Time for a sit-down

We have a sitter!  Not the teenage, hormone-crazy type – but a baby that can sit on her own!  Evie can sit for several minutes at a time, as long as she is occupied with something in front of her.  As soon as she puts her head up and starts look around, down she goes!

Look what I can do!

Sometimes you have to strip down
and help your sister sit

Evie is like Maggie in several ways, but she is definitely a more aggressive baby.  She just wants to grab everything using her death grip.  I remember my hair not being a big deal with Maggie, but Evie will just yank it nonstop!  Whenever she has a bottle, her hands have to be busy touching everything around her.  She’s very curious about the world around her, and it’s really fun to watch.

Evie also knows exactly when she's satisfied.  We could just feed Maggie non-stop if we wanted, but as soon as Evie is full, not another drop can get in her belly!

I said I'm done!

I had to take her to the doctor on Monday for an eye infection.  Nothing too serious, and the drops are helping it clear up.  She was 18 lb 11 oz though!  She just skipped over 6-month clothes and is now in 9-months.  I think Maggie was the same because I don’t have many 6-month outfits from her!

Play time

We went to the Yates Cider Mill on Saturday with the girls.  It was a yucky, chilly day, but that worked in our favor – it wasn’t busy at all!  Maggie got to ride on a pony for her first time, and I think it was the best moment of her life so far.  She was so thrilled, not nervous at all!  It was all very cute until the ride was over… there was some wailing and gnashing of teeth.  Luckily, we had cinnamon sugar donuts to distract her (seriously, the yummiest donuts I’ve had in a while)!

First pony ride!

Maggie was too nervous to feed the goats,
so she supervised Jamie

Evie all cozy and comfy

Hot cider and donuts = fall

Having another donut at home, why not!

Jamie had Friday off, so he took the girls to the zoo.  I think it was pretty stressful, but Maggie had fun!

Onward, froggy!

Eating a burger

A few more:

Causing mischief in the morning

Such satisfaction in seeing all her jewels

Chillin' in Evie's crib

Here's a video of Maggie playing with her new Doc McStuffins characters... I believe she is trying to force someone to get a check-up.  At one point, she put one of the toys to bed, sang it a lullabye, then said she had to go feed a bottle to another toy on the couch.  It's really cute to watch her imitate life.

Here's Maggie all wound up after dinner.  She loves having Evie for an audience - she's good for an easy laugh!