Evie got her spica cast off at 15 months, after 5 weeks of pure shit. We walked a lot, we read a lot, occasional cartoons, lots of bean bag sitting, lots of diaper changing and blow drying the cast STANK out, and lots of singing and puzzles and lap toys. We survived, and thank God the orthopedist said it healed wonderfully and we shouldn't have any future issues. April 2017 will mark one year, so we will take her back for an x-ray one more time to ensure everything is growing like it should. :)
Okay...onto Ev turning 18 months. She is SO FUN right now...and shy...and clingy...and needy...and FUN. Her personality is really shining through. Ev is silly, shy, smart, stubborn, independent, kind, loving, and pretty chill. She loves to play outside, loves water, loves building blocks, and LOVES animals. Speaking of animals, she knows every animal sound we've taught her. She can do dog, cat, bear, lion, mouse, owl, sheep, monkey, cow, horse, bird, whale, elephant, and others I can't think of right now. She also knows what a train and car "say".
She isn't into carbs right now. I know, she isn't my kid. In fact, she hardly eats anything. It could be that her 5th tooth is JUST breaking through, but I really think she's just being picky and stubborn. Her favorite foods are hummus, cheese, peanut butter and anything sweet. Everleigh will really only eat strawberries, bananas, and oranges for fruits. The only way she ever gets veggies is if it's hiding in something.
I can't even tell you how many words she can say now. I would list them out, but I think it's probably close to 50 or more? She is stringing two words together "more ___" ALL DAY EVERY DAY, "I see ___", "got it". Depending on who you ask, she knows how to count to two. She is understanding some colors, but not always right. (For example, at the OB office this morning, I was signing into the front desk and said hi to the receptionist. Without any prompting from me, Ev pointed to her shoes and said "shoe, pink" like a boss. Her shoes this morning were in fact, pink.)
My favorite things she does right now is try to scare you "BOO!" and when she says "PLEASEEEEE". What's that, Evie? You just said please nicely asking for a triple scoop sundae for breakfast? You got it, kid!
Her doc appointment isn't until Thursday and I'm very anxious to see how much she weighs and her height now. They didn't get an accurate measurement after she got her cast off, so I really have no idea where she stands since her 12 month appointment.
The once never sleeping baby is now sleeping like a champ. She is still going to bed around 7 (some much later summer nights) and waking up around 6/6:30. Naps are ALLLL over the place. There was one glorious week she was napping 3 hours a day and it was pure love. Today, she napped a little more than an hour. 2 days before today, she napped 2 hours. It's always a crap shoot, and I always pray to the nap gods to please let today be a good nap day.
In other news, Ryan started his PERMANENT job in Maryland about a month ago. Our house was on the market for 3 months and we were having realtor communication problems, so we took our house off the market and will be relisting once I can get my life together. Because we haven't been able to sell our house, Ryan has been waking up at 4am, leaving at 4:45am and not getting home until around 6:45 or 7. It. sucks. bad. I'm with Evie all day from wake to bedtime all by myself, and Ryan's days are obviously crazy long and he's spending almost 4 hours a day in the car. We pray that when we relist the house, we get some bites and can finally get back to a somewhat normal lifestyle.
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A rare day of daddy being home
Sprinkle donut on her half birthday! 8/10
Hugging a random girl at Chick Fil A. She's the sweetest
Grandma Hibbard came for a visit :)