Terrible Blogger Award

I've been a terrible blogger, for sadly, the past two years!  When I look at all the posts I did on Bobby; Evie's pale in comparison.  I guess it's what they say about having a second child, etc...

I'm going to try my best to play a little catch-up.  And, even though the holidays will soon be here, I'm going to do some recap posts from our 2011 holidays.  So, bear with me.  Or, not... I just want to make sure to have as much documented as possible.

Both kids are *kind of* playing together right now, so, let's see how much I can accomplish!

Evie is Eight Months Old

Evie turned Eight months old on July 29, 2012.

Weight:  18.3 lbs.

Clothes/Diaper: 9 months/Size 4

Sleeping Patterns:  Evie is still a great sleeper.  She sleeps at least 11 hours a night.  She's in bed between 6:30-7:00pm.  She is napping twice a day, with an occasional third nap.  

Eating Habits:  Evie has 4 bottles per day, and is eating solids 3 times per day.  She drinks between 7 1/2 to 8 oz. per feeding. She's doing great with finger foods, and puts everything in her mouth!

Milestones: Evie started crawling the day she turned eight months old.  She is making ma ma, da da, na na, and a few other consonants. She also claps, and does the motor-mouth sound (just like her brother!). She can also stand.

Places Evie loves:  Being held!  She is a lot more clingy than Bobby ever was at this age.  I am sometimes amazed at the things I can accomplish while holding her!  She loves playing with Bobby, walks in her stroller, and sitting in her highchair eating snacks.  She's not a fan of the exersaucer so much anymore.  She does not like to be confined.  Probably a good thing... we can put it up in the attic!

Special Friends:  Big Brother Bobby, Reid Woodham, and Parker Wade.

Current Events:  London 2012 Summer Olympics, Romney/Obama campaigning in full-swing, school starts.

What We Did this Day:  Ran errands.

Here's Bobby at eight months:

And, here's his eight month update.

Evie is Seven Months Old

*Evie's six month check-up wasn't scheduled until after our vacation.  She was 6 1/2 months during her visit.  Therefore, this post is a 6-7 month update.

Evie turned Seven months old on June 29, 2012.

Weight:  16.9 lbs. (50%)

Height:  25 1/2 in. (25%)

Clothes/Diaper: 6-9 months/Size 3

Sleeping Patterns:  Evie still goes to bed at 6:30pm.  She typically wakes around 6:15am.  She slept in until 7am one day last week! It felt like a little vacation for me! Ha!  She has pretty much dropped her third nap, and is napping at 8am, and noon.  I sometimes try to schedule an errand in the late afternoon, because I know that she'll sleep in her car seat. Each nap typically lasts between 1 hr., 15 min to 2 hours. We had a couple of weeks of adjusting, once we returned from our trip, but I know now she thrives better on a schedule.  She loves to sleep on her tummy, and does almost always.  She still also sleeps with her pacifier.  Thankfully, she is now able to grab it, and put it in her mouth.

Eating Habits:  Evie has 4 bottles per day, and is eating solids 2-3 times per day.  She drinks between 7 1/2 to 8 oz. per feeding. She is currently now, working her way through fruits.  She's had no issues or allergies thus far.  She's a great eater!

New discoveries:  Toys, toys, and more toys!  She is sitting independently, and loves to play with anything within reach.  We are working on big brother letting her play with his stuff. :)  Evie is also constantly grabbing my jewelry.  She has yanked out an earring, one too many times!  I really don't wear earrings or necklaces too much anymore.  

Milestones: Evie sits great, with no support.  She is trying so hard to crawl, and I think she will soon. She has taken a liking to army crawling.  She lays her head on her bumper to sleep, and is now fully capable of falling asleep on her own.  She's continually doing well with making different sounds too.

Places Evie loves:  Her bouncy seat, being held, Bumbo seat, exersaucer, jumper, and stroller.  She also loves being outside.  Both kids are enjoying the neighborhood walks and pool.

Special Friends:  Big Brother Bobby and Parker Wade.

Current Events:  Mud-slinging between Obama and Romney campaigns, 2012 Tour de France,  Olympics Pre-trials, and one of the hottest summers on record.

What We Did this Day:  Ran errands.

Here's Bobby at seven months:

And, here's his seven month update!

Father's Day 2012

Father's Day this year was pretty low-key.  We had just returned from a week at the beach, followed by an 11 hour drive the day before.  We went out to breakfast, and then went to Moss Rock Preserve, for a little family hike.  We finished the day relaxing, and having homemade pulled pork BBQ for dinner!  Bob's gift this year was a nice, new leather iPad/briefcase bag.  

Here are some pictures from our breakfast and hike:

Evie's First "Solids" Meal

Evie started eating solids last week.  I was planning on starting her at 5 1/2 months (the same age as Bobby), but waited a bit longer due to our beach vacation.  I just didn't want to deal with her trying new foods while on vacation, in case of any mishaps.

She has done great so far!  Both of my kids were so much more interested in eating, because I started them later.  She lunges for the spoon, and is a great eater!  We've only done rice cereal, and oatmeal.  We'll be starting veggies this week.  Time sure is flying!