Emma and Elliott

On Thursday Andreja and Emma went to visit Elliott and Laura. Elliott is two week younger than Emma. On the picture he weighs what Emma weighed when she was born. You can really see how much she has grown. Emma looks huge compared with Elliott.

Emma needed to put Elliott in his place so she gave him a little slap across the face. That's my girl!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDREJA!!!

On Wednesday, July 25th, was Andreja's birthday. I had the chance to take the day off so I could hang out with Andreja and help out with Emma. We had a great time. I coordinated with my parents and sisters to get Andreja a little digital camera that she can easily carry with her and take picture of Emma. She was totally surprised!!! It was a lot of fun.

On Wednesday Emma was four weeks. She's just getting bigger and bigger every day. It's crazy how quickly babies grow at this early age.

Family Photo!

Last weekend we went to a baby shower for our friends Remigailos-it's their 3rd kid. It was a big things for me to be able to get myself together, put some make-up on, fix my hair and enjoy some adult company. Emma is such an easy kid and it is easy to go places together-as long as it is between her feedings. I am still not that great with feeding her in public but am slowly getting there:) It was a beautiful day and we enjoyed hanging out with all of our dear friends very much. And that was a perfect time for a family photo! Eleanor is due July 30th and we are hoping for a baby girl so Emma can have a close friend in age and geographically:)

Prosli vikend smo isli na baby parti za nase frendove Remigailos-ovo je njima treca beba. ja sam bila hapi da imam priliku se pocesljat, stavit malo ni sminke i uzivat u drustvu odraslih:) Emma je tako jednostavna beba da nije problem s njom nikud ici-iako jos uvijek sve pokusavamo obaviti izmedu hranjenja. Jos uvijek nisam skroz opustena da bi je mogla nahraniti u javnosti, iako ako bi trebala ne bi bio problem i postajem sve bolja u tome. Bio je prekrasan dan i uzivali smo u drustvu nasih bliskih prijatelja. I naravno to je bila super prilika da se uslikamo kao cijela obitelj. Eleanor je termin 30.7. i ja se nadam curici da Emma moze imat prijateljicu blisku u godinama a i u susjedstvu.

Video of Emma from 7-21-07

Yesterday we decided to take some video of Emma so you can see her moving, crying and smiling. Enjoy!!!

Last few weeks

Emma se je upravo najela, pa sam i ja uspijela pojesti sendvic na brzinu i rekoh idem napisat par rijeci dok ona lijepo ugodno sjedi i uziva u svom roznom cvjeticastom stolcu kojisu joj poklonili njeni prijatelji POngraci iz Siska:)
Ne mogu ponekad vjerovati da su vec tri tjedna prosla, dok u isto vrijeme si mislim kako nekad vrijeme sporo ide. Danas sam isla podignut Emmu da ju podrignem nakon jela i nekak me udarilo da je Emma zaista u ova tri tjedna narasla vec i skroz se promijenila-barem meni. Ima sad vec puno vise masnoce na sebi i nije samo mala kost i koza. Naravno odmah mi ju je lakse i nosat jer se ne moram brinut da cu joj polomit kosti.
U utorak smo bile ja i Emma kod doktora. Samo smo se isle izvagat. Ja sam naime zvala da vidim jer mogu je donijet samo da ju izvazu da provjerim dal dobro jede i dal se deblja. Iako prostim okom se cinilo da je sve u redu, ipak sam htjela otici do doktora da provjerim. TO je ujedno bila i nasa prva zajednicka voznja autom bez chrisa. Emma je bila super-mislim da voli svoju sjedalicu za u auto-jer nij plakala al nije ni spavala. Promatrala je kroz prozor sta se desava vani-e sad koliko ona toga moze vidjet to je upitno:) Uglavnom Emmica je moja super i udebljala se skoro pola kile sto je super u dva tjedna. Obicno bi oni htjeli da se beba udeblja bar 350 grama a evo emma rusi rekorde. Jedva cekam da bude buca mala sa debelim batacima:)
Sad sam malo mirnija jer znam da jede al navike joj se svaki dan mijenjaju. Nesto novo dode svaki dan.
Danas je recimo vani ruzno i crno i pada kisa evo od podneva, i Emmica moja spava lijepo. Takvo je vrijeme. Cim ovo zavrsim budem i ja isla malo odspavat jer mi se kapci sklapaju. Dva puta po dva sata u noci jednostavno iako sam se vec navikla-nije dovljno.
Emma je i dalje jako jako dobra beba. Mislim da kraj takve bebe covjek bi mogao imat i blizance. Emocionalna nestabilnost od hormona me prolazi i naravno zivot je odmah ljepsi kad se ne places radi svake gluposti:) Emmica moja samo spava, jede, malo place kad treba prdnut i to je to.Stvarno je predivna. Svaki dan sad evo neku novu facu napravi i jedva cekam da se pocne po prave smijati i primjecivati nas. Obozava svoj taju. Cim chris dode s posla od nju preuzima i njih dvoje se druze, a ona ga gleda i promatra kao da je Boga vidjela.
IDem sad da ovo jos i na engleskom sve napisem pa da odem malo prilec na kauc-nas dvije macke da malo odmorimo.

Emma just ate, i had my sandwich and decided to quickly write a short update on what has been happening with the two of us. She is peacefully sleeping in her nice pink chair our friends Pongrac gave her as a present.
Sometimes i can not believe that it has been already over 3 weeks since she was born. Especially because sometimes it feels like ONLY 3 weeks. After she ate today i was trying to lift her to burp her and i realized that she is having more fat on her and is not just skin and bones anymore. It makes it easier to carry her and less fearful that i am going to break her bones or something.
Tuesday emma and i went to the doctors office to weight her in. I wanted to make sure that she is eating well and gaining weight. With breastfeeding you never know what she is getting. This was also our first ride together in the car without Chris. I think Emma likes her car seat as she did not fuss and was looking through the window at the fast passing scenarios. She gain 150z in 2 weeks which is excellent. I am so happy for her and at more peace about the whole thing.
Everyday is different over her. She changes habits all the time it seems like. Today for example is very dark and rainy here so she is sleeping most of the afternoon. I need to finish this so i can go and do the same. My eyes are heavy as 2 times 2 hours of sleep a night just doesn't cut it. no matter how used to it you get it is just not a lot.
Emma is a very good baby. If all babies were like this it would not be hard to have twins:) I think my emotional hormone stuff is passing away.That makes life so much more enojoyable. She just eats and sleeps, cries only when trying to get some farts out...Simply wonderful and i am so in love with her. Every day she has a new facial gesture she makes and i can not wait till she actually notices me and starts smiling. She loves her dad as when he comes home from work and hangs out with her, she has her eyes wide open and is looking at him intently.
Anyway, i better get going. Just wanted to say hi to everyone and say we are doing great!

More Friends with Emma!

In the last two weeks Emma had many more visitors who came to meet her.

Judy. A friend from church and an avid canasta player.


Rachel. A future UGA grad (she'll be a freshman this fall!!!).


Alexis. A former small group member.


Brian. A friend from GSU Law. Also a Techie (but we won't hold that against him, but we will be sure to limit his influence on Emma:)).


Erin. On of Andreja's co-workers


Ginny. We used to live in her basement. She helped Andreja adjust to life in America when we were first married.


Patty. One of Andreja's closest friends in Atlanta.


Lindsey. Her husband Justin is a good friend from highschool.


Vanessa. Her husband Sean is also a friend from highschool.


Dan. One of my roommates from UGA.


Ben. Another roommate from UGA (Ben, Dan and I lived together)


Josh. A former member of our small group.


Brian. The husband of Lisa, one of Andreja's co-workers.


Lisa. One of Andreja's co-workers

Congratulations to the Clarks!!!

Josh and Laura with Emma.

On Saturday, July 14, 2007, Elliott James Clark was born. He weighed 6 lbs 7 oz and was 18 in long. We're excited for Josh and Laura on the arrival of their little boy. It's fun that Emma and Elliott are practically the same age.

First week home alone

This past week I went back to work and Andreja was home alone with Emma. Andreja was scared about what it would be like to not have me around to help out, give moral support and good company. But, Andreja was blessed with someone everyday who came to visit, keep her company and help a little bit with Emma. Thursday and Friday were much better than the beginning of the week as Andreja became more accustomed to being home alone with Emma. On Thursday, Andreja, Emma and Laura (who was visiting) went for a walk around the neighborhood. It was Emma's first trip in the stroller!!!

It's funny how our lives have become all about diapers, poops, feeding, and sleeping. We have to schedule everything in between when Emma eats, which is about every three hours.

Yesterday, we went to visit Laura (who walked with Andreja and Emma on Thursday), her husband Josh and their new baby boy Elliot (who was born yesterday morning). They were at Kennestone Hospital, which is about 30 minutes drive from our house. After Emma ate, we had to quickly leave, hang out at the hospital for 30 minutes, and then head home so Emma could eat again. It was a prime example of how Emma is shaping our lives and schedules:)

Pictures of Emma In Week Two

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Emma Week 2

This past week we took Emma to the doctor for her first appointment. She has already re-gained her birth weight (when we left the hospital she had lost 5 oz). The doctor said she looks great and is growing. It was exciting to hear that all is well. Before we know it she'll be running around and wanting to borrow the car:)

More Pictures of Emma's First Week

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Emma at home

Napokon evo i mene

Neki od vas su se mozda pitali pa gdje sam ja i kak to da nista nisam napisala. Eto neznam ni sama jer nije da nisam imala vremena al tek se sad nekak vracam malo kao u neki ritam. Emma je danas tjedan dana stara i nisam jos blizu normali ( po onome sto mi kazu ljudi sa iskustvom), al svaki dan normala je blize. Emma je jako jako dobra beba za sada. jede i puno spava, ponekad je budna al nije nista prezahtjevna. Sad cemo vidjet sta ce se desit kad se pocne vise budit iz tog svog bebinog sna. Jucer smo bili na prvoj kontroli kod doktroa i sve je i dalje u redu. Emma je vec povratila svoju prvotnu kilazu (bebe izgube na kilaze od kad se rode pa dok izadu iz bolnice) sto je dobar jako znak i znaci da jede dobro. To mi je bilo veliko olaksanje jer kao neiskusnoj mami nisam znala dal dobro se najede ili ne. Jer jedan put ce jesti 15 minuta a drugi put 30 minuta. Al eto sve u redu. Valjda je nekad manje gladna a nekad vise. Osim hormonalnih-emocionalnih izazova imat bebu ne bi bilo tako tesko. Nakon nekog vremena covjek se jednostavno navikne na nespavanje i da si eto stalno u kuci.Al polako budemo i mi u setnju.
U svem tome ne mogu vam ni opisati kolika mi je velika pomoc chris u svemu tome. Ne samo da me mora gledat i slusat svaki dan kad se placem tak jer mi hormoni podivljaju, neg je tako divan sa emmom. Znala sam da ce chris biti dobar tata i brizan i od velike pomoci al nisam znala da ce bit ovakav. On Emmu oboazav i eto do neki dan ja joj nisam ni jednu pelenu promjenila. On je to uzeo kao svoj zadatak a sad i uzitak ( pomaze definitvno to sto njene pelene sad ne smrde jer je na majcinom mlijeku:) ). Emmica i njega obozava i vidimo da dfinitvno pozna njegov glas jer kad je hranim a chris mi nesto kaze i prica ona uvijek gleda u njegovom smjeru. A on zapravo s njom i vise prica nego ja. Tako da sam definitvno blagoslovnjena sa divnim muzem.
Isto tako ovih dana sam shvatila koliko ti u ovakvim novim situacijama je jednostavno potrebna pomoc. Posto nisam mogla madre dovest ovdje ovakj rano jer mi je njena pomoc definitivno potrebna kasnije, moram se oslonit na prijatelje al najvise se oslanjam da Bozju pomoc. Jer znam da ce mi On bit vjeran i pomoci kad trebam. Tako da se je i chris molimo svako jutro za svaki novi dan i svaku vecer za noc. Neznam sta si vi mislite o tome, al ne kuzim kak ljudi koji nemaju nikakvu pomoc i koji nemaju vjere prolaze kroz ovakvo razdoblje.
Eto idem sad da se malo podruzim sa chrisom prije nego se emma probudi za hranjenje. Ovo mi je zaista, uz dan kad me Isus spasio i dan mog vjencanja, najljepsi dogadaj u zivotu i iako ponekad emocionalan ne bi se za nista mjenjala. Ozobavm tu malu Emmicu da vam to ne mogu ni opisat. I jedva cekam da vi koji jos niste roditelji iskusite ovako nesto.
Puno pozdrava i volim vas sve!

Emma's First Webpost!!!

Here's Emma just hanging out after some delicious breakfast:)

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Home Sweet Home

The last three days since we arrived home have been interesting. It's nice to have a little more time together without doctors, nurses, etc. coming in all the time. We're slowly settling into routine life as a family.

It's been hard on Andreja as she hasn't gotten much sleep the last three nights. On Friday night she slept for 1 1/2 hrs, Saturday 3 hrs, and Sunday 5 hrs (of course this is not consecutive). So slowly Andreja is getting more sleep. Emma likes to be wide awake from about midnight to 3am. I, on the other hand, "sleep like a king." That's how Andreja describes it. I tell her it's good because at least one of us is rested during the day. She's not so sure:)

As you can see Emma sleeps well, even in unique positions:) She's awake in the morning for a couple hours, then in the afternoon, and in the middle of the night.

It's been an interesting and at times challenging transition, but we're settling in and getting the hang of life with a little baby.