New Updates

Over Memorial Day weekend, Eva had her first trip to the cabin. Being Minnesota, it wasn't quite swimming weather yet but we were able to enjoy the outdoors. She was able to spend lots of time being loved by grandma, grandpa, uncles, aunt and her cousin Ava.

One of Eva's favorite activities is to sit outside. It doesn't matter where. At home we sit on the front bench and watch the cars drive by. At the cabin we sit out on the deck and watch the festivities on the lake. There are always some sort of critters that capture her attention.

Auntie Cassy and Eva on the front porch.

We keep working on our tummy time and rolling over. Unfortunately we haven't rolled over in a week. Other things we are trying is learning how to sit up. Eva has a little chair made to help babies learn to sit. Each day she makes progress. Yesterday she would tip over right away and today she was able to sit up for a minute.

Eva's grip has gotten much stronger. She can grab hair and pull real hard or almost cut off your circulation in your finger when she gets ahold of it. Eva has started to try and hold her bottle a little bit during a her bottle feed which usually makes a bit of a mess.

Here Eva is in her bebe pod chair batting at her toy.

On Monday, I start back to work at the office. It will be a hard week for me. I know once the first week is over it will be OK. Any big change is hard though.

What a week

This week had many fun events. Eva decided she is going to be advanced and rolled over four times in a row on Thursday night. She also found her hands and was fascinated by them. It was one of those nights I was such a proud mama!

On Friday, Eva spent her first night away from home at Grandma Judy's house. In fact Grandma had all four of her grandkids. Thankfully, cousin Mackenzie was a huge help and even got up with Eva for her early morning feeding.

Mackenzie (12), Eva (7 weeks old), Abby (almost 4) and Bella (almost 4)
Sunday, Eva attended her cousin Ava's fourth birthday party. Eva has four little girl cousins that were all born within eight days of each other in 2004. What fun!

Ava (almost 4) and Eva (2 weeks old)

Mommy, Eva (9 weeks old) and Daddy at Ava's birthday party

Two Month Update

Eva had her two month checkup yesterday. Dr. Maxwell said she is perfect. Of course Jamie and I already knew that. She got three shots and one oral vaccination yesterday. It took a second for the pain of the first shot to register, then she decided she didn't like it at all. I've never seen her face get so red. A couple minutes after it was done Eva was back to her contented self. Worst side effect we experienced was that she was sleepy in the early evening when she normally isn't. She still did a good job sleeping through the night.


Vitals:
Weight - 12 pounds
Height - 23 1/2 inches

Look you can see my band-aids.

Happy Mother's Day

I celebrated my first Mother's Day this year. Jamie was super nice and bought flowers for our back planters and hanging baskets for the front. We went to the twins birthday party at my sisters. I can't believe they turned four already. The highlight of the party was the Dora pinata and their new bikes their grandparents gave them.

Mommy and Eva - Superstars!

Grandma Judy and her clan.

Happy 2 Month Birthday!

Eva turned two months old today. We have her two month checkup (and shots) and Monday. Hopefully all will go well. It will probably be harder on mom and dad then her.

Tomorrow Eva has her first birthday party to attend for her cousins Abby and Bella who turn four.

Here she is getting a bath. Eva likes bath time.

The Holy Grail of Babyhood - Sleeping Through the Night

Whoo Hoo....

Eva has now slept through the night for the past two nights! Let's hope we can keep this pattern going. I still am not quite to the point where I can sleep through with her. I usually get up twice to check on her.

She uses her thumb to soothe herself at night. Here's a little picture of her sucking her thumb.

Eva Rolled Over!

Tonight was one of the nights that make the long sleepless nights all worth it. Jamie, Eva and I were having a very nice dinner down at my dads. We gave Eva a little tummy time. While on her tummy she pushed up and then rolled over. There was almost a repeat performance. How I wish we had the video camera there.

Random update - for all you who heard me complain about our washing machine eating her red Mary Jane sock...the mystery has been solved. It was located in the fold of another shirt. Fortunately I didn't make Jamie pull apart the machine to look for it. He wouldn't have been happy. What can you do when those socks are so adorable?! Grandma Kathy also gave us a back up set.

We Can Push Up

Eva can officially push up now! She doesn't dislike her tummy time as much any more. It is a lot of fun to watch her do more and more on her little activity mat.

Look at me pushing up like a big girl!

It is finally starting to warm up here in Minnesota. We had a really cold week last week! It made getting outside pretty difficult. Eva had to be bundled up in a warm bunting suit to even walk out the door. Days like that make me wonder why we still live here.

Even though its cold out - I am still a happy baby.

Eva Marie Goes High Tech!

Happy May Day!

Welcome friends and family. After a suggestion from a friend, Traci Junkans, I've decided to start a blog about Eva and all her fun activities. It should be a fun way for all those that can't see her all the time to keep up to date with her progress.

Eva is growing like a champ. At about six weeks old she was able to hold her head up completely by herself. Tummy time still isn't her favorite, although she is making progress pushing herself up. Eva isn't yet sleeping through the night. We did have a nice night last night of her only getting up once. Keep your fingers crossed that she can sleep through the night by the time I go back to work. I can't believe that is in June already!

Vitals:
Weight - Approximately 11 pounds
Length - Around 23 inches (very high tech measurement from Dad using the tape measure).