So many visitors!

So my mom pointed out to me today that I have not blogged about her visit back in August, which is true, but I also told her that I have not blogged about the multiple other visits we've had from others either, so she shouldn't feel bad;)

In August, our first visitors were my high school buddies and a quick first visit my Uncle Justin.

My buddy Sal with Evey

My buddy Nesha with Evey

Nesha's son with Evey. Such a good kid:)

My mom then came to visit Evey toward the end of the month after visiting Evey's cousin, Collin. My mom cooked my favorite foods, and made pie and applesauce from the apples in our tree. And she and I even went to high tea!

Evey in one of the dresses and hats my mom made.

Some Nannie love 

Playtime!

High tea!

We had a great time:)

A week after Nannie's visit, Aunt Kristin and cousin Collin came for two weeks! Is it a little crazy to have two four month olds under one roof? Yes, yes it is, but also a lot of fun. 

Just three days apart. Not a ton of interaction, but they're still pretty wee.

Playtime outside with matching balls

Collin liked Achilles

And Evey loved her Aunt Kristin

Dual tummy time

At breakfast, yep, Evey's hand is in Collin's mouth

Last night in Reno, had to Yogurt Beach it up!

Scott and Debbie also came to visit for a short while when my sister and Collin were here, we went to Yogurt Beach then too;) 

It was nice to have all these visitors and for friends and family to meet Evey, and for us to meet Collin! The visits aren't over though, and that's the topic of the next post!

5 Months

Five months! Holy cow, we're almost halfway through this first year, how time flies, and drags on slowly at the same time;) The weather has been interesting lately, nothing new with regards to Reno, so I put her in long sleeves and jeans for the shoot, but I wouldn't have taken her outside during the day like that, it would've been too hot, but at night and early in the morning it wouldn't have been enough! Whatever, the outfit choice was definitely made to reflect the change in season, so I think it works, and she looks super cute!

 

This girl is so long, I'm afraid she's going to be too tall for six month clothes soon! I just bought those pants, they're 3-6 month because she is a small girl, weight wise, and they're already capris on her! Oh well, that's what you get when you're dad's a giant, she'll be towering over me at age 3!

Yep, it's solids time! Well, kinda, we wanted to wait for the six month mark, but we got the go ahead from the pediatrician to perhaps curb some of the fussiness. Rice cereal with lots of boob milk, yum!

She's adorable, but definitely has a Ralphie-in-the-pink-bunny-suit kind of look on her face

We hadn't hit up the pool this past summer, so this lovely piece of clothing was not used, so why not use it on a hot day and get some cute pics?

He's finally accepted her

Four Months

Yay! We didn't wait til the end of the month to edit her pictures! 

Isn't she a doll? For her monthly photos I never wanted to dress her up fancy, cute outfit that's a step above a plain onesie, yes, but not fancy. However, we have this adorable 3 month dress that she has yet to wear, so we decided to immortalize it in a monthly photo.

This little girl is getting so big! At her four month shots last week she weighed in at 12 lbs 3 oz, which isn't massive, but she's putting on a pound a month. But, she's 25 in long! She is going to be tall, at least taller than me, which I know wouldn't be difficult.

Before shots

After shots

Her shots went much better than the 2 month shots, but when I tried to nurse her to calm her down, it didn't work! Chris put her in the daddy hold and all was right with the world, but it made me sad knowing that the boob's power is diminishing!

Three Months

Yes, yes, the wee one will be four months in six days, but we just finished editing her three month photos, whatever;) She was a bit tired for these ones so we didn't get a lot of crazy smiley ones like last time, but we managed to find ones where she seems happy.

Who Replaced My Baby With the Devil's Spawn?!

So this post is really just to make me feel better, and to remind myself that Evey was not a complete terror today;) And of course she's not a terror, she's just going through some stuff: http://www.mybabysleepguide.com/2012/01/when-are-wonder-weeks.html?m=1. Some reallllllly hard stuff, she's 15 weeks and apparently this 19 week Wonder Week is a doozy, the hardest one, I guess which is why the fussiness starts at 15 weeks, joy!

So yah, rough day, screaming and crying, (not just from Evey, although I did refrain from the screaming) and lack of napping later in the day (daycare is going to be so thrilled tomorrow!). We cancelled plans to hang out with friends tonight, luckily they're friends with an eight week old, so they get it. She's sleeping on my lap right now and I'm hoping she stays this way for a while cause this little girl needs her rest (points to Chris for putting her to sleep when he got home, and one million points for taking her upstairs while he did it so I could curl up in the fetal position on the couch).

Evey and I did have some lovely moments today. Her mad skills astound me as she was able to hold a plastic shovel while we banged on plastic buckets!

And during the no nap time I decided to take her outside for some fresh air that did both of us some good, even if just for a little while.

So yah, glad we had those lovely moments to share in a day that rivaled her two month shot appt, and I got some cute videos too! Here's hoping this fussiness goes buh bye real soon;)

Social Evey

This past week Evey's been out and about a couple days, not that she's never done that before, but she did so well while we were out! I'm going to chalk it up to the fact that she is just days away from turning three months; bye bye fourth trimester!

We went to Sizzler with buddies on Thursday, although we were originally going to meet up at In N Out and go to the Farmer's Market afterwards, darn Hot August Nights!

And then we went to Yogurt Beach the following day, not the most exciting, I know, but the point I'm trying to get across is that she was so good! We got to enjoy our yogurt while holding and playing with our kid, all at the yogurt place, it's amazing!

And last night we went to a wedding! No we didn't stay the whole time, but three hours isn't bad! It was very lovely, out in Galena Creek, and although she was fussy due to being tired before the ceremony, she conked out during the ceremony and was just fine during the reception.

It's definitely nice to be able to be out more often/for longer periods of time and not have to worry. I do miss the tiny Evey days, in fact I was just looking at her early photos this week, but I have to say that I love how much more expressive and interactive she is. I want her to grab everything and put things in her mouth, and I'm sure that I will soon be telling her not to touch some things and will be digging things out of her mouth, but for now, I can't wait for those next milestones!

July Update

With July coming to a close and Evey on the verge of turning three months, I thought I'd post some more photos. It's amazing how much she's changed and it's exciting to see the new things she can do! OK, so there's a lot of photos, but you don't mind, right?

Right before her shots...worst experience of my life!

One of the few photos of her in a swaddle and smiling at the same time

Drooling has begun! And with it comes fantastic bibs

Going for a little jaunt. The kid hates being worn in a carrier, we've tried three different ones, and I don't always want to put her in the stroller.

We started cloth diapering two weeks ago! They're pretty snazzy;)

At the Farmer's Market, it was a bit windy.

Meeting new friends!

Lunch with Drew at Barnes and Noble

First time at Texas Roadhouse

Her sleepy faces are the best

New swing! It's amazing, but I don't have a decent one of her awake in the swing because most of the time she's sleeping in it;)

McLaughlin visits are always awesome

She's looking at our mouths and copying us now!

Favorite thing to do? Stick out her tongue

Enjoying some early morning walks

The cats are sooo much better now that they've come to realize that she's permanent

Little squishy face

She held her head up for so long! I was so proud!

Strange face, but I think she does actually enjoy bathtime

Like I said, lots of pics, but so many new things are happening! She's doing well at daycare one day a week, is enjoying various and random outings her parents drag her to, and has even let them go on a date while Aunt Jen watched her! However, she slept for the two and a half hours we were out, ruining Jen's bonding time plans. We went to Bangkok Cuisine and had wonderful Thai food and went to Starbucks afterwards, I know, we really know how to live it up!

Oh vodka, how I've missed you

Jen had picked her up right before we got home thinking she had woken up, no such luck, she slept for another 2 1/2 hours after she left.