Just layin' around!

Here are some new pictures of big brother Luke lovin' on Emmalyn. He is such a great helper and he loves his little sister so much! He understands that she has to eat and I have to hold her and feed her and can't always help him all the time. He also likes when I feed her because it keeps her from crying... his favorite thing to say to her when she is crying is "Aw...whas a mattor wittle goool..." it is so cute...he tries to so hard to make her happy! May that always continue!

Emmalyn is doing really well gaining weight and tipping the scale at a healthy 10 lbs. 15 oz. We have her first well baby check up on Monday and she will officially be 1 month old, and in celebration of that mile stone will have to endure her first round of shots! What a bad mommy making her appointment on her "birthday" not a very good gift! She is sleeping okay, we had a rough night last night, but two really good nights of rest in the two previous days, so you win some you lose some!

The pictures of her do look torturous, but really weren't all that bad. She was so happy and as soon as I got out the camera, she decided she most definately did not want to pose for pictures!

Tired Dad and All Dressed Up!

Here is a picture of Harley and Emmalyn after a hard day at work for both of them... For Emmalyn her hard day was made up of eating...LOTS...sleeping...LOTS...and well you know...For Harley that meant working hard all day after LITTLE sleep...



Emmalyn got to wear one of her super cute dresses...she has so many clothes...(this girl is so well dressed) before she out grows them all! She looked so cute and was pretty comfy!

Special Morning for Luke...

Luke had a great surprise this morning. The Drexel Heights Firefighters were outside our house checking on the hydrant that is across the street from us. Gramia took Luke outside to see what they were doing. We watched them test the pressure of the hydrant and drive down the street in a rescue truck and the fire engine. We came back inside and about 30 minutes later a firefighter knocked at our door and brought Luke a firefighter helmet, some pencils and some stickers! He was so excited...we watched them through the window again, then one of the firefighters came to ask if Luke would like to go see the engine. He was so excited, so we threw on some shorts (he was still in his pj's) and his boots, and headed outside.

He got to "drive" the fire engine, and sit on the firefighter's lap to check out all the buttons. Needless to say, he has been playing with his fire engines all afternoon and running around the house saying "fire chief...fire chief...fire chief..." (that is what his hat says). So Luke had a great morning, and had a personal tour of a fire truck! Awesome experience! I am sure he will be talking about this for a while! A big thanks to some great men from Drexel Heights Fire District, Engine #162! Emmalyn got in on the action too...but just for a second 'cause Luke "needed" his fire chief hat back!

Sweet Sleeping Pictures...

Enough said...she sleeps a lot but she looks so cute doing it huh!

Bringing Baby Home!

Luke and Nana Julie came to the hospital to help bring Emmalyn home for the first time...you can see from the pictures below that she loved her carseat for the first time. Since we have been home she has grown to like her carseat which is a great thing since we live pretty far from everything!

Emmalyn Grace Allsup Arrives!!!

Emmalyn Grace was born at 2:17 P.M. on Friday, May 8, 2009. I had a c-section, and despite a rough start with the spinal, everything went really well. I am having a good recovery, and only stayed in the hospital for 2 days. My mom has been here with us taking excellent care of "her baby" cooking, cleaning, and basically slaving away from dusk till dawn! It is so much help to have her here and she is keeping me in check and not letting me over do it!

Emmalyn is doing great! She is gaining weight and is already over 9 lbs. Luke is a great big brother and is so gentle with his baby sister. When Luke first met his baby sister, he brought her a baby horse that he picked out for her. He is always bringing it to her to "play with" and makes sure she is never too far from it!

BIG belly!

These pictures were taken 5 days before Emmalyn was born...check out that big belly! The "experts" tell us there is probably a 9 lb. baby in my belly...we shall see!