Daddy's Girl at the Park

  

 This past Saturday was so beautiful we couldn't let it go to waste. Since we know there aren't too many nice days left we thought we'd take Eve to Cherry Lawn Park in Darien. It's a beautiful park with so many different things for small children to do, but the main attractions for us were the see-saw and the baby swings. Eve wasn't a huge fan of the see-saw, maybe it just wasn't as exciting for her as we anticipated.

 

 As you can see the swings were a huge hit! But like usual, as I go to push her it's "Da-da-da-da" So I, as usual, step aside and let her Dada do the pushing. It's ok I guess, it leaves me time to snap some adorable pictures of this little thing! Eve is without a doubt a daddy's girl, all day it's Dada until he gets home from work and she's elated to see his face. I am proud to say she said Mama first, but after she could say Dada and knows what it means, it's only mama when she's sad or tired, or hurt. So I'm glad to know she does need me, and wants me sometimes, but I am really pleased with her great relationship with Braden.

 

I just love that face, I can't get enough of this kid!

I hope she stays a daddies girl...

Update

 I guess it's that time for an update. Eve is doing really well, and loving life. She is my little water baby, she can't get enough of the bath! If she's ever in a bad mood or not feeling well, she can always be cheered up by a warm bubble bath, and her ducky of course, she will not let that thing go.
(As you will notice, every single tub picture we have of her, that duck is in it)
Things with us are pretty tame, as usual I have working 2 days a week in Stamford for a dentist here, and 2 days in Greenwich for another dentist. But after some sweet talking, and a few incentives/perks my Greenwich office gets me mon-thur. I am pretty excited, it is a great office and I love those I work with. They were very understanding that I wanted to have at least 1 day a week for just Eve and I. So we get to keep Fridays for a girls day. It's the highlight of my week every week.
Braden is doing well, loving his girls and taking advantage of every minute with us. Eve gets so excited when he comes in the room, I love it.
Eve is eating more table food, just a few things, like small soft pieces of bread, stuffing has been a big favorite, and a few other things we have just broken up for her. She feels like a big girl, and you can tell. We were lucky enough to have our good friends take our family pictures this past weekend at Waveney Park, the pictures will be coming soon, I am so excited!

 Eve still gets crazy hair after her nap. (I have noticed that when she's mad or bored she pulls out her hair on the top, anyone else experience this? Any ideas how to help her stop, or is it just a stage?)

 Making a mess with her squash.

 Eve can still only scoot backwards, and she gets stuck in odd situations. I have storage containers under the bed, and she squeezed herself between a container and the leg of the bed frame, she was not very impressed.

She is always fascinated by the running water... I just want to eat her cheeks in this picture!

8 Months

 8 months already?! Wow this last month really flew...Eve is getting bigger and bigger and always surprising us. I have to say, I am madly in love with this little one. Updates:
- just about 28 inches (just about 90th percentile)
- 18 lbs (50th)
- Can say mama and dada
- Still sleeping in crazy positions.
- Loves her walker, she can only go backwards but she loves being mobile
- Scooting on the floor, but once again, only backwards.
- Eating rice puffs, and just starting to be able to pick them up and put them in her own mouth.
- Loves fruit in any kind of mixture or variety.
- Pulled out most of her long hair patch on the top, so no more pony tails :( at least until she grows more.
- Waves hello to you if you wave first.
- Will take steps if you hold her arms

 

Don't mind the terrible quality, my camera isn't good without natural light.

 Her waving at the camera 

Her faces make me laugh, she has so many...

Big Girl

 Well as of lately, I feel like Eve tried to do everything as a "big girl". She needs to sit at the table with us like a big girl, she needs to always be sitting up, and is always trying to walk when you'll let her. She wants to skip the scooting, and crawling thing and just get to the walking. She always wants what you're working with, and wants to be right there when I'm cooking etc. Don't get me wrong, I love her want to learn, but a part of me just wants her to be a baby forever!

 

I turned around and caught her getting into my purse, and this was her guilty face haha...She's got a good one, that grin will get her out of any ticket :)

I had to get a picture of her cute little profile, it's all cheek!