Emrick is a quarter of a year old today! (That’s three months! It’s also 13 weeks!)
In some ways, it is hard to imagine that he is already three months old and that we didn’t just bring him home from the hospital. But in other ways, it is hard to imagine that he was ever not here… that he hasn’t always been with us… that we haven’t always had a crib in our bedroom and spit-up-soaked baby bibs strewn across the carpet. I can only guess what it will feel like in another .75 years when Emrick is a full, 1.0 year old!
When we look back at pictures from his first few weeks of life, we are amazed at how much he has changed in such a short time. We brought him home on September 19, when he was still a tiny, jaundiced little thing. His weight had dropped to less than six and a half pounds, and his bilirubin levels were rising. Despite that fragility, our favorite picture of Emrick is STILL the one we took that same night that we brought him home. And we cannot help but giggle when we look at it:
Isn’t that picture kind of hilarious? Well, Marcus and I think so. His head and feet look SO huge, and his eyes look crazy! But look at our Pookie Bear now:
Today Emrick weighs about 12.5 pounds and is about 22.5 inches… He is made of 100% pookiness.
What a grin!
Happy Three Month Birthday, Emrick!
Love, Mom and Dad <3 <3 <3
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What a super way to start the day, pookiness with morning coffee! He is amazing Shona. I wish we were closer so I could kiss him and hug him! (Since I’m sure he doesn’t get enough of that already! lol)
These pictures just go to show what a wonderful job you are doing with our little Emrick. He looks so healthy and happy and as Kelly says, well loved!! It IS amazing the changes in him in just 3 months. We will look forward to the many more to come.
It will be hilarious if he winds up being 6ft tall. Not that I want to see him any bigger. Hard to imagine he can get cuter than this!
I think he’s going to need a haircut soon!
No, don’t cut his hair! He would look all corporate and stuffy! He’s much more interesting and inviting this way! He’s perfect just like this! I know you all agree!
Wish we could bottle that grin!
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No haircuts anytime soon, I promise!
Sam, if Emrick winds up 6 ft tall, it won’t be hilarious; it will be miraculous. Given his very low percentile ranking in height right now, I will be grateful if he is even *almost* as tall as Marcus!
Clark, if we could bottle that grin we would take over the world with it 😉
I <3 this baby. Thank you for sharing him with us! You are all very fortunate. Enjoy his pookiness!
He is sooo adorable!! His smile just brightens your whole day and makes you want to smile with him!! Keep up the good work.
Just a note, Ed and Nick both were in the 15th percentile for height until a couple years ago. Ed is now 60th and Nick is around 50th. But of course, just genetics give them a 50/50 chance of any kind of height!
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Hehe. Well, with Emrick, I think he has a 50/50 shot at being short, or shorter 🙂