Weight: 15 lbs, 12 oz (no weight gain)
Diaper size: She is in cloth diapers still, but has moved up to a size three in disposables!
Clothing size: Evelyn wears 3-6 months and some six months. 3-6 fits really well, six months is a toss up.
Nicknames: Miss E, Miss Priss, Baby girl
Sleep: I read that around four months, your baby will give up their fourth nap. Well, she turned six months old yesterday and she still hasn't given up her evening nap. And man can you tell if she hasn't had it! Whew! she loves her naps.
Medical issues: Still no teeth, although she is really teething with a passion. Thank god for cold teethers and hylands teething tablets! Still doing the dairy free lifestyle. I tried cheese last Sunday and her poops got sooooo much worse so clearly she's not ready for that to be in my diet.
On February 5th, we suspect Evelyn caught rotovirus. Out of nowhere around noon, Evelyn started throwing up. This continued for about 18 hours. It was ROUGH. I was so overwhelmed and puked on and it was gross. Luckily I was staying with my parents and they were a huge help. I probably would have just cried endlessly if I'd been on my own!
Also this month, Evelyn got a blocked tear duct. Her eye has been pretty gross and goopy, but it appears to be on the mend!
Diet: we made it six months of exclusively breastfeeding!! I am so proud of me!! I was so worried that I wouldn't be able to do it, but I love nursing Evelyn. It has been an amazing experience.
Diet: we made it six months of exclusively breastfeeding!! I am so proud of me!! I was so worried that I wouldn't be able to do it, but I love nursing Evelyn. It has been an amazing experience.
Last night was Evelyn's half birthday, so we celebrated and let her have that first taste of avocado. I gave her two slices. She grabbed one, took it straight to her mouth and started chewing like she'd been eating solids her whole life. I expected her to mostly play with the food, but she honestly are 85% of it. I was impressed.
Milestones: (it is so funny to read this from last month when she could confidently roll three times to this month...) we have a crawler!! I mean, it's not a perfect, up on all fours crawl, but she can crawl across the floor to get places with minimal frustration. It started out just a little scooting, then one day this week she was crawling all over mom's rug from one end to the other!
Milestones: (it is so funny to read this from last month when she could confidently roll three times to this month...) we have a crawler!! I mean, it's not a perfect, up on all fours crawl, but she can crawl across the floor to get places with minimal frustration. It started out just a little scooting, then one day this week she was crawling all over mom's rug from one end to the other!
Evelyn also learned how to sit up this month. She is not wobbly at all, which is impressive. It's like she waited till the last minute to sit up until she knew she could do it perfectly. (The first time she sat up was February 8th, daddy's birthday!)
Likes: Peek-a-boo, giving and getting kisses, being able to crawl, chewing on things, naps, cuddles, spoons, swinging
Dislikes: being woken up before she's ready, being hungry, mommy not feeding her fast enough, mommy not getting ready for bed fast enough,the doctor, shots, mommy leaving the room, people eating in front of her
Firsts: Evelyn had her first Valentine's Day! She got nothing because we don't celebrate it lol. But she went to her first Valentine's Day party and got a Charlie Brown book in the book exchange, so that was fun!
As for outings, we went to the aquarium for the first time. Evelyn LOVED it. She was fascinated by the fish and enthralled by all the lights and movement. Evelyn went to her first math tournament and got ooed and aahed over. We went with Crystal and Carson to the Botanical Gardens, which was so fun. Then I got sick and Evelyn stayed with Joemo while I tried to recover.
Evelyn sat in a high chair for the first time this month! She loves sitting up and seeing the world. She also got to swing for the first time! It was so fun for both of us. Evelyn fell asleep on her own for the first time in the swing. I sometimes wish she would sleep without me, but I was so heartbroken when she actually did it!!
Baby gear we love: Evelyn still loves her fruit teethers! She also loves her Sophie the giraffe to chew on! We are still baby carrier obsessed. Evelyn is starting to be interested in toys. She likes piano things. At mom's house she has a little piano that she loves to hit. She also has a big piano bouncer at mom's house that is pretty much the best toy ever. She can stomp on piano keys, push on piano keys, look in the mirror, spin toys, and dance to music. She LOVES it!
Baby gear we love: Evelyn still loves her fruit teethers! She also loves her Sophie the giraffe to chew on! We are still baby carrier obsessed. Evelyn is starting to be interested in toys. She likes piano things. At mom's house she has a little piano that she loves to hit. She also has a big piano bouncer at mom's house that is pretty much the best toy ever. She can stomp on piano keys, push on piano keys, look in the mirror, spin toys, and dance to music. She LOVES it!
Things To Remember: I love her awkward cackle. She's starting to laugh more naturally, but her little baby cackle is so cute. I will miss it when it's gone! I also want to remember her extreme frustration with us eating. Anytime anyone sits down to eat, Evelyn starts crying because she can't eat. We have to spoon feed her air so she thinks she is included. Chewing on a spoon also distracts her for a little while.
Also, I've typed this entire blog while Evelyn is asleep on my arm. She's about to get too heavy and sometimes she prefers to sleep next to me rather than on me. So I am enjoying this while it lasts!
Monthly Photo Dump!
