But when she's asleep, she's ok:
Thursday, February 05, 2009
I guess she's not THAT bad: by Finchley
The other day, I jumped up on the couch to get some pets. Imagine my alarm when I realized, mid-jump, that Evie was there! Obviously I wasn't ready to get THAT close to her, so I turned around mid-jump and almost did a back flip to avoid contact. She's pretty cute, but I don't trust her yet. She makes lots of weird noises and her crying makes me run cowering from the room.
But when she's asleep, she's ok:
But when she's asleep, she's ok:
Monday, February 02, 2009
Snow day in London
Well, when you turn on the news here in London, the only thing they are talking about is THE SNOW! It has snowed about 8 inches today--the most snow since 1991. And that meant that Jim couldn't get to work (public transport was down)and Evie had her first snow day. We bundled up and headed into Hampstead Heath, where people were out throwing snowballs and attempting to sled on all manner of household item (from cutting boards to tupperware bin tops). Snow is a unifying substance in London and everyone seemed in a good mood (although on the news they're all complaining about how England is like a third world country because the roads weren't cleared and the buses weren't running and blah blah blah).
E's snowsuit (hand me down from a neighbor baby)looks just like her Ugly Doll (a gift from Joe T).
First outing with the stroller. She wasn't such a fan at first:
But she was asleep by the time we got out onto the sidewalk:
Ever paranoid, we had to stop and rearrange all of her layers several times:
The photographer in the snow:
Boys with a giant snowball:
The snow made it kind of hard to figure out where we were sometimes:
Family picture in the snow (Evie is represented by her stroller):
After the snow, we headed to the pub for a cold one and lunch. Evie had a strong milk.
...followed by her first trip to a book store:
Then she passed out on the couch. What a day! The tube and trains are running now, so tomorrow we will probably be back to normal (meaning, Jim will be back at work. It's bee nice having him home so much lately!)
E's snowsuit (hand me down from a neighbor baby)looks just like her Ugly Doll (a gift from Joe T).
First outing with the stroller. She wasn't such a fan at first:
But she was asleep by the time we got out onto the sidewalk:
Ever paranoid, we had to stop and rearrange all of her layers several times:
The photographer in the snow:
Boys with a giant snowball:
The snow made it kind of hard to figure out where we were sometimes:
Family picture in the snow (Evie is represented by her stroller):
After the snow, we headed to the pub for a cold one and lunch. Evie had a strong milk.
...followed by her first trip to a book store:
Then she passed out on the couch. What a day! The tube and trains are running now, so tomorrow we will probably be back to normal (meaning, Jim will be back at work. It's bee nice having him home so much lately!)
Sunday, February 01, 2009
More exciting times at the flat
Over the weekend Mom and I actually left the house. On Saturday we went to Borough Market and to walk along the river. It was incredibly crowded and COLD and we forgot our cameras. On Sunday we went to Spitafields, where it was even colder and starting to snow, but I remembered my camera! Here is Mom on Brick Lane:
And now....I bring you more Evie pictures! Jim, aka Super Dad, babysat all weekend while we were out and about and all was well when we got home (of course). He is also the best at giving Evie, who has a staph infection, her antibiotics. When I give them to her, most of them end up on my shirt and face.
Evie does not like getting changed. But sometimes she is placid and looks really cute during the changing process. Usually, though, it's a scream-fest.
It's best not to come between Evie and her food.
She's also very strong for a tiny baby. Here she is with her giant bottle. Grr...
After her appetite is satisfied, she can be very angelic. Plus she loves Aunt Kate's quilt:
And now....I bring you more Evie pictures! Jim, aka Super Dad, babysat all weekend while we were out and about and all was well when we got home (of course). He is also the best at giving Evie, who has a staph infection, her antibiotics. When I give them to her, most of them end up on my shirt and face.
Evie does not like getting changed. But sometimes she is placid and looks really cute during the changing process. Usually, though, it's a scream-fest.
It's best not to come between Evie and her food.
She's also very strong for a tiny baby. Here she is with her giant bottle. Grr...
After her appetite is satisfied, she can be very angelic. Plus she loves Aunt Kate's quilt:
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Evie loves Daddy
Well, blogging has definitely gotten harder now that Evie is here, because when she is sleeping and hanging out with her Gram, I've been taking marathon naps (2 to 3 hours usually). Hooray for Mom being here! otherwise I would be functioning on about an average of five hours of sleep a night.
Anyway, Evie is definitely a Daddy's girl. Jim even comes home from work earlier now that she is here! And she loves to proclaim her love for him through her fashion statements.
Despite her late night antics, she is very cute (and even during the late night antics, although it's easier to enjoy the cuteness when it's not 3am).
We have discovered the wonderfulness that is our Kari-Me Sling. It works much better with a real baby in it (see trying to make it work with a stuffed animal in previous blogs)and Evie loves to be strapped in next to us. We DO look like Jedi warriors when we wear it, but this contraption is what is allowing me to blog right now and it's great for carrying her around the house and out and about.
This is the (much deserved) look that I get when the baby starts to cry and I hand her off to Jim.
Thug mama:
Evie's Nana and Papa sent her lots of cute presents and vintage shirts and snowsuits that Jim and Scott wore when they were babies. All wrapped in pretty bows! Here she is doing her best Aretha Franklin at the Inauguration impression.
Anyway, Evie is definitely a Daddy's girl. Jim even comes home from work earlier now that she is here! And she loves to proclaim her love for him through her fashion statements.
Despite her late night antics, she is very cute (and even during the late night antics, although it's easier to enjoy the cuteness when it's not 3am).
We have discovered the wonderfulness that is our Kari-Me Sling. It works much better with a real baby in it (see trying to make it work with a stuffed animal in previous blogs)and Evie loves to be strapped in next to us. We DO look like Jedi warriors when we wear it, but this contraption is what is allowing me to blog right now and it's great for carrying her around the house and out and about.
This is the (much deserved) look that I get when the baby starts to cry and I hand her off to Jim.
Thug mama:
Evie's Nana and Papa sent her lots of cute presents and vintage shirts and snowsuits that Jim and Scott wore when they were babies. All wrapped in pretty bows! Here she is doing her best Aretha Franklin at the Inauguration impression.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Evie continues....
I KNOW I said that once the baby was born this was not going to become a blog just focused on the baby. But since then, several things have happened. First of all, all we are doing at the moment is staying focused on the baby. But, more importantly, all we WANT to do is focus on the baby and talk about the baby. And finally, she's so cute that we know everyone else wants to focus on her, too!
That said, here are a few more pictures of Evie's life. She's had a lot of 'firsts' this week and so have we!
Ever quiet moment counts when it comes to the battle for sleep.
Feet:
Hanging out with Mom. We spend a lot of time in the living room these days:
First bath at home. She's not a huge fan...especially when it comes to the getting out of the bath and into the cold outside air part, but we managed to capture a calm expression.
Can you tell we're related? We were both exhausted, so we had some 'skin on skin' to calm us down.
Unfortunately we didn't do things in the right order, so we had to wake her up to feed her...and Jim was up all night. I had the night off (until 4:30am) so I'm feeling pretty refreshed today! But Jim has to go to work tomorrow morning, so I'm back on the night shift.
That said, here are a few more pictures of Evie's life. She's had a lot of 'firsts' this week and so have we!
Ever quiet moment counts when it comes to the battle for sleep.
Feet:
Hanging out with Mom. We spend a lot of time in the living room these days:
First bath at home. She's not a huge fan...especially when it comes to the getting out of the bath and into the cold outside air part, but we managed to capture a calm expression.
Can you tell we're related? We were both exhausted, so we had some 'skin on skin' to calm us down.
Unfortunately we didn't do things in the right order, so we had to wake her up to feed her...and Jim was up all night. I had the night off (until 4:30am) so I'm feeling pretty refreshed today! But Jim has to go to work tomorrow morning, so I'm back on the night shift.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
A walk and a swing
Yesterday we took a short walk down to Hampstead Heath because the sun was out and we were tired of being in the house. So Evie spent a little of her fourth day outside! We bundled her up in warm clothes and a cute hat that Kate and Andy sent her and Jim proudly donned his baby Bjorn.
All bundled:
Nice hat. Thanks Aunt Kate and Uncle Andy!
On a top secret mission to get to the park. You can only see the top of her head, but she's in there...asleep. She slept through the entire walk.
Evie has the cutest (and most adoring) Dad in the world.
Our family:
She's a snorehead, like her Dad:
And the excitement doesn't end there! Today she tried out her swinging chair for the first time. Thanks to her friend Apollo for letting her borrow it! It's a hit (she's currently snoozing away in it):
All bundled:
Nice hat. Thanks Aunt Kate and Uncle Andy!
On a top secret mission to get to the park. You can only see the top of her head, but she's in there...asleep. She slept through the entire walk.
Evie has the cutest (and most adoring) Dad in the world.
Our family:
She's a snorehead, like her Dad:
And the excitement doesn't end there! Today she tried out her swinging chair for the first time. Thanks to her friend Apollo for letting her borrow it! It's a hit (she's currently snoozing away in it):
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