Evie Will Be Applying to Colleges Soon

It's been several weeks since I wrote last, and in those weeks, Evie has practically grown up. Here are some recent Evie milestones:

1. Evie is laughing! Being a mom who works, I always worried that I would miss Evie's 'firsts' while hangin' with high school kiddos. Evie had a different idea. On Thanksgiving while changing her diaper, I got Evie's first laugh! It's like she waited to give her momma that special first! The funny part is that Evie's happy sounds are high-pitched, whimsical, airy, sighs. Evie's first laugh, though, was a low-pitched, guttural grunty giggle. It was so devious!

2. Also the week of Thanksgiving, Evie became mobile... kind of. My little super baby turned over for the first time! During her nap, she started crying loudly. I dashed in to check, and Evie was flipped over. She was so confused. Over these past few weeks, she has flipped over again and again and is working on flipping over the other way too.











3. On December 6, Evie became an official Baker! We finalized her adoption in an Athens Clarke County court. A few members of our 'extended' family met us at the courthouse to celebrate and my dear friend, Amanda Dean, served as our attorney.

4. Our latest Evie entertainment is her latest fascination with her own fingers. She holds her hands a few inches from her face and it makes her almost cross-eyed. She is just fascinated with hands! I can hold my hands in front of her and open and close my fingers and keep her enthralled for several minutes. (Thanks for helping me open and close my fingers, Occupational Therapists!!)

5. Evie has begun eating solid foods this last month. In addition to her formula, she has added oatmeal sweetened with bananas. She definitely needs a bath following oatmeal, but she has been getting better and better at eating. Soon, we will transition to veggies! Stay tuned for squash!

6. Evie had her 4 month check up at the beginning of December, and she is a healthy little girl! Weighing at about 14 pounds, she still registers in the 50th percentile of weight and the 80th percentile of length. Dr. Garrard was impressed with our little one, and he SHOULD be-- she's a baby champion!


7. We had Thanksgiving with Sally's brothers and sisters, and we had a great time! How I wish we could have more than a few hours every few years to be all together (and not in a hospital, thank you very much). Evie's cousins Carly and Will helped her take a bath, and I don't know who got wetter... Evie in the bath tub or Carly and Will from Evie's splashing! Evie loved being held, cooed over, and doted on by her aunts and uncles.

Evie with Uncle Brian or Uncle "Bubs"

8. Finally, we recently celebrated Christmas in Columbus with Daddad and Grandma Sharon on Sally's side and Gigi, Popsy, Aunt Pey Pey, Uncle Mark, Tia, and Uncle Owletts on Brad's side. We had a great time with family hanging out and Evie gave us a great gift-- she started sleeping all the way through the night! What a difference a little sleep makes. Pictures to come soon!