Emma's Arrival and First Week Here

October 17th, 2011. 11:09 pm. 7 lb 3 0z, 20" Emma Deru Arrived. She came one week early. She knew it was time to come because this is the birthday of her Grandma Griffiths, Great Grandma Biddulph and Great Great Grandma Jolly.

Bonnie came to visit me in the hospital. I ended up letting her stay in the room for the delivery. I think she really enjoyed that. It was fun having her here. My niece Olivia picked out that bear.


This was my fan club. Both sets of parents, and Bonnie. And of course Landon.

It was so neat to be able to hold Emma for the first time. It is hard to see in this picture, but both grandmas are behind Landon watching us. They are wonderful moms and I hope to be a mom just like both of them. The delivery was better than I could imagine. I was in labor 7 hours, the epidural was great, I could still move my legs but was not in any pain. I only pushed for 20 minutes and then Emma came without any problems.

This was Emma's first day home. She has already changed and looks different since then.
She is constantly smiling. People say newborn babies don't really smile, that it is just gas. I think that is crazy talk. She really is smiling because she is happy, I just know it.

My sister-in-law Amanda brought her girls over to meet their cousin. They are so cute together. Emma has lots of cousins that already love her.

Emma loves to snuggle. She slept on her dad for 5 hours. Probably the longest she has ever slept at one time. Her poor little left arm is bruised, it is already starting to fade a way. She also
had jaundice and had to sleep in that bed for 2 nights at home. Those first couple nights where hard. She was waking up every hour to eat for 5 minutes at a time. On top of that, I had to try and keep the portable wand on her so she could get better. She already does look a lot better.


I love you Emma!