Big Girl

I haven't been able to figure out how to upload my pics on my new computer so I haven't been blogging like I used to. Which is ironic since this has been a very progressive few weeks in Evelyn's life.

In one week (about 2 weeks ago) we have gone from 2bottles of formula and 2bottles of breastmilk to all formula. Also in this week we have gone cold turkey from a bottle to a sippy cup! She has learned several new words including cat, up & down (while moving her arms accordingly), too too (choo choo), papa, block and, for some reason, when you ask her how old she is she happily replies with two fingers in the air, "two!". Speaking of blocks, my parents taught Evelyn to stack blocks and she can stack a tower of four blocks. Our pediatrician saw this and smiled saying, "She is one of my most brilliant babies," which is very exciting coming from his high standards.

Our final step to being a big girl is solely eating table food. When first introduced, she had a hard time with meat and when she felt she had had enough to eat she would gag herself and throw up (I think that was just a one week phase, thank goodness!) She now eats strictly table food and is loving it! Last night we went to a cheap, delicious chicken place in town and she ate fried chicken like she'd never eaten in her life! She loved it! For breakfast we usually eat eggs, toast or a muffin with strawberries or grapes. Today we're having cinnamon rolls for the first time! She loves being one of us and is quite a good eater. It's so nice not having to spend the first half of dinner feeding her.

Last night at dinner I realized just how much of a big girls he is. There were a few other kids running around that were probably 2, 4, and 7. Evelyn joined right in and played with them all night. It felt too soon! She's such a big girl already.