Who does she Resemble

I thought it would be fun to do a comparison of Evelynn to Daddy and Mommy. What do you think? Who does she look more like? 

i think she's a great mix of both of us!!!

Photo Shot - My Kiddo's

 As you will read...this little girl turned FOUR MONTHS OLD this week! 

As usual, Big Brother wanted to help with picture taking. It's so rare that i get a picture of him fully dressed that i had to take advantage of that moment! Too bad i only got the one picture... i decided it was still worth editing despite it being so off center. 

I'm sure you will all be shocked...Evelynn has clothes on in some of these pictures, too!
You can click on the pictures to see them bigger if you want. 

You've gotta love the face expression in this one... 

don't you love the drool??? i had to document it. She's so drooly lately!!!

She looks sad, but her eyes look so pretty i couldn't resist! 

i managed to get some smiles!!! 

And of course, i attempted to get some pictures of these two buddies together. It didn't go well. Lighting was bad, the only picture i got of both looking was grainy and not good (as you will see below). BUT,  i still tried. Eventually i'll get a good picture of my kids together!!!!

i do have others i haven't edited yet. But, i don't know if they will make it on the blog. Hopefully you still enjoyed seeing these adorable kiddo's of mine! 

More August

 This is a run-down of the things we did since my last post. 

On Saturday (the 16th) our little cutie fell asleep in her bouncy bouncer! She was so tired! We though it was hilariously cute. Connor used to do that too! 

just for fun...Connor at 10ish months!

On Sunday we had church as usual. Daddy took this adorable picture of Miss Evelynn in her carseat! Doesn't she have the sweetest little smile?

When we got home from church she was sooo tired!

Lately we have been noticing Evelynn's eyes changing colors. We had wondered if they would stay blue, but they're starting to look similar to how her brother's looked when they turned brown. We think they are quite pretty no matter the color!

Connor's eyes at almost 3 months - turning brown. 

On Tuesday i was stressed. BUT my little girl was dressed so bright and cheery that i couldn't help but sing to her "You are my SUNSHINE!" Brother wasn't too fond of the singing though, so we stopped.

On Wednesday Mommy did lots of cleaning and talked to Aunt Minda on the phone a lot! Evelynn must have been bored because she kept yelling for attention and was lounging with her feet up in her silly little way! 

On Thursday (the 22nd) Evelynn turned 4 months old! Mommy was sidetracked all day long so we didn't take pictures on that day other than these ones of her playing! 

These are some facts about Evelynn at 4 months:

She doesn't like her pacifier anymore and prefers her thumb!

She LOVES tummy time.

She doesn't like rolling over.

She doesn't care to stand.

When she is on her back on the floor she can do a 360 and turn herself in circles!

Her eyes are changing colors.

Her hair seems to be growing.

She wears 3-6 month clothes.

She wears size 2 diapers. 

She loves her swing.

She likes baths.

She "talks" a lot!

Loves to giggle.

Is learning to bounce in her bouncer.

She loves her big brother!

and she loves daddy and mommy!

On Friday Mommy took the kids to the park after going to the mailbox. Connor did NOT want pictures taken. Evelynn got to feel grass for the first time (it was very short lived though). 

We had gone to the mailbox specifically to mail a letter and some pictures to Aunt Jessie on her mission in New York, but Mommy somehow forgot to drop off the letter when she got the mail. It was quite humid outside and cloudy, so it was decided that we would go to the the playground. It was fun at first, but then Mommy started to feel too warm and wanted to go inside. Connor did NOT like that idea though, and Mommy had to carry him back like a potato sack! Half way back she decided he might not fight her so much by kicking and screaming if he was getting a piggy back ride. So, without missing a step, i grabbed him and swung him up  and over onto my back and told him to hang on! He was thrilled, but Mommy wasn't. It was hot, i was already pushing a stroller and carrying a baby on front of me, the last thing i wanted was a toddler on my back! BUT, a mommy does what she has to do. 

We had yummy otter pops when we got inside, then naps.

We had lots of cleaning to do after snacks and between lunch time, so we completed some chores and then took pictures that i will post on a separate entry! Connor thought he was the most helpful kid ever!

When Daddy came home Connor was so excited! He went running around and must have tripped and face planted into the computer desk, because we heard him scream, heard a crash, and then saw blood pouring from his nose! He was so upset and crying about his "nose! nose! noooooosssseeee!" I had a small laugh when he wanted cold water to make his foot feel better and then was spashing it all over his nose. The was just the cure Grandma West would have given! Cold water cures everything, didn't you know???

We also had a HUGE laugh at our little Connor man. I managed to capture some images of this incredibly obnoxious habit he has! we think he learned it from Marty the Zebra from Madagascar. 

HE SPITS WATER OUT!

He was trying to do it at church on Sunday!!!! 

Caleb told me my picture taking was just encouraging the bad habit. It's so hard not to laugh at this kid's excitement though!

                             Here is his easy, 5 step directions for it:                             

step one: get a gulp of water from a water bottle

step two: spit the water out

step three: look innocent as water is flying about

step four: laugh hysterically in pride of your work

step five: repeat

He sure knows how to keep us on our toes!

Last but not least, i got a video of Evelynn's cute giggle!

It's not the best since the camera on my phone is glitchy, but it's still worth a watch!

Crazy Events of the Week

 Last weekend we convinced Daddy to take us to the pool to play! We had the entire pool to ourselves the majority of the time and we had so much fun! We had Evelynn in the stroller part of the time so she could watch us but we didn't want her in the water the entire time. 

The kids had so much fun playing in the pool with their Daddy that they fell asleep right after their baths! 

 we spent the week trying to get the kids recovered from their illnesses of the previous week. Evelynn has been sadly confused about what nighttime hours happen in the family... she wants to sleep all day and play all night! the first two pictures below were taken after midnight when she was sitting up and "talking" to us and laughing everytime she got our attention! then theres a cute naptime picture, and of course, two pictures of her on the couch where i thought it was hilarious how she posed herself with her elbow propped up! 

we didn't seem to have much going on here besides the kids recovery from illness, and then me feeling unwell due to lack of sleep and i'm pretty sure i caught whatever the rest of the family had before, because i was pretty under the weather! 

Wednesday we took Connor to see an ENT to discuss putting tubes in his ears. We did a hearing test, an examination, and discussed pro's and con's, and we feel this is the best thing for Connor. He hears EXCELLENT when he doesn't have an ear infection, but when he does, it jumbles the sounds and confuses him. The Doctor said its quite likely there has been a speech delay due to the confusion that is caused every time ear infections occur. If he learns something one way, then the sound changes, it's very plausible that he would just avoid saying those words because he is confused and doesn't know which way is the right way to say it. Due to the crazy amount of infections he's already had, there's no reason not to get them, and the speech concerns are just another reason to move forward with it. 

Then last night (Thursday the 15th), Connor was covered in hives out of the blue! i freaked out because he hasn't done anything out of the ordinary, or tried any new food, but it was scary for me! 

 I gave him benedryl and planned to call his Doctor first thing in the morning if it wasn't gone when we woke up, and undfortunately, it wasn't. it looked a bit imrpved at first but i still called his Doctor. When i got off the phone i turned around to find it even worse than it origanlly had been, especially on his side! We took the first appointment we could get into at 9:10 AM and dropped Caleb off at work so i could have the car. Evelynn was so well behaved while i worried and focused on her brother. The Doctor said it is a form of hives that is pretty nasty looking, and referred to it as "hives to the nth degree", so it's not cool at all. She said it's an allergic reaction, probably from the antibiotics Connor was on for his double ear infection. I was reluctant to agree that was the cause since he hasn't had any in an entire week, but i don't know what else it could be, so i'm accepting it. He is no longer allowed to take Omnicef (cefdiner) and she has listed it as an allergy for him. Luckily, we shouldn't need to take that antibiiotic since he will be getting tubes in his ears on the 29th of this month. We are sad that he is so miserable though!

 The Pediatrician prescribed a steroid to brings down the inflammation and swelling the hives are causing. Luckily Connor has been willing to take it so far. The hives have been getting worse throughout the day. I took pictures to document it, but they have gotten WAY worse since the pictures were taken. The back of his head and neck is completely covered, and his side is practically one big one covering the entire area now. He keeps itching it and crying about his head. It makes me so sad to see it! 

I love these sweet babies of mine! We are hoping for a speedy recovery for our little man, and that no one else will be getting sick here any time soon! 

We hope everyone's week has gone better than ours!