Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
One Month Old
Our little girl is growing so fast! It's hard to believe she's already a month old; she has fit so seamlessly into our lives, it's like she's always been here.
Although she is growing, Evie is still pretty small. A lot of newborn-sized clothes are still too big and her cloth diapers don't fit yet either. She is a happy baby, content unless she wants her diaper changed, has to burp, or is hungry. She loves her baths and often falls asleep the minute I put her in. She likes to watch us talk or sing and seems to hang on every word. And I don't want to jinx anything...but she is a fantastic sleeper. Most nights we get a 4-6 hour stretch. She knows how to make Momma happy.
And even harder to believe, Julian is fast approaching two years old! He seems so big to me ever since Ev came. He is adding new words to his vocabulary every day and cracks us up all the time. His new favorite toy is Mitch's iPod. He likes to look at flashcards on it and knows how to touch it to scroll with his little finger.
Besides technology, his other forte is directions. I swear, he already knows Battle Creek better than I do. (I can still get lost downtown.) If we're driving down East Ave. towards Capital, he knows where Grammy's neighborhood is and starts asking about her a few streets ahead of time. On the way out to the mall, he asks about Poppa since we've visited him at Lowe's a few times. He makes his "Uncle Tyler" noise if we're headed towards the Fowlers' house. He amazes me with his memory!
This is Daddy's first week back to school and we are missing him already. We had so much fun this summer! Luckily, the hours are not bad and we'll still get lots of time with him in the evenings.
Although she is growing, Evie is still pretty small. A lot of newborn-sized clothes are still too big and her cloth diapers don't fit yet either. She is a happy baby, content unless she wants her diaper changed, has to burp, or is hungry. She loves her baths and often falls asleep the minute I put her in. She likes to watch us talk or sing and seems to hang on every word. And I don't want to jinx anything...but she is a fantastic sleeper. Most nights we get a 4-6 hour stretch. She knows how to make Momma happy.
And even harder to believe, Julian is fast approaching two years old! He seems so big to me ever since Ev came. He is adding new words to his vocabulary every day and cracks us up all the time. His new favorite toy is Mitch's iPod. He likes to look at flashcards on it and knows how to touch it to scroll with his little finger.
Besides technology, his other forte is directions. I swear, he already knows Battle Creek better than I do. (I can still get lost downtown.) If we're driving down East Ave. towards Capital, he knows where Grammy's neighborhood is and starts asking about her a few streets ahead of time. On the way out to the mall, he asks about Poppa since we've visited him at Lowe's a few times. He makes his "Uncle Tyler" noise if we're headed towards the Fowlers' house. He amazes me with his memory!
This is Daddy's first week back to school and we are missing him already. We had so much fun this summer! Luckily, the hours are not bad and we'll still get lots of time with him in the evenings.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
And then there were two...
Funny, it seems when I have a spare minute or two throughout the day, there's about 12,000 other things I can (or should) do instead of uploading pictures and writing a new post. But since Evelyn's fed and dry and Julian and Daddy are doing laundry together...I'll hurry up and blog.
And just like we're trying to figure out the best ways to add another kid to our family routines, I am going to have to learn to make this a two-kid blog. It may make for unedited pictures and less commentary just so I can get something up, but hopefully I'll keep up. And speaking of two kids, ours are amazing...
Julian is so sweet with his little sister and loves to kiss and hug her, push her in her swing as he says "whee!" (although then it resembles a Cedar Point ride more than an infant swing), help change her diapers by bringing us what we need and throwing away the dirty ones, and pet her like a little puppy. He loves to say her name and will walk around saying it all day long. He tells us to "shh" if she's sleeping (typically followed moments later by an ear-piercing scream of his own), tell her "bless you" when she sneezes, and sees things that remind him of her all over the place (car seat = "Evie?", paci = "Evie?", you get the idea).
He has really been such a great big brother and hasn't shown any jealousy at all. He is gentle as long as he's paying attention, but he has no concept of where his limbs are flailing at any given time, so poor Ev's gotten a couple close calls with elbows and knees.
Evelyn is growing like a little weed and was up to 7 lbs 10 oz at her two week weigh-in. She's starting to fill out and her tiny little diapers are even starting to fit. She eats all the time and nighttime hasn't been too bad. One night she actually slept for 6 hours in a row! It was magical and has not happened since. She (like her brother before her) would prefer to sleep in our bed right next to Daddy or me and that's when we get the most sleep.
As all mothers do, I of course think Evie's a child prodigy. She really is amazing the way she lifts and holds her head up so much and seems to reach for things already. She creeps along like she wants to crawl when she's on her belly and has threatened to roll over a couple times too! But my favorite is to watch her smile in her sleep. That girl must have happy dreams because she's always breaking out in these adorable huge, toothless grins when she's napping.
And now, for the pictures...
There are a bunch of pictures from Evie's Birth Day. There are so many (and I weeded out hundreds already!) that I'll just post the link to the album instead of uploading them here.
And just like we're trying to figure out the best ways to add another kid to our family routines, I am going to have to learn to make this a two-kid blog. It may make for unedited pictures and less commentary just so I can get something up, but hopefully I'll keep up. And speaking of two kids, ours are amazing...
Julian is so sweet with his little sister and loves to kiss and hug her, push her in her swing as he says "whee!" (although then it resembles a Cedar Point ride more than an infant swing), help change her diapers by bringing us what we need and throwing away the dirty ones, and pet her like a little puppy. He loves to say her name and will walk around saying it all day long. He tells us to "shh" if she's sleeping (typically followed moments later by an ear-piercing scream of his own), tell her "bless you" when she sneezes, and sees things that remind him of her all over the place (car seat = "Evie?", paci = "Evie?", you get the idea).
He has really been such a great big brother and hasn't shown any jealousy at all. He is gentle as long as he's paying attention, but he has no concept of where his limbs are flailing at any given time, so poor Ev's gotten a couple close calls with elbows and knees.
Evelyn is growing like a little weed and was up to 7 lbs 10 oz at her two week weigh-in. She's starting to fill out and her tiny little diapers are even starting to fit. She eats all the time and nighttime hasn't been too bad. One night she actually slept for 6 hours in a row! It was magical and has not happened since. She (like her brother before her) would prefer to sleep in our bed right next to Daddy or me and that's when we get the most sleep.
As all mothers do, I of course think Evie's a child prodigy. She really is amazing the way she lifts and holds her head up so much and seems to reach for things already. She creeps along like she wants to crawl when she's on her belly and has threatened to roll over a couple times too! But my favorite is to watch her smile in her sleep. That girl must have happy dreams because she's always breaking out in these adorable huge, toothless grins when she's napping.
And now, for the pictures...
There are a bunch of pictures from Evie's Birth Day. There are so many (and I weeded out hundreds already!) that I'll just post the link to the album instead of uploading them here.
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And just because a post feels weird without at least a couple pictures...
And just because a post feels weird without at least a couple pictures...
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