Evie- 7 months

So, I didn't get Evie's 6 month post published until after the 7 month mark, but I actually had it written on time. I was waiting to get photos from my nice camera downloaded finally.

Evie had her 6 month checkup between 6 and 7, so I'll post those stats here:
Weight: 18 lb 10 oz (84%)
Height: 27 inches (79%)
Head: 43.5 cm (70%)

We've had another, brutal round of the stomach virus and also the crud. The first year of daycare is hard and germy! My poor sweet girl managed to smile between dry heaves if that tells you anything about her personality! Other than sickness, she's gotten much better at sitting up unassisted, has started army crawling all over the place, is eating much better, and finally sleeping through the night again! It's been a big month!

Evie typically nurses first thing in the morning, has her breakfast about 30 minutes later, and will sometimes nurse again for a few minutes right before we walk out the door. She has 3 or 4 (@ 4 oz) bottles of breast milk while at school, and has started having some baby food at lunch as well. If she drinks all 4 bottles, she will eat baby food for dinner and then nurse again before going to bed at about 7 pm.  She has been sleeping through the night most nights, although, occasionally she will wake up a fuss for a few minutes or want to be fed around 4 am.

Evie had her first trip to the cabin during the last month, but she was sickly and probably didn't get too much out of it. I think she's getting closer to a da-da or mama. When she's tired or hungry her cry sounds a lot like mama, but when she's happy and talking in the mornings we get more da-da sounds. She gives the biggest toothless grins whenever she sees one of our family members. People are constantly remarking on how laid back and happy she is. She thinks her brother is hilarious and he loves her as well. Sullivan still calls her "Evsers" while Daniel lately calls her "Toothless" and I still call her "Evie Pie". Lots of nicknames in our house! Sullivan was demonstrating how to crawl for her last week. They may be unstoppable when she's finally walking! Evie is really noticing our pets now.  She watches the fish while she eats, loves to "pet" our cat Sophie and pull on her ears and tail, and laughs at Bailey. Bailey and Sophie eat up the attention and all the food Evie throws on the floor!

Summer is almost over. Just a week and a half before Sullivan is back in school. He's had a lazy summer for the most part, and enjoyed having a sitter at home with him. His behavior has been great lately, so I'm hopeful it will continue when he goes back to school. He's started doing chores around the house; primarily to earn money for chewing gum. I think he likes having jobs...most of the time at least. He helps feed Bailey and let her out, clears the table after meals, picks up toys, helps me dust, and babysits the Roomba as it vacuums since it gets stuck and calls for help all the time. He definitely has a touch of his dad's OCD. After dusting one of our tables, he put the pictures frames back for me. At first he had them arranged by color, but when I looked back later they were no longer in that order. It took me a minute to realize he had arranged them by the number of people in the photograph. Daniel took a picture. It was funny and sweet. He's so smart, I sometimes forget he's only 4. When he is upset these days, his new things it to say either "you're the worst mom ever" or "you are ruining my life". Yes. At 4. Conversely, when he's happy I get "you're the best mom ever" or "I love you so much, Mommy".