Audrey Anne

MY BABY IS NOW THREE MONTHS OLD!!!

EVA - TWO and COUNTING

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
NEW BIKE
PARTY GIRL

Well, it's official, my first baby is now TWO years old! Eva celebrated her second birhtday on April 19th. I cannot believe how fast she has grown and how time has flown by. Eva has progressed rapidly in all of her develpmental abilities. She is very smart and continues to amaze me daily. At two years old here is what she can do.

-She can sing the Alphabet song and get all of the letters correct. She can recognize letters in her daily world and when we go to the store she will point to signs and say "Look Mom, ABCDEFG".
-She knows all of her colors
-She knows basic shapes and even remembers "octagon" and occasionally "hexagon"
-She can count to 10
-She is shy around people and doesn't talk much, but when she is at home or in the car she does NOT stop talking, literally. She talks in full sentences and to make sure that I am listening or understanding what she has said, she will make me repeat it back to her. If I just shake my head or say "yes", she will continue to repeat herself until I have correctly repeated what she has just said to me or respond in an appropriate manner.
-She got a tricycle for her birthday and has already mastered pedaling all by herself.
-She loved being read to and sometimes we will read up to 25 books or more in a day.
-She loves her baby sister and practically smothers her daily from affection.
-She also enjoys singing and knows the lyrics to many primary songs and other childrens songs.
-She can say her own prayers, this usually includes saying "thank you" for grandma (several times), mommy and daddy, toys, food, bracelets, etc
-She likes to cook with me and will add the ingrediants
-She is currently in the process of potty training herself.

EVA is an amazing little girl and I am lucky to be her mom!

the possibilities

The chances are 50/50. A boy or a girl. As official as an ultrasound goes......we are having a GIRL:)

Where does time go?

Where has the time gone? Eva is now 13 months old and I feel like she has accomplished so much in her tiny life so far. As of today here are her amazing accomplishments! This is mostly for my benefit (being the proud mother that I am) as I have contemplated her accomplishments and the miracle of life.
4 weeks old: smiling
2 1/2 months: Laughing while at LOWE's (now her favorite store)
4 months: rolling over
4 1/2 months: sitting up by herself
6 months: saying "mom", pull herself up to stand
7 months: crawling (we thought she would never crawl but walk first because she thought we were torturing her if she was not on her feet or in an upright position at all times)
9 months: walking
10 months: waving goodbye
12 months: blowing kisses
Within just the past couple of months her talking skills have surfaced.
She now can say: mom, dadda, uh-oh (a least fifty times a day), doggem = doggie, git = get it, gin = again, get down, dat = get that, ah-er = cracker, and she can also sign "more".

WE HAVE BEEN SO BLESSED TO HAVE HER IN OUR LIFE. What an amazing gift that God has given us, as well as the opportunity to grow and learn with her.

HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY EVA

Today is Eva's first Birthday! We celebrated it over the weekend with family at the park. We had cupcakes and snacks as well as a train ride by the lake. It was a wonderful way to celebrate her birthday. We actually had a double birthday party with her cousin Elissa who was born a week after Eva.

Easter Egg Hunt

Eva having a great time at Great-grandma Clay's house. She loved Easter and finding eggs. However, I think she liked riding in the wagon the best.

Like Father like Daughter.....

JUST LIKE HER DADDY