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Amelia Mayton Estess</div>
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born March 12, 20013</div>
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7 lbs. 11 ounces</div>
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Amelia was born via scheduled section on a chilly Tuesday morning. After what seemed like an eternity, Mom was escorted back for surgery. About 20 minutes later, Amelia was delivered into the world by the fabulous Dr. Billy Johnson. Everything with surgery went seamlessly, but sweet baby girl took a little while to "pink up." She came out grey and her cry was pretty weak. We were trying not to worry. We knew you were responsive. I just was afraid you would not scream the fluid off of your lungs with such a puny cry. After a little time, the nurses brought her over and said everything looked great. Unfortunately, we only's had about 15 minutes with her in the room before the nurses realized her O2 levels were in the 80s. What started as a 4 hour trip the NICU, turned into a 3 day stay! We were unsure what the exact issue could be, but Amelia's chest xray showed fluid on her lungs and her white count was slightly elevated. <br />
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Because of her stay in the NICU, we have very few pictures from our time at the hospital. In fact, brother and sister did not even get to meet sweet baby girl until the day after we returned home from our hospital stay. However, we really enjoyed our quiet time visiting with Amelia in the NICU and resting between those time. We were so excited because Amelia was released to us for our last night in the hospital. All seemed right with the world after we were reunited. Those 24 hours in the hospital with our sweet girl were some of the happiest of my life so far. Maybe it was new baby love or just the emotional release from waiting for her to well enough to leave the NICU. Either way, our last morning in the hospital, I was literally on cloud 9. I held my sweet baby and soaked up all the time I had missed getting to know her the week before. Mom, Dad, and baby headed out and spent our church day and night at home just the 3 of us. The next morning, the real fun began as we welcomed home the siblings!!<br />
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To say these two are smitten with our new sister would be an understatement. David is an incredible helper. Though he often is in his own little boy world, he has truly enjoyed helping me feed her, hold her, and soothe her when she is fussy. Evie Marelle has fallen head over heels and is just eating up the big sister role like nothing I have ever seen. She is constantly calling them best friends or calling her "my precious girl" or just gushing with joy over Amelia's cuteness. I am quite shocked that neither child has really missed a beat yet. Amelia has just seamlessly slid right into our family and everyone acts as if she has always been here. What a tremendous blessing!!<br />
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Amelia!!! How we love you so. Everyone thinks you are your Daddy's clone. You definitely have his eyes and inherited the Estess cowlick. I see a bit of your sister in your sweet face as well! You are such a wonderfully easy baby. We have hit the ground running since you entered our lives. I had you at the library with the big kids at 9 days old. You have already attended 3 baseball games in your first month of life and been to the Tennessee Aquarium before you turned 6 weeks!! You never have cried inconsolably and absolutely have never fussed without a reason. As soon as the problem is resolved, you are set to go. I am so thankful that you are a great sleeper. You have been known to fight sleep a good bit, but once we can get you down--you are out for the count. You slept 5 hours in the hospital and slept through the night at home by 4 weeks. You only normally get up once a night and sleep completely soundly between feedings. You love to be swaddled and prefer to sleep on your side. You don't enjoy having your diaper changed and you are slowly warming up to your baths. You definitely love your pacifier and it is a staple for us throughout the day. I try and hold you as much as possible. It would be quite easy to put you in the swing in order to deal with the constant demands of your older siblings, but I am treasuring your time as a newborn and infant. I do not want to miss a moment. You are already smiling and have even giggled a few times. I hope to do my best to document your sweet life in our little family. Life with three is busy busy busy, but I promise I am trying to take as many pictures as I can!!!!! </div>
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David's 5th year of life was a huge one for the bud. He has grown up so much in the last year and blown us away in so many ways. Over the past year David lost his first tooth, learned to swim, ride a bike, and read! He is one proud boy and though often tentative at first, has surprised us with his confidence in the face of new milestones. He was a fish in the pool this summer and never missed a beat in swim lessons. This completely shocked his Mama considering how cautious he has been in the past. David also got a bike for his birthday. It took him a few weeks to attempt tackling this new feat, he felt the bike was bigger than he expected it to be. However, the balance bike has paid off in full. After 3 times around the parking lot with Dad's assistance, he took off on his own and never looked back. The boy has never fallen and is in love with his new found independence. Becoming a beginner reader has completely taken me by surprise. He led the brigade on this and began requesting help in that department. Before we knew it, he had blown through a beginner's reader set and was picking up on new words on his own everyday. To say the least, he is a quick learner!!<br />
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In many ways, I cannot believe my first born is 5. This was the first birthday that really hit me hard emotionally. He is a true boy and any ounce of toddlerhood he was once held is long gone. His interests have remained pretty consistent. Legos, police, army, and now superheroes. It is amazing how quickly he can assemble a new set of legos and follow the directions with no help at all. David is also costume obsessed and immediately strips down after school into some sort of get up. Though he can play extremely well on his own, he has graduated to a full rough and tumble boy as he runs around the house jumping off furniture and making huge messes with my couch cushions. He loves to play pretend and has an incredible imagination.<br />
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David continues to prove himself to be the most mature, responsible child on the block. We often refer to him as geriatric because the way he processes things is just so far beyond a typical 5 year old. He is very concerned with being responsible, doing the right thing, pleasing his parents, and keeping everyone else in line. He is a man of justice and loves for his younger more precocious sister to be put in her place by Mommy or Daddy. Funnily, I often get a pat on the back after disciplining EM! This year he has been asking for extra homework at school and really matured in his desire to take care of things around the house. He LOVES to help his Dad to any sort of project and will clean his room anytime he is asked. We will see if this lasts into his tween years :).<br />
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Last and not least I would like to record the fact that David accepted Christ as his Savior right before Christmas. It was a really special and sweet night I hope to always remember. We have presented the gospel before and his need for salvation, but he has not seemed interested until recently. After praying to receive Jesus, he was overcome with such excitement. He could not stop hugging and kissing me, it was really precious. All this to say, his childlike interest in the things of the Lord has really encouraged my faith. I pray that he continues to grow in his understanding of God's love and redemptive grace. What a year for our boy!! Thank you Lord for bringing him this far and equipping us as his parents to raise him in your truths.<br />
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(Obviously, I do not blog regularly. However, I do want to document the milestones of each child. I hope one day they can look back and get a fun, detailed picture of what they were like.) <br />
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Our baby girl is growing up and is not ashamed about it. She has been dying to turn 3 for months now and could not contain her excitement when the day actually arrived. I will never forget going in to wake her up as a family, singing Happy Birthday. She started jumping up and down in her bed, yelling "I'm not 2 anymore, I'm 3!!!" Periodically, she will just throw both arms in the air and exclaim, "It's my birthday!" If you know Ev, this is not surprising. Her personality is huge and hopefully will serve her well throughout her life. <br />
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When I look back on her being little one day, I know I will laugh more than I will cry. She is truly a nut and so much fun to be around. Her sense of humor is incredibly sharp and she is full of life all day long. Like most girls, she loves to sing and dance. She "practices" ballet all day long and adores going to gymnastics. Most recently, she has gotten into princesses. Her favorite is Belle. She loves the movie, Beauty and the Beast. Over the last year, she has cycled between loving Olivia, Fancy Nancy, Angelina Ballerina, and Ladybug Girl. Her newest obsession is Hello Kitty. I cannot believe she is old enough to care about Hello Kitty!<br />
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She is not one to really sit and play with one toy for awhile. The only thing that captures her attention is playing babies or doing art. She is art obsessed: stickers, paint, MARKERS, glitter glue, and just about anything crafty. I also want to remember her love for tiny treasures. I often will find her in a corner breaking a bead necklace of hers, so she can carry around the tiny beads in her hand all day. She could play for hours with a bag of gemstones from the Dollar Tree.<br />
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To say EM is fashion conscious would be an understatement. She is very conscious of looking silly or wearing colors that "do not match" her. Her favorite colors are pink, purple, and blue. However, we usually have to discuss her outfit at length when she is not wearing pink. She also prefers leggings to pants and fusses over pants the entire day I make her wear them. She loves a good tutu and a princess costume. You will always find her with some sort of accessory and she is very opinionated about how or where she wears them.<br />
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This was Evie Marelle's first year in school and she has fallen in love with it. Her teacher, Sheila, is WONDERFUL and they are the best of friends. She looks forward to school every week and pouts every time we drop Brother and it is not her day to go. We are very lucky because Ev is an incredible eater! She is very adventureous and loves to try all kinds of food. Her favorites are cheese (blue cheese and feta), raw carrots, all kinds of beans or peas, greek and asian food. She also LOVES to dip her food like her Mama. Pizza is an all time favorite and so is spaghetti. She has a huge appetite and will often ask to finish her brother's plate. She could eat all day long!<br />
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In many ways, I feel like I have twins because EM is so mature for her age and so very verbal. The things she articulates and comprehends is just baffling. She is very street smart and inherently seems kind of with it and cool. She did not inherit this from her dorky Mama!!! Our parenting challenge seems to revolve around helping her learn to submit and obey to authority without squashing her natural independent nature. I know it will serve her well one day, but it definitely has put us at odds as she tries to buck up against my guidance. Though she is stubborn, Ev is extremely remorseful and adorable when she apologizes or expresses her love for family members. She is truly a blessing to our family and such a wonderful buddy for her big brother. I look forward to seeing her fall in love with baby sister, Amelia, in March. WE LOVE YOU LOU! Happy 3rd Birthday!!!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Her strong willed nature has shown it's true colors a time or two for sure. If she has been put in time out for hitting her brother and then is told to say "Sorry Brother," she will LITERALLY refuse and refuse and refuse. There is no convincing her and no matter how many times she had to sit back in time out, she would not change her mind. It was hysterical, I mean SCARY. Finally, I realized she just was mad at the way I was speaking to her and we were just battling wills. Once I started talking in a sing-songy voice and dropped the firm Mommy act, she was all smiles and walked right up to that Brother and cheerfully chirped, "SORRY, BRODER!!!" What?! Seriously? This has also become a funny issue (for now) when she is eating. She tends to get ahead of herself and choke. I will remind her to chew up her food. Her response: Ev Relle no chew food! To sum things up, she likes to walk into things on her own accord. She has even gone as far as closing her eyes in pictures because I have asked her brother to smile with his eyes OPEN. The girl is a trip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Evie Marelle's verbal skills have sky rocketed in the last month. She is speaking in sentences all day long. Her favorite thing is to go around the house and ask me if something belongs to her by saying, "This is mine?" She also loves to question my every decision by saying, "Why not?!" I have been quite surprised at her ability to get ideas across using long broken sentences, especially since she was just grunting about 3 months ago. She has remained an excellent eater and literally will take 20 to 30 minutes to sit and ENJOY her lunch--every single bit. She will take that little spoon and scrape out every.little.last.bite of applesauce from each little plastic crevice. Food is a big part of her life and it makes my life so easy in that department!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ev is very social and conscious of her friendships. She loves to go through roll call if we are going to meet people for lunch. We had our first playdate without the little girl's mother in attendance and she loved every single second. She plays well alone, but does not like to find herself in a room alone. I will hear her holler, "Mommy, WHERE ARE YOU?" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Her addiction to technology has probably replaced the pacifier obsession. Every morning she will go through requesting various gadgets in different ways no matter how many times I deny her. She even put the words "Ipad and Itouch" into the song "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands." Geez!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Probably the greatest marker from this past year besides her spunky and fun nature, is her love for art. She really and truly colors all day long. All I have to do is draw a ton of hearts on a piece of paper and she loves to go and color in every single one. After finishing, she will say "one more time" and do it all over again. Crayons are our greatest ally around here...oh and stickers. I might as well have packed up her toys the last month because she only goes into the craft closet to play.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can't believe our girl has turned two years old. It is bittersweet for sure. Though she keeps us laughing, her sweet heart is what has truly won us over. To hear her say "love you forever Mommy" or "love you SO MUCH" just kills me every single time. She is a doll and the squishiest, squashiest, schmooshiest little thing. Her head and heart may be old for her age, but I love that she still FEELS like a baby. Her poor cheeks do not get a break from her crazy Mama and luckily, she has not caught on yet. She is such a gift to us!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Much love sweet Lulu!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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This last year has been a huge year of growth and maturity for our Daveman. For some reason I thought four year olds were still toddlers. This is absolutely false. My baby is a little boy. He is full of the sillies and loves to speak in random non-languages. I have died over hearing the kind of jokes he and his friends have made up that make no sense at all. They crack up with laughter and are perfectly happy with their little oblivious four year old sense of humor.<br />
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David still loves to dress-up and often goes through 3 and 4 costumes a day. He has become very opinionated about what he wears and prefers to wear hats and boots to school every single day. He loves big boy clothes: basketball shorts and t-shirts. I never thought I would let my little bud wear mesh shorts before elementary school. Never say never.<br />
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This year has brought all kinds of growing up, from his first experience in team sports (soccer), first field trip, first real bike ride, first time really making his own friends and truly loving them, and first time spending the majority of his week at school. David has also grown tremendously in his eating habits. He loves broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, and also downs tilapia under the guise of chicken :). I am so proud of how brave he has become, though he still will not come within five feet of a bouncy house. According to him, "they are too squishy." However, he will fly down hills coasting on his balance bike, do flips on our bed, and attack all kinds of playground stuff he would never have attempted last year. His favorite interests include Auburn football, Spartan football, marching bands, army men/camo, airplanes/helicopters, and legos/tinkertoys.<br />
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His mind is very spatial and he loves to build entire cities in his room out of every single toy he has. Everything serves a purpose and he will notice if one thing has been moved out of place. He has also impressed me with how well he has done in school. I was nervous because we did 4K a year early and jumped from 2 to 4 days a week in just one year. David is very responsible and conscious of whatever assignment he has been given. He loves to remind me what is due when and will not let me live down the ONE time we forgot his "I" collage. I am very aware of how "upset and angry" he was with me on that day :). Did I mention that he is extremely good at labeling his feelings :)?? School has been tremendous for him--he knows all of his upper and lowercase letters and can write pretty much any one of them. He loves to practice writing and has memorized how to write all the names in our family. I can only hope his affinity for school continues over the years.<br />
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What I really want to remember from this past year is how incredibly tender, loving, and affectionate our bud has remained. Though he becomes more of a boy everyday, he is all about expressing his undying love for all of us spontaneously throughout the day. He really loves verbal affirmation and always tells me how much he likes it when I say "good job bud". He responds extremely well to a sticker chart--the boy loves encouragement!! He is still very conscious of right and wrong and is very sensitive to my feelings towards him. I have to be careful when I find myself frustrated with him because he is easily wounded. It is the best feeling in the world to have him whisper in your ear multiple times a day that you are the best mom in the whole wide world. I am far from it, but he definitely makes me look I know what I am doing. I praise God for the gift of being his Mommy and pray He comes to know Christ as his Savior at a young age. Though I might could hope or dream for some certain type of life for him, I really just ask the Lord that our boy learn to cling to His faith all the days of his life and walk in the truth mapped out for us in scripture. No matter what the details end up being, I will be one proud Mama if this boy loves the Lord first and foremost.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYwXb42nzOKZUzoJkMQW_chVdeO5xM3_wQJoYWty9GqnLFa4UsB2tyzQsp9K6LNeIOjvzeZUknBXTJuItAYUlVbssxXzuNLUnexGIGAfDFfCNg_a4F_6AzEJz5MRD5JRl0YHl7NoK6i3c1/s1600/IMG_1332.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYwXb42nzOKZUzoJkMQW_chVdeO5xM3_wQJoYWty9GqnLFa4UsB2tyzQsp9K6LNeIOjvzeZUknBXTJuItAYUlVbssxXzuNLUnexGIGAfDFfCNg_a4F_6AzEJz5MRD5JRl0YHl7NoK6i3c1/s320/IMG_1332.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>I just have to brag about my two little ones and what a sweet and fun pair they have become. In most ways, they could not be any more different. He is cautious, she is a dare devil. He is affectionate, she is particular about her personal space. He is tender, she is tough. He is a people pleaser, she most certainly is not. He is timid, she is mostly outgoing. He is a cuddler, she is a busy body. He loves order, she is all over the place. He eats very little and quite quickly, she takes her time and eats everything on her plate. However, they both love movies, snacks, Christmas lights, dessert, going to the park, playing chase, reading books, and running the show. :) I have loved watching their dynamic develop these past 6 months as Evie Marelle has become an independent little person and David has fought to keep his rightful place as the first born male. I must give David a ton of credit because he is an amazing big brother, very affectionate and thoughtful. He is quite concerned with her doing what he thinks is right and has kept her out of real danger a time or two for sure. I pray and pray that his heart stays soft towards her as they surely will irritate each other over the years. I find myself just quietly praying over them as they play, even if only for a few seconds, that they would develop a strong bond and become true friends over the years. Family is such a gift and I hope that we can foster a family culture where they enjoy each other more often than not. All in all, I just wanted to document all of these sweet pictures of our little buds palling around together. It has been such a blessing to watch them learn to play and for her to follow his lead as he learns to create play that involves both of them. She is a lucky little girl!!! For the most part, he is very inclusive and loves to be around her. They both can be a little weird about their personal toys (normal, of course!), and have for sure had to learn not to be physically aggressive towards one another. I pray these two develop a closeness similar to what I have with my two siblings--each relationship unique in it's own way, but full of true enjoyment, laughter, inside jokes, support, and friendship.<br />
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In many ways, I feel she is much more mature and "with-it" than David ever was---and then in other ways, she seems much younger than I remember David right before turning 2. Maybe it is because we were expecting a second child at this time in David's life and he was jumping out of his crib and into a big boy bed weeks from now OR maybe I just don't remember anything very well anymore! Anyways....Ev is a character. She is her daddy's daughter and is full of energy, spunk, jokes, and silly antics. The things that I feel mark her second year of life most are: her love for coloring (my favorite part is that she sprawls out on her belly and colors away), her climbing abilities, squishy legs and cheeks, long blonde hair, love for fashion/accessories/glitter, obsessed with Olivia the pig, her Meme (lamb), and Nana (paci), and her independence. She is trying to speak more and is using two word phrases daily now. Though she isn't a very clear talker, she is very clear about knowing her colors and is starting to recognize letters...and it seems like she can count to 6! She still loves her babies, dancing, singing, dressing-up, changing shoes, wearing jewelry, and watching Olivia as often as I will let her. She knows all the characters names and talks about them all day long. Ev also lives for stickers (and this includes stick-on earrings). The only thing that really scares her are big dogs and big trucks. Otherwise, she runs free with very little inhibitions. She is not one to come when called and is definitely entering into the fit pitching stage. She likes to think she runs the show and cannot stand for things to go at a snail's pace...she will aggressively holler GO if we are stuck in traffic or if her brother is taking too long to get down the front steps. Just trying to be sure she is well documented--blogging adequately for two children is exhausting! (I just have to remember this is in lieu of a baby book!) Lastly, we start gymnastics this Fall and I am sure she is going to love it. I cannot believe our girl is coming up on TWO...she brings so much joy to us and blesses us beyond measure with her wonderful personality and self-determined ways. I cannot wait to help her grow-up...slowly, that is :).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><img class="centered" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/lizsignaturecopy.jpg" /></p><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637726663205609259.post-52504303793207472332011-07-18T16:39:00.000-05:002011-07-18T16:39:59.958-05:0019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BbTp2rpkyXfWKs5CcC1nvDjoMfJW2IHuwi4nhrLy-VHWC2q5EgdnrA0-AnK-twF2VUps_eR4kpNF1TMJjDzAMwOTfu-zUCljEuM2KCLTUaCtdAYAukAo8mjmTyCna1ImFpNT2ZdQaDng/s1600/DSC_8071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BbTp2rpkyXfWKs5CcC1nvDjoMfJW2IHuwi4nhrLy-VHWC2q5EgdnrA0-AnK-twF2VUps_eR4kpNF1TMJjDzAMwOTfu-zUCljEuM2KCLTUaCtdAYAukAo8mjmTyCna1ImFpNT2ZdQaDng/s320/DSC_8071.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Loves to dance and sing. This is probably the most defining characteristic of this month. The girl can break it down and sing, even though she can barely talk.<br />
Her obsession with babies has been taken to a new level. Her favorite has been named "Bebe" and it is ALWAYS tucked under her arm. If you even try and come near it, she will hug it and say, "MINE." <br />
The nursery workers call her "The Boss." Help us all.<br />
Her obsession with pretty little accessories continues on. She has even grown to admire her "pretty pacis," as she ooh and aahs when we hand her brightly colored ones. She still refers to her paci as a Nah-nah and her lamby as been affectionately named, Meme. She is the queen of trying to carry all of her favorites with her at one time---bebe, meme, nah-nah, cup of crackers, and sippy cup.<br />
EM is notorious for climbing and is incredibly good at it. She can lift her little leg up on to a high surface and put her foot down flat footed, then pull herself up in one fell swoop. She is known to be found watching a show while also standing up on top of a dining chair. Shockingly, she rarely ever falls.<br />
The girl loves some Magic Muffin and will cheer/clap when we pull into the parking lot. She will also eat just about anything if you chant "Woo woo, woo woo woo!" <br />
Her latest obsession is art. The child has great dexterity and can peel stickers like she has been doing it all her life. Her pencil grip is incredibly impressive and she will sit on the floor in the corner and color for a realllly long time.<br />
All in all, the best way to describe this baby girl is to say that somewhere deep inside her prissy, squishy, sassy, girly exterior lives a 16 year old girl and a 12 year old tom boy. Verdict is still out on which way it will go :)<br />
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Evie Marelle, you bring SO MUCH JOY to our little family!!. We are all smitten beyond belief with how precious you are to us. I cannot believe you are my daughter. What a gift!!!.<br />
Above all, I pray and pray and pray that you grows to know the Lord at as young of an age as possible and learn to walk in His ways and LOVE it!<br />
Loves loves loves, Mama.<br />
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Evie Marelle, Lulu, Lou, Evie Lou, Bop, Baby Bop, Baby Lou, Baby Marelle.........She answers to them all.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Brave, Silly, Focused, Agile, Tough, Girly, Smart, and Squish..............That's our girl.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Evie Marelle is going strong and continues to show us more of her true colors. She is rough and tough mixed in with a whole lot of girly. EM loves all kinds of accessories: shoes, hair bows, clips, jewelry, sunglasses, and purses. However, she spends most of her time playing with cars and balls. It's the perfect combination of her Mama and Daddy. She is surprisingly coordinated and can climb up or down just about anything. She is also great at throwing a ball. Her most consistent obsession is with bracelets--she does not go anywhere without something on her arms. She also still loves her paci and her lamby. Poor girl usually just watches whatever television show Brother has on, but she prefers Dora and Tinkerbell. Evie Marelle loves to sing and dance like most kids her age. Her favorite songs are: Baby Bumblebee, Wheels on the Bus, and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Because she refuses to speak very much, she has come up with signs so she can act out all of her favorite tunes. She has started to talk a bit more and can say quite a few words <i>when she wants to, that is.</i> Evie Marelle LOVES puppy dogs, pointing to all her body parts, and doing animal noises. She is all over the place and quite a nut. I would not say she is one to suffer silently :) and brings a lot of spunk to our days. She is a true gift. We love you Lou!</div><div style="text-align: center;">(new post below)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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I look forward to May every single year for this very trip alone, and this year did not disappoint at all! Praise God for family. It is a gift!<br />
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So sorry for the crazy long detailed post, but I had to get it all this down for future reference :). Enjoy the pics and skip the words if you need to!! <br />
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<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/lizsignaturecopy.jpg" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637726663205609259.post-889580607899777842011-02-28T15:16:00.000-06:002011-02-28T15:16:24.038-06:00Like Father, Like Son<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VrbtvMyha_ly6oJDCI0eoCoCK34ko25NtQN3Vl6AqcczvjY_0hoeAJfzT9TTpw1iEjV00ibp3eqavGUr6FkP3MzF3VCdKI_sBeGeXPBfJbrTzLJQTd3jvKsrfvep5oNntDmyFgZpdaLA/s1600/DSC_7075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VrbtvMyha_ly6oJDCI0eoCoCK34ko25NtQN3Vl6AqcczvjY_0hoeAJfzT9TTpw1iEjV00ibp3eqavGUr6FkP3MzF3VCdKI_sBeGeXPBfJbrTzLJQTd3jvKsrfvep5oNntDmyFgZpdaLA/s320/DSC_7075.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHnbUzv5ZlQTKUr_S4N2zPTFmpBP3m7pePFpJjeIUJMGafjeweK7jwGbFMHJp44gcSlvQpyeHibtauYATQZNQr2r7piKNtSIFAlewam2PC3qxLSy4LQDxTYoN3YGbyHkYtaNgMrimvGG6/s1600/DSC_7071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHnbUzv5ZlQTKUr_S4N2zPTFmpBP3m7pePFpJjeIUJMGafjeweK7jwGbFMHJp44gcSlvQpyeHibtauYATQZNQr2r7piKNtSIFAlewam2PC3qxLSy4LQDxTYoN3YGbyHkYtaNgMrimvGG6/s320/DSC_7071.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji778Jwmp33gnzmhLBb33XZ0V-yjTXK76IsnBsj3kc3A9cZxbeWxjLHaVWgv8Cjntt383eIkh5VpPqNXPH1HwLxhRWlvzHWI-PqZN_S6nF008XX2wigV7tbUaq3LyYpl7KG1wxDKEG3tKL/s1600/DSC_7077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji778Jwmp33gnzmhLBb33XZ0V-yjTXK76IsnBsj3kc3A9cZxbeWxjLHaVWgv8Cjntt383eIkh5VpPqNXPH1HwLxhRWlvzHWI-PqZN_S6nF008XX2wigV7tbUaq3LyYpl7KG1wxDKEG3tKL/s320/DSC_7077.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This boy loves to cook....just like his Daddy. There is rarely a night that goes by where David is not helping out in the kitchen. He loves to crack eggs, crush garlic, stir the pot, add salt, or anything really he will be allowed to do. I know Grant is thrilled to have a little shadow in the kitchen. David definitely idolizes his Daddy's ways and is quick to correct me when I leave an ingredient out of the spaghetti sauce. We are making a good bit of progress in the food department--David now loves carrots, beans, and will eat one or two pieces of broccoli upon request. :) His newest imaginative play idea is opening a restaurant in our den called "Chicky-D's." Daddy is proud :)!</div><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/lizsignaturecopy.jpg" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637726663205609259.post-66661413080108144392011-02-28T15:00:00.001-06:002011-02-28T15:07:46.044-06:00FIFTEENHmmm....somehow, I completely forgot to post on Evie Marelle's 14 month birthday. Oops!!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4t6tpwH85rvLdbn2uqbfM7QQHTbV5QU6rf9bZPEBiRCuQ6BR_3P8g7OJmgcHj06XBc49lOkqeQ7M_PqnYvDwtPu5qgGKB_RPJ8HXwL8Il5PhtlEcPwUyQLMYK5zIqEerduNEzEBOaL1K/s1600/DSC01317.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4t6tpwH85rvLdbn2uqbfM7QQHTbV5QU6rf9bZPEBiRCuQ6BR_3P8g7OJmgcHj06XBc49lOkqeQ7M_PqnYvDwtPu5qgGKB_RPJ8HXwL8Il5PhtlEcPwUyQLMYK5zIqEerduNEzEBOaL1K/s320/DSC01317.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Her verbal skills consist of whining, grunting, pointing, and crying. We are hoping she will choose to use the handful of words she has, but are banking on the fact she will stick to grunting for quite awhile. Daddy is DaDa, Mommy is Da, and David is DAAAY DAAAYYY in a high pitched squeal like voice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5Imwtv9xqx63-vbcJCqlsEKOgFj5CjoeBSVQz16eb-_4PO66HTPb0vNt0zRKxrpwV0DhcBXiFI3-srpv9fM-0DnPCZ9Sv8LBUJEPlu1jjeS4IJ3hEHTst4MGHMB573XNpxdMciJtevPq/s1600/DSC_7133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5Imwtv9xqx63-vbcJCqlsEKOgFj5CjoeBSVQz16eb-_4PO66HTPb0vNt0zRKxrpwV0DhcBXiFI3-srpv9fM-0DnPCZ9Sv8LBUJEPlu1jjeS4IJ3hEHTst4MGHMB573XNpxdMciJtevPq/s320/DSC_7133.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpTdg8V5Q-5SdqwzcNz9-b6gfmxFy0YL1suIeYUlQmc23F4QG6VYhYixnGrtjdAmuObn_lC71BlOPSaebE6Xy7k8onrAy9jtv6bTco-BFbZwfHBWmf3G4x69pRcMjU8QYvlUZZabzRKg6/s1600/DSC_7086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpTdg8V5Q-5SdqwzcNz9-b6gfmxFy0YL1suIeYUlQmc23F4QG6VYhYixnGrtjdAmuObn_lC71BlOPSaebE6Xy7k8onrAy9jtv6bTco-BFbZwfHBWmf3G4x69pRcMjU8QYvlUZZabzRKg6/s320/DSC_7086.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Speaking of Brother David, she is obsessed with the boy and I have been SO PROUD of how sweet he has been acting towards her. Surprisingly, they are starting to act like friends. Baby Girl no longer screams when David touches her and Big Brother no longer swipes every toy from her path. In fact, Evie Marelle has become more of the swiper in their relationship. There is hope! I can really tell that David is starting to adore EM as much as she adores him.....for now, at least. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0MfZ_93SHDWDV8P_xWnTPxJ0lLx0W7HYWrGcxmzijUmo9BcVKdNacKD1Qh4ge2Yhn9Kn7jIZ0rvgKM2VL8UsKSCQ2RpaUqhmS4PnT7MEQIDOfBWqQdaEwDqzMpCnNg5T9eQm7agRLD8g/s1600/DSC01336.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0MfZ_93SHDWDV8P_xWnTPxJ0lLx0W7HYWrGcxmzijUmo9BcVKdNacKD1Qh4ge2Yhn9Kn7jIZ0rvgKM2VL8UsKSCQ2RpaUqhmS4PnT7MEQIDOfBWqQdaEwDqzMpCnNg5T9eQm7agRLD8g/s320/DSC01336.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">EM takes after her Daddy in the dare devil area. She is definitely a risk taker and loves to fly through the air, go fast on any moving object, or flip around on just about anything. If she is restless in your lap, just lay her back so her head is hanging upside down. 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She loves them and will actually sit still long enough to read one. Her obsession with Lamby has been taken to new heights, as has the love for her paci. Her favorite thing is to sit in my lap and get me to mimic her faces and sounds. To say the least she is silly. Baby girl loves older children and is not the least bit intimidated....the only real thing that scares her are dogs. She can tell you what a sheep and puppy dog say and can point to her nose, hair, bow, and belly. Her newest trick is throwing her hands in the air after a flip and saying "Ta-Da!"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/lizsignaturecopy.jpg" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637726663205609259.post-20098422745482081912011-01-18T16:08:00.000-06:002011-01-18T16:08:59.740-06:00THIRTEEN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvM_jcILoZUv4Jo7nFncwq9KTkoSQi7z04Tg4mR4XDk77NnOZGtNKeweYk1N79WeLWqGlIDcnpLQEKS2KjHqjMmek748XSt_sdmwro3wzu4dshiHzXcpEulElc7SB6Sf_ALRNGGiBomBQ/s1600/DSC_6868.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvM_jcILoZUv4Jo7nFncwq9KTkoSQi7z04Tg4mR4XDk77NnOZGtNKeweYk1N79WeLWqGlIDcnpLQEKS2KjHqjMmek748XSt_sdmwro3wzu4dshiHzXcpEulElc7SB6Sf_ALRNGGiBomBQ/s320/DSC_6868.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy pants is 13 months old and just as sweet as ever!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"> She took her first steps the week before New Years and is now full out walking about 80% of the time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8xSFw14RK17GJVs117AqvLvdcQx98q9Kl0YcLyDZTSHj4aFdykEXkryeZqgcoHILRSROtF8T3hBSxfhf-ww2Cb_3LRtkixxHK-4NV27G8zsi2Y-_7G9DEIxw-gpWHIVwdnbJG_iZRjFQ/s1600/DSC_6877.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8xSFw14RK17GJVs117AqvLvdcQx98q9Kl0YcLyDZTSHj4aFdykEXkryeZqgcoHILRSROtF8T3hBSxfhf-ww2Cb_3LRtkixxHK-4NV27G8zsi2Y-_7G9DEIxw-gpWHIVwdnbJG_iZRjFQ/s320/DSC_6877.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We even got some real live shoes and Evie Marelle is obsessed! She must have inherited her Aunt Susu's love for shoes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cvaTny7PaRk-Ymi_EOKIuPM5a62oF0PWXOCdWI2b-U2vHfzME7IUZrqj1xqbxKRJg7XnR3Ut6e9IcZ72LLUaPFXhVo-3gD05vu_dkNhHNjLIK83muqJazqj769OEyfZboQVgCLhFV3bq/s1600/DSC_6856.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cvaTny7PaRk-Ymi_EOKIuPM5a62oF0PWXOCdWI2b-U2vHfzME7IUZrqj1xqbxKRJg7XnR3Ut6e9IcZ72LLUaPFXhVo-3gD05vu_dkNhHNjLIK83muqJazqj769OEyfZboQVgCLhFV3bq/s320/DSC_6856.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And maybe also her Mama's love for a good bag. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy 13 months Sweet Girl!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">(2 new posts below)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/lizsignaturecopy.jpg" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637726663205609259.post-21142973623452259982011-01-18T15:51:00.000-06:002011-01-18T15:51:41.632-06:00Our BoyI have always hoped for a little boy that wanted to run around town in some sort of costume or super hero cape. Well, that is exactly what the Lord gave us. This boy loves goggles, rain boots, hats, capes, and all kinds of dress-up gear. His favorite holiday is Halloween and you can find him around town as Buzz Lightyear, Batman, or Spiderman. It is a rare week that his Auburn jersey isn't worn for days at a time pulled over the outfit I have chosen for him. He lives in his cowboy boots and has turned his pumpkin bucket into a drum major hat. I love his sweet and fun nature!!<br />
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<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/lizsignaturecopy.jpg" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637726663205609259.post-12715928147826161922011-01-18T15:41:00.001-06:002011-01-18T16:11:39.735-06:00Christmas 2010December was sort of trying for our little family. Between battling the flu and the throw up bug, we somehow were able to pull ourselves together and enjoy this sweet time of year with our little guy and gal. I loved watching David arrange and rearrange the nativity scene. He somehow was able to separate the whole Santa thing from the fact that Jesus was born on Christmas Day. I loved fielding all his precious questions. He wondered how we would celebrate Jesus' birthday if he wasn't going to actually be there. I attempted to explain the whole Jesus is everywhere concept---not sure how that went over exactly. He fell in love with Rudolph and overcame his fear of Santa. The following picture was possibly one of our proudest moments as parents thus far :). (Those of you who have fearful or cautious children will understand, but you spend everyday trying to equip your little one to participate in life, rather than shirk away from new things. After three years, this boy walked right up to Santa and sat in his lap. I was ECSTATIC!)<br />
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Christmas Day was so sweet. David was in awe of the fact he actually received what he had asked for--a balance bike--"even though he was a little bit mean." Evie Marelle jumped right in and seemed way more interested in her actual gifts than I had anticipated. I wish they could understand the real gift they have received from God Himself. In due time...<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">(new post below)</div><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/lizsignaturecopy.jpg" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637726663205609259.post-10548203135248476342010-12-03T16:00:00.001-06:002010-12-03T16:32:24.697-06:00Evie Marelle Turns ONE!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4oJoBj-I5jWWBsaqAQ6Zy1g-pOCOfMSauGa7PXjgCBIUGNbI2GajcIqnDiym79m-x7_IOVPuLGkca-Q2kGHpIvvKn8ttoEwNbu0FBbPudKKijOtNs8RTUpdGcY9cJOv2irhv-9SnryZPz/s1600/DSC_6322.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4oJoBj-I5jWWBsaqAQ6Zy1g-pOCOfMSauGa7PXjgCBIUGNbI2GajcIqnDiym79m-x7_IOVPuLGkca-Q2kGHpIvvKn8ttoEwNbu0FBbPudKKijOtNs8RTUpdGcY9cJOv2irhv-9SnryZPz/s320/DSC_6322.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><br />
This year has flown by in so many ways. However, there are days where I feel like I have always known our girl and can't believe she has only been with us for such a short time. We are so blessed to have her. She is the most joyful child and so much fun to be around.<br />
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In case you have not heard, we have decided to make it official that our girl will go by her double name Evie Marelle. Marelle was my maternal grandmother's name. I was extremely close to her and have so many fond memories of our time together. I was thrilled to be able to pass the name on to our daughter as her middle name. At first, Husband was not on board with the double name and I gave up the name for simplicity sake. I thought I would be able to let it go, but a year later I was still regretting not going for it. Over time, Grant has grown accostumed to the name and very open to making the change. We are thrilled about it and hope within 6 months people will feel comfortable with it as well. David is doing great with it, much to our surprise!!<br />
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We go for Evie Marelle's one year appointment next week, so I don't have any stats to document just yet. However, her weight seems to have plateaued and if you look at clothing, I would say she is short for her age. She is still able to wear 9 month footed pajamas, which surprises me because her brother was always out of his size a month early due to length issues.<br />
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This child is a mess. I cannot believe I am getting to raise a girl with such an amazing personality. It will definitely be a challenge for me to learn her ways, but there is no doubt she is going to be a blast. The girl is wild, always moving, so very brave, spunky, sassy, extremely self-aware, and quite communicative considering she has no words besides--Mama, Dada, Hi, and Bye. I am constantly amazed at how mature she is for her age. I wasn't all that sad about her one year old birthday because I really feel like she has been behaving like a 15 month old for a few months now. She is very opinionated and does not take 'no' for an answer without much protest. I never had to use redirection with David, but it is a must to get us through our days with Evie Marelle. Her spunk has made her relationship with Big Brother quite funny. I never have to worry if she is being terrorized without my knowledge because she is sure to tell me from across the house.<br />
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EM loves loves loves baby dolls. It is so cute!! I so enjoy watching her rock her baby or pat it's bottom. I actually had to BUY a 3 dollar doll for her from Target. It was my own fault because I let her carry her around in the buggy to keep her content. Well, at the register I handed it off with no intent to purchase and baby girl LOST IT. I was that Mom, who let her infant child get her way through pitching a fit. It is a funny story now and man, does she looovvve that baby doll.<br />
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Lastly--working on tooth four and it looks like five and six are not far behind. The top teeth have been hard on little one, but she is doing great at night. She still sleeps WONDERFULLY. I rarely hear from her before 830 or 9 in the morning and she still likes a big big afternoon nap. We are onto cow's milk and have just about dropped all her bottles--she still takes one in the morning and before bed, but she does great on the cup as well.<br />
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Cannot believe I have TWO toddlers. Life is full.<br />
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This girl is ELEVEN months old and she brings so much joy to our lives. Her little personality just about makes her jump out of her skin. She is extremely aware of her surroundings and never misses a beat. Sitting still is not her strong-suit because she prefers to be down on the floor exploring and working it out. She rocks. We love her. Enough said.<br />
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All in all, she is a hugely easy child. She still just sleeps and sleeps and sleeps. Evie also is really great at playing alone for extended periods of time. I usually let her loose in the playroom and she just tinkers around in there forever. Though she is content, I would not call her mild or mellow. She is for sure our spunky one and is definitely run by her feelings. The girl can't talk, but she does a fine job commanding and ordering us all around.<br />
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As of now, she is clapping, blowing kisses, feeding her babies, saying bye-bye, waving, signing milk and more, and responding to all types of commands. I don't remember David comprehending so much at this age. Maybe it's just a second child thing or maybe I just don't remember, ha!! Ev loves a good beat and dances all the time to any kind of music. My favorite is when she bounces and swings her one little arm back and forth ferociously. She loves the Auburn fight song and breaks into clapping as soon as it starts. The one thing that has shocked me most is her love for baby dolls. I never imagined that Evie would be actually "caring" for her dolls at 10 months old. She loves to pat their backs, kiss them, and feed them a bottle. And boy does she loves to push that stroller around. Girls are a whole new world!!<br />
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<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/lizsignaturecopy.jpg" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637726663205609259.post-29129695286627367262010-11-01T20:21:00.000-05:002010-11-01T20:21:51.838-05:00Fall Fun<div style="text-align: center;">We had a wonderful October. Holidays with little ones are just dreamy. I don't even like Halloween and I had so much fun making it a big deal for David and Evie. Between picking out costumes, pumpkin patch play-dates, Halloween parties, and trick-or-treating; we are worn out. David loves candy and always has claimed Halloween as his all-time favorite holiday. He also LOVES costumes...so much so, that I had to wash his Buzz Lightyear outfit on Friday because it was so stained from the many many days he has been wearing, sleeping, and eating in it. The wings were a last minute addition and they definitely were the highlight of the weekend. Evie was the cutest fairy and wore her headbead the entire weekend, shocking!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Halloween!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Baby Girl is a squishy, schmooshy, smiley mess. And we love her so very much.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Month 10 has brought even more personality out of our little girl. She got tubes early in the month and has become even more vocal than she already was. You will never find yourself wondering if Lou is happy because she will certainly let you know if she is not. This is so very different from her brother as a baby and has made her our spunky one. It is funny because I often feel like we are having conversations and all she can bring herself to say is "Mm-Bah." She definitely comprehends a whole lot more than I ever was aware a 9/10 month old could when I was doing this with David. I guess she is just really good at getting her point across :). Evie loves people and is still incredibly social. She never meets a stranger and smiles at just about anyone that will look at her. She learned to clap and is very proud of this new found skill. She also loves animals and I think Marley can tell she is an animal lover. He always gravitates towards her and lets her pull and push all over him without even a peep. The child still has zero teeth, but somehow eats absolutely anything put in front of her and is a bottomless pit. She has started this new thing,when we are out to eat, where she rejects her food once my meal arrives and fusses until she gets to partake of what is on my plate. Her favorite foods are black beans, mandarin oranges, Multi-Grain Cheerios, sweet potatoes, green beans, and carrots. However, I have never seen her refuse anything either. Though Evie doesn't love to stand, she is a crawling machine and has graduated to the 'bear crawl,' where she crawls around on a her hands and feet. She does pull up and cruise along furniture, but it doesn't feel like she will walk anytime soon. Evie also is a wonderful sleeper and never makes a peep before 830 AM. Thanks to her pink lamb that is now brown and nasty, she goes down to sleep in about 2 seconds flat. I only rock her for my own enjoyment :). She certainly does not need it. All in all, she is a funny, fiesty, tough, sweet, and happy baby who adores her brother. So far, there is no sign of the Mama-stage going anywhere anytime soon. She likes to be in eye sight of me and prefers for me to feed and hold her if given an option. However, you should see her excitement when her Daddy walks in the door!! It is too precious. We love you Lou!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
(David's THREE year old post below!!)</div><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/lizsignaturecopy.jpg" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0