4-19-2010
Dear Emma,
Wow baby – I can’t believe two weeks have passed. You have already done so much and there is so much to tell you! Daddy and I were very concerned with giving you a name fitting for such an angel as you – so, although you were born on Good Friday, we did not decide for sure that your name would be Emma Elizabeth until Easter Sunday. I think it fits you perfectly little Emma!
You are so sweet and lovely. We enjoyed our time in the hospital with just the three of us – you, Mommy, and Daddy. Clayton and Grace came with the grandparents to visit us each day. But mostly we snuggled you and gazed upon your sweet face. You were snuggly and very sleepy those first couple days.
However, on Saturday night you decided to be awake and crying a little when it was time for sleeping – - - so, Mom and Dad decided that Mommy would go on the Dairy Free/Soy Free diet in case it was your tummy that was bothering you. We did this diet for Grace, and it seemed to help her stomach remain calm. We wish we would have done it for Clayton, as his tummy always seemed to be upset – but we didn’t know anything about the diet when he was a baby.
Daddy and I couldn’t get over how tiny you were. Daddy was just in awe at your beauty. When we brought you home you were such a good baby, you fit right in. Clayton and Grace love you very much and like to kiss you, touch you, and hug you. They are working on being gentle with you. Clayton sings you lullabies and proudly tells anyone he can that you are his new sister “Emma Elizabeth.”
