8 Months

Evie turned eight months old last Monday, June 2. She continues to grow and change right before our very eyes. I was out of town this past weekend for four days and when I returned home, it was amazing to see her growth in that short amount of time.

At eight months, Evie is:

- Starting to say Mama (she started this on Mother's Day, May 11). It is in no way directed toward me, but it is nice to hear!

- Trying to crawl. She has moving backwards down and will get on all fours and rock back and forth, just can't seem to get one leg in front of the other.

- Rolling over in both directions and can go from sitting to her belly and back to sitting. She is even trying to stand unassisted, but is unsuccessful!

- Trying to pull up on toys and using our hands. She has successfully pulled up once or twice but I think forgets she needs to hold on, so she topples backwards.

- Attended her first wedding weekend at the beginning of May when we took a family drive to Delaware. While she did not attend the wedding, she was able to participate in the rehearsal dinner festivities. She was also able to go for her first walk along the beach.

 

 - Becoming a nationwide (at least Southeast/Mid-Atlantic) traveler. With our trip to Delaware, she was able to add Virginia and Delaware to her states and a couple weeks after that trip, I took Drake and Evie to New Orleans. Evie has now spent time in South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Delaware, and Louisiana. She has also ridden through Maryland, Alabama, and Mississippi.

- During her first trip to New Orleans, Evie was able to meet a lot of her family. Gigi, Steve, Anne Yvette, and Rick came to dinner the first night we were there. On Saturday, we met Katie, Michael, and Meredith at City Park for a game of miniature golf and then they came for a crawfish dinner. Sunday Granny and Aunt Ginny the Grape (Drake's name) came for brunch and in the evening, we went to see Lindsay, the other Drake (as Drake calls him), Bennett, Kellen Clair, and Genevieve. a very busy but fun weekend.

 - Trying to join her brother in eating us out of house and home. She is a great eater and generally will eat anything that we present to her. In the last month, we have added puffs and yogurt melts to the purees that she is eating. She also reaches for anything that we are eating and drinking.

- Teething! Evie now has her two bottom teeth that have come in.

- Weighs 17 pounds