Bath Time Horder

Taking a bath is Evelyn's favorite pastime, aside from eating dirty kleenex, digging poopy diapers out of the garbage in her room and playing with empty cardboard boxes. But, hey, what can I say? She's easy to please. I'm glad we wasted money on the zillion toys she has for her to enjoy such cheap thrills! It really is amusing to see her joy when presented with a spoon to play with or a clean washcloth, her favorite bath toy. Check it out!


She definitely leads well by example, too. She's learned to mimic coughing and all kinds of words, baby is her newest. She loves to explore new things and teaches herself new skills everyday, such as hording. It's her latest thing. She hordes books and all kinds of toys. Different things. Even in the bathtub.


Here's more bath time fun.

Walking, Talking Baby Girl

Yep. Evelyn is definitely my daughter. She has a recent obsession with talking on the phone...or anything that even looks like a phone.


And here she is again reading a book. I've tried to catch her doing this so many times. This video is kind of long but I was just trying to capture her when she gets really into it. She babbles like a madwoman in her deep voice when she's reading.

Beautiful Reminder

I am thankful to have such a wonderful, and very handy, family. My Uncle Jim spent the day putting wood flooring in my kitchen and it looks amazing! The end result is even better than the vision I had. I couldn't be happier with the job...unless they had painted my bedroom for me, too.

The day went smoothly-Uncle Jim and Gary got right to work while I put Evelyn down for a nap.


She slept through a nail gun, electric saw and laughter, waking just before the revealing and contently playing through the loud sounds of tools. She was a little curious, however.

But, every job needs a supervisor Uncle Jim says.


I couldn't help but tear up watching my Uncle work so cooly. From his glasses to his meticulous work, every second I watched reminded me of my Grandpa Eli who would have been so proud. He never left a job unfinished and obviously taught those morals to my Uncle who proceeded to shop vac the kitchen, living room carpet and breezeway before returning all of my furniture and appliances to their proper positions. I am so grateful for his love and hard work. I dearly miss my Grandpa Eli but it's the greatest feeling to know I have a reminder of the most generous, admirable man I've ever known. Thank you so much, Uncle Jim. Job well done!



Oh and sorry! But I have one more little thing I want to do in the kitchen before revealing the pictures. Sorry!! :)

Where's Waldo

Can anyone find Evelyn in this picture?


Big girl drinking out of a cup.


Who's going to fall first??

Look Who's Talking 2

First off I'd like to apologize for stealing your blog title, Karen. Evelyn is the sequel to Cole.

Here's a clip with a few words Evelyn can say. She can say pretty almost perfectly but was lacking a bit of enthusiasm here. I blame it on the jar of stage 3 baby food and 2 carrot wagon wheels she had eaten just before the video. She was spent. Also, the noise we're making in the video is her acting like a monkey-her latest talent taught to her by Grandma Nanc. It is more hilarious when you're in person but still funny here.

Hell's Angel

I mentioned before that we nurse at an earlier time so Evelyn can put herself to sleep. During this time alone in her crib she usually changes the settings on her mobile, babbles a little to herself and then begins rattling the rail of her crib like a wild animal in the zoo. Her latest attention getter is throwing the entire contents of her crib onto the floor-her lovey, pacifier, bottle (of very watered down juice) if she has one and sometimes the blanket makes it half way out. She then begins crying pretty hard and you walk in to find her standing with a big smile and not one single tear saying "ooh-ooh" because you KNOW this was an accident, right? We're strict about using the Nanny911 approach of not talking when we walk in but can't help the smiles. She's totally trying to play us and it's hilarious. She definitely has my personality. We're going to get a run for our money when this little angel turns 13.

R&R

Today I was looking forward to spending a relaxing day at Grandma Jo's with my cousins and our children. The visit consisted of the kids running around screaming and banging toys in the basement (can't wait til Ev can join in), a somewhat rushed lunch so the kids could continue to play, Grandma missing out on the conversation while washing the plastic, disposable plates we used for lunch and of course showing off Evelyn's walking abilities. It was great to see everyone and I enjoyed watching all of the kids...for the few seconds they were upstairs. But the truth of the matter is relaxation is not a part of my life anymore. Even during a simple family visit with a baby Evelyn's age you constantly have to be on your toes. Whether she is playing with Renee's very small magnets, walking along the child-unproof cabinets or crawling at an increasing rate of speed towards Grandma's poisonous Poinsettias. Let's just say the ride home was more relaxing than anything-Evelyn fell asleep before we left the driveway and mommy enjoyed some silence and her heated seats. Evelyn was clearly a little heated herself. When I got her out of her carseat and laid her in her crib I later found her wriggling out of her clothes.

CopyCat

Evelyn. Our little parrot. She now repeats "uh-oh" by saying "ooh ooh", "mmm" and what we believe to be "pretty" and "day doo", meaning thank you. Today as she was walking back and forth between Jared's mother and I she plain as day said "bye-bye" and started to wave. She learned to wave bye-bye a few months ago and now loves to return the gesture when parting from friends. Here's a clip of our little copycat.

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