I still have so many pictures to post of the last few months, but I'm having problems with them. I'm too tired to try and mess with it anymore tonight so I will have to try again tomorrow night. Sorry Dad!

Ohio

Some pictures from our stay in Ohio right after Emmitt's birth.

New Emmitt taking a little snooze.

Of course, no trip to Ohio is complete without an outing to Young's for some ice cream!Mila ended up with the biggest ice cream cone out of all of us, and she loved it!!

Playing on the tractor with Mommy.

The Fourth of July. This picture says it all :)

Meet Emmitt Samuel!

Emmitt Samuel Trulock made his grand entrance into this world on June 22nd at 7:32 p.m. He was 7 lbs. 15 oz. and 19 1/4 in. long.

It was kind of a whirlwind delivery. I wasn't sure I was in labor for most of the day. We were walking up to the hospital entrance at 5:50 and he was born at 7:32! I couldn't believe how fast it happened. I only pushed for about 15 minutes, and that was really the only hard part about it. It was a pretty rough and intense 15 minutes, make no mistake about that, but we made it through with a handsome, healthy boy. He even has a little man dimple in his chin which I was hoping for :)

Shortly after birth. Sam was holding him while taking the picture so it's not the best.

The proud daddy and his son

Right after bathtime

Hanging out in the light bed so he could get a tan and impress the girl babies in the nursery

Just waiting to go home

Sadly, we do not have a great face picture of him on our camera from right after birth. I will have to look at my mom's. These will have to do for now. So far, he is the sweetest, most cuddly baby. Mila is adjusting better than I thought she would, but I really have to watch her because she will literally smother Emmitt with kisses. I'm at my parents recuperating so things still feel manageable since my mom cooks and there are lots of people to help out with Mila and the baby. We'll see how I feel in a few weeks.

I have not posted forever and there are so many things we've done in the last month that I wanted to share, but at this point I'm guessing that's not going to happen. So, we'll just move on from here.

Mother's Day (it's a long one)

I feel incredibly blessed today to have such an amazing little family! It took me a while to really grow into the role of "mommy," but now that I've been doing it for a few years, I can't imagine not doing it. It has been wonderful to watch my little Mila grow into this sweet girl who loves bubbles, caterpillars, flowers, and dancing, but doesn't love anything as much as mommy, despite all my faults and the times I'm impatient with her. How humbling it is to have an innocent little person love you so completely! Some nights I go to bed feeling like such a failure as a mom, but when I see her in the morning, she still smiles and is so happy to be with me! She is quite strong-willed, which can be tough sometimes, but I guess she's just a girl who knows what she wants!

I'm so excited to have our little boy join our family soon! I am so curious to see what his personality is like and to learn more about who he is. I already feel really close to him, and I never get sick of feeling him kick and move around, except when I'm trying to fall asleep at night!

Lastly, but most importantly, I am such a lucky girl to have such an amazing husband. I would not be able to keep my sanity without him! Sam is always so patient with me, and has put up with a lot as we've both been trying to finish up school the last few years. He is incredible! I love that he is such a hands-on dad. Mila LOVES to play with him whenever she can. They even have little games they play together that she won't play with me. I'm so glad that I get to spend eternity with him because that still won't be long enough! So, Sweetheart, thanks for picking me! You're my best friend, and I'll love you forever!

Me and our baby boy at 33 1/2 weeks. 6 1/2 more to go! Yes, I'm counting half weeks. I'm getting so anxious to meet the little guy!

Just a little comparison picture of little Miss Mila on our first Mother's Day together. She wasn't quite 3 months old yet. Sometimes I miss her like this, but then I remember that she now sleeps all the way through the night without me having to get up and feed her multiple times. It's definitely a better arrangement:)

Me and my not-so-little baby anymore. Sometimes it's sad that's she's no longer my tiny baby! She really is so enjoyable as she gets older though. I was trying so hard not to laugh because the only way we could get her to smile was by Sam telling her to show him her teeth.

I've been wanting a sewing machine for a few years now, so I was really excited that Sam got me one! Sam is so funny! He is always too anxious about giving me gifts, so I usually receive them before the actual day. He gave this to me last night. If he had bought it sooner, I would have had it even sooner. My sweet, impatient husband:) My current method of fixing problems with clothes is either to stitch it myself by hand, which is such a pain and doesn't always look so good, or to stockpile them all til I can take them to Ohio to have mom fix them. I'm not guessing that I'll ever be an amazing seamstress, but I would love to at least be able to fix simple things myself. I'm already contemplating what my first project will be...oh the possibilities!

Our Blueberry Monster

Mila absolutely loves eating frozen blueberries, which she calls strawberries. Unforunately, they make the biggest mess! It makes me laugh how she is able to somehow get them all over her mouth, cheeks, and even her eyes. I don't laugh so much, however, when she gets them all over her clothes and the couch.

Mila Getting Some Practice

Our friends Derick and Cheryl had Lincoln a couple of months ago. He is so adorable and a total beast! Mila is just over 2 years, and he's just over 2 months, and he's half her weight! He has a man dimple in his chin that is so cute it drives me crazy! You'd think he was my baby the way I gush over him. Mila wanted to hold him, and I kind of wanted to see how she would do with it. She really enjoyed it, so I'm crossing my fingers that she will be as excited about holding her own little brother coming in about 7 weeks. Thanks Lincoln for taking one for the team because Mila probably got blueberry juice on your onesie, and I'm pretty sure she tried to poke at your eyes.

Mila's Fits

Mila has certainly developed quite the temper over the last few months. I do not even remember exactly what this fit was about, but it was over something little. She just threw herself on the ground and cried and cried. She got so mad though when she saw me trying to take a picture. She got up and starting coming after me and yelling her jibberish. Poor thing, I just had to laugh at the whole thing.