The McCarter family needs your prayers! Emma is now 4 1/2 months old. At 2 her routine check up, her head measured 40 cm. At her 4 month check up, it measured 45 cm and by the growth chart, that is way too much. Well, we weren't too worried b/c Aubrie did the same thing - only her's was from 6-8 months (however her head growth leveled back out by 9 months). We attributed it to the fact that Michael's and my sides of the family have a history of "big heads". He wanted to check Emma back at 5 months and measure again. I took her yesterday (Thursday) b/c she has a cold. We found out that she has double ear infections. What we didn't expect to hear is that her head had grown more and her soft spot appears to have pressure. This is enough evidence to suspect hydrocephalus (fluid on the brain). The doctor isn't too worried that she has it b/c she is an alert and smiling baby who is right on track with everything else. But there are enough symptoms to rule it out at this time. They will do a CT scan in the next 1-2 weeks to test her for it. They don't do these on infants here in Paris b/c they have to be sedated. We will have to go to Dallas to Children's Hospital to have the test done. If she does have it, they will refer us to a neurosurgeon to discuss putting in a shunt to drain the fluid off. We hope and pray ofcourse that the test will be negative and we won't even have to go there, but naturally we are concerned and scared out of our minds. We are trusting in God that she will be fine and are placing it totally in His hands. Please pray for her little head and ask God to be with her! Thanks so much! God bless each of you! - Lindsay McCarter
Emma tried out the Baby Einstein exersaucer that belonged to big sister Aubrie first! She didn't know quite what to think at first as you can see from the 2 above pics, but now she loves it and spends up to 15-20 minutes at a time playing with all the fun toys on it. 
This is Emma and her Poppy! Aren't they sweet together?
Here is another toy that we recently had Emma try out - the Jumperoo. Aubrie spent many hours in this thing! There were times that I thought Aubrie would jump right out of it! Emma wasn't too thrilled, but I think she will grow into it when her feet can touch the floor better and she figures out how to jump. 
"You mean this thing plays music too?"
FINALLY - a picture of her smiling!
Big sis and little sis playing together! Aubrie had to make sure Emma knew what everything did! =)
Michael thinks this picture has a little too much cleavage! My mom made Kaitlyn a bunch of dress up clothes when she was around 3 & 4 and Aubrie has discovered the trunk full of dresses and accessories. She is always asking to play "dress up"!
I just love this one! I know these pictures are out of order!
Again, can't seem to get both looking at the same time, much less smiling together!
"Mom, she's choking me!"
I realized when I was taking the pics of Emma in her bed that I never posted pictures of her nursery. Mimi designed and made everything which makes it so special to us! This is the blanket that she made her and you have to look close to see her name embroidered on it. I think this may be her "security blanket". It is very soft on the side shown and silk on the other side. At first, I just wanted to use it for decoration, but decided that it didn't matter! She loves the way it feels and sleeps with it everynight!
Mom (Mimi) made the quilt on the wall and Kristi Garrett made the letters and they were a gift from the hostesses at my shower! Both just make the room look so feminine and sweet. With Aubrie, I used neutral colors that could go boy or girl, but I wanted to go ALL OUT WITH THE PINK for Emma since I knew that she would be my last and God obviously intended me to have lots of girly girls running around the house! I used to despise pink, but now I love it (I don't think I have a choice in the matter - looks like pink is going to stay for awhile)!
These tennis shoes were a baby gift from the Haroff family and this was the first time she wore them. They just made the outfit! Thanks, Haroffs!
We had fun last night hot glueing 100 DIFFERENT buttons on a hat for Kaitlyn. Today is the 100th day of school at NL and they all had to decorate a hat with "100 somethings". It was fun and she loved it. We dyed it pink too ofcourse! =)
Here is Emma with one of her favorite babysitters - Lexie!
And again with her other fav. babysitter Langdon and Uncle Mark!
No the picture is not upside down - they are! They were laughing hysterically!
Daddy and Aubrie
More giggling sisters!
