Mother's Day: Part 2, Somersaults, Etc.

I was a wee bit spoiled this Mother's Day.  : D 

At this present time, we have SIX DOZEN roses in our house!  Can you stand it? 

I received TWO dozen roses from my brother in honor of my first Mother's Day with Emma at home.  I also received FOUR DOZEN roses from Jason...two dozen pink roses and two dozen white roses.  Ooooolala!  And, it didn't end there...

 

I also received a beautiful hydrangea plant from my sister and her family.

Flowers, flowers and MORE flowers! 

I have flowers in the kitchen, in the dining room and on the sofa table in my living room!  SPOILED, I tell ya.

 

 

I also received this super YUMMY smelling stuff from B&BW along with the lotion and the spray... 

Hello Sugar smells like lemon meringue pie...LOVE it!

I loved all of my gifts.  The best gift of all was...

 

 

 

 

 

Having my baby girl home for Mother's Day!  We had a great day together!

A few more Mother's Day pics...

 

 

 

 

 

Look at how SERIOUS she looks.  : )

My sister brought a bunch of flowers and plants for my parents' flower beds and before dinner she had an impromptu planting session. 

My mom gave Emma a small rake so that she could help.  Emma?  She was equal to the task!!  ; )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Such a good helper!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I had a wonderful Mother's Day.  I hope that you did too.  I am so blessed to be Emma's mother!

Onto other topics...  : )

 

 

 

 

Why was Emma so happy when this photo was taken (on the day before Mother's Day)?

 

 

 

 

 

She was so happy because she was about to take her LAST dose of her medication for latent TB!!  (If you are not aware of this, Emma tested borderline positive for latent TB when we had her tested when she came to the U.S.  That means that she did not have TB...she was not contagious and her chest X-ray was clear.  It means that she was exposed to some who had active TB at some point when she was in Guatemala).  Emma has received medication every morning for NINE MONTHS to help to ensure that she will never develop active TB.  It has been a bummer because when she would wake up in the morning, we could not give her breakfast right away...we had to give her the meds first and then we had to wait for an hour before we could feed her breakfast.  So, we are now very happy to have Emma on a NEW breakfast schedule...YIPPEE!!

One more thing before I sign off for the night...  Do you know what Emma did today?  She did a SOMERSAULT!  Not just one...not just two...THREE somersaults!  All by herself.  She has been trying to do them for some time but she has never been able to push herself over by pushing with her feet...I have always helped her to complete her somersaults.  But today, she did three of them all by herself!!  She is really somethin' else.  ; )

A quick note to my mom who left me a comment on my message board...  Mom, why would you think that you ever had something to do with Mother's Day sadness?  It was never about you and it was never about anything that you did or did not do.  You silly goose!  ; P  (Look, I even posted this info to my blog...it's a permanent record...so, if you ever doubt what I said, you can simply come back here and read it again...hee hee)  We sure had a fun BBQ at your house.  Hope that you enjoy the latest pics!!  : )

God bless,