11 months

21.8 pounds, 27.5 inches tall. She took her first steps. She loves to chew on anything she can, playing with the cabinet doors, loves dogs and playing in water. She has also discovered she can throw a temper tantrum. Even checks to see if we are watching her too. Such a sweet, silly girl.

   

my little dare devil

                     she is a climber just like her daddy was. I might be in trouble :)

10 Months

21 pounds, 27 inches tall. She talks all the time, walking with help, sometimes with only one hand to help. Dances to music, waves hello and good bye and claps her hands

 
She also went trick or treating in Old Town for her first Halloween. She loved chewing on the candy and watching all the other kids and dogs downtown.

9 months

19 pounds and 28 inches long. I can say mama, mmm (which mean milk), play peak a boo and I pull myself up on everything. I am very busy. I love to see myself in the mirror and walk with the help of mom and dad or anything I can push

8 months

17.8 pounds, 26 inches tall. Has two teeth on the bottom. Loves to swim and can say daddada meaning granddadda. She has even figured out how to open up the cabinets

 

7 months

These pictures didn't happen till a couple weeks later because she will no longer sit still! oh well, life isn't like Pinterest I guess :)

16.39 pounds and 26 inches long. says dada, pulls herself from sitting to standing and got her 1st tooth!

 

6 months

She is smiling a lot, sitting up on her own, crawling and walking with our help.

 

5 Months

14.4 pounds, 25 3/8 inches long. She can roll from her back to her front and sometimes back. She loves to eat her toes. She can even scoot backwards and crawl sideways. She is even starting to laugh

Life Lessons

God has had me on a journey over the last year or so. I am usually very unaware of most spiritual stuff that happens around me. I can sense things when I am in big crowds, like at church when God does amazing stuff, but not when it's just me. So when God gives me glimpses of his heart for others this is an amazing revelation for me. I have always cared about others but to read about the hurt in a friends life and have my heart broken like Jesus' is a new and amazing feeling.

This week God gave me the realization that I need to start praying for someone who is causing stress and tension in both Ehren's and my lives. It has been so easy to focus on how this person angers me and treats others poorly. It is so easy to look at their life and see how drastically it has changed over the last couple years and just wonder and feel frustrated with current actions and attitudes than it is to look at that person through the eyes of Jesus. Jesus told us to pray for our enemies and to be kind to them. I realized that when I pray for this person no longer do I focus on how I feel about this situation but instead I can see how they need the love of Jesus and grace for this moment in their life.

Thank you Lord for showing me more of you.

4 months old

she can roll from her back to her tummy and tummy to back on her own. She is trying to crawl but can only scoot backwards. 13.5 pounds and 25.3 inches long

3 months old!

So I have never been a great journal writer and this blog just shows how bad I am at keeping thing up to date. I will try to be much better but here are some posts to catch you up to life now.

3 months old! Weighing 13.4 pounds and 24 inches long. Loves trying to eat her hands and looking at her surroundings.

 

2 Months Old!

  

2 Months Old already!

weight: 11 pounds 10 ounces

height: 23.5 inches

She loves smiling and "talking" to us. She tells us all sorts of stories. She can focus on our faces and recognizes mom's and dad's voices too.










Love her smiles!

     

Home made

We are blessed to have several family members who are very talented in the areas of quilting and crocheting. We have a beautiful quilt my grandmother made, an afgan and cross stitch from one of Ehren's aunts and a quilt from another. So when Evie was on the way these crafty ladies started work on more beautiful hand made heirlooms. We have three quilts (one even from a lady Ehren has worked for!) and an afghan for Evie.

Grammy even kept dresses that belonged to aunt Erica and aunt Krisitn so her granddaughter could wear them. So taking tips from my sister-in-law Kate, who did Evie's newborn photo shoot, I grabbed the camera, quilts and outfits and had lots of fun!

wearing the outfit and bonnet that were Aunt Erica's

Patiently waiting while mom does all her pictures

I had the hardest time with the bonnet, couldn't figure out how to get it to stay on

Love her smiles! She is smiling more everyday!

This is the quilt that great aunt Janet made and the dress was       aunt Kristin's.

               

Sleeping Angel

This little girl has the cutest poses while she sleeps. Her hands are always up by her face and if she can't get both up she will usually have just the right hand up by her face.

I love all the pictures of her sleeping, she looks so peaceful. Though she is often making cooing and moaning noises which are just as adorable.

 She loves being wrapped up in warm blankets and falling asleep on mom and dad. 

                   

She was even doing this during her ultrasound at 19 weeks!

   

  

             

Here is her thinker pose

             



She is also, thankfully, a good sleeper. She isn't bothered by noise so she can sleep almost anywhere. Getting her to go to sleep can be a challenge at times and every night is different. But that is the joy of parenting, lots of learning experiences while sleep deprived :)

1 month old!

She is already up to 9 pounds 8 ounces! 

She holds her head up alot and is starting to put weight on her legs to stand. She loves looking at lights and the reflection of lights on the walls and pictures and is starting to focus on objects and people. She hasn't completely figured out yet that she controls her hands but on occasion gets them in her mouth and starts sucking on several fingers. Her eyes are still blue but have been getting lighter so we will see if they continue to change. She loves noise, especially low bass sounds. She tries to find the source of loud sounds or voices and recognizes mom's and dad's voices.

So excited to watch this little girl grow.