Evelyn is 4 months old (well actually 4 1/2 but we just went to the doctor)!
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| Here is our 1 to 4 month comparison! |
Evelyn is 13 lbs 1 oz and now in the 50th percentile (@ 2 months she was in the 25th percentile). She hit a growth spirt and grew 3 inches and is now 24 inches long! This is in the 55th percentile (@ 2 months she was in the 10th percentile). Our "squeaky" is happy, healthy and beautiful!
Our month has been full of excitement, including visits from grandparents afar:
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Grandtama and Petapa flew in from St. Louis and we
made the best of the 24 hours we had with them! |
My mom and Dennis came in 2 weeks ago. I love watching how much they enjoy enjoy Evelyn! I've always been so thankful for my mom's "get r' done" attitude (in which she passed on to me!) She had so much fun with Evelyn but also took the time to help me fill my freezer with meals! To make our freezer meals we blended some of the good ole' Homemade Gourmet Spices using
Tami's new cookbook! It was worth the time it took to make the seasoning blends ~ the flavor of my meals are back to AMAZING and without preservatives!
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Papa drove in from Arkansas for the
weekend and it was so much fun to
have him hear for 2 1/2 days! |
For these two weekends, I'm not sure Evelyn was put on her playmat or anywhere else unless she was in her bed! That's just fine with us! We are glad they enjoyed her and spoiled her! I wish they lived here so they could see her all the time!
Everyday at some point, I'm reminded of how Evelyn's earthly life started and I'm thankful for how God has blessed us with our healthy growing girl. She brings so much joy and spirit into our family.
In fact, an example of her spirit is how much she is moving these days! She was able to remove her sticker herself in her 4 month pics...although I don't think she intended to put it over her mouth. When I took it off she was licking it! It was super funny!
Here are some other things about her development:
- I am eating 5-8 oz every 3-4 hours and I had to switch to the level 3 nipples (for 6 months and above) because I was sucking to much air
- My mom is still making enough milk to keep up with me and she has a goal of making it until 6 months or maybe even Thanksgiving before I switch to formula.
- I hold my head up, enjoy sitting in my bumbo and my bouncer even though my feet don't touch the ground.
- In tummy time, I hold my head way up off the ground and look around for minutes at a time
- I can roll from my stomach to my back
- I no longer take a pacifier but I LOVE to suck on my hand and if I can get my thumb in my mouth that's even better! It helps me fall asleep :)
- I smile all the time and I think it's funny when my daddy blows on my belly!
- I sleep about 12 hours a night and take a 1 hour nap in the mornings and a 2-3 hour nap in the afternoon
- I love eating my cereal and I think it's funny when I blow it out of my mouth...we will see how long my mom and dad think it is funny!
- I love to blow bubbles
- I like my two dogs and they love giving me kisses!
- When I get tired, it's best just to put me in my bed, I don't really like to be rocked to sleep. I'd rather suck on my fingers or put my hands behind my head.
- I've to realize I can cough and I think that is funny too!
- I also figured out that I can use my headbands my mom puts on me as sun shields. I just pull them over my eyes.
On another note, I started one PhD level class last week. I'm taking one class during my workday on Tuesday's and I make up the hours by not taking a lunch and working 30 minutes extra a few days a week. I'm glad I don't have to take a night class and I'm super excited about the opportunity to possibly earn a PhD certificate after taking 4 classes over the next two years. Then, I will probably not go for the full PhD, rather, we will start planning on baby #2 when I finish the 4 classes. :)
I've been back to work for 5-6 weeks now, at SMU. I love my job and find each day full of challenges including writing great assessment questions, working with project budgets, making training videos power points and so much more!
Scott still continues to be the most amazing husband and father! He helps out with Evelyn all the time. We truly make an amazing team! We have found that 2 date nights a month keep us "sane," so if anyone wanting to watch our angel for an evening, we would love to let you!
