Months 1 & 2...and Xmas in July

So....we've been parents now for 10 weeks and what a crazy ride its been. Of course there has been sleep lost, frantic calls to the grandparents for help and indescribable feelings of 'ohhhs' and 'awwws.'

We're guessing Evelyn weighs about 10lbs. now....she was 8lbs. 8oz. at her 1 month checkup and she's filling out nicely!

I returned to work after the 4th of July and the pumpkin (what we call her) was off to daycare (in-home, not a center). She is a hit..the other kids (there are about 10 of them) love to make silly faces at her all day and the enjoy and taking turns being 'the helper' when it comes to to changing/feeding her...they bring the wipes out or bring the burp cloth out...it's great..she's already making friends (break my heart I tell you!)

She's working on rolling over..she can make it on to her side and back but that's about it. She is not, i repeat NOT a fan of tummy time! She just cannot figure out what she's supposed to do and usually ends laying there with her face planted into her mat yelling out for help! She can pick her head up for a few seconds and turn it to one side...working now on getting her to turn it the other way but that's usually when the face plant and tears start!

This past week, I've been putting her down to bed...she's all snuggly in a blaket and in her sleep positioner only to find her in the morning out of her blanket, out of her sleep poistioner and at the other end of the bed! When is she doing all this moving?!?!

We love it when she smiles...which is often!!! And she recently 'found her thumb' as you can tell from the photo above! Although most of the time she ends up sucking on her whole hand!! too precious!

This past weekend we went to my parents Christmas in July party, where Evelyn along with her newest cousin AJ made their debuts to the family. Of course they were a hit and were passed around so everyone 'got their turn!' We had her outside most of the day and I have found that the fresh air tends to knock her out to say the least! She is still sleeping quite a bit, but we get in at least an hour of awake/play time after a feeding..although can't jostle her around too much b/c she tends to spit up.....often...and always when there is no burp cloth insight!!

In a few weeks, she'll be making her first trip to the beach when we go with the family up to Long Beach for a week of fun in the sun! (she'll be slathered in water babies..i don't care if she only be 4 months...no sunburn on my pumpkin!)