11 February 2014

Eva and my Belly

Turns out there's a baby growing in my belly! We decided to find out the gender with this one, and I was hoping for another baby girl so so badly, for several reasons - for Eva to have a little best sister friend, so I don't have to buy any new baby clothes, and because we are settled on a girls name. But whenever we asked Eva if it was a boy or girl she would say baby boy, much to my dismay because I was sure she knew, plus that was my gut feeling as well. Sure enough she was right!

Anyway, as Eva can tell you there are four months left...she is soooo excited! She has loved this baby the most out of anyone in our family from the very beginning :) She makes sure the baby aka my belly gets plenty of food, water, phone calls, hugs, and a million kisses each day. She also likes to make sure the baby can see the pictures when I read her books, and at night she almost always falls asleep with one hand or foot on my belly.

We've been calling the baby by a few different names to try them out, but tonight she threw out her first name suggestion for him...applesauce! She told me first and then I made her tell George and she acted pretty embarrassed about it, but we think it's a good first idea on her end.

Sooo Eva still wakes up several times each night wanting her Mama to be there with her. Occasionally if I don't go in immediately she asks for her Dada, but the other night she woke up and immediately wanted her Baby to snuggle her back to sleep. I can't wait until they are very best friends! Sometimes when she puts her head to listen to my belly she starts laughing, and I'm sure baby boy is telling her some jokes.

 

Our very own kitty cat

Eva and I were ready to go for a walk to the other side of our neighborhood, hoping to see one of the cats that lives over there, but right as we turned to leave we spotted one in our very own yard! And it was the friendliest cat ever! It stayed in our yard and played with us for over an hour. Eva was in heaven!

I brought it some food (spaghetti sauce and cheese) in hopes of making it stay a while. I think it worked! Plus Eva ate some off the ground too :)

 

It wanted to go in our house so bad! If George wasn't allergic for sure I would have succumbed to his meows.

Sharing her rocks

So the cat played for about thirty minutes in these bushes, and Eva had the best time shaking long sticks at the kitty and getting him to swat at them. Unbelievable giggles. But sometimes he retreated and she would have to go after him.

 

Aquarium

For George's birthday we went to the aquarium! He got a free ticket for being born - hooray! Eva saw her very first dolphin show, and except for the lame story line she loved it. I know everyone hates sea world now because of blackfish but I haven't watched it yet so I still can't wait to take her to sea world someday!!!

 

 

 

Eva updates

Here are some cute stories before I forget...

We went to feed the ducks the other day, and I ripped some bread up into tiny pieces and put them on the railing in front of her so she could throw them in the water to the ducks. This is what happened to about half of it.

I don't know how she knows she's supposed to like painting her nails but she does. She always points to nail polish and asks to paint her toes or her daddy's :) if she doesn't have nail polish she'll use whatever she does have at her disposal, usually markers or water colors.

For Christmas we went to Spokane, and Eva rode her very first city bus. She loooooved it! She still talks about her bus ride, and will point out city buses whenever she sees them (which isn't often unless we drive into Atlanta).

She also loves peeling anything and everything. Especially onions. And rotting tulip bulbs too apparently...blech! Even she looks disgusted!

All she needed for Christmas was multiple pairs of fuzzy socks. She seriously loves these things and is a pro at putting them on her little feet.

She loves stamps and asks to put them on all the time. Sometimes I wonder if the letters make it to their destination. And these letters really did need five stamps, they were heavy :)

We went to the ups store and while I was waiting in line she was walking around and ended up finding the candy machine...she checked just to be sure there was no candy in there, and next thing I know she comes running to me with one skittle and one peanut m&m in her hands...Ick! I could not get her to give them to me for anything! I really didn't want her to eat the peanut m&m cause I was afraid she'd choke so I went back to the candy machine and sure enough there was one more skittle waiting. Who leaves candy in that machine??!! Anyway, I was finally able to get her to trade me the peanut m&m for the other skittle I found. Gross gross gross but it was one of the best days of her life probably :)