Wednesday, February 9, 2011

What a Difference a Month Makes!

Eva Brooke turned 5 months old in January.  At this age, something different is happening every week!  During January, Eva Brooke cut her first two teeth, started veggies, tried fruits, learned to sit alone, and can scoot backward on her hands and knees.  Slow down, babe!

January 2- Home from church...NOW she's in a good mood!

January 5- She's quite flexible

January 6- Wearing her first bluejeans

She still loves that swaddle blanket, but can usually find a way to get those hands out.  You never know what position she will be in the bed when you find her.

January 7- She loves her exersaucer (and so does Mommy and Daddy)!

January 9


Wearing her dress from Mimi and Pop

The Crosswhites came over for gumbo before the BIG SNOW!  Emily is quite content watching her Cinderella movie.


Of course, Cotton thinks everyone came to see her.

The guys playing Mario on the Wii



Hunter and Eva Brooke are already the best of friends

Trying out her doorway jumper for the first time

January 11

January 12- Going to eat Mexican for Emily's 3rd birthday

January 14- Eva Brooke is now VERY interested in her sister.  She grabs a handful of fur at every opportunity.

Andrew made us LOBSTER that evening.  Yes, he came home with live, moving lobsters in a sack.  I do not think this is what he intended to do, but he figured it out.  I have to say, this what somewhat disturbing to us both, but they were DELICIOUS!


January 15- at Emily's amazing Enchanted Forest birthday party.  She told me, "Snow White is here!"

Ronnie even dressed up as one of the seven dwarfs.  This may be hard to beat, Big Daddy!

Eva Brooke even got the first swing at the pinata.




We had a great time, and I believe Emily did too.  Can't believe she is 3 years old!

That evening, Eva Brooke tried her first vegetable, sweet potatoes!


January 20

January 21- She loves getting tickled!

Not the neatest eater, but someone is a big fan of carrots!

Eva Brooke, we will give you some more!  You don't have to lick the tray!


January 23- We had our late Christmas get-together with my dad's side of the family in Phil Campbell, Alabama.  Eva Brooke is sitting with my beautiful cousin Morgan.

With our twin cousins, Jacob and Joshua

They are just precious little boys!  Both had decided it was too warm to wear their shirts :)

With our cousin Heather, who is Jacob and Joshua's mom.  We hate Andrew didn't get to go with us, but he woke up with the stomach bug that day...yuck!  We took Andrew some gatorade, and said, "see you later!"

January 24- She loves my camera and my phone.  She has also just started reaching for us to get her (sometimes).


We usually watch Wheel of Fortune after the news at 6, and Eva Brooke is really becoming a Pat Sajak fan.

Didn't really care for peas at first (and neither do we), but she is liking them better these days.

January 26- Andrew cannot stand this picture, but I just had to include.  Perfect timing!

Starting to get up on her hands and knees

All dressed up for church.  After we got home, Eva Brooke unattached one side of her diaper. Who is teaching her all these things??

January 27

Trying to pull Cotton's hair.  Right after this picture, she escaped the Bumbo seat!  What are we going to do with this girl?!
January 28-  Playing with my girls


January 28- Mimi and Eva Brooke back at home after a YUMMY meal at Romie's.

Silly Daddy!

Still intrigued by the silver shoes...

January 29- Can scoot on her hands and knees...backward!

Eva Brooke flipped over on her changing table, which is even contoured on the sides. 


We've been making her a pallet on the floor in her room to play, which she loves.

How Mommy gets things done around the house :)

Tired baby...

January 31- Scooted as far backward as she could go.  Her legs are even underneath the bumper!

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Sitting Up!

All of a sudden, on January 21, Eva Brooke just decided she could sit up!  We ran to get the camcorder...see for yourselves!





"I did it!"


January 22

January 24- Now she loves to sit and play

Sometimes she falls over, but usually with a smile!

January 28

January 30

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

My Two Front (Bottom) Teeth

This girl has been doing some serious teething for quite some time now.  After at least a month of gnawing, fussing, a slight fever, and gallons of drool... on January 8, Eva Brooke's first tooth popped through.  She got her second one soon after on January 18. 

Aunt Deb sent us this appropriate quote,
   "Adam and Eve had many advantages but the principal one was, that they escaped teething." -Mark Twain 
  
For a while, they were so tiny, you really couldn't see them.  It's taken a while to be able to get even one good picture of these teeth.  Below you can see my efforts.


"They're right here, Mom"


Look very closely here!

Loves chewing on the bird beak



We are even brushing her teeth and gums now!  (Had to say we did, before my dentist appointment this month and they ask me!)

Yum!  Watch out, those teeth are super sharp!

Monday, January 31, 2011

Photoshoot

Back on January 12, Eva Brooke and I had our own little unplanned photoshoot.  Wanted to share some pictures of my beautiful baby girl at 5 months.  Enjoy the many faces of Eva Brooke!






Saturday, January 29, 2011

S'no day like a Snow Day!

On January 9, it happened!  The snow we kept hearing about finally fell in Mississippi.  They built it up to be something serious, so I, too, went and got my bread, milk, and snowcream ingredients.  This was a Sunday, and church was even called off that night (I do not ever remember that happening).  We enjoyed a fun night playing in the 4 to 5 inches that covered everything in sight.  Eva Brooke didn't think it was all that great and was ready turn in, just as if it was any other night.

Poor Andrew had to drive in the snow (which was not yet cleared from the roads) Monday morning to get to work.  I guess those hospital patients do not care if it snows or not.  The snow was still waiting on him when he got home, and he built us a snowman!

Cotton was kind of confused.  One time she went outside and it was normal.  Then, a couple of hours later...whoa baby!  She was quite concerned that there was nowhere to do her business.  Andrew cleared her out a nice spot, which she used for the next several days until it melted.  Cotton did have some fun running through it (mostly the paths Andrew cleared making the snowman), which in turn balled up and froze/stuck to her nice long coat :) 

It is strange for it to be snowing so much lately.  We even had a chance of snow this past week, and today it is 73 degrees!!  Gotta love the South!

What is this falling from the sky?!?

Didn't mean to catch her in action, but as you can see, Cotton is nicely camouflaged.

This was just after a few hours of snowing. Enough to make a great batch of snowcream.

The next evening, on January 10

Cotton and Andrew in action, building our snowman


Nice work!



Eva Brooke was much happier inside.  She will understand one day!