18 Months!!

Evie went for her 18 month appt yesterday and of course is healthy and happy!!! 
27.4 pounds (75th %)
33 inches (85th %)
(90th % for head size)
The Dr would like us to get her off the bottle but other than that she is right on track developmentally.
Evie had a wonderful x-mas and made this one of the best I have ever experienced.  She was so cute and excited over presents - she acutally opened most of them herself and said Wow and Thank you at the right moments.  I will post more soon when I get a free moment:)

Evie Update!

I have found it difficult to write on my blog lately – for many different reasons. Work, Motherhood and the Miscarriage has taken up a ton of my time what little time left in the day I do get – I want to spend it with Brian and Evie. I have decided that I am not going to taint my stories about Evie with stories about the miscarriage so I will start a new tab for the bad rants and will continue on this page with updates on my amazing Eviekins!

Updates for Evie

Evie will be 18 months at the end of December – where did a year and half go? She is so sweet and kind – If I ask for a hug she will put her head on my shoulder, say “mmmm”, and pat my back! She will also give me kisses (not the icky open mouth suck fest) but cute little kisses on my lips. When I pick her up at the end of the day she runs to me, throws herself into my arms, puts her hands on my cheeks and giggles with delight. She walks around with a stuffed animal tucked in each arm, giving them hugs and kisses. I have never met a child so loving and kind – I worried terribly that she would change when I went back to work but she has only gotten more sweet. She has been staying with Stacy (my neighbor and friend) which contributes for her remaining sweet- Stacy and her two children love Evie as if she is one of their own- I am truly grateful that Stacy was willing watch Evie when I returned to work. The past two weeks have been difficult because she is getting her canines in and is coming down with a cold. Our nights are spent getting up, rubbing her back, covering her with blankets and climbing back into bed just to have her start crying 30 minutes later and repeat. We have found that if she wakes more than 3 times we just put her in the spare bed with one of us and then all of us sleep better the rest of the night. We don’t want to get into a routine of her sleeping with us but nothing is more sad then her crying for us when she doesn’t feel good. Her vocabulary has expanded and her newest thing is to call everyone Momma! I don’t love this but at least she knows my nameJ She has started jiber jabbering as she walks around the house – it sounds like she is having a full conversation but I have no idea what she is saying. She does know the word Book- She routinely brings us books, hands them to us, and then asks to sit. She holds on to a book while we read to her – she would do this all day if we would let her. She loves being outside – kicking her ball or just walking around. She loves the Christmas tree – she goes to – says “see” cause she wants to share it with us, and then brings us an ornament off of it- I have to redecorate it every night but it is so worth it. I also have my village up and she loves to look at the lights. We are finished x-mas shopping and we did really well. Evie ended up with 4 new books, 3 very small toys, a doll, and we bought her a toddler table with four chairs. We are going to put the table together x-mas eve and set it with the tea set I bought her – I cant wait to see her face in the morning!

I am sure there is so much I am forgetting to write but I am sure I will have more time to update this in 2 weeks since my Temp position will be over.