First Leafs Game! More visitors, more snow!

So I finally got to see my first Toronto maple leafs game!

Daddy wasn't very impressed with how much I liked the blue and white outfit that my Uncle Ryan bought for me!

It was a pretty good game on Thursday against the Montreal Canadiens, I stayed up for most of the game and they actually won 4-2!!! I was so surprised and excited, that when Darcy Tucker scored the last goal on the empty net, I pooped my pants!!!

Carrie and Jamie were here to help me cheer them on, then they played some Rock Band (my daddy is a good drummer)!

On Saturday the leafs played again and won again!! Daddy called that a winning streak!


Saturday was "Hockey Day in Canada", so after the leaf game was the Ottawa Senators vs. Montreal Canadiens. Much to the dismay of daddy, pa-pa, pop-pop and uncle ryan this was the first hockey game that I actually watched and paid attention to!

Brodie sure would be happy if I turned out to be a Senators fan!!
























So I'm 12 days old now and we have gotten over 50 cm of snow since I've been born. I knew being Canadian would be tough, but this is ridiculous!!

Daddy goes out to do lots of shoveling, and when he comes back inside we get to have naps together!!!






















Here's the shirt I got after my surprise arrival in London at St. Josephs hospital!





















My cousin Tricia stopped by for a visit! She told me all about her wedding coming up in Costa Rica! I can't wait to get away from the snow for a while!










We went to GiGi and PaPa's for another visit. GiGi sure gets a kick out of keeping me awake so that I'll sleep for mommy and daddy!















Gram and Pop-Pop came over to see me again on the weekend. They brought me a new toy, a book and Pop-Pop read me a book that he got at work called "Just Grandpa and Me". I slept the whole time Pop-Pop was reading to me... I'll probably just wait 'til they make it into a movie!














Our whole family picture!!!















My brother Dexter sure likes to hang out close to me all the time!! I think he's a little jealous that I seem to get most of the attention!!















Doesn't my mommy look smokin' hot!!? I hope I'm as pretty as her when I'm older!!















Well, I have to go again! Mommy and Daddy are going to take me on a walk today. But they said it's -20 with the wind chill so we will probably walk at the mall... I plan to trick them into buying me something nice when we are there!!

Bye for now,
Emmie

Happy One Week Old Day To Me!!

I'm one whole week old today!! But first, lets talk about what we've been up to over the past couple of days!

Daddy and I watched the Super Bowl together (with some other friends and family of course) and were shocked and a little happy that the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots. In this picture Daddy is teaching me how to 'protect the football'!




























Oooh and I just got a picture of my best friend Cassianna too (thanks cousin Erica!). She's playing with my one of my brothers (Dexter). My brothers have been pretty good to me so far... They are getting used to Mommy and Daddy saying "GENTLE" to them every second word. I'm thinking gentle might be a good first word for me to say!




















I had another one of those baths. I'm getting used to it I guess. I just can't figure out why mommy and daddy insist on taking pictures of every single thing I do!!










On Monday Gigi came over and played with me for hours and hours. She just would not let me sleep. She said something about if I stay awake during the day I might sleep better at night. I'm not sure if it worked, because I'm only a week old and don't really know what night is... but mommy and daddy keep saying I'm sleeping a whole lot better at night now so I guess thats good!
















Yesterday was my first outing out in public. We had a doctors appointment cause I'm was a little more jaundice. My weigh in at the appointment went very well though as I tipped the scales at 7lb 4oz which is almost back to my birth weight already! Mommy and daddy seemed quite pleased with that. Then we went over to the most wonderful place I have ever seen: The Square One Mall. I could have spent hours there and I hope we go back soon.

Mommy and Daddy were going to get a blood test to check my bilirubin levels (to see how yellow I really am), but the lab we went to had a fantastic rule... They don't draw blood from babies. Mommy and Daddy threatened to take me to the hospital this morning to do the test, so I decided to get rid of the jaundice almost completely overnight to avoid getting poked by a needle. Since the jaundice is very much improved and I'm growing well and eating well, they said they wouldn't do the test for now!

We had another snow storm today and have already gotten over 25 cm. Mommy and Daddy said not to worry though, we have something to look forward to. My cousin Tricia is getting married in Costa Rica next month! So I have to go get a passport and a bikini! I can't wait!

Here are a couple more pictures I thought I'd share with you! See my new white skin in the close-up!?




























Daddy had a little nap with me and my brothers on the couch Dexter's head kept my feet pretty warm!!!














Daddy calls this my "one million dollars" pose... I don't get it...















Some people are saying I look like my daddy... So, here is a picture of DADDY at 3 days old (white and blue blanket), do you think he looks a little like me?







































Well, I have to go tell mommy that I'm hungry... I've been doing this thing called cluster feeding lately (translation: I eat all the time!!!). You see, I'm one week old now, I'm gonna be growing faster than you know it!

Thanks for reading, talk to you later!
Emmie

My first bath, my new friends and my first Flames game!

Hi again everyone!

So on Friday night, mommy and daddy decided to give me my first bath at home! I didn't really enjoy it very much, but I got them back pretty good: I stayed up ALL night!! - heh heh heh













































On Saturday, my cousins came over to visit again. Erica and Jay brought cupcakes that Jay watched Erica make!! They made mommy and daddy very happy. I'm going to have to remember to make cupcakes for them if I ever do something wrong when I'm older!!




























Also on Saturday my new best friend came over! Her name is Cassianna, she brought me some flowers! She is 9 months older than me, and she's gonna show me the ropes. I'll have to post the pictures of our visit later because they seem to all be on other peoples cameras!










This is the outfit that daddy brought home for me from New York City. It's a little big, but it sure keeps me nice and warm! See how I'm just chillin' out in daddy's lap with my hand in my pocket!?















Saturday night was one of the most important events of my life so far! My first Calgary Flames game!!! Daddy sure got excited for it! He was a little disappointed though, for 3 reasons:

1) I spit up on my pink flames T-shirt 2 seconds after I got it on - I think it made him worry I might be a leafs fan

2) I fell asleep before the puck dropped

3) The flames lost 2-1 to the Dallas stars. Somebody named Marty Turco stole the game.

I did do some good ol' hockey cheering and that made him a little happier!


Well, I gotta go again, Daddy's going to show me something called a Super Bowl!!!


With love,
Emmie

I'm HERE!!!!!

Well, as many of you have heard by now, I finally decided to come out of mommy's belly and I sure made things exciting!

Daddy had to go to London on Tuesday night for an interview for residency at the University of Western Ontario. At the last minute, mommy decided to go with him... Lucky she did because I really liked London and on Tuesday night just before 10 pm (right after the leafs lost) mommy went into labour!! Things went really quickly from there! At 11pm (just one hour later) mommy and daddy decided they had to go to the hospital soon! At about 11:10pm mommy's water broke in the car while it was parked 3 feet from the emergency room doors!! The nice people at University Hospital kindly told us that they don't deliver babies and mommy was rushed down the street in an ambulance to St. Joseph's Hospital!

At 2:30am on January 30th 2008, I officially entered the world. I weighed 7 lb 5 oz, and was 19" long. Mommy and Daddy say I'm the cutest thing they have ever seen, but they are a little biased.

I stayed overnight at St. Josephs hospital and made my Grandparents (Gigi Cullen and Gram and Pop-pop Hollinger) drive through a winter storm to come see me. My aunt Kristina (Ta Ta)
and Uncle Chris also made the trip from woodstock, and Mommy's co-worker Rosalind who lives in london stopped by! Mommy and Daddy were glad that even though we were so far from home we had plenty of visitors to share in our joy!!

































After everyone at the hospital said I was a very healthy baby (and daddy went to his interview) they let us come home. My first car ride was a two hour drive, but mommy and daddy were very surprised and relieved that I really enjoyed it!

We got home and I met my 2 doggies Ryder and Dexter... They are a little overwhelming and sure do like sniffing me, but we are starting to get along really well... can you see the video daddy took? I think it shoud work, I'm still learning how to blog!!


A whole bunch of people came over to take turns holding me. I can't remember all of their names, but I sure did like being held!!

My first night at home was pretty good considering... I slept in a little bassinet near mommy and daddy's bed, but the puppy's sleep on the bed too. Dexter wanted to sniff me all night long!!! We did get some good sleep though (I think thats the first time I even got to see mommy sleep!).

Today we had a big snowstorm!! Mommy and daddy bundled me up and took me to meet my new family doctor. She said I was very pretty, but maybe a little yellow. Nothing to worry about yet, it's probly some big word daddy said (physiologic jaundice) and will go away soon.

After the doctors I got to meet the last of my grandparents!!! Papa Cullen sure was happy to see me! We got to spend some quality cuddling time together and he thinks I look like my daddy.

Well, I'm back home again now, and mommy and daddy are going to try to give me my first bath at home... I'll be sure to let you know how that goes!!

I have lots more pics to share, and lots more stories to share! I can't wait to meet the rest of you, and with any luck daddy can put more of my pics up soon!! So check this website often for updates, or if you prefer please email daddy and he can set it up so you get an email anytime there is a new posting!