2 months old!

Everleigh had her 2 month check up a little early (about a week early) because I had a meeting at work and Dr. Tolar had an open spot while I was there. She was pitiful getting her shots - still no real tears (we've never seen a tear actually come out of her eye) and she calmed down as soon as I got her, but I've never heard her cry like that. She was very fussy the rest of the evening and then she was better by the next morning. She was 10 lb. 9 oz. (57th percentile) and 22 inches long (53rd percentile) and her head was 15.5 inches (75th percentile). In other words, she's perfect with a larger than average head (big brains!!). Really, I have a big head, so it doesn't surprise me at all. She may look like Cody, but she has my large head - YES! At least she got something from me!

Here are some things she's doing now:

-she can hold her head up very well now and pushes up on her elbows to reach her head up as far as possible

- she smiles all the time at Cody and me but hasn't smiled at anyone else yet

- she has rolled from tummy to back a few times (this started at 4 1/2 weeks)

- she is sleeping consistently at least 6 hours at night, but usually 7 and has gone 9 hours once!

- she eats every 2 1/2 to 3 hours still during the day, but is a pretty fast eater (~ 15 minutes)

- she has gotten a little attitude lately. When she is ready to eat, she goes from smiling to screaming in a split second. This is very new for her. She has never been one to fuss or cry about anything. We laugh every time she does it - probably because we know how easy it is to fix what's wrong

- she is not a very good napper. She has one long nap a day and then will usually take a few small naps in her crib. The good thing is that when she wakes up in her crib, she lays there and looks at the ceiling or around the room for a while (we have a video monitor) before I come in to get her

- her favorite thing to do is to lay on the floor and be read to or talked to. She smiles and kicks and coos the whole time and it is adorable!

- she does great in the car as long as it's moving. She looks out the window if she's awake, but typically sleeps most of the trip.

- she loves being outside

- she can sleep through almost any noise

This is all I can really think of. She's such a good baby. She's only 2 months old, so not a lot to report, but I don't want to forget what she was like at this age.

Maybe I would rather be Wonder Woman!

Anyone who knows Cody well knows that he loves Superman. Hence the adorable picture of him here when he was little:
So...when I found this Superman onesie a long time ago, I bought 2 of them in different sizes and put them away for someday in the future when we had children. Last Father's Day, we had just found out we were having a baby and I gave these to Cody as part of his Father's Day gift. We have tried twice now to put this on her to get a picture without success. The first time, she spit up all over it the second it was on her. She did it again this time, but not as bad so we tried to leave it on for a little bit to get a picture and here is how the pictures turned out. She rarely cries so it's funny that she is crying for these pictures (it was almost time to eat). We'll keep trying to get a good shot in this outfit, but it seems to me that she doesn't like Superman. I'm sorry, honey. You'll have to do some more influencing before she's as happy as you are in the picture above!

Driving her car

It was so gorgeous this weekend that we spent a lot of time outside. Here's us grilling.

I love this face!

Happy Easter!

This was my first Sunday back to church since having Everleigh and it was Everleigh's first Sunday ever at church. It was so great to see everyone. Everleigh did wonderful through the service and when we went on stage. The elders at our church bring all the new babies with their parents up to the front and pray for them and we did that this Sunday as well. It was very nice and it's always great to have the support of our church.

Everleigh's Easter dress was made by my cousin, Ginger, for Isabella and now Everleigh. It is a beautiful dress! She did an amazing job.

Everleigh's 1st Easter basket and bunny

I had to put this one - she wasn't hurt and didn't even cry, but I figure every parent has these pictures of their children when they can't quite sit on their own yet. She was doing fine and then 1/2 a second later - bam - she's on her side! Maybe she was trying to see her Easter basket a little closer!

Christy and John visiting and Arkansas trip

Last weekend, Christy (my sister), John (her husband), and Isabella (my niece) came to visit and to see Everleigh. We had a great time! Christy and I got out for a few hours and left the girls at home with John and Cody, which was great because I am never away from Everleigh (not that I really want to be!). It was hard to leave her and I was so glad to see her when I got back, but it was nice to be out for a few hours and get to hang out with my sister. Isabella is so funny and all over the place! She'll be 2 in June. I have really missed her and I was so glad to get to see her all weekend. Also, my sister is pregnant with their second child and they just found out the are having a boy!! They are calling him Cole. It was just my sister and I growing up with no boys in the house and we've both had girls so far, so a boy will definitely be a change, but we can't wait to meet him! And John is so excited to be having a boy.

This past weekend, we went to Arkansas to see Cody's family and go to Ethan and Braxon's birthday parties. It was Ethan's second birthday and Braxon's first. They were both adorable! Ethan didn't care too much for his cake, but I think Braxon ate most of the icing. He was all about it! While we were there, Cody's parents also bought a tree for Everleigh and planted it for her. It was very sweet and it will be great to watch it grow as she does.

Isabella jumping on the furniture

John reading to the girls

Christy with the girls

Isabella looking at her newest cousin

Braxon enjoying his cake

The boys with their cakes

Everleigh's tree and Cody's family

Meemaw holding Everleigh for the first time

The birthday boys with Marcus and Timpy (Skylar was at a sleepover)

My big girl in her Bumbo

What we've been up to...

Sitting at home!! I'm going a little stir crazy. We agreed with it being flu season that we would keep Everleigh in the house for the most part until she was 8 weeks old. She's been out a few places with me during the day, but the vast majority of the time, we stay at home. I cannot wait until we can take her out to church and where ever else we want to go and get back to our lives! Almost there - she was 6 weeks old this past Monday. 1 1/2 more weeks.

We are all doing very well - especially Everleigh. The biggest question Cody and I get asked is, "How is she sleeping?" Well, she's sleeping pretty well. She just went through a little growth spurt so she's been up a little more the past few days, but before that she was consistently sleeping about 5-6 hours in a row at night. Advice for any other new moms - a schedule has been great for us. I read Baby Wise and Baby Whisperer (same schedule in both books) and it has really helped us to get organized and to have some sort of normalcy where we can know what to expect out of our days.

Here are a few pictures of things Everleigh loves to do.

She loves tummy time...

and kisses from Mommy!

She loves watching Cody and me and studying our faces.

Being read to is one of her favorite things

She loves looking out the window - at the fence.

Looking at Daddy!!

Everleigh is 1 month old!

Everleigh is 1 month old today. I am in shock. When this happens 11 more times, we will be throwing her 1st birthday party and that makes me very sad - and excited. This month has really flown by for me. I feel like it's been a blur of nursing and napping with an occasional shower. She is so fun though - and more than worth it!

Her 1 month doctor's visit was last Wednesday, b/c I wanted to go to a baby shower for one of the girls I work with thrown for her at work (I work with her pediatrician), so we made it a little early at 3 weeks and 2 days. She checked out great! 8 pounds 7 ounces and 21 inches long. 50th percentile for both and gaining more per day than she needs to. Well on her way to being a fat little baby!

Here are a few pictures I took of her today to celebrate being 1 month old. The dress is one my sister and I both wore when we were little, so I wanted a few pictures of her in it. She wasn't very happy about the dress and bow and shoes and let me know about it. I tried to sit her up in the chair and that went over even worse! She did much better being in just a diaper.

Our sweet naked baby!

The only good shot I got of her in the dress

I think she was getting tired of pictures at this point

A little calmer a few seconds later

It's Bathtime!!

Everleigh now loves her baths, but she didn't really like the first two. Here's a few shots of different baths.

First bath at home - not a big fan

Sweet baby bunny

Cutest frog ever!

Thanks for my bath, Daddy!