38 pm. She was 9 lbs. 7 oz. and 21.5 inches long. We came home yesterday after a somewhat difficult time in the hospital - she was in the neonatal intensive care nursery until 5 pm on Tuesday due to meconium aspiration. We're so grateful she's okay and are so happy to finally be home with her without all the tubes and wires.

Katherine and Emma Kate in the hospital

Look at that head of hair!

Close up in the car on the way home



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