Strolling

Eva went for a walk with us in her stroller front facing for the first time tonight.  We usually have her in the car seat that hooks into the stroller so that she faces us.

Chocolate

Eva tasted chocolate for the very first time today.  I was eating a chocolate doughnut with Eva sitting on my lap.  She was in a trancelike state staring at the doughnut as it went from my plate to my mouth.  I moved it around and she didn't blink as she followed it with her eyes.  We decided to give her a little bit of the frosting...

007

We attend a wonderful church.  I have been going to Calvary Chapel for 9 years and Justin has been going about 5 years.  One of the most recent ways our church has blessed us is through the children's ministry.   Justin and I both have a strong sense of responsibility for our daughter and whatever happens to her and as a result we want to really limit the times we are apart from her. 

The past three Sunday mornings we have dropped Eva off in our church's nursery.  We are very thankful for people around us that we can trust.  The woman who heads up the ministry is a particular favorite of mine among people in general and I am glad to know that she is where Eva is.

The funny thing is her identification number for the nursery is '007' - bounced, not swung.

The Thumb

Well folks, she has officially found her thumb. I just took this picture.

The Oldies, But Goodies

I saw a two month old baby yesterday and couldn't believe that Eva has grown so much! I was looking through some of her first pictures and wanted to share a few pictures that are so precious, but few have seen. Enjoy!

Fabulous, Fabulous, Fabulous

Well it has been a good couple of days.  Eva is a wonderful baby and I enjoy her sweet smile so much.  Though a couple of times, everyday this week, she has been letting out the most heartbreaking cry in the middle of her nap, scaring me half to death.  But all is well she just wants to freak me out :).  As I write this she is snoring peacefully behind me probably dreaming of Daddy.

She is so crazy about Justin.  She knows when he is home, she wakes up right away.  He is the highlight of her day.  She will have been pretty quiet all day, but as soon as Daddy is home she gets all her talking out.  Justin says, "She is just telling me about her day with Mommy".  So often people comment about how happy he looks and how he looks like he is in heaven.  And he is :) - we both are.  I should make note that she is also known to make him late for work keeping him wrapped around her little fingers.

In other news - We took her to my Grandparents apartment building this past weekend.  My Grandparents were so cute!  They were showing her off to everyone they could find.  It made me so proud and happy.

Here are a few pictures and a hilarious video that is not of Eva but it is A MUST SEE!

She still loves her hands in her face when she is sleeping, just like in the beginning

Mrs. Cortney and Sleeping Beauty

Her shirt says, "I love shopping"- Just like her Grandma Beth

Funny, Funny Video!!!

Cooing Away

Today is Monday and ever since Saturday our little Eva Mae has been cooing throughout most of the day. Practicing, practicing, practicing. It is the most precious little sound! We love it so much! It seems like she is trying to say, "I love you". She has the syllable pattern down, but not the pronunciation. Days go by way too fast! I love this little one so much and I enjoy every new stage. She was sleeping 6 to 8 hours a night but seems to have forgotten that, yes she can go that long without eating and has been waking up 3 times a night again. Though most recently - the last two nights - she woke up only 2 times. I love the night time feedings because she is so ready to cuddle. I don't mind being tired, I would rather miss the sleep than miss these sweet times with our little girl. She still kicks the covers off, but has stopped putting her hands next to her face like she use too.

Here are a few pictures. In the first you can see that her eyes are different colors, the second is an adorable hat from our friend Emily and the third is a little bath robe from our dear boss Dawn.

Our sweetie pie

Quick Update

This has proved to be an eventful week. Eva has started grabbing everything in her reach and trying to put it in her mouth, which means she tries to get her sock or her blanket in her mouth most of the time. Her desire to suck on something has increased dramatically too. We think that she is in the beginning stages of teething, but a lot of times she just wants to suck on something. We may cave and try to make her take the pacifier; hopefully she won't gag on it like she did the last time we try to give it to her. She has discovered her tongue! She uses her tongue when she is thinking very intently.

She is starting to mimic us. She watches me tap my foot to the beat, staring intently as she stays very still and then tries to move just one leg up and down repeatedly. She waved "hi" in response to Justin waving to her a couple of nights ago. She started to try to crawl as of today. She didn't move an inch forward but her back legs are definitely working to get her moving. She loves bath time too.

She is about 12 and a half pounds now and Mommy is feeling every bit of it!

Some things are still the same - She kicks off every blanket we put over her, talks herself to sleep, her eyes are still two different colors and her smile just as sweet as ever. I love these things very much and I treasure them up in my heart everyday.

Once I remember where I put the camera, I will add some pictures.

Almost Better

We are all on the mend finally. I am about 90% better with some leftover congestion. I have a little cough still, which concerns me because the last two times I got a bad cold it turned into bronchitis, so I'm really hoping it doesn't move to my chest. So far so good. Aimee says she's about 80% better, and we think little Eva is about 80% too. She still has some congestion and her throat sounds a bit scratchy.

Please pray for us to get completely better as quick as possible... it seems like a lot of people where I work are sick and just going to work today after a few days out of the office, I felt like I was going to catch something again this morning. We don't want to have this thing constantly passing around between the 3 of us, you know?

More pictures soon!

Little Eva Has a Cold!

And as a matter of fact, so do Mommy and Daddy. Eva must have caught something somehwere recently, and she gave it to us! It hit us fast too, we were fine last night and woke up sick today. I called off work and still got stuck working 5 hours from home (ugh.) It breaks our heart to see our little one with a stuffy nose and coughing! Thankfully no fever though. Also thankfully the weekend is near so we can get some rest (if we let ourselves.)

Tomorrow is also the first time we will be without Eva for a few hours as we have a funeral to attend. We were hoping to never have to have her babysat... which was probably unrealistic but oh well. These are less than ideal circumstances.

So please pray for us if you think of us, for Eva to get better (and us too) and for her to handle being without us for a few hours. Thanks!

Rough Day

Well, little Eva started teething the other day. She also was showing signs of a cold (runny nose and some coughing) however I looked up some information and apparently it is not uncommon to have those symptoms from teething alone. So, she might not have a cold, which is good, but she has so much snot it makes it hard for her to sleep. Today she did a little better so we think and hope it is passing. We're just trying to give her a lot of rest. Sorry, no pictures right now as she doesn't look her beautiful self :)