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Emma Grace Northcutt
2002.05.07 09:56
19.5"   7 lbs 0.5 oz

May 7, 2002
These photos were all taken on the day Emma was born. Don't worry - these are all from after her bath.

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May 8 - May 10, 2002
We spent the next few days in the NICU at UCI Medical Center. Emma had an elevated white blood count, but all was well in the end.

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May 11 - May 14, 2002
Our first few days at home in the bright green nursery. Marla's parents visit for the first time.

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May 18, 2002
On May 18 Emma was blessed at Temple B'nai Israel and given her Hebrew name, Elyana Ruth.

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May 20 - May 27, 2002
An enjoyable week with Marla's parents. Emma did a lot of sleeping and eating this week - go figure!

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May 28 - June 1, 2002
Todd's parents arrive shortly before Memorial Day to see their first grandchild.

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June 4 - June 8, 2002
Lots more sleeping and eating take place this week, just before Todd's parents head back to Atlanta.

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June 9 - June 16, 2002
Emma starts to grin at us this week. She's so adorable - if we don't say so ourselves!

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June 20 - June 26, 2002
What a sweetheart! Lots of close-ups and smiles in this set of pictures.

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June 28 - July 6, 2002
Emma's first Independence Day consists of much eating, playing and sleeping!

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July 21 - July 27, 2002
Tummy time becomes exciting and Todd's parents arrive.

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July 28 - August 12, 2002
Look for Sleepy-time Friend and Lamaze the Turtle to make their web debut.

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August 13 - August 27, 2002
Someone likes their Grandpa's. Pooh pajamas!

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September 12 - September 15, 2002
Daddy experiments with black and white, pretending that he's a photographer.

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October 01 - October 4, 2002
Emma travels to Atlanta and meets her Uncle Paul and (soon-to-be) Aunt Jessica.

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October 05, 2002
Miss Emma Grace attends the wedding of Elizabeth Ransom and Matt Kleiman.

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October 06 - October 07, 2002
Emma makes her first trip to Toccoa, GA to meet her cousins, great grandfather and all the great aunts and uncles!

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October 08, 2002
Emma meets Philip and Lanier Ivester and Jeff, Jody and Jonah Ledford. (Jonah, of course, is her future boyfriend.)

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October 19 - October 20, 2002
Emma's first visit to San Diego is for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.

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October 27 - October 31, 2002
Undressing for the camera and dressing up for our first Halloween. BOOO!

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November 02 - November 08, 2002
Emma plays her first PS2 game at Fargo's birthday and discovers how much fun it is to pull Daddy's hair.

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November 09 - November 20, 2002
Emma contemplates blocks, takes a walk in the canyon and smiles the biggest smiles the week before Thanksgiving.

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November 25 - November 27, 2002
Emma invades Seattle and meets her Uncle Scot and Aunt Danyelle for the first time.

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November 28 - December 02, 2002
Now who do you think Emma looks like? Four generations together and "Emma, you can drive my car!"

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December 12 - December 22, 2002
Grandma and Grandpa Northcutt visit and Emma attends her first holiday party.

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December 23, 2002
Emma hits the beach for the very first time and plays in the sand. Yep, just a few days before Christmas! :)

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December 24 - December 27, 2002
Christmas Day arrives and we all play, play and play during the holiday.

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January 01 - January 16, 2003
The New Year arrives. Emma dons shades.

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January 17 - January 28, 2003
We discover the Santa hat - AFTER Christmas, of course.

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February 20 - February 28, 2003
Grandpa and Grandma Mandel visit, Emma googles and wonders what its like where there is winter weather.

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March 01 - March 14, 2003
Emma returns to the beach, shows off her baby blues and says, "Get in mah belly!"

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March 15 - March 30, 2003
Emma goes to her first birthday party -- and generally hams it up!

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April 1 - April 8, 2003
Eating toast with Mom and getting ready for Easter.

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April 10 - April 18, 2003
Emma's first boo-boo (Daddy's fault!) results in a FAT LIP. After it is healed up we have a great Easter.

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April 19 - May 05, 2003
Emma meets her CA cousins, plays in a cardboard box and shows off with Grandma and Grandpa Northcutt.

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May 07, 2003
Emma turns one and meets her first cake. Good times follow!

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May 13, 2003 - May 17, 2003
A new digital camera means Daddy can take even MORE pictures of his gorgeous girls!

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May 18, 2003 - May 21, 2003
The sweetest girls in the wide world. Pretty pink dresses and Daddy's glasses.

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May 22, 2003 - May 24, 2003
Emma loves graham crackers as much as her old man.

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May 25, 2003
Emma is awake for this year's Memorial Day block party. She eats a pile of chips.

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May 26, 2003
Emma hugs that Squeezer (her teddy bear) and takes a ride around the neighborhood in her shiny red car.

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May 28, 2003 - May 30, 2003
Emma get a late birthday present from Darren and Rebecca Tabor and LOVES it!

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May 31, 2003
We enjoys warm, sunny weekend walking around the neighborhood in a pretty sun dress from cousin Maggie Smith.

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June 1, 2003
Emma takes a trek through the canyon across the way - the sun is bright but no sun burns!

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June 10, 2003 - June 13, 2003
Among other weekend activities, Emma takes her first swim!

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June 19, 2003 - June 21, 2003
Emma's drinking her evening milk in a "sports bottle" now through a straw.

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June 22, 2003
Despite a little drizzle Emma takes a cruise in her red sportster.

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July 3, 2003 - July 4, 2003
Emma enjoys a 4th of July cookout at GameSpy, playing w/ Gambit the Dog.

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July 5, 2003 - July 7, 2003
The rest of the long 4th of July weekend is filled with sun and lots of play outdoors.

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July 16, 2003 - July 17, 2003
We depart for Atlanta to get my brother, Paul Northcutt, hitched with his beautiful bride, Jessica Brown. These are the first two days.

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July 18, 2003
On the eve of Paul's wedding Emma goes on her first picnic with Jeff, Jody and Jonah Ledford at Cheetham Hill.

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July 20, 2003
We spend an evening with the Ledford's at their place in Douglas County where a good time was had by all.

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July 22, 2003
Emma and her buddy Tater share graham crackers. We dine with Travis P. Lindley.

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July 23, 2003
The last day of our trip back home finds Emma Grace playing the piano and snuggling with Grandma and Grandpa.

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July 24, 2003 - July 27, 2003
Emma Grace is a little butterfly ballerina! She poses sweetly for the camera with Mommy.

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August 02, 2003 - August 03, 2003
Reading, hiking, hanging upside down. What more could you ask for in a weekend?

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August 06, 2003 - August 07, 2003
A small gallery of Emma playing on the stairs and with Mommy's shoes.

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August 10, 2003 - August 13, 2003
Emma helps Daddy put together a bookshelf and demonstrates her new "smushing noses" trick.

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August 16, 2003 - August 19, 2003
Emma enjoys playing outside and eating a pancake breakfast.

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August 25, 2003
A night of pure cuteness. It's almost TOO MUCH!

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August 26, 2003 - August 29, 2003
Emma now eats Cheerios all by herself.

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August 30, 2003 - August 31, 2003
A relaxing weekend of reading, piano playing, ballet and bathing.

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September 01, 2003
We spent Labor day playing on the playground. Emma loves slides and swings!

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September 03, 2003 - September 06, 2003
Emma and Mommy rock out with Elmo.

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September 08, 2003 - September 12, 2003
Emma is "washing" her hands by herself now and discovers the power of the remote control.

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September 13, 2003 - September 14, 2003
Emma at Cousin Sandi's wedding. (more wedding photos here)

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September 15, 2003 - September 22, 2003
Emma plays outside while Grandma and Grandpa Mandel visit.

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September 23, 2003 - September 26, 2003
Emma heads to Taco Tuesday with the GameSpy crew.

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September 27, 2003
We dress up for Rosh Hashanah and take a walk around the lake after services.

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September 28, 2003 - September 30, 2003
We finished off the month with the Susan G. Komen cancer walk and a day at Crystal Cove State Park.

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October 01, 2003 - October 04, 2003
October rolls in warm enough for Emma to dance in her diaper.

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October 05, 2003 - October 08, 2003
A busy day of playing on the patio and chomping an entire loaf of bread. Emma the school teacher.

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October 11, 2003
A day of Don't Break the Ice and lounging in overalls.

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October 12 - 15, 2003
Crackers and The New Yankee Workshop, plus Emma's first taste of homemade ice cream!

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October 18, 2003
A play date with the Rodenbaughs and Coynes from GameSpy.

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October 19, 2003
Emma visits the pumpkin patch just before Halloween.

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October 23 - 28, 2003
Walking in momma's shoes, ruby red slippers and whipped cream.

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October 31, 2003
Halloween madness! Emma is a little bumble bee and has a great time trick-or-treating for the first time.

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November 01, 2003
Emma plays checkers and wears Mommy's earrings.

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November 02 - 05, 2003
General cuteness abounds during the first week of November.

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November 06 - 08, 2003
Eating Cheerios in our PJs, among other fun.

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November 09 - 10, 2003
Emma and Mommy play with their new ribbon wands just before bed.

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November 15 - 16, 2003
Playing with pot holders and taking a walk to the play ground.

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November 17 - 21, 2003
Pretty in pink, a play group and kisses with Mommy.

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November 22, 2003
A puppet show at the library followed by some good ol' horsing around.

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November 23, 2003
A day of slides and swings at the Central Park playground in Rancho Santa Margarita.

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November 24 -26, 2003
We have pizza the night before we head to Seattle. Emma plays with Uncle Scott and Grandpa on the first night in Seattle.

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November 27 - 28, 2003
Day 2 and 3 of our Seattle trip for Thanksgiving finds us hanging out at the library and with Uncle Scot

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November 29 - 30, 2003
Emma has dinner with Roxi, Pat, Karen and Charlie; reads with Grandma and generally has a good time.

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December 06 - 13, 2003
At the playground and a great book reading at A Whale of a Tale childrens bookstore near UCI.

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December 18 - 20, 2003
Emma in daddy's shirt, with bunny ears, walking on the trail and playing little engineer with her new laptop from the Tabors.

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December 23, 2003
Our first day back in Atlanta for the holidays. Emma has barbeque with Elizabeth and falls in love with the Christmas tree.

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December 24, 2003
It's Christmas Eve! We're visited by the Ledfords who are looking mighty fine! Emma opens her first present.

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December 25, 2003
Christmas arrives! This year Emma knows how to open presents and has fun doing so :) We pose for our annual family photo.

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December 26, 2003
The day after Christmas saw us in Toccoa with Papa and The Smiths (Mary, Rusty, Maggie and Ben).

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December 27, 2003
A visit to the old Williams farm to see Ruth and Forrest Peeples and Grandpa's almond tree.

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December 28, 2003
Lunch at the Square in Marietta. Playing cards at Uncle Paul's.

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December 29, 2003
Emma rides the Rich's Pink Pig (now located at Lenox mall). Pink pig! Pink pig!

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December 30 - 31, 2003
We spent the last day of 2003 playing on the playground w/ Grandpa.

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January 1 - 3, 2004
The first day of 2004 is spent building gingerbread houses and visiting with the Ledfords.

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January 14 - 18, 2004
After recovering from the flu, we're back in the saddle again!

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January 19 - 27, 2004
Goofing around at home, taking a walk in the canyon and a Sunday stroll at Salt Creek Beach.

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January 29 - 31, 2004
Emma loves peppermint! See her eating her first peppermint stick and loving Mommy's peppermint ice cream.

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February 1 - 4, 2004
Cuteness abounds. It is impossible to resist! Emma wears her first pony tail.

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February 8 - 11, 2004
Emma and Daddy take a nap and Mommy makes a birthday cake.

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February 14, 2004
It's Valentine's Day! The air is filled with love and hugs flow freely.

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February 15, 2004
Emma plays at Florence Joyner Olympiad Park in Mission Viejo and decorate yummy sugar cookies.

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February 16 - 18, 2004
On Presidents' Day Daddy stayed home from work and was lucky enough to attend Emma's Tootsie Rolls class at California Elite in RSM.

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February 22, 2004
Bathtime is so much fun! Daddy spent most of the bath with a camera in one hand and the other up fending off splashes.

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February 23 - 28, 2004
Lounging around the house in flannel and Emma's first taste of tea. (She loves it!)

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March 6, 2004
A fun play day while Grandma and Grandpa Mandel visit.

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March 7 - 13, 2004
Grandma and Grandpa Mandel hit the road and Grandpa Northcutt arrives for a short weekend.

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March 14, 2004
Emma the gardener. Playing under a sheet.

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March 15 - 17, 2004
Emma sleeps in her big girl bed, samples pudding, kisses Mommy and does a strip dance.

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March 27 - 31, 2004
Farewell dinner with Silverdawn and a new lawnmower.

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