My friend Courtney White took these beautiful pictures of Miss Emmi. If you're interested in her photography click here.

Emmi is doing great. She is a mega eater! She came out starving and knew just what to do. As for sleeping, she's still at the stage where she sleeps a lot. I haven't had un-interrupted sleep for years, so it hasn't been bad getting up with her. She goes back to sleep right after she eats in the night. The only thing that has been tricky is that she seems to be pretty gassy in the evenings. It makes her a little irritable. We started giving her some gas relief drops and a warm bath. It seems to be helping. It's funny how crying doesn't bother me after three kids like it did with the first. Other than that, she is so sweet and I have just tried to enjoy every second. I realize now how fast they grow. (Plus, I have loved all the girlie things!)

The boys are doing great with her. They love her and someone is always asking to hold her. Parker calls her, "my cutie baby." He is the most gentle with her. Josh holds her the most secure, but is a little jerky. He isn't as gentle as Parker. In general, Josh isn't as affectionate as Parker, so it's fun to watch him gush all over his little sister. They both like burping her, go figure. That is totally a boy thing.

As for me, I'm feeling great. I feel like our family is finding its new form of normalcy. We're still keeping Emmi in for a few more weeks, but we have had a couple little excursions out. I have felt so blessed by the number of people who have been excited about our little girl. Neighbors have left gifts on our porch, teachers and friends at Josh's school have kept in touch to find out what we had, we've received fun packages in the mail, gifts from David's co-workers, and lots of offers of help from family, friends, and ward members. We have just felt so loved.