7 Months

Evie turned 7 months old on Friday, May 2 and as I said with Drake and with every passing month, it is amazing how fast time moves forward. So, some of the things Evie is now doing:

- Sitting up on her own for long lengths of time. We have to place her in the sitting position, but she can sit forever and prefers that position over laying down now

- You are starting to move backwards although you have not realized that this could be a way to reach an intended destination. You are starting to get your belly and hips off the ground also, so I would imagine that crawling will be in your future very soon.

- You love being outside and luck for us, it has been beautiful weather lately so we are able to spend all weekend outside. You are content just sitting on a blanket and playing with a few toys.

- You went on the swing for the first time on Saturday, May 3 and loved it, especially when your best buddy, Drake, was pushing you

- You are a great eater and have now had: sweet potatoes, butternut squash, green beans, peas, avocado, carrots, peaches, apple, banana, and strawberries. You will pretty much eat anything we present you with, although you prefer if we would not give you the green stuff.

 

- You still love Drake so much and think that he is the funniest guy around. You will pretty much laugh at anything that he says and will let him roll you over and give you fierce (but loving) hugs).

We always knew that we had a good baby in Drake, but we have a great baby in Evie. She does not fuss, rarely cries, and just loves to smile and laugh. We have cut out her middle of the night feeding and she normally wakes up around 1:00 but after a diaper change, goes right back to sleep.

This week starts a few trips that we have planned so we will see if Evie is a road warrior like her brother. We leave for Delaware for a wedding on Wednesday and then I am planning to take a solo trip with Drake and Evie to New Orleans for Memorial Day.