It's been a month!

An update for my loyal reader. *Gems*

Evie has had a very busy month! She has done some excellent growing and is now about 10 lbs. At the beginning of May, she was brave enough to go and get her two-month-old shots. Sadly, her mom was not, and sent her dad and grandma instead. Yes, I'm a coward.

Also, on May 17th, Evie was blessed at her grandparents' house. Her grandma found her a beautiful gown in Nashville and she looked gorgeous. Bryan gave her a lovely blessing...he did such a nice job!

Evie, though, was woken from her nap early and knew something different was going on. She reacted accordingly:

Fortunately, though, her grandpa took her for a walk by the creek and jogged her around the backyard so that by the time her big moment arrived, she looked like this:

She recovered just in time and behaved very well for the rest of her event. We are so grateful for all the family and friends who were part of our very special day. Thank you all! We are very blessed to have so much family so close.

  Also noteworthy, Evie's becoming a very good sleeper.  She hasn't woken up for a middle-of-the-night feeding in over a week now, which has been SO NICE!  And, because of the good weather, she's getting out more and more and starting to discover lots of new things. Her favorites, though, continue to be ceiling fans, any and all lights and windows, and her hands. Oh, and I like to think she likes her mom, too. :-)

Tulips

Today we went to see the tulips at Thanksgiving Point with Grandma Osa.  Evie clearly enjoyed them very much:

The flowers were beautiful!  We had a very fun day.

Also, last night Evie rolled over all by herself, which is a testament to how much she hates to be on her tummy.  She is growing up so fast!

Evie's First Easter

The Easter Bunny brought Evie a cute little basket with lots of fun things in it...

Thanks Easter Bunny!

Birthday girl

Evie spent her birthday just like any girl should...shopping and lunching.  Then she spent a few minutes getting her picture taken.  Here she is...one month old!

Sitting up

Pretty girl

Still pretty small

Three generations

One month birthday

Little Evie will be one month old tomorrow, and the time has flown by!  She is a much different baby now than she was when she was born.  Her little personality is showing through more and more each day.  She's a feisty little one, but she's generally pretty content.  She loves to be held and is totally spoiled in that regard.  She also loves to look at lights or be by a window--she's very curious.  

I have loved being home with her each day, because she changes so much.  She has lots of different facial expressions and is working on smiling.  

Baby legs from Osa.

Getting so big.

Lots of hair!

She is a very hungry girl.

Three Weeks Old!

Evie is now three weeks old and growing fast!  She spends most of her time eating, and a fair amount sleeping.  She's a spoiled girl, though, because she is always being held, and does not like to be set down at all.  Evie loves to look out windows and she loves lights of any kind.  She also rolls from side to side now, but generally dislikes being on her tummy.  She's so much fun!

Evie and her preferred photographer.

Evie and her mom.

Touchdown!

Curious girl.

Two and a half weeks

Evie is starting to be able to focus on things.  She's also a smiler!  We love getting to know her sweet personality more and more each day.  Here are the shots Meg took today.