And in this corner...

We have Emily Lynn Harrison weighing in at 12 pounds 11 ounces and measuring 24 inches.  Wow!  That's one healthy baby : )

I'm 2 months old!!!

Emily is officially 2months old and today was her 2 month check up.  She's doing great!  She is in the 90th percentile for weight and the 95th percentile for length.  Yikes!  She's going to take after her dad I guess.  She is so alert these days and is providing Patrick and I with hours of entertainment.  Today was a milestone that I will not forget.  The doctor put her on the table to do a physical examination.  She laid Emily on her tummy and Emily immediately picked her head up and, wait for it, ROLLED OVER!  It was pretty exciting.  Apparently she has done it one other time as well, but only Patrick saw it.  The doctor said that she is acting more like a 4 month old!  She also received 4 shots at this visit which neither Emily, Patrick or myself were very happy about.

Enjoying  time on the playmat

Since I wrote last, Emily has also started sleeping much better.  She's been sleeping for 11-12 hours only waking up once to eat.  This new sleeping pattern has made for a much happier mom and dad : ).

Sleeping with dad : )

Getting ready for bed with mom!

Over the past few weeks we have been staying busy meeting new friends and enjoying this amazingly uncharacteristic weather.  Emily's new friends include Charlotte, Harper and Griffin.  She also got to meet aunt Theresa and cousin Michelle.  And with Michelle expecting her own bundle of joy this summer, Emily and I are excited to meet another new friend in July!  Emily also finally got to meet uncle Austin and take her first walk outside in the stroller!

Coming up, we have a full, exciting weekend of birthday plans for myself and we are going to take baby's first roadtrip next weekend to visit aunt Karen and uncle Marcus in Chicago.  Only a few more weeks of leave left and I find myself feeling more and more attached to Emily each day.  Going back to work is going to be very hard!!

Great Grandpa Wayne

Em loves uncle P

We're looking forward to the next couple of weeks of "firsts" and will try to do better with updating the blog in a more timely fashion.

More to come!
The Harrisons

New sounds

Emily has been making a number of new sounds besides crying!  I'm obviously more than a little partial to them, but they're pretty cute!  Take a listen below!

Emily's starting to give us smiles and laughs and we can't believe how much she's changing.  They're a little hard to distinguish in this video, but we wanted to share something!   Emily's an elusive one...I will continue to attempt to capture her new noises and facial expressions and share them!  But for now, enjoy what we've got!  Emily also likes visitors and going places, so if you want to experience the fun new changes in person, just let us know : )

More to come!
The Harrisons

Riniging in 2012 with a ONE MONTH old!

Well, 2011 was probably the best year I've had so far. Here's a brief breakdown of the greatness!

It started in January with a trip to Vegas with great friends to celebrate our 30th birthdays!

The birthday kids!

Patrick and I...great birthday gift.  Love you Patrick!!

In March Patrick and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary by going out for sushi.  We were hoping it would be our last chance to enjoy sushi for a while and we were right : )

In April, on April 1st to be exact, we found out we were pregnant.  It was the beginning of the greatest journey of our lives!!  We also took a trip to Mexico courtesy of Patrick's employer.  It was beautiful and relaxing, but Mexico is a very different place when you're 8 weeks pregnant : )

Mexico!

In May, my sister married a wonderful man that truly compliments her.  I couldn't be more happy for them and, selfishly, for me...it's nice to have a brother-in-law that you like and get along with!

The summer was full of fun activities from a family outing to a Twins game to a fun trip to Izaty's resort on Lake Mille Lacs.  We also resided our garage and got to meet our friends new baby, Abigail Nolby!!  Patrick completed his first half marathon in August and Emily and I are looking forward to cheering him on in 2012 for more races!

Go Twinkies!!

Phil and Donette's wedding

Welcome baby Abby!!

Congratulations Patrick!!

The fall brought wonderful memories from the State Fair, a trip to Grand View Lodge (again, thanks REACH!), my cousin's wedding, my baby showers, bed rest and Thanksgiving.  It was the first year that I didn't run the Turkey Trot thanks to indecisive Emily!

And of course December was the most monumental time of my life.  The arrival of Emily has completely changed my life and I'm loving it.  It really is true what people say; I never knew I could love someone so much.  It's an overwhelming, all encompassing love.

My new family!

Our New Years celebration was fun as well.  We began the celebration at Stefanie and Josh's house with dinner.  We had a great time and Emily had Abby to celebrate with as well!  We then continued to Jeremy and Matt's house and had a good time even though Emily was dominating most of our attention.

New Years Eve at Abby's house

With the end of 2011 came Emily's one month birthday!  She has changed so much in one month!  She is so much more alert than she was a month ago.  Her hair seems to be lightening up a little from a dark brown to more of a medium brown and her dark blue eyes are striking!!

BIRTH day : )

One month old

One month old...still likes her tongue out : )

One month celebration at Grandma B and Grandpa T's house!

With 2012 here, I am anticipating another life changing year.  By this time next year, Emily will probably be taking her first steps and speaking her first words.  The thought of that is unbelievable.  I can't wait to see what the future brings for my new family!

Happy 2012 to all.
Definitely more to come!
The Harrisons

Merry Christmas from Emily!

These last couple of weeks have been extra busy with the holidays and we started it off with Patrick's friend, Chris, taking some newborn photos of Emily.  He did an amazing job!  Below are some samples and I can't wait to see the rest!!

Christmas this year was extra fun with Emily around!  We began our Christmas celebration on the morning of December 24th at our house.  Patrick and I exchange gifts then and the dogs get their gifts as well - treats!  This year Santa left an extra gift at our house for Emily.  She loves her new book and dog that goes with it, and the dogs loved their treats!

Emily is tuckered out after gift opening!

The dogs attack their presents!!

We then went to the Harrisons for Christmas Eve.  Emily did great!  She had a ton of fun and was showered with gifts - she must have been really good this year!

Grandma and Great Aunt

Emily's position for most of the night

Aunties Katie and Laura

 On Christmas morning we went to the Mulforts.  Again, Emily was the top gift recipient.  I'm sure she is anxiously awaiting the ability to play with her new toys, wear her new clothes and read her new books.  Again, she did great!  Pretty sleepy for the most part : )

With dad!

Snuggling up with mom

The fam!

Hostess for Christmas dinner!

That's a lot of chocolate!

Em and I won $17!!

With her first doll

With the new year around the corner and Emily's one month birthday : ), the next few days will be busy but we're looking forward to them!  Thank you to all of our family and friends who helped to make Emily's first Christmas so special!

More to come!
The Harrisons

My family : )