1st Mothers Day/Baby Dedication

Mothers Day was such a special day for me and Eva. Not only did I get to celebrate having such a wonderful little baby, but she was dedicated at our church. This meant so much to us and all our family came too. I pray every night that she grows up to be a witness for the Lord and his faithful servant. After all he is the one who is the source of all our blessing. We had such a wonderful time at lunch with our parents and visits later. It was truly one of the best days I have had in a long time.

Eva is such a great baby sleeping through the night 5 out of 7 nights of the week and loving to play in her exercaucer and sometimes her johnny jump up. We love to watch her play with her feet and stare endlessly at her own hands. She has decided 9pm is her bedtime which gives me an hour or so to get her diaper bag ready and finish up some chores for the next day. I can't believe it was like all at once she grew out of everything (not that we don't have a closet full of clothes people have given her).

She had her 4 month appointment yesterday and the doctor said she was perfect (which wasn't news to me) weighing in at 13.1 lbs and 24 inches. She had to get a few shots which wasn't too bad.

I have uploaded some new photos ;-)

Eva's Dedication

This Sunday Eva will be dedicated at our church at 11 am. I know Mothers Day is a special day for everyone, so I just wanted to let you all know. However, if you are interested in coming, just let me know. ;-)

Another Monday

It is so hard and no fun to have to go to work on Monday's and leave my little sweet baby. We had such a nice weekend together and with daddy (although I am an Eva hog when I have days off). She is such a good and happy baby and such a delight to be around. As you can see I am obsessed with taking TONS of pictures of her and here are some from our weekend!;-)

Easter Bunny

We love the Easter Bunny! Eva couldn't believe her eyes with all the fun stuff in her basket. We had a wonderful Easter with the family. We sang in an Easter Cantata at Church Easter morning and then lunch at Mimi and Papa's a quick visit to Grandaddy's and Supper at Grammy and Pawpaw's. We have so many cute pictures to share, I have already downloaded some but there are more to come! Eva turned 3 Months Old on Easter and what fun we had!!! xoxoxo

So Much Love

I went back to work this past Wednesday and boy have I missed my little sweetie!! There is no place I would rather be than with her and JJ ofcourse. She is such a good baby usually content doing whatever and is definitely mommy's little shopping buddy:-). Shopping for her has become an addiction, especially her precious Sunday dresses. She has started growing out of some of her first clothes which is unbelievable, I think back almost three months and can't believe the difference in our lives. We are in our daily rituals and nightly routines which was hard to imagine our first week home. We are blessed to have Mimi (my mom) keep her Monday-Thursday and Grammy (Jeremy's mom) keep her on Friday's. I can go to work easier knowing that they will take such good care of her and spoil her rotten. Her big smile and loving coos will brighten any one's days and melt your heart at the same time. I can't believe how often I get stopped everywhere for everyone to look at her. She is beautiful and wonderfully made. We are truly blessed.

Growing Like A Weed

February has been filled with so much fun and memorable moments! We had our first photo shoot with a bunny or that was the plan. It ended up being a mommy and me photo shoot, the bunny kept hopping off and wouldn't stay in the picture...there was one successful shot with the bunny but we didn't get it. Eva was great and was awake the whole time..she had a little accident on me in one of her naked shots (good thing I brought me a change of clothes!). The rest are just precious and online for a limited time if you want to see them just email me and let me know. I bought a couple but we plan to go back for a family session soon. She has started smiling and cooing at us which melts my heart. She is sleeping between 4 and 6 hours at a time at night which is sooo nice. She is starting to like bath time more which did take a few times to get used to. As you can see we are having a great time dressing her up, she has soo many adorable clothes. We go for our two month appointment next week and will share that will you next week. I have posted some new pics so check them out! ;-)

Happy One Month Birthday Eva Brook!

Eva went to the doctor Thursday for her one month check up..and everything looked great. She weighed 8lbs 2 oz and measured 21 inches long. It's amazing the difference one month makes. It's being able to tell the difference between her "I'm hungry; I'm sleepy; or I need my diaper changed" cries. How she watches me when I feed her and follows me with her eyes. How she holds my finger when she's eating or just slides her hand right behind her passy to flick it out of her mouth. She has developed such a little personality like how she grunts or pushes away on you when you (Jeremy) messes with her when she's eating, sleeping or changing clothes. It amazes me how God can create a little life inside you and she be born so perfect. We are so thankful for all our family and friends who have supported us over the last three years. I can't begin to share with you the love Jeremy and I feel for her, now we know the meaning of life. She is so precious I just want to watch her all day and night.

Our First Two Weeks

These two weeks have been filled with so many friends and family coming to visit Eva. We appreciate all your love, support and food! ;-) We are alittle sleep deprived but she is a really good baby just a little fussy with gas but we switched her formula to something more gentle on her tummy so we hope that helps. I have downloaded some new pics so check them out!

The Most Precious Gift

Eva Brook was welcomed into our family on January 12, 2009 at 7:02 pm, and was 6lbs 6oz and 19 inches long. She is the most beautiful baby in the world. She is perfect from the top of her head to her tiny toes. She has a head full of brown hair with blonde highlights and a beauty mark on her left cheek. Since we are going home today, we will make this short and sweet (kind of like our sleep ;-). Everyone is welcome to come visit just give one of us a call. We will post more soon and definetely more pics shortly. We could go on and on (which we are sure we will soon) but once you see her it says it all. Thanks for sharing this prebirth journey with us...now the real fun begins!!!

On Leave

I am officially on leave as of Monday January 12 and will return to work April 6. The next step is Baby Eva and we can't wait!!!;-) Talk to you all soon.