Evelyn's First Christmas

Evie was so excited about her first Christmas that she woke up at 12:01 a.m. (though Mommy didn't let her stay awake for very long). Santa brought her brown rice cereal, teethers and new socks in her stocking and a Blu Ray player under the tree (though somehow that seemed like more of a present for Daddy). Her aunts got her a Baby Einstein DVD, a board book and a savings bond, her great aunt and uncle got her a sweet little footy pajamas, and Grandma and Grandpa Kornegay got her an exersaucer (which she has been enjoying since Thanksgiving). She'll get to open her gifts from Grammy and GranDan when we drive down to see them on Saturday, the 27th. So far she has spent the day blowing raspberries and putting things (Mommy's fingers, the edge of the lap top, the blanket she's sitting on) in her mouth. Hope everyone else is enjoying their Christmas as much as Evie!

4 Month Check-up

Evie had her 4 month well baby visit with Dr. Martin yesterday, December 5th. She weighs a whopping 13 pounds, 5 oz and is now 24 inches long. He was very pleased with her development, and we talked at length about when to start solid foods. I think we're going to wait until she is closer to six months as she seems to be thriving just fine on my milk. She got her second round of vaccinations. She flinched when the nurse stuck her and so she bled a little. Poor thing. She pretty much slept all afternoon after that, only waking up to eat at 2:30. Then did an unprecendented 11 hours last night, sleeping from 7:30 until 6:30 this morning! And it was Saturday, too, so I got to "sleep in" with her. Although I know she's doing fine, it's always reassuring to have the experts tell you so. Her next check-up isn't until February so we'll just keep on truckin' along 'til then.