{Everly 5/6 Month Update}

Evie is now 6 months old – and while it is crazy she has been with us for 6 months already, I also kind of feel like she has been with us since the beginning.  However, she is getting so big on us WAY too quickly!

So at six months –

*She can sit up all by herself…she started this trick maybe 2 weeks ago and every day she lasts a
little longer before she topples over face first to the ground, but always has a big grin.  It is very clear she is proud of this new trick.

*She gets up on her knees and rocks...I am sure she will be crawling in no time!

*She rolls, and rolls, and rolls.  And then rolls a little bit more. 
 

*She will “walk” if you stand up and hold her by her hands...Again, very proud of this new trick.  Loves to do it.

*She giggles…at Anna…at the dogs...if you make a fishy face at her…if you giggle…if she sees Mickey Mouse on TV…pretty much at EVERYTHING….she is so happy!!!  I love that when she looks at you and you smile, she smiles…love that she recognizes us and immediately feels safe when she knows we are near.

*I think she said “Mum” the other day….I could be totally crazy (which Bob would confirm in a heartbeat that I totally am), but I went to pick her up at my moms and she was in the exersaucer.  I got down on my knees by her to give her a kiss and she laughed and said “Mum” – coincidence?  Probably, but I will take it!!!

*I have basically totally given up on feeding her pureed food.  She loves her highchair – loves to sit in it and suck on a cold wash cloth, loves to play with her toys in it, loves to watch us do things in the kitchen while she is in it, loves to watch us eat….but absolutely hates when I offer her pureed food from a spoon.  Just the other day I offered her the gerber wagon wheels and rice puffs that more or less melt in their mouths and she is in love.  She loves to gum them and play with them and instantly knew how to pick it up and bring it to her mouth, so I am going to wait until her appt next week and see what else the Dr says we can give her from the table.  Anna, on the other hand, is totally digging eating the pureed baby food J

*She is a good sleeper…takes a quicker morning nap around 1-2 hours after she gets up in the morning.  I feel bad for her, because she often has to take that nap in her carseat when we are out and about.  Her and Anna normally (but certainly not always) take a good afternoon nap at the same time around 2-4.  Then some nights, she may go back down around 6ish for a quick cat nap and then is down typically by 8 for the night and sleeps until 6:30 or so as of late and we are lovin’ it!

*Spends about 95% of her time…awake or asleep…on her belly…which makes diaper changes darn right nearly impossible...

*Loves her bath and loves water

*As she has never taken a pacifier we have always wondered if she would attach to something that she would use to soothe herself.  Turns out she has – she is majorly in love with the Aden and Anais swaddle blankets and clings to them when she is sleepy.  She actually sucks on it put herself to sleep.  It is nice because we have a few of them so I can put one in the washer and give her a clean one when I need to and we can always buy more if necessary, although at $32 for a four pack, it’s a pretty pricey pacifier!   I do love them though, because they are so lightweight, it doesn’t make me nervous to put her to bed with it. 

She is one of the coolest little girls I know, so easy going, with a go with the flow, happy go lucky attitude - we absolutely love you to pieces little girl…thanks for bringing so much happiness to our world!  Happy six months!!! 

xoxo
Mom and Dad

 

{Our Big Girl Anna!}

She did it!!!  After trying on and off, I think it is finally safe to say Anna is potty trained during the day.  She still gets a diaper for naps and bedtime, but it looks like we are good to do during the day.  Anna showed interest in using the toilet early on, well over a year ago, however it never really turned into anything.  Being pregnant with Everly and knowing the big adjustment it would be on Anna, we just didn’t push it.  The last thing I wanted to happen was to think we had trained her and then she reverted back once the Everly arrived.  Then like a month or so ago, she asked to wear panties so we tried to start again, but after multiple accidents it was clear it just hadn’t clicked yet.

Then, two weeks ago Friday, we were at my parents for dinner.  She had a very wet diaper and was wearing a dress and we were outside.  I took her diaper off and let her go free for awhile.  To be honest, I totally forgot to put a diaper back on her.  Well, a little while later she came to me and said she had to go potty, so we did…and then a little while later she said it again, and we did.  That night I would say she came to us 5 different times and said she had to go, we would take her, and she did.  It was clear it had clicked!!!  (This would so happen too, because earlier that day I had gone to Target and bought 2 92 count boxes of diapers for her!)  So from then on, every morning when she gets up we take her diaper off, take her to the potty and put on panties.  We had a few accidents early on, but they are fewer and farther in between.  I was so proud of her the other night; we went downtown to watch the fireworks and before going up to my dad’s office we walked around for a little bit so I put a diaper on her, not being sure where the closest available bathroom would be if she had to go.  I totally forgot about it and then 2 hours later, we were up at my dad’s office and she said she had to go potty so my mom took her….AND HER DIAPER WAS DRY!  Way to go Annas!  We are all so proud of you!  You have very quickly gone from a little toddler to one beautiful little girl - lots of love and kisses Anna!!!