April 2014 Photoshoot

Teresa took these pics of Emma while visiting. They turned out great!

Emma 4-5 months

 Emma is growing and changing.  She rolled over for the first time from her belly to her back and hasn't done it since then.  She tried rice cereal for the first time and now opens her mouth when she sees the spoon and swallows.  She is laughing more and more, she now likes to laugh at her toys.  She is studying the cats and finds them very interesting to watch.  She loves giving Andrew & I big smiles when we get her up in the morning or get her up from naps.  She is a lot of fun and we are so thankful for her!  Aunt Teresa came to visit from April 3-10.  Emma enjoyed her time with Auntie! We went for lots of walks together, planted flowers and had photo shoots of Emma.

Teresa & I trying not to make too big of a scene while dressing up while shopping

Emma 3-4 months

Emma keeps changing and developing.  I can see her little brain working as she tries to figure things out.  We are having fun getting her to laugh.  She laughs when we make noises and pretend to bite her toes and blow on her tummy.  She also thinks her ducky quacking is quite funny.  She is reaching and grabbing hold of her toys.  She likes to blow bubbles and make noises with her lips.  She is starting to enjoy bath times a little more, kicking and moving her arms in the water.  She is a great baby, and we are blessed to have her!  Meme & Papa came to visit Feb 22- Mar 5 and then Grandma & Grandpa visited Mar 8-14.  She enjoyed spending time with them and getting all the extra attention!

Emma 2-3 months

Emma has been a lot of fun this last month.  She is a lot more interactive, smiling and making noises when she sees Andrew and I.  She loves to kick her arms and legs during diaper changes.  She likes to sit up in her swing or boppy and look in the mirror. On Valentines day she laughed for the first time at Andrew & I while we were laughing. It is exciting watching her constantly change.

Emma's second month

We traveled to Lincoln for Emma's first Christmas and stayed for two weeks so all of the family could meet her and spend time with her.  She was a great traveler and I told her she is going to have to get used to it because there will be many more trips in her future!

Reading about bugs with Uncle Jesse & Aunt Teresa

Great Grandma Barry

Great Grandpa Olson

Christmas Eve

Aunt Heather

Emma's first month

We took Emma home from the hospital on Friday Nov 15th.  The cats were very curious about her, sniffing and looking at her as she slept.  Meme and Papa stayed with us for a week and then grandma and grandpa came to visit for a week over Thanksgiving.  After Thanksgiving we went to the tree farm to get Emma's first Christmas tree.

Arriving home from the hospital

First walk

Meme & Papa

Our Christmas tree

coming home from the tree farm

Grandma & Grandpa

First time in the swing

Emma Noelle Hiatt

Emma arrived on Wednesday Nov 13, 2013 at 4:18 pm at Madison Hospital.  I started having contractions Saturday night Nov 9 but they were irregular until Tuesday around 4 pm after I got home from work.  I called Andrew to come home from school and we waited until 7 pm to leave for the hospital when they were about 5 mins apart.  I was only dilated to 2.5 cm so they observed me a couple hours while I dilated to 3 cm when they admitted me.  By 3 am I was dilated to 6 cm and got an epidural, around 7 am I was dilated to 9 cm.  We then had to wait for Emma to descend further down to begin pushing.  Around 1:30 pm I began pushing and pushed for over 2 hrs until I couldn't push anymore.  We waited for the Dr to come and he used the vacuum to deliver Emma at 4:18 pm, what a relief!  She was a beautiful, healthy, & happy baby weighing 7 lbs 0 oz and 19.5 inches long.