Emma Turns One! (from the better-late-than-never dept.)

The excuses are wearing thin, true, but it really is a rather hectic time around here. However, it would be inexcusable to not post some pics of our littlest Jaromin’s first birthday celebration!

Here’s our little princess on her first birthday…

the Birthday Girl!

Little Girl on the Move

For the past couple weeks, Emma’s been doing the “army crawl,” and getting prepped for a full-fledged crawl. She’s also pulling herself up and standing briefly on her own and walking some distance with help.

on the move

We’re not sure she’ll beat Nathan’s walking by 8mos., but she’s giving it a strong effort! Go, Emma!

Family Picture

From a dozen or so shots, these were the best we could get. Here’s Emma at home with her family.

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Emma in her fuzzy hat from Grandma

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Annalise strikes a pose

(well, OK, so Emma’s a bit hard to see through all the bundling)

Welcome to the family, Emma Elizabeth Jaromin!

It’s been a long day and frankly I’m wiped — so I can only imagine how Suzy must feel! We had an appointment for induction at 6:00am and by 1:30pm, we were finally able to see and hold the latest member of the family, Emma Elizabeth Jaromin. She’s 8lbs 10oz, 21in. long and perfect in every way. I took Annalise, Sean and Nathan down to the hospital to visit Mommy and meet their new baby sister tonight. I had forgotten how hard it was for Annalise to leave Mommy at the hospital when Nathan was born — and it’s not any easier for her a bit over a year later.

Meet Emma Elizabeth…

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We couldn’t be happier!

UPDATE: Gallery added.