<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685</id><updated>2011-04-21T17:33:29.362-04:00</updated><title type='text'>the peanut gallery</title><subtitle type='html'>to know her is to love her...</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>88</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-116709751477678491</id><published>2006-12-25T20:45:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-25T20:45:15.023-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>christmas 2006 </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/116709751477678491'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/116709751477678491'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/12/christmas-2006.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-115750365653058649</id><published>2006-09-05T20:42:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-09-05T20:47:36.536-04:00</updated><title type='text'>proud of her new haircut.</title><summary type='text'>     misc 011    Originally uploaded by emmamama. </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/115750365653058649'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/115750365653058649'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/09/proud-of-her-new-haircut.html' title='proud of her new haircut.'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-115750362170953787</id><published>2006-09-05T20:41:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-09-05T20:47:01.876-04:00</updated><title type='text'>first official day of toddler 2. new haircut</title><summary type='text'>     misc 012    Originally uploaded by emmamama. i'm not sure when she turned six.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/115750362170953787'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/115750362170953787'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/09/first-official-day-of-toddler-2-new.html' title='first official day of toddler 2. new haircut'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-115517311579693344</id><published>2006-08-09T21:20:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2006-08-09T21:28:33.486-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Introducing...</title><summary type='text'>looking_up_from_sideOriginally uploaded by emmamama. Kalan Marion Phelpsi think he looks like andy already.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/115517311579693344'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/115517311579693344'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/08/introducing.html' title='Introducing...'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-115223094663018737</id><published>2006-07-06T20:09:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-07-06T20:09:06.636-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>"mommy. i want to go to the store and get undies and start using the potty." </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/115223094663018737'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/115223094663018737'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/07/mommy_06.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-114843168094166632</id><published>2006-05-23T20:48:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-05-23T20:48:00.996-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>  </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114843168094166632'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114843168094166632'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/05/blog-post.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-114643552296091710</id><published>2006-04-30T18:18:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2006-04-30T18:18:42.966-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>concentration </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643552296091710'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643552296091710'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/04/concentration.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-114643550811994633</id><published>2006-04-30T18:18:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2006-04-30T18:18:28.126-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>scissors </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643550811994633'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643550811994633'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/04/scissors.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-114643549795844475</id><published>2006-04-30T18:18:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2006-04-30T18:18:17.956-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>chubby monkey hands </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643549795844475'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643549795844475'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/04/chubby-monkey-hands.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-114643548697732693</id><published>2006-04-30T18:18:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-04-30T18:18:06.983-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>barrel of monkeys </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643548697732693'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643548697732693'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/04/barrel-of-monkeys.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-114643546848586769</id><published>2006-04-30T18:17:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2006-04-30T18:17:48.490-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>easter3 </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643546848586769'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643546848586769'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/04/easter3.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-114643545739134778</id><published>2006-04-30T18:17:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2006-04-30T18:17:37.393-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>easter 2 </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643545739134778'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643545739134778'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/04/easter-2.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-114643544598867870</id><published>2006-04-30T18:17:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2006-04-30T18:17:25.993-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> easter 1 </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643544598867870'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643544598867870'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/04/easter-1.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-114643544192592295</id><published>2006-04-30T18:17:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2006-04-30T18:17:21.926-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>hmm. who's her dad? </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643544192592295'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643544192592295'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/04/hmm.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-114643542040697647</id><published>2006-04-30T18:17:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-04-30T18:17:00.410-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>attitude </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643542040697647'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643542040697647'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/04/attitude.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-114643540606255350</id><published>2006-04-30T18:16:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-04-30T18:16:46.066-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>future falcon </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643540606255350'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643540606255350'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/04/future-falcon.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-114643480802056028</id><published>2006-04-30T18:06:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2006-04-30T18:06:48.026-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>hello, kitty. </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643480802056028'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643480802056028'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/04/hello-kitty.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-114643477765307955</id><published>2006-04-30T18:06:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2006-04-30T18:06:17.656-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>rock star </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643477765307955'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643477765307955'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/04/rock-star.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-114643476722020004</id><published>2006-04-30T18:06:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-04-30T18:06:07.226-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>glamour </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643476722020004'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643476722020004'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/04/glamour.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-114643474005713631</id><published>2006-04-30T18:05:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2006-04-30T18:05:40.066-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>proper hand signals </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643474005713631'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643474005713631'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/04/proper-hand-signals.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-114643472718443615</id><published>2006-04-30T18:05:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2006-04-30T18:05:27.183-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>pedal to the metal </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643472718443615'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643472718443615'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/04/pedal-to-metal.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-114643471517032302</id><published>2006-04-30T18:05:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-04-30T18:05:15.176-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>adjustment </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643471517032302'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643471517032302'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/04/adjustment.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-114643469971149225</id><published>2006-04-30T18:04:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2006-04-30T18:04:59.716-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>walking the walk </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643469971149225'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643469971149225'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/04/walking-walk.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-114643467280802255</id><published>2006-04-30T18:04:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-04-30T18:04:32.916-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>getting her game face on </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643467280802255'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/114643467280802255'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/04/getting-her-game-face-on.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-113789226272103894</id><published>2006-01-21T20:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-01-21T20:31:01.880-05:00</updated><title type='text'>because why wouldn't we go to the zoo in rochester in january?</title><summary type='text'>emma woke up at 4:15 today. FOUR FIFTEEN. after a good hour of dozing on the couch, sincerely not being able to stay awake while she played with her eight gajillion toys, i made myself a very strong cup of tea and did some quick calculations. it was 6:00, which meant we still had seven hours until naptime. sweet jesus, seven hours--what are we going to do? so, i decided to take us to the zoo </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/113789226272103894'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/113789226272103894'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/01/because-why-wouldnt-we-go-to-zoo-in.html' title='because why &lt;em&gt;wouldn&apos;t &lt;/em&gt;we go to the zoo in rochester in january?'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-113789165788308087</id><published>2006-01-21T20:00:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2006-01-21T20:10:21.706-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>i thought this picture would be cute, but i realized after i took it that i didn't get her smiling. once i got home, i see how hilarious it is that she's making the same face as the polar bear.polar bears</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/113789165788308087'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/113789165788308087'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/01/i-thought-this-picture-would-be-cute.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-113789163789910294</id><published>2006-01-21T20:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-01-21T20:09:35.323-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>god, i didn't realize how disgusting that floor was. ew.having fun! </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/113789163789910294'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/113789163789910294'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/01/god-i-didnt-realize-how-disgusting.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-113789155515823680</id><published>2006-01-21T19:59:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-01-21T19:59:15.163-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>i'm 26. </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/113789155515823680'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/113789155515823680'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/01/im-26.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-113789151985585320</id><published>2006-01-21T19:58:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2006-01-21T20:04:48.773-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>well, no. you can't see the elephants. [scary story: we walked out to the elephants and emma right away said "ooh--elephant have baby!" i looked nervously at the zoo lady standing there. she looked at me. we both blinked..."uh...?" to which the zoo lady said. yes. that elephant is pregnant" i'm scared.]at elephants </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/113789151985585320'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/113789151985585320'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/01/well-no.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-113789153424612936</id><published>2006-01-21T19:58:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2006-01-21T19:58:54.253-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>cute alongside icky  </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/113789153424612936'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/113789153424612936'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/01/cute-alongside-icky.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-113789151763011736</id><published>2006-01-21T19:58:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-01-21T19:58:37.640-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>sea lion </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/113789151763011736'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/113789151763011736'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2006/01/sea-lion.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-113302947807590758</id><published>2005-11-26T13:24:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-11-26T13:24:38.133-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Baking Christmas Cookies </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/113302947807590758'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/113302947807590758'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/11/baking-christmas-cookies.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-112977281263371226</id><published>2005-10-19T21:43:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-10-19T22:09:12.300-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Can't you see the sunshine, can't you just feel the moonshine?</title><summary type='text'>shameless amounts of pictures</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112977281263371226'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112977281263371226'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/10/cant-you-see-sunshine-cant-you-just.html' title='Can&apos;t you see the sunshine, can&apos;t you just feel the moonshine?'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-112535990377211029</id><published>2005-08-29T19:58:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-08-29T20:07:01.786-04:00</updated><title type='text'>re-entry</title><summary type='text'>first day of school i think emma pretty accurately portrays the mood in our house this morning when faced with our eminent reentry into the real world. today was potentially the longest day of my life. returning to a surprise four hour meeting with several of your least favorite people on campus is not a pleasant way to begin your week. emma seemed to enjoy her first day as an official toddler on</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112535990377211029'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112535990377211029'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/08/re-entry.html' title='re-entry'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-112311570513596372</id><published>2005-08-03T19:55:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-08-03T20:35:05.143-04:00</updated><title type='text'>somewhere in the 21st mile, you see jesus</title><summary type='text'>i once saw oprah say about running a marathon, "i don't care what religion you are, somewhere in the 21st mile, you see jesus." having been the 24-hour POD (parent on duty) now for almost two weeks, i'm nearing mile 21. honestly? i'd love to see jesus. some adult conversation would be great.so, jesus, whatcha been up to?oh, you know, the usual.you have to hear this hilarious thing steve did in my</summary><link rel='edit' 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href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112301984353404612'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112301984353404612'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/08/testing-testing-123.html' title='testing testing 123...'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-112242336361054451</id><published>2005-07-26T20:33:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-07-26T20:44:43.890-04:00</updated><title type='text'>doing something wonderful</title><summary type='text'>this evening, i faced yet another round of scorn at my being a mommy and a professional. without going into too much detail about who made the comments, lets just say that this individual often feels that my business is her business and continually lets me know that as a child-free woman, she takes her job more seriously than me. so, we were discussing the fact that i am taking two vacation days </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112242336361054451'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112242336361054451'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/07/doing-something-wonderful.html' title='doing something wonderful'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-112242404731565222</id><published>2005-07-26T20:27:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-07-26T20:27:27.320-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>favorite day </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112242404731565222'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112242404731565222'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/07/favorite-day.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-112242380243575214</id><published>2005-07-26T20:23:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-07-26T20:23:22.440-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>what our life has become </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112242380243575214'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112242380243575214'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/07/what-our-life-has-become.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-112242335134013624</id><published>2005-07-26T20:15:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2005-07-26T20:15:51.346-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>focus </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112242335134013624'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112242335134013624'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/07/focus.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-112242332831143004</id><published>2005-07-26T20:15:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2005-07-26T20:15:28.316-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>low chair </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112242332831143004'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112242332831143004'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/07/low-chair.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-112242331391252017</id><published>2005-07-26T20:15:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-07-26T20:15:13.916-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>dramatic </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112242331391252017'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112242331391252017'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/07/dramatic.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-112242329536342881</id><published>2005-07-26T20:14:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2005-07-26T20:14:55.366-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>pool: lounge </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112242329536342881'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112242329536342881'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/07/pool-lounge_26.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-112242326573404420</id><published>2005-07-26T20:14:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-07-26T20:14:25.736-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>big tower </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112242326573404420'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112242326573404420'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/07/big-tower_112242326573404420.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-112242311415740923</id><published>2005-07-26T20:11:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2005-07-26T20:11:54.160-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>red handed </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112242311415740923'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112242311415740923'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/07/red-handed.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-112242309978771527</id><published>2005-07-26T20:11:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2005-07-26T20:11:39.790-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>'tude </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112242309978771527'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112242309978771527'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/07/tude.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-112242308365430492</id><published>2005-07-26T20:11:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-07-26T20:11:23.660-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>sunday morning </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112242308365430492'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112242308365430492'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/07/sunday-morning.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-112242304157773831</id><published>2005-07-26T20:10:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-07-26T20:10:41.630-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>party hat </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112242304157773831'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/112242304157773831'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/07/party-hat.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-111966177335417553</id><published>2005-06-24T19:58:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-06-24T21:09:33.413-04:00</updated><title type='text'>hey, yeah, um, maverick? you're a jackass.</title><summary type='text'>i only talk about things i know about, and i know that tom cruise is a moron. i certainly hope that he's popping one heaping wad of vitamins daily, because the man is c-r-a-z-y, with a capital nuts. Tom's interview with Matt LauerI've been thinking of writing a post about my struggles with post partum depression for some time, but the timing never seemed right. when i read this transcript today, </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111966177335417553'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111966177335417553'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/06/hey-yeah-um-maverick-youre-jackass.html' title='hey, yeah, um, &lt;em&gt;maverick&lt;/em&gt;? you&apos;re a jackass.'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-111646600756426024</id><published>2005-05-18T20:48:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-05-18T21:31:32.600-04:00</updated><title type='text'>what's the first rule of sleep club?</title><summary type='text'>before i had emma, i never really thought of myself as superstitious. but now that she's here, i'm all but burying idols in my backyard. sleep deprivation will do that to you. she ate applesauce for dinner and she slept for 6 hours straight? GET ME MORE APPLESAUCE! MOVE! MOVE! she only woke up once last night? it must have been the green pajamas. let's go buy 80 more tomorrow. i don't care if you</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111646600756426024'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111646600756426024'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/05/whats-first-rule-of-sleep-club.html' title='what&apos;s the first rule of sleep club?'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-111637449402907802</id><published>2005-05-17T20:01:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-05-17T20:02:39.790-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>a picture is worth a thousand birth control pills </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111637449402907802'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111637449402907802'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/05/picture-is-worth-thousand-birth.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-111637403092177095</id><published>2005-05-17T19:53:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-05-17T19:53:50.926-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>beauty </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111637403092177095'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111637403092177095'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/05/beauty.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-111637389432308330</id><published>2005-05-17T19:51:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-05-17T19:51:34.326-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>the source of many rumors... </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111637389432308330'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111637389432308330'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/05/source-of-many-rumors.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-111637384527964542</id><published>2005-05-17T19:50:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2005-05-17T19:50:45.283-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>swing </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111637384527964542'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111637384527964542'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/05/swing.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-111637380520021540</id><published>2005-05-17T19:50:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-05-17T19:50:05.203-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>rainy day </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111637380520021540'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111637380520021540'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/05/rainy-day.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-111637377918456029</id><published>2005-05-17T19:49:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-05-17T19:49:39.186-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>chubby knees </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111637377918456029'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111637377918456029'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/05/chubby-knees.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-111637363946834390</id><published>2005-05-17T19:47:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-05-17T19:47:19.470-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>babe-o-rama </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111637363946834390'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111637363946834390'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/05/babe-o-rama.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-111352859616231873</id><published>2005-04-14T21:29:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-04-14T21:31:42.433-04:00</updated><title type='text'>it's going too fast</title><summary type='text'> </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111352859616231873'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111352859616231873'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/04/its-going-too-fast.html' title='it&apos;s going too fast'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-111344509178936555</id><published>2005-04-13T22:18:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-04-13T22:18:11.790-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>antennae </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111344509178936555'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111344509178936555'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/04/antennae.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-111344505615509511</id><published>2005-04-13T22:17:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2005-04-13T22:21:51.833-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> ode to leego </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111344505615509511'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111344505615509511'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/04/ode-to-leego.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-111344502712391030</id><published>2005-04-13T22:17:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-04-13T22:17:07.123-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>pigtails </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111344502712391030'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111344502712391030'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/04/pigtails.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-111344512488253544</id><published>2005-04-13T21:54:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-04-13T22:25:04.026-04:00</updated><title type='text'>you know you're a parent when...</title><summary type='text'>the first 250mb on your new ipod are disney kid's greatest hits, so you can keep the little monster entertained in the car. remember when i went to concerts of hip new bands? REMEMBER? dear god, someone has to remember when i was semi-cool. anyone?someday, when emma's thinking she's semi-cool, i'm totally showing her these pictures.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111344512488253544'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111344512488253544'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/04/you-know-youre-parent-when.html' title='you know you&apos;re a parent when...'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-111231957621485426</id><published>2005-03-31T20:05:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-03-31T21:00:13.306-05:00</updated><title type='text'>to my friend, who recently turned 30.</title><summary type='text'>i know what you're thinking, friend. you're thinking i forgot your birthday. not so!! i absolutely remembered your birthday, it's just that i was huddled under a blanket and unable to send you my love. you see, about 14 months ago i gave birth to a plague bearer. oh sure, she seems sweet and lovable, but lurking under this:is a petrie dish of daycare bourne diseases waiting to strike.shortly </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111231957621485426'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/111231957621485426'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/03/to-my-friend-who-recently-_111231957621485426.html' title='to my friend, who recently turned 30.'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-110919777003504517</id><published>2005-02-23T17:29:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-23T17:30:29.280-05:00</updated><title type='text'>for the life of me, i cannot think of a title that is funnier than this:</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/110919777003504517'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/110919777003504517'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/02/for-life-of-me-i-cannot-think-of-title.html' title='for the life of me, i cannot think of a title that is funnier than this:'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-110817415900365240</id><published>2005-02-11T21:06:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-11T21:19:59.450-05:00</updated><title type='text'>as parents? not so much what you'd call "good"</title><summary type='text'>            </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/110817415900365240'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/110817415900365240'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/02/as-parents-not-so-much-what-youd-call.html' title='as parents? not so much what you&apos;d call &quot;good&quot;'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-110739877804044176</id><published>2005-02-02T21:46:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-02T22:01:30.446-05:00</updated><title type='text'>the year of the monkey comes to an end</title><summary type='text'>i'll post something sappy and nostalgic when i'm less tired. in the mean time, the day in photos--in reverse chronological order. click on images to make them larger....                                    </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/110739877804044176'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/110739877804044176'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2005/02/year-of-monkey-comes-to-end.html' title='the year of the monkey comes to an end'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-110359516181971497</id><published>2004-12-20T20:35:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2004-12-20T23:41:24.033-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Dinner theater...</title><summary type='text'>Die Fledermouth</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/110359516181971497'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/110359516181971497'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2004/12/dinner-theater.html' title='Dinner theater...'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-110126581462370227</id><published>2004-11-23T22:09:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-11-23T22:10:14.623-05:00</updated><title type='text'>this is what emma looked like last thanksgiving.</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/110126581462370227'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/110126581462370227'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2004/11/this-is-what-emma-looked-like-last.html' title='this is what emma looked like last thanksgiving.'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-109866406770760457</id><published>2004-10-24T20:26:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-10-24T20:27:47.706-04:00</updated><title type='text'>hey...</title><summary type='text'>did you happen to see the most beautiful girl?i'm almost back. promise.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/109866406770760457'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/109866406770760457'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2004/10/hey.html' title='hey...'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-109140553692011299</id><published>2004-08-02T19:45:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-08-01T20:16:18.156-04:00</updated><title type='text'>moiety</title><summary type='text'>i cannot believe that it has been half a year since emma was born. it seems like just yesterday that the world lost its innocence during the half time show of the super bowl. i however, missed out on that particular turning point in american history, as i was hunched over my bed cursing under my breath and wondering just what exactly it was that i had gotten myself into. [fortunately the media </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/109140553692011299'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/109140553692011299'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2004/08/moiety.html' title='moiety'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-108959243013245632</id><published>2004-07-11T20:28:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-07-12T06:55:17.213-04:00</updated><title type='text'>my dad is HOW old?</title><summary type='text'>___________________________________________________________________________________i'm so happy to have spent a third of this wonderful man's life with him. happy birthday dada. </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108959243013245632'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108959243013245632'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2004/07/my-dad-is-how-old.html' title='my dad is HOW old?'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-108959196536364017</id><published>2004-07-11T20:04:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-07-11T20:26:05.363-04:00</updated><title type='text'>emma! the musical</title><summary type='text'>we have noticed some common afflictions since becoming parents. here are some examples:me: gulping. i now eat at lightning fast speed. this became painfully evident when i went to lunch with my new bosses. i'm done, and ready to take the baby so my dining companions can eat, but there was no baby. and they were eating just fine. eating their salads while i was finished and licking the flowers </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108959196536364017'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108959196536364017'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2004/07/emma-musical.html' title='emma! the musical'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-108890214883005815</id><published>2004-07-03T20:33:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-07-03T20:48:38.266-04:00</updated><title type='text'>a beautiful mind</title><summary type='text'>there's a new toy in town. cassie (it's a casio...get it?) is a calculator. with buttons. buttons! oh what fun buttons are! buttons can be pushed! and drooled on! and licked! buttons!she has had a long fascination with buttons, but this week's attempts at buying baby-specific toys with buttons failed miserably. first, the buttons require the strength of ten toddlers to elicit the irritating </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108890214883005815'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108890214883005815'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2004/07/beautiful-mind.html' title='a beautiful mind'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-108863865745702598</id><published>2004-06-30T19:16:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-06-30T19:53:37.880-04:00</updated><title type='text'>high in the middle and round on both ends</title><summary type='text'>emma survived her first road trip to the golden land of ohio. i think this picture just about sums it up:she traveled to east liverpool where she learned that great grandma craft makes a REALLY soft afghan, aunt cindy loves her to the depths of her soul, aunt di gives an excellent nap, and anna is the best cousin ever (with new straight teeth and all)she was just an angel on both </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108863865745702598'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108863865745702598'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2004/06/high-in-middle-and-round-on-both-ends.html' title='high in the middle and round on both ends'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-108773603569603129</id><published>2004-06-20T08:53:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-06-20T08:53:55.696-04:00</updated><title type='text'>happy father's day</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108773603569603129'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108773603569603129'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2004/06/happy-fathers-day.html' title='happy father&apos;s day'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-108726344161451941</id><published>2004-06-14T20:50:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-06-15T08:20:15.176-04:00</updated><title type='text'>left a good job in the city...</title><summary type='text'>well, it's 2004: the year of upheaval. because clearly it isn't life altering enough to have a baby—oh no. ooh! why not take a new job?! a new job that's harder, and more demanding?! and how about one with travel?! yes! that sounds good! my last few weeks have been spent interviewing, buying new clothes for interviewing, interviewing some more, and then meeting with people about my interviews. </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108726344161451941'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108726344161451941'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2004/06/left-good-job-in-city.html' title='left a good job in the city...'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-108483461814760247</id><published>2004-05-17T18:44:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-05-17T18:56:58.146-04:00</updated><title type='text'>some day i'll wish upon a star, and wake up where the clouds are far behind...</title><summary type='text'>emma's sleeping is getting much better. she's slept really well four out of the last seven nights, so things are looking up! as for the whining, well, that's getting a little better too. it seems like we might be leaving this tough phase. and fortunately i have a husband who makes things like this when i come home from work:i discovered that when emma's in her "whiny" phases, she really calms </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108483461814760247'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108483461814760247'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2004/05/some-day-ill-wish-upon-star-and-wake.html' title='some day i&apos;ll wish upon a star, and wake up where the clouds are far behind...'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-108423118383425364</id><published>2004-05-10T19:16:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-05-10T19:47:56.673-04:00</updated><title type='text'>tired</title><summary type='text'>i'm tired. and not just your average tired. i'm talking a bone crushing fatigue from the depths of hell that has the ability to reduce me to tears a good three times a day. mostly it's because of this:this:and some of this:what you can't hear in those photos is the nonstop agonizing whine that eminates from this beatiful creature for absolutely no apparent reason all day, every day. </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108423118383425364'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108423118383425364'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2004/05/tired.html' title='tired'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-108354076848094454</id><published>2004-05-02T19:47:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-05-02T20:02:19.030-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>this week marks so many things that i can't help but think of how fast time is passing. somewhere on this tilt-o-whirl of motherhood i blinked, and now time is flying at such breakneck speed that sometimes it's hard to catch my breath. this week marks twelve months since two tiny cells began dividing, creating the larger than life soul that is our emma. this week marks six months since i </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108354076848094454'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108354076848094454'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2004/05/this-week-marks-so-many-things-that-i.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-108342076429163274</id><published>2004-05-01T10:09:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-05-01T10:17:04.123-04:00</updated><title type='text'>adventures in eating</title><summary type='text'>THE BEFORE:FIRST BITE. THANKS DAD!!UH. WHAT THE?DID YOU ALL KNOW ABOUT THIS? WHO KNEW ABOUT THIS? I WANT NAMES.OK. MAYBE I'M LIKING THIS. OR NOT.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108342076429163274'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108342076429163274'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2004/05/adventures-in-eating.html' title='adventures in eating'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-108309267373286211</id><published>2004-04-27T15:04:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-04-28T17:19:03.200-04:00</updated><title type='text'>you make me happy when skies are gray...</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108309267373286211'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108309267373286211'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2004/04/you-make-me-happy-when-skies-are-gray.html' title='you make me happy when skies are gray...'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-108284991883287090</id><published>2004-04-24T19:33:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-04-24T20:06:34.560-04:00</updated><title type='text'>naptime, thy name be swyng-o-matic</title><summary type='text'>emma had the pleasure of test driving minty's(*) swing yesterday, as he's still in utero and couldn't stop her. we soon found out that she loved the swing, and it was a much different experience than the swing we're borrowing from another friend (namely in that she doesn't look like she's going to fly out of the seat as it swings at light speed). as you can see, it is quite enjoyable:why yes</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108284991883287090'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108284991883287090'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2004/04/naptime-thy-name-be-swyng-o-matic.html' title='naptime, thy name be swyng-o-matic'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-108242246624080122</id><published>2004-04-19T20:51:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-04-19T21:16:35.826-04:00</updated><title type='text'>onion tea</title><summary type='text'>it was simply divine to see emma with her great-granparents this weekend, and to see her great-grandparents with her. it's as if the joy she creates increases by an order of magnitude for each generation removed:it was of course a tremendously bittersweet visit for me, as i found myself missing my grandma even more. but, there's a certain glint emma gets in her blue eyes, and i know just where</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108242246624080122'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108242246624080122'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2004/04/onion-tea.html' title='onion tea'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-108172795633430790</id><published>2004-04-11T19:53:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-04-11T20:08:11.686-04:00</updated><title type='text'>aunt kelly how we love you!</title><summary type='text'>emma was introduced to her aunt kelly this weekend! she was of course showered with fabulously fashionable clothes, along with the requisite hugs and kisses. i thought for sure she'd finally figure out how to laugh this weekend. how could she not with kelly around? alas, no such luck, but she sure thought her new friend was the bee's knees. here she is having a "diva moment" with kell:    of </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108172795633430790'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108172795633430790'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2004/04/aunt-kelly-how-we-love-you.html' title='aunt kelly how we love you!'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-108160878941178916</id><published>2004-04-10T10:52:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-04-10T10:57:00.653-04:00</updated><title type='text'>hippity, hoppity, easter's on its way!</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108160878941178916'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108160878941178916'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2004/04/hippity-hoppity-easters-on-its-way.html' title='hippity, hoppity, easter&apos;s on its way!'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-108143431935799106</id><published>2004-04-08T10:17:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-04-10T10:57:46.796-04:00</updated><title type='text'>alas, my child, she is a big 'un.</title><summary type='text'>in an attempt to look sweet and fashionable for aunt kelly's visit, we decided to wear the scotty dog outfit. after about 10 minutes of wrestling, i realized i had it on backwards. another 10 minutes of wrestling to get it off, and yet another 10 minutes to get it on again, and it's too small. how can it be too small?!?!?!?! that was her "maybe she can wear it next fall" outfit. a fashion tragedy</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108143431935799106'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108143431935799106'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2004/04/alas-my-child-she-is-big-un.html' title='alas, my child, she is a big &apos;un.'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731685.post-108119370901315669</id><published>2004-04-05T15:34:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-04-06T21:03:33.530-04:00</updated><title type='text'>things i learned this weekend</title><summary type='text'>so, emma had her first sick-baby trip to the doctor last friday. an eye infection. unfortunately that means eye drops and  an oral antibiotic. it seems to be getting much better, but the poor baby is getting tired of the meds. she's been eating like a fiend since thursday night—a trend i'm hoping will end SOON! after 4 nights of no sleep, i've learned the following:1. giving eye drops to an 8</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108119370901315669'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6731685/posts/default/108119370901315669'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emmamama.blogspot.com/2004/04/things-i-learned-this-weekend.html' title='things i learned this weekend'/><author><name>Ashley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry></feed>
