The first few days home were all about this little guy.  I'm afraid he was the center of all of our pictures, the topic of all our conversation and the only thing really on our minds as we slept-walked through the days.  Who could blame us?  Little Emmett was just too perfect to take our eyes off of.

Here he was at his day-5, shoebox weigh-in.  As you can see...he's still such a tiny little lamb.

Emmett also got jaundice and so we had to use the blue-light blanket.  The poor little guy didn't get dressed for about the first week of his little life.

It was such a blessing to have my Mom and Dad with us for that first week.  Meals were made, Christmas Eve and Christmas magically happened,  (complete with orange rolls!) the big kids were taken care of and entertained and I was given time and energy to take care of myself and Emmett.

But most of all, it was just wonderful to have them there when we brought Little Emmett into the world.  There's something extra special with having Grandparents around when your emotions are going haywire.  They bring a calmness that helps everyone handle every new change with just a little more peace and grace.  

However, since most of their work was behind the scenes, I hardly got one picture of them.  (Maybe you got some more you could send to me, Mom?)  Pictures or no pictures, we loved having them with us.  Thank you for spending your Christmas with us this year!