Evelyn is growing like a mad woman! She is probably around 21 lbs and 28 inches long. Its been a month since we have weighed or measured her! She has recently popped her first tooth and has another one out and working its way up to the other tooth! It is SO adorable to see the toothy grins now! I love it! We have started giving her various foods. Sweet potatoes, whole peas, and puffs being her favorites! I am seeing more and more that she wants to use her gums and not be fed purees. Not only is she ambitious in her eating but also in her drinking. She likes water! But out of a plain cup and not a sippy cup. As soon as I get the cup up to her mouth she gets that jaw just-a-going!
She has and is still infatuated with her hands! I will look over and there she is waving and twisting her hands in deep, deep observation! It makes me laugh! I try to say "HI!" or "Buh-bye" whenever she starts waving those hands of hers! She sometimes gets it and other times is completely confused by it! She has been sitting up like a pro for over a month now and is starting to reach more and more for things further away from her! Not sure how long it will be when she finally learns how to reach her objective in getting to those objects! I can wait though! She is getting to be very busy! I am learning I have to be very aware of what is in reach of her as she has been known to get a hold of things she should not, like a bowl of hot soup! :-(
My little girl is starting to become very aware of the people around her and deciding whether or not they are familiar or not! Even people that she sees often, she finds it very necessary to stare and observe them for quite some time before she can smile or chat with them! Along with sometimes being uncertain of people, she also does not like me living her in a room! She wants me make sure she is not missing out on anything, even if it is to go wash out a poopy diaper or put dishes in the sink.
Evelyn hanging out in the pool with her friends Ava & Claire
The one thing that I treasure most with Evelyn is nursing her. I never thought I would enjoy nursing so much! In the day it is not as enjoyable as there are things that we both want to be doing! But at night, as she is drifting in and out of sleep she caresses my arm or plays with my hair, which is by far my most favorite thing! I am my mother's and grandmother's (grand)daughter.
Evelyn just adores Samson, our beloved dog! He is the one who makes her giggle and brings her so much joy! To be honest, he has just been driving me nuts since we had Evelyn! But it warms my heart to see my little girl growing such a deep love for Samson! I pray one day that I will get to see that same joy in her eyes for the Lord! She is so in tune to what he is doing and his bark! She jumps at other dogs, even cries sometimes, when they bark. Not Brother Samson though! We call him "Brother Samson." When he chases his tail or runs outside around in a circle, that girl gets the belly giggles!
I hear her often in her crib bringing her legs up in the air and slamming them down on her mattress... Andy has told me many times that she does in the middle of the night as well!! Crazy girl! She also loves her walker and her exer-saucer. Her main objective is to get places! So she just gets-a-jumping! Her exer-saucer has worked its way across the dining room! It is so fun to see her be so determined in the things she does! You see much determination in her face when she does raspberries... she puts so much work into it! It is adorable! I wake up to her doing them!! Much better than crying I know! May the Lord shape her and mold her to use her determined little spirit in a way that brings him honor!
I love being a mom! I love everything about it! I am having to remind myself in the moments that are stressful that I am going to look back one day and say that I miss those moments... those moments she fights and fights to go to sleep... those early morning when I hear her awake, slamming her legs in her crib... So I am soaking it up as MUCH as I can!
.jpg)
