You know how when you were little you couldn’t wait for Christmas? And then on Christmas morning you woke up and were a little groggy until it suddenly hit you that it was Christmas and you felt a warm happy feeling inside? That is how I feel every morning now that Emma is here. There is always a split second when I first wake up where I almost seem to forget I have a daughter, and then I remember and I roll over and there she is and I feel all warm and happy inside.

Emma rolled over for the first time last Friday! I was in my mommy group and I was reaching over her to grab a muffin and I looked down and she had plopped over onto her tummy. It is amazing to watch her learn how to do things that as bigger people we take for granted. She is also starting to reach for items that especially interest her - like her duck toy or a button on my shirt, or more problematically my necklace or my hair. She is an amazing little person.

We got a new camera, the very popular Canon EOS Digital Rebel. It takes great pictures with little or no help from me. The ultimate point-and-shoot.

Oh and I just found out that a friend of mine from high school is running for D.C. Board of Education in District 2. Sekou Biddle is a great guy and I strongly encourage any of you who live in Ward 3 or 4 to vote for him on May 1.