Evie has reached the 9-month mark, and is doing just
great! She had her pediatrician check-up
and is now 22 lb, 11 oz and 30 inches tall.
She loves to practice walking while holding our hands, rolling all over
the place, investigating anything she can get her hands on, babbling and
cooing, and playing with her big sister.
My happy little girl
I don't know what is happening here...
I'm a little frightened
We also had Evie's helmet checked last week, and she is now
down to 3mm differential! She started at
10mm, and the goal is to get to 2 mm (though 0mm is the best possible result). One more month and we’re done
with this thing, woop woop!
Evie is such
a curious baby, and she often ends up falling forward or backward while trying
to reach something. It’s been no big
deal with the helmet to protect her, but I think she now has a false sense of
protection. We will have to be more
watchful when the helmet is gone!
Hoodlums
In other news, my mom came over this past weekend to teach
me how to use my sewing machine. We went
over all the basics, and she taught me how to read a pattern – “a very simple
one” she says. My mom is a liar! There is no such thing as a simple
pattern! I finally gave up (temporarily) after
sewing the neck-line shut. Maybe I’ll
try again this weekend… I’m pretty sure
whatever I end up with (it’s supposed to be a dress for Maggie), my daughter is
going to look like a hot mess.
We had a slightly chaotic week, but a fabulous long weekend as a family! On Thursday my lovely car battery decided to quit, so Jamie had to drive me to work. Then my entire 16 oz water bottle leaked into my purse and ruined my iphone. So if you left me a message in the past several days, I either didn't get it or I don't like you. Hopefully my new phone will be up and running tomorrow!
When life gives you play-doh, make fake breakfast and keep smiling
Maggie licks all her peanut butter off before eating her toast. It's kind of gross.
Saturday evening we went over Julie and Ryan's house for pizza and hanging out. They also have two little girls about the same age as Evie and Maggie, so we really like hanging out and making each other feel better about parenting.
Our regal princesses
Test drive
Buds
Smaller buds
Sunday we went to church, and it was Doughnut Sunday! It is a little sad how excited I get at the possibility of free doughnuts. At least I know where Maggie gets it from.
Almost nap time, haven't had lunch yet? I'm going to go ahead and eat the whole thing.
When we take Evie's helmet off, she does awesome on her stomach - her normally heavy head just snaps up into the air. She is close to crawling, though right now it's more of a backwards slither.
Let's do this!
This is for Aunt Amy, biggest Full House fan I know!
Maggie is going to be a flower girl in the fall for Andy and Katie's wedding! She really doesn't know what it means, so I need to find some videos to help explain the concept. She seems to think that she will be sprinkling seed on the ground and watching the flowers grow. That, and a lot of dancing.
Hello again! Not much has happened in the past couple
weeks with the girls, we’re just having fun with all the new toys and games.
Best buds
Here's Evie being a doctor, and Maggie attempting to sing her doll's song:
Maggie's newest pet, Star the horse:
Maggie has meltdowns from time to time (or like every 5
minutes on a fun day), and I can always get her to calm down by taking her away
from the situation, counting to 10 quietly, and then taking two deep breaths
together. She knows that this will help
her, but has not figured out how to do it on her own yet… so when she is sobbing,
she will say, “I want to be happy, I want to take a deep breath!” and then wait
for me to approve her deep breaths. It’s
very strange, and pretty amusing.
Maggie loves the Lego store!
In a happy mood with her special new cup
I think I’ve said it before, but I really think Evie is
finally getting her first tooth/teeth.
It looks like they are ready to pop through on the bottom, and her
frequent night cries are a good indicator that chompers are on the way!
Evie loves eating all flavors of baby food, no
particular favorites that I can tell. She
gets very jealous when we are all sitting down for dinner, and lets us know
that she wants to join too – even though I give her food every night at dinner,
she still seems to think I’ll forget about her!
Meanwhile, Maggie hates all things dinner-related. My latest trick is to tell Evie to watch how
Maggie eats her food like a big girl, at which point Maggie likes to show off
and take a big bite.
Daddy thinks he's soooo funny
Jamie got a BB-8 robot for Christmas, which the girls both
really love (and so does he). I totally made
fun of him when he opened it, but it’s actually a pretty awesome toy!
Maggie likes to chase BB-8 around to make
sure he is okay
The girls had a sleepover at Grandma and Grandpa’s last
week, and had a great time! They even
put rollers in their hair!
Looking good, ladies
Maggie is an awesome big sister to Evie, and is very sweet with
her. She has to be reminded about
sharing, but does pretty well after a little prodding. Maggie calls Evie “honey” when talking to
her, and I love it. Evie will giggle whenever Maggie does, so they play off each other a lot.
Sharing time
I think Evie might walk before she crawls. She is showing zero interest in crawling (or
being on her stomach in general). I
think the helmet makes it quite a bit harder to lift her head off the
ground. I’ve been walking her around the
house this week, just nudging her feet forward to give her the idea, and now
she moves her feet forward on her own.
She has strong legs, and can usually “walk” for several minutes before
they buckle.
