Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Evie at 4 months





Weight: 13 pounds 9.5 ounces (50%)
Length:  25 inches (75%)

  • Size 1 diaper
  • 3 month clothes still fit best, but I'm buying 3-6 month stuff now for you to grow into
  • You eat five 7oz (sometimes 8oz) bottles a day
  • You are still having reflux issues.  You spit up throughout the day, but it doesn't seem to bother you too much.  We are still giving you Zantac daily.
  • We were told that we can start feeding you cereal if we want.  I'm not quite sure you are ready though, so I might wait a few more weeks.
  • You have struggled a little bit with sleeping this month. For the most part you sleep from around 8:30-7:30. A couple of times lately you have woken up for one reason or another.  I am at a loss for what to do because once your brother started sleeping through the night he has never to this day woken up in the middle of the night!  I have a love/hate relationship with the swaddler.  It seems that this is what wakes you up because sometimes you get out of it.  I've tried to put you to sleep without it, but that doesn't work either.  I usually just re-swaddle you and give you the passy and you will usually go back to sleep.  I dread the day we have to stop swaddling you! **I was told today at your appointment that we need to stop swaddling you.  We'll see how that goes!
  • We are thinking you will be our passy girl.  If you aren't sucking on it, you have your hands in your mouth sucking on them.  You always keep your hands up by your face (which is what I think keeps you up if you aren't swaddled).
  • You rolled over for the first time on your 4 month birthday!  You were on your tummy and just rolled right over to your back.  You did it one more time, so surely it wasn't a fluke!
  • You are getting better at tummy time.  You will only do it for a few minutes and then you just start screaming.  I'm assuming now that you are starting to roll over that you won't stay on your tummy for very long.
  • You play on your floor mat and in your bouncy seat.  I feel bad because there is not much for you to do, so I just kind of rotate you around the house.  You are happy as long as you can watch what all of us are doing.
  • You smile all the time now and are "talking" more and more.  We have still only gotten a few good belly laughs out of you.  I love going to get you in the mornings- you have the biggest smile and love to stretch when I take you out of the swaddler.
  • We left you for the first time this month.  You spent 2 nights with Mimi and Papa while Daddy and I went to Lubbock.  I missed you, but know you were well taken care of and completely spoiled along with your brother.
  • You still don't really have a good nap schedule.  I have no idea how many naps or how much you sleep during the day because we are always coming and going. Luckily you will sleep pretty much anywhere.
  • You definitely have a "witching hour" from about 6PM until bedtime which is especially hard when daddy is gone.  You will scream unless you are being held. I've gotten better at doing things with one hand!
  • Being held by your mommy is your most favorite thing in the world right now. Sometimes I get frustrated because I can't get anything done, but I know this stage won't last long so I am soaking up every minute of it!


Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Tummy time




this was right before she rolled over the first time

I snapped this picture while she was napping.  I wonder if we will have a thumb sucker?!  She LOVES sucking on her passy or hands, but this is the first time I have seen her with her thumb in her mouth.  I took her thumb out and replaced it with the passy and she never even woke up.


One year ago today...

We found out we were expecting our second little miracle.



And now we have this sweet 4 month old in our lives!






Oh how you are loved, my sweet Evie girl!  We sure can't imagine our lives without you!

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Country Fun Farms

Today we met the Lewis' at Country Fun Farm.  I had read about it last year, but we never got a chance to go so I was excited about it today.  They had pig races, pony rides, zip-lining, a corn maze, a pumpkin patch, and a big trampoline for the kids.  It rained last night so we were afraid it was going to be muddy but it wasn't too bad.  Mason, of course, had a blast (except for when Lindsey offered him candy and then ran off to get us a spot on the train, and Mason lost it thinking she was running from him.  It was hilarious!)
Lil' cutie in her Halloween outfit

Bennett and Mason watching the snakes

Evie and Henry are best buds too

Mason loved this thing

such concentration

watching the pig races

pony ride

he loved it!



playing in the corn bin

taking a nap

getting ready to walk through the corn maze


this cow train was a hit!

so excited!

we rode out to the pumpkin patch so they could pick their own pumpkins



tired boy on our way home
Overall it was a fun day!  We were glad Daddy could come with us before he had to leave for Dallas again.

Fall Fun

We've kept busy with some fun fall projects:  Pumpkin painting, making treats, and carving our pumpkin.

Painting his and Evie's pumpkins

finished project

We made Scarecrow Crunch for his class

gutting out the pumpkin

daddy's helper

looking for the "light".  He thought that the pumpkin would just "light up" when it was cut!

getting ready to light the candle

Evie liked it too!


I had to add this sweet picture.  I made Evie's bottle and sat it down and then went to put some things up in the kitchen.  When I looked over, I saw this.  Mason had decided that Evie needed her bottle right at that moment.  I love the way they are just looking at each other!

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Boys' Day (No girls allowed!)

Lindsey told us about Lowe's Build and Grow day today where they would be making a monster truck, so I knew that Matthew and Mason would love to do it.  They started out their day like every Saturday- get dressed in Tech jersey, hang Tech flag outside and then go get donuts.  I always stay home when they do this, but today I wanted to go and then go see what they would do at Lowe's.  Mason didn't like this idea too much.  He came in while I was getting ready and said, "Mommy I don't want you and Evie to go.  It's boys ONLY, NO girls!"  ha!  I convinced him that I could go as long as Evie and I went in my car, and he and Matthew went in the truck.

reading instructions

he got this cute apron to take home.  They give patches for each session to add to it.

Matthew and Neil hard at work

they got to use real hammers!

showing off their trucks

testing them out

I think Mason loved it!

trying to figure out why they can't turn it on.  they seriously were ready to take off

taking the babies for a spin

sweet Henry and Evie just going with the flow

Evie had to wear her Tech outfit today too

It was a fun morning and I hope the boys go do it again!