Evelyn Clara: 4 months

Miss Evie is four whole months! She is the most amazing baby and we are so happy to have her in our lives. :) We went to the doctor's today, and she weighed in at 13 pounds even and 25.25 inches long. In other words- she's our little string bean. The doctor said she's doing fantastic, and is still ahead in her physical development.

Evie can now roll both ways easily, and does a 360 roll pretty often. She's also inchworming her way towards toys- I'm already starting to think about babyproofing the house! She reaches for toys, and even more fun, she reaches for us!! She responds to both Eric and I all the time- she's so much fun to interact with! This last month has been so much fun- we went swimming, to the fair, the mall, and lots more!

Also, with four months comes lots of work, because missy is all over the place and needs more attention now. :) So I can't talk long. But woohoo- she's still sleeping through the night!!!! So I'll take it. :)

Guess what Evie did?

(obligatory cute baby picture)

She slept through the night last night!!! WOOO HOOOOOOO!!!!!

Okay sorry, that was a little extreme. :) I'm just really excited. And yes, I know not to get my hopes up. That tonight, or next week, or next month it could all be ruined and she'll be getting up again. But- let me just enjoy this moment for today okay? :) Because I got eight hours of completely uninterrupted sleep and I feel like I could run a marathon.

Evie went down for bed at her usual bedtime of 8 pm, and for the last two weeks she's been up at 4 am to eat, and then back down until around 8 am. Which really wasn't bad at all. But last night she didn't wake up until 6 am, AND Eric got out of bed first and shushed her back to sleep, and she slept another hour!! So that's 8-7 without eating and minimal work on our part. :) I am so proud of her and I hope that this continues. Because I feel like a million bucks!!

Five Years Going Strong

 Well this is a little late, but our fifth wedding anniversary was the 13th of August- our FIFTH anniversary!!! Time has just flown by (I swear I've said that a million times on this blog already) but this last year has been an especially exciting and crazy one for Eric and I. A year ago, I had just found out I was pregnant, and we told my parents, Allison and Matt, and Mike and Tab at our anniversary dinner that weekend. Now here we are a year later with a beautiful baby girl!
Eric and I went out for a fancy dinner at EB Green's on Friday- the filet mignon was delicious. :) Saturday we just relaxed and spent time as a family. Sunday we had our usual family anniversary dinner, complete with some very sweet presents from the fam. Five years is wood- so mom and dad got us a cute cedar bird feeder for our deck, and Matt and Ally got us this really cool customized vase wrapped in birch bark with our initials "carved" in it. And Evie got to open a present for the first time! :) She was really cute with the tissue paper, which was pretty much the best part for her. But the dress mom picked is adorable (which you don't get to see in the video because the batteries died- sorry!).

In da krib

Good morning Evie!

Sorry about the silly post title- inside family joke. ;) Well, we transitioned Evie to her crib this weekend- she did so well!! It went a lot smoother than I expected it to. She wasn't up every hour, she didn't cry or flip out- she took it all in stride. Friday and Saturday night she went to bed a little later than usual, so she ended up only waking once, which was a welcome change. Last night she was up twice, which is is pretty much where we've been at (excluding the horrible last two weeks we've had where she was up 3-4 times a night). I was honestly hoping that moving her to her own room would encourage sleeping through the night- a lot of people had told me that their baby slept through the night their first night in the crib! While that wasn't the case for us, I'm glad it wasn't a traumatizing experience- for either of us. ;)

I will admit that I took it a little harder than I expected though. We've always known Evie would sleep in her own room, and I actually anticipated that we'd move her sooner. But with her getting up so often at night, I was too lazy to have to get out of bed to comfort/feed her. Eric and I are ready to have our room back, and we know that it's the right thing for all of us, but the first night I hardly slept! I was worrying about her being alone, about her sleeping, about how this was just another sign that my baby girl is growing up!! :( It was strange not to have her next to my bed. I missed her.

But, ultimately we'll all sleep better, and I know it's the right thing for us. Now, to start sleeping through the night. Mommy's ready for that milestone any day now Evie!! ;)

Bathing Beauty

Just a little peak at the fun we've been having in the kiddie pool given to us by our neighbors. Evie loves bath time, so the pool has also been a hit! She mostly enjoys staring at the water... a lot. :)

P.S. In case you're wondering, the Bumbo works great in the pool- but it floats just a little depending on how heavy your kid is, so keep an eye on em. ;)