Better Late Than Never! Month 9

I've had Everly's nine month stats on the refrigerator for over a month with the intentions to post. Well...I have no idea where her ninth month went! This was the busiest yet for our family, or maybe it was just me!
She weighed 16.5 pounds-20th percentile, length 27 inches-30th percentile.


Does this show (Super WHY)put anyone else's child in a trance? She will stop whatever she is doing to watch this. Obviously this picture is over a month old. Pardon the snowflake pjs!

My sweet girl coming to get me! This was the night I got home from my weekend class in Phenix City. I was in her nursery getting her things together for the next day.


She may be small, but she sure can eat! We took full advantage of the fact that we are 60 miles from the world's most beautiful beaches and went to eat at AJs. Everly had ALL of the three containers of snacks in her Packin' Smart snack containers as well as a container of carrots. Oh yeah, it felt quite strange to me to be at AJs with my family. This place hold ALOT of memories of awesome summers past with my wonderful friend Margaret!



Dada and E enjoying the beautiful weather in Destin. She loves the wind blowing through her hair.

This is how we found her Friday morning. Happy 10 months sweet girl! You're definitely like your momma even if you don't look like her. Whatever it takes to get comfortable!

Words E says now-

Kicat-Kitty Cat

Fuff-Fluff (Gimme's cat's name)

Nana-Banana

Du-Duck

Mama

Dada

Papa-Pop

I feel like there are a few more that I am forgetting.

She's also started crawling to the highchair when she wants to eat.

Foods she likes-

Broccoli

Carrots-possibly her favorite

Sweet Potatoes

Puffs-Banana & Sweet Potato

Bananas

Apples

Pears are ok

Yogurt Melts-Strawberry

Butternut Squash

Eggs-scrambled...yeah, I didn't know they weren't supposed to have these until they are a year old. Dr. E said we could keep giving them to her since she's already had them.

Green Beans

Pasta is ok

Mashed Potatoes are ok

I'm still making all of her food in the Beaba Babycook. I love that thing! I think it is our best baby investment. I am a freak about the foods she eats! I thought I would be picky, but I am a freak! Have you seen Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution? This should be a whole other post!

Sorry for the length! I need to catch up. We've got a lot going on.

Enjoying Spring with Dada

Everly's Pop (Brett's dad) put up her swing at their house on Easter Sunday. She loved it! Brett sat in front of her and kept her going. She would just squeal with delight! There will be lots more fun with Dada this summer. Yesterday, Pop and Dada got a new to them tractor with an enclosed cab and air conditioner. So Sweet E can ride around with them this summer while they're baling hay. I think she is going to love it! We can't wait to move closer to the farm soon. We're putting our house on the market and moving to B's hometown. It's only about 10-15 miles away, but will be a totally different life for us. We want to teach E values like work hard, love your family and your neighbor, and that she isn't better than anyone. We hope our move towards a full fledged farm life will help us grow along with her. I know I for one have been caught up in a materialistic world for far too long! Thanks Dave Ramsey! (We're in Financial Peace University right now). You've reminded me about the most important things in life...which are not the house I live in, the car I drive, the bag I carry or the clothes on my body.

Our Sweet Girl's First Easter

What a wonderful day! Perfect weather, wonderful food and loving family!
This is the tree we got married under.

Little Brett coming to get the camera

It's hard to get a still picture with a crawling baby...how about that basket? :)

E got some sweet potato puffs, strawberry yogurt melts, a bathing suit, a life is good bib and The Story of Easter book. From my parents she got a prize egg filled with money and a stuffed bunny wearing a bonnet. Pop and Gimme got her some more puffs (we can never have too many!), a monogrammed snack container, stacking snack containers, and a monogrammed hairbow.

Brett & I also got baskets from them. I got some sweet jewelry and B got a LaCoste shirt. Brett has had his Easter basket since he was a baby. We wanted to do the same thing for Everly. We were going to order her a Beatrix Potter basket from Pottery Barn, but they were sold out by the time I got around to it. I like what we did much better! We went to T & C pharmacy in Opp. They have a ton of beautiful fabric. Brett & Everly visited...cause you know everyone knows everyone there and I narrowed the fabric choices down to two. Brett came over and made the final decision. Then we picked out a basket together. Brett painted the basket white. Then I took the basket and fabric to Kids Unlimited in Elba (I love that store and the people that work there). They sewed the liner, added bows, and monogrammed it for her. Now we have a treasure that is uniquely Everly's. I can't wait to fill it for years to come!

Easter at our church

Ok, so this one has nothing to do with Easter at our church, but I forgot to share them with y'all. I accidentally, yes...seriously accidentally ordered Everly two bunny shirts. I like these because she'll be able to wear them all summer. The one on the left is from Smitten & Co. on etsy. The quality of the shirt is outstanding! It is so soft, I wish she made adults! The one on the right is from ifyousaysew.com.So anyway, on to the real reason for this post. We enjoyed a weekend full of events at our church, First Baptist Andalusia. Friday night B, I am so grateful for a wonderful Christian husband, worked the computer system for The Living Lord's Supper. It was one of the more difficult shows for him to work. I prayed the whole way through. It was such a moving performance. I was just bawling at the end. How could you not? Jesus died for us all!

Saturday morning I helped hide eggs for the churchwide egg hunt. My MIL (Gimme) brought Sweet E to our church along with her "souped" up stroller. I can take no credit for this...Gimme did it all. It was the sweetest ride there in my opinion! This is one of my favorite traditions. All the kids bring their bikes, trikes, pedal cars, and wagons. Lots of them decorate for the holiday and we make a trip around the church in parade fashion.

Afterward we gather on the steps of our beautiful church and listen to the Easter story. This year the church provided a sheet of stickers and construction paper for the children to follow along as Bro. Fred shared the true meaning of the holiday.

We didn't let E participate in the egg hunt, since she can't walk yet or eat the candy. When all the precious children were finished we gathered in the fellowship hall and enjoyed a delicious lunch. I am so happy to be a member of a loving church family. We are so proud that Everly will grow up in such a wonderful environment with people that love us!