Games with Daddy

A conversation Eric and I had this evening while getting ready to go to meeting.

Eric: Honey, Evie and I have a new game we play.

Me: Oh yea? What is it?

Eric: It's called "Hey! Look at this little pillow!"

Me: (laughing) That's the name you gave it? What do you do?

Eric: Well, Evie lays on her back, and I say "Hey! Look at this little pillow!" and then I lay my head on her belly. And she laughs. And then we do it again. She likes it.

Then Eric demonstrates their new game. And Evie laughs. And my heart melts because he's pretty much the best Dad in the whole world and I love him. Okay now excuse me while I go bawl my eyes out- I blame the breastfeeding hormones!!! ;)

ETA: Photographic evidence of the "Hey! Look at this little pillow!" game.

Evie on the move

Please excuse the Bills game in the background- forgot to turn the sound off. :) But here's Evie army-crawling herself around like a champ!! It has begun friends.... let the babyproofing begin!

Evelyn Clara: 5 months old

Well I'm a little behind- it's been a busy couple of days. :) But here's Miss Evie, five months old already! She's SO much fun, we're having a blast watching her grow and learn. Evie learns so many new things, it's almost hard to keep us with her! She's army-crawling all over the place now, if she's going after a toy (or better yet, something she's not supposed to have like the tv remote) she can move quick! I know she'll be crawling soon, I wouldn't by surprised if it happens before she hits 6 months. Better start baby-proofing!!
She chatters and gabs all day long, making all sorts of cute baby noises. Her obsession with her tongue is hilarious, she makes the funniest faces. :)
She's also starting expressing herself more- and by that I mean she gets mad when we take things away. ;) She loves loves LOVES paper, and if she gets ahold of something she shouldn't have and we take away, watch out! But it's so fun to see her personality developing that I don't mind.
Evie also LOVES other babies, she gets so excited when she sees another baby or kid and she jabbers away and reaches for them. She's a very friendly girl, going to most anyone as long as she's not tired or hungry. She smiles all the time, we love our happy baby!

Evie's New Trick

I was holding off until Sunday to post for Evie's 5 month update, but some family notified me that they weren't getting enough Evie, so I'll try to post more often. :) Here are some cute photos of Evie's newest trick- she is obsessed with sticking out her tongue. All. The. Time. And she makes the funniest faces when she does it- love it!!

 

Evie's First Circuit Assembly

It was a smashing success! Evie was very well-behaved, she barely even fussed the whole two days. She sat in her Bumbo seat, played on a blanket on the floor, and sat with Mom, Dad, Nana, Grandpa, Uncle Matt, and Aunt Allison. Evie didn't nap much, especially on Sunday, but thankfully she wasn't too crabby because there was SO much to look at. It was really fun to watch her take everything in- it was different from the convention because she was only two months then and didn't react to what she saw very much. Now she was smiley and laughing at people and being a general charmer to everyone around her. :)

The Evolution of Evie's Hair

I was playing around with my new best friend Picasa (Google's free photo editing program) last night thanks to a tip from my friend Shaunna, and I made this mini-collage of Evie's month photos so far. It's only been four months, but look how much she's changed!!! The funniest part of this collection to me is Evie's hair. :) It was SO dark at first, and laid really flat. She's always had a ton of hair, but as you can see, it's taken on a life of it's own in four months! It's much lighter now, and it's pretty crazy most days. I love her crazy, curly hair- it makes me smile. :)

Fun Times in August

Just wanted to share some photos of the fun things we did in the month of August. Enjoy the cuteness!!

The two above were taken at the Erie County Fair, which Evie did great at. She was interested in that big horse, thankfully he didn't get too close. ;) We had a lot of fun with Uncle Matt, Aunt Ally, and Jen and the boys.

Just Evie being her usual cute self. The one on the right is from a morning in service with Nana.

Speaking of "the boys", here's Evie with her pal Micah. It is so fun to see her start to notice other babies and want to interact with them. She loves Emma at our Kingdom Hall too, and when we saw Quinn last weekend she was chatting up a storm. I think she's going to be a social butterfly. :)

This picture just makes me happy whenever I look at it- love that toothless grin!!