Emma's Baby Dedication

We were blessed a few weeks back to be able to have a baby dedication in church for Emma. For clarification, this was not a baptism because we believe you must be a believer before you should do that. (And we know Emma is still way too young to have made that decision). But I suppose a dedication is more for the parents. That we promise to raise Emma in a Godly home and teach her to love Him so that one day, Lord-willing, she would have a personal relationship with Him too. My brother was able to video the whole thing (in 3 parts) so for those who weren't there and would like to see... you can!

Goodbye! We will miss you!

So, yesterday I had to put my family back on the bus for the airport and say farewell. It was really sad to see them go. It seems their time here went WAY too quick. I wish we could have had more adventures out and about in Korea, but this time their trip was much more docile and local. But I suppose they got a good glimpse of what our life really is like around here. And their help with baby Emma was fantastic. Now I'm on my own!!! Yikes! So far in the first 24 hours we've done pretty good. No major meltdowns (from either of us). :)

Here is another photo of their time here with us. After this post you can look forward to a more thorough post about Emma's baby dedication and a post I've been dying to make containing pics of just Emma in all her cuteness. Stay tuned!

Visitors from the East...

Yay! My mom and brother, Mark, have been visiting us here in Korea for the past week. It has been wonderful to have them around to help out around the house and with Emma. And it has been great fun showing off Korea to them (again) and of course, showing off our precious Emma. They both have had much cuddle time with her, which is wonderful. Too bad she won't remember it! However, we have taken many pictures to document this even. I'm going to try and refrain from posting the cute pics we've taken just of Emma this past week and save those for later. This post will be dedicated to the things we've done that include Grandma Annie and Uncle Mark.

Going for a walk in our neighborhood.

Bathtime!

At the subway station waiting for a train ride up to Seoul with some of our ICS friends.

Mark holding the stroller up so it doesn't tip on an escalator in a subway station.

Mom, Emma & I at the Cherry Blossom Festival.

Cherry Blossoms!It was a long day out and an even longer trip home (long story). Emma's face pretty much sums it all up.Baby dedication at church. (More to come on this later)Lots of yummy food eating out.Lots of Grandma love!

More of their trip to come later!

Daddy's Injury

Last Saturday Eric was off playing baseball with his Korean League baseball team when another player decided to slide right into Eric's ankle trying to get to 2nd base. Eric already had our car so we had to call our pastor to come pick him (and Emma and me) up and take us to the ER at the hospital. Thankfully the leg is not broken, but Eric does have to wear a splint right now and use crutches. It has been very hard on him to get around, teach (on the 3rd floor of the school), and not be able to help out around the house and with Emma as much. But thankfully, God's timing is perfect and my mom and brother are here visiting now and have been so much help. Eric has an MRI scheduled for Friday to see if there was any ligament damage so if you think of us, you can be praying for that as well. I would LOVE for there to not be a bad problem and for the healing process to only take a week or two instead of months. Having Daddy on crutches is no fun!

Emma's 1st (chaperoned) Date

Last week Emma's 1st friend, Isaac Daniel Lantz, was born. These two had previously been in-utero friends for quite a long time. So, we took a trip up to the birthing clinic to congratulate the new mommy and daddy and so that Emma and Isaac could have their 1st real date!

Welcome to the world Isaac!

Random Pics

Our little Sweet Pea!

Emma's 1st Subway ride

Raise your hand(s) if you think I'm the cutest little Emma Bear you know!!!

Daddy's Favorite Pasttime...

Ok, so maybe not. But I'm proud of my love for taking care of some of the big poopies. I appreciate your help, Love!

Happy 1 Week Birthday, Baby!

Happy 1 week of life outside the womb to my precious baby girl! Today we celebrated by taking our 1st outing since we've been home from the hospital. We needed to head to school for a quick visit to get some Embassy paperwork printed off. And, as you'll have it, we arrived just as school was getting out... below are the results. :)

We love you Emma Grace!

Introducing Emma Grace!!!

Yay!!! She is finally here! For those who haven't heard yet via facebook, family, or friends, Emma Grace Zanger was born March 24 in Seoul, S. Korea. She weighed 8 lbs 10 oz. and and was approximately 20 inches long. And, PRAISE THE LORD, we were able to deliver her without the need for a C-section. Thanks to all who were praying for us and supporting us during this time.

Eric, Emma, and I are now back at home working on settling into life with the 3 of us. Thankfully, Eric has this week off of school and then next week is Spring Break so he'll be here with us then too! We've taken a ton of pictures of Emma so far but I think I'll just try to give some snapshots of our lives the past week. We love Emma SO MUCH!!! Enjoy!Tuesday: March 22 Driving up to the hospital in Seoul

Being admitted to the Samsung Medical Center Tuesday evening.Wednesday: March 23 Being Pitocin induction and monitoring at 7am.Thursday, March 24 Time to push! (Yes, a lot went on between the last 2 pictures but we'll save that story for a later time).12:19pm Emma is born!At the risk of showing the world how horribly swollen and puffy my face had gotten during 29 hours of labor, this was our 1st family photo together.Emma chilling in her bassinet.Emma Bear with her proud Papa!Friday, March 25 Several visitors came to see us in the hospital.Emma with Dr. Kim - our delivery Doctor.Saturday, March 26 Heading HOME!Sunday, March 27 - First bath time with DaddyMonday, March 28 One of Emma's favorite pasttimes - swinging in the papasan swing.Tuesday, March 29 Another one of our favorite pasttimes. :) Speaking of which, I had better finally go and take fussy baby so Daddy can finally get his afternoon nap in. So long for now from the Zangers!

Baby Update

At our appointment yesterday (40wks + 4 days) the Doctor said baby was nice and healthy and would be ok to wait another week. BUT then he said we was worried she was too big (4.5 kilos... yep, do the math) and might get her head or shoulder stuck during the birthing process. So, we compromised with him and set an induction date for Wednesday, March 23rd if she hasn't arrived by then. He said he'd try to deliver her naturally but I'm pretty sure he believes it will end in a C-section anyway. So, pray for us and that God's will would be done. Our number 1 concern is the safety of the baby so we'll do whatever it takes to get her here safely, even if it means things don't go exactly as we had planned for them to go.