10 Months!

It has been a busy month...especially for the busy bee.  We spent a better part of the month trying to get the entire house healthy....more on that in a second. * This is a long post...pics and text!

We think it took Ms. Evie (affectionately also know as Evie Boneeviee- thanks to Auntie Lyssa- think the song Evie Evie Boneevie, Banana fanna fo feevie, me mi mo meevie, EEEEvie, she also loves this song) about 2 weeks to master the walking thing.  The kid is close to running now- I bet by the end of next month this will be the case.  In those two weeks she figured out how to stand up without pulling herself up, all that practice of the yoga move downward dog was very helpful to stand alone.  The girl is constantly walking.  Her favorite activity is finding a toy, usually an alphabet flashcard (yes we have them), and walks around the couches and throughout the house talking away.  She is still saying Mama,  Ba, and Hi...no new words as of right now. BUT she is able to follow directions: Come here, can I have that please?, 'chew chew chew' and 'ah ah ah' (as in don't do that)- smart cookie!

One of the only times she is sitting still is when she is eating.  The girl is a horse.  No joke the girl downed an entire chicken breast for lunch last week (papa took one bite thats it!).  She still loves her meat, beans, and veggies.  The girl will eat just about anything.  I am thankful we do not have to distract her, or do any special tricks to get her to eat...she just shovels it in. We cannot give her big chunks and let her bite it off yet as she is so passionate about her eating that she tries to bite WAY too big of pieces! Slowly but surely.  The last week or so we think she has to be growing- the girl eats and sleeps like its no ones business- that paired with all that walking.  

We have good news on the bath time front.  The girl now LOVES big girl baths.  Her splashing was getting a little out of control in her infant tub, so we gave it a whirl one day. But let me back up... Nana bought her an Elmo Bathmat.  We had it in the kitchen, and put it on the floor and kept moving it around- she liked to look at Elmo and touch him, so we took this as a good sign.  On the day we put her in the big girl tub again, we made sure to put the bathmat in. I let her watch the water run and fill the tub, and then put her in. She was wild, splashing, crawling back and forth and  with in a few days even putting her hands in to the tub water stream. Phew Evie won't be 9 in the infant tub. 

Evie goes on Wednesdays with Nana to Kindermusik, its a music class with quite a few other babes her age.  She LOVES it.  I have gone a couple times, but for the most part this has been a special Nana/Evie outing.  Nana says she loves the drums and going to EACH baby and saying hi and touching them.  She loves to be in everyones business.  She thinks Evie is going to be 'a hugger'.  I totally wouldn't doubt it.  It became apparent that Evie doesn't like to share at music class...and everywhere else.  So over the last month we have been working on sharing.  It is going well!  You can ask her for things and she will hand them over...even half chewed food!

So our month started with Ms. Evie getting a cold- then Brooklyn got sick followed by Feather AND Roxi.  John and I both were not 100% either.  Needless to say after the pups were healthy we resorted to ripping up the remaining carpet in our Master Bedroom (was on the 'to do' list- but maybe next year!).  Ugh for more projects, but yay for making out room fresh! That paired with a new bed, we are on our way to getting our room in order. No progress on the bathroom yet as John has had to work quite a few nights until he is fully staffed.  Soon.....

Here is our month is pictures...

Weekly's:

Monthly:

My sick little bug, she looked so pitiful.  Still could crack a smile, though!

 So peaceful when she sleeps.

She started climbing things...

 Little bug in the Bath:

All fresh and clean in new jammies!

Seriously, how cute is she...

Some Fall photos taken by Nana...she is trying to eat the leaf...big surprise

Eve's all dressed up for Lainey Danhauser's 1st Birthday Party!

Roxi all full of Pepto, our best attempt at getting the dogs healthy!

 

 Feather still has to be RIGHT there. 

Pooped out...walking is hard!

Yum, pickles after Music class!

Celebrating Nana's Birthday!

Michael's Coupons to help Mama with her crafting...

Mama's holiday crafting: Silly Halloween Monster Wreath!

9 Month Pics...we also did her Halloween costume...saving that for next month!

That was our month in a nutshell.  Busy, busy, busy!

We are looking forward to some full fall activities in the days and weeks ahead- excited to share next month!

Hope all is well with you and yours. 

xoxo, 

Andrea

9 Months...Milestones, Milestones!

In the last month we now have a talker, a waver a stander and a walker (ok, stepper)!!

Yes, Ms. Evelyn's first word was Mama.  Yes, it was usually accompanied by a cry and her pitifully saying Maaaaaamamamama, Mamamaaamaaaaa- but I will take it! I am convinced that she is calling for me as she doesn't do it all the time.  Sometimes she will say Babababababa- or just a firm BA and we are thinking that means Bottle.  We are also convinced (ok I am convinced) that she is also saying pup, hi and up.  We will update more on that next month to see if that is still happening :)  

She also started waving hi- this is usually accompanied by saying 'hi' in a high pitched voice.  If you say 'bye' and wave, she looks at you as if you have 4 heads, we are working on this!  

Evie has also been periodically standing alone for longer periods of time before she grabs onto her toy or whatever she is standing near.  I would say she can stand for almost a minute without grabbing on now.  

AND 

A few days ago she took her first steps.  At first it was one, then a while later one more.  THEN she took 4!!!  We got it on camera!  Nana was at the house, so she captured the magic moment as usual!  Still crawling everywhere, but will take steps when coaxed.  So as of right now would say we have a 'stepper'!

Eve's also had her 9 month appointment on Monday.  The little stink is 20 lbs 7 oz (67%), and 28.6 inches (78%) and has a melon that is in the 100%!!  

She is still as busy as ever and loves to be in everything.  She is becoming so much more interactive with the dogs, and loves climbing over Feather.  Brooks still likes Evie on his own terms.  He is in for even more when she begins using walking as her preferred mode of transportation- poor guy will be living in the comfort of the master closet soon (that's his safe spot).  

She is still a great eater, and we are working on more solids.  Silly girl loves her purees and Cheerios.  She will eat the crust of toast, and loves steak and pork.  We are working on chicken and turkey, but she is for sure her Papa's daughter.  Loves her meat.  

Sleeping is going well.  Of course about a week after her first tooth, the second bottom one came in.  It disrupted things a little, but has gone back to waking once or not at all during the night.  Thankfully she usually needs a nook replacement a pat on the back or a quick rock to go back to sleep- I think we are out of the night feedings until her next growth spurt.  Thankfully my milk stock is still in good supply!

Not only do we think she is funny, but she thinks she is funny, too.  She loves to laugh- and has also mastered her fake laugh.  If someone else is laughing, she wants to join in.  She loves to give raspberries and will mimic faces and noises.  Better start being careful!

We were doing some renovations in the house and got the tub working on the main level (sister and I were renovating the master bathroom that is tied to the hallway tub and finally got a plumber out to fix all the issues, currently we use the shower downstairs).  We thought Evie would like a 'big girl bath' as we have been bathing her in the infant tub in the kitchen sink until now.  Boy were J and I wrong.  We tried three days in a row.  Poor girl had a major meltdown all three times- so much so she would cry if you brought her into the bathroom and she saw the tub- we had to pull the shower curtain to hide the tub.  SO we are going to give it a break for a few weeks and slowly reintroduce it.  She won't want to bath in the infant tub when she is in kindergarten...right?

Speaking of the renovations, we have had a disgusting master bathroom since the day we moved it.  We tried to paint and clean, just didn't work.  Our solution was to close the door and use the hallway bathroom until we decided we had saved enough pennies and had the time to do a major DIY project.  Since our first floor is pretty much completely done (just a few minor things here and there), my sister said she would come home from Maryland for the week to renovate.  She designs kitchens and bathrooms so we used her expertise and skills to get to work.  J and his brother did the demo.  All of the floor tile was above about 2.5 inches of cement.  Not only did we have to demo the tile but all of the subfloor as well.  Alyssa and I layed new subfloor, some places needed to be built up a bit.  Then we put in the backer board- and we decided to do a shower pan and tile the walls of the shower.  After a few mishaps the floor is done and the shower is almost done- which was the goal of the trip, I can do the rest at a slower pace to finish, pics to come!  All I can say is thanks to YouTube and a generous friend from work who lent us his wet saw!  


OK- back to the babe....

Our Month in Pictures:
Weekly's:

Monthly:

Early Mornings in her Big Girl Super Hero Jammies! Note: Feather is not far!

 Standing and trying to take steps...find the pup...

Being fancy driving in her car

 Reading and missing Papa on his work trip

 Chatting and Eating

 Bath time and more big girl jammies!

 Practicing her waving while swinging

Waving and swinging at the park. 

 Smooches to her pretend pup

With Nana and the State Fair (much too hot to wear a flower)!

Loved Corn Dogs 

(again Papa's Daughter- eww corn dogs!)

(Dont worry we didn't let her bite it off, we know hot dogs are dangerous!  Gave her little bits!)

Another early morning.  This time with Auntie Lyssa

Loving the Olive Garden with Nana and Auntie Lyssa

Mama trying to run :)

Out Cold...

Being a little stink...

With all of the joy that this little bug brings we also had some sadness this month.  We lost Grandma Marie (my dad's mother).  She lead a long and beautiful life of 90 years.  We said goodbye to her this past weekend with a nice service in Wisconsin.  Events like these remind you to count your blessings and soak in every day as if it were your last.  It also reminds you that family is the first and foremost and make your hugs a little bit tighter and a little bit longer.

I hope all is well with each of you and your families- hoping summer lasts just a little bit longer!!!

xoxo,
Andrea