A Busy Week!

Whew! It has been a whirlwind of a week. Let me start off with Emerson's appointment. To catch you up on her weight issues:
7-9-08 she weight 7 lbs
7-12-08 6lbs 8oz
7-17-08 6lbs 9oz (she should have at least been up to 7 lbs)
7-23-08 6lbs 13oz
Finally she started eating and pooping less and when we went to the doctor on 7-31-08 she was a grand total 7lbs 14oz. She gained a whole pound and since then she hasn't looked back. THANK HEAVENS! I am no longer having to concentrate her formula or having to count how many ounces she is drinking in a day. It is so nice not to have that to worry about. Taking care of a newborn is already stressful enough!
Campbell is continuing to make wonderful progress on being a Big Brother. He just loves Emerson up. He is now used to the idea that Emerson is here to stay and we are seeing very few tantrums. My patient and loving boy I have raised for 3 years is finally coming back! We have been spending a lot of time with Lisa and Caden as they are moving on Friday. How depressing. She was my one close friend who lived near me, has a kid close in age to Campbell and I could totally go to her house, kick my feet up and let Campbell run round! We sure will miss them.
As for me, I have spent my time anxiously watching So You Think You Can Dance with Beth and Wes...yes I said Wes, having lunch with friends, and crafting. I have made some cute things recently, but unfortunately I can't post any pics yet bc they are for a baby shower and the mom-to-be, Melanie, reads my blog. I would hate to spoil the surprise.
I have taken up the art of tie-dying and can I just tell you how addicting it is. I found myself at Walmart last night at 12:00 am buying dye. My daughter was peacefully sleeping. What a psycho, like hello, why wasn't I taking advantage of that? It is all because of my new obsession. Emerson actually slept from 11:30-4:45 and I only slept for 3 hours of that. Beth and Stephanie came over today to tie-dye. It was so fun. Now Stephanie is addicted! Seriously opening a business is calling my name. I think the little onsies we made could easily sell for 10-15 dollars. It was quite a sight. Stephanie and I are elbow deep in dye, all the while our 3 year old boys are running around like mad men, our newborn daughters are peacfully sleeping and Beth is alternating between holding Emerson, patrolling the boys, and/or munching on veggies and taking mental notes on the art of tie-dying. I am attaching a pic of my FAVORITE onsie I made today. Whew! Like I said...what a week!