If the Dock is a Rockin'...

While in my hometown we took Evy to my grandparent's pond so she could feed the fish. I was sitting on the dock, Evy on my lap throwing fish food in the water. My dad was fishing and my mom, grandma, grandpa, and uncle were all standing on the dock observing. I commented on some bubbles, saying there must be a fish down there. Someone else thought maybe it was a turtle. My uncle said maybe it was the dock. My Dad said, "I don't think there has ever been this much weight on the dock." CRASH! SPLASH! SCREAM! The dock collapsed. I was able to put my hand under Evy's bottom and lift her above the water as I slid off the collapsing dock, into the pond. The water didn't get above Evy's chest. Out of the corner of my eye I saw my mom and dad go flopping into the water. Grandma stood shin deep in the water screaming "I can't swim! I can't swim!" And then...I panicked. My Kate Spade sunglasses had fallen off my head, into the murky water. "WHERE ARE MY SUNGLASSES!?!?" The observers thought I was overreacting a bit, but you don't understand...these expensive sunglasses were bought before child, when I still had some leftover money each month. Now post-child there is no room in the budget for these sunglasses to be replaced. Find the glasses! Mom, take the baby. The glasses were retrieved, no one was injured, my dad's fishing pole was retrieved, but his blackberry was not as lucky. Apparently, the blackberry didn't know how to hold its breath for 15 minutes under water.

Fun at Grandma's and Grandpa's

Evy and I spent Thursday through Sunday at my parents. I'm not sure who is more tired from the trip. Evy, or my poor parents who spent the entire 4 days chasing after a wild toddler, playing hide and seek 1.5 million times and getting up with Evy 3 of the mornings so I could sleep in. We went swimming both in the backyard and at the real pool, helped grandma pick up sticks and throw them in the creek, looked for frogs, went on lots of walks, went out to eat with great-grandma Maxine, visited great-grandma Elouise's cat, and ate Grandpa's famous bunny pancakes. Evy also had some quality relaxation time--watching Alice in Wonderland with Elmo. Ms. Nancy, Grandma's neighbor, gave Evy a singing Elmo. Evy loved it and I think Ms. Nancy was also pretty thrilled to rid herself of an annoying toy.

MIA

I have the perfect light shade of Sephora lip gloss that I keep in my car. It's the perfect go to shade--just a smidge darker than good 'ole chapstick. Last night while in the car Evy wanted to "hold it." It hasn't been seen since and I've crawled all over the back of my car searcing for my long lost friend. Cripes...

No Blue Water!

I thought these Crayola color tablets would add some fun to Evy's bath. A few weeks ago I dropped a blue tablet in and Evy freaked out. She wanted out of the water immediately. I had to empty the bath, wash out every trace of blue and refill the tub before she would even consider getting back in the tub. I must have scarred her for life because every time I mention a bath now she says, "No blue water."

Big Baby in Little PJ's

These PJ's were some of my favorite when Evy was a newborn. In the top picture you can see she is mad because she can't get them on. Happens to the best of us, honey.

The Molars are Coming to Town!

Holy sleeping hiatus! The molars are coming to town. Evy has been a really late teether, but she seems to be making up for lost time--lots of teeth are coming in now. Including the dreaded molars! She's been waking up during the night this week and getting up super early. I think we'll have a date with our friend Ibuprofen before bed tonight.

What's Wrong with this Picture?

Notice how Evy is 1) Standing still, 2) Looking at the camera, and 3) smiling? Well, these pictures were taken by her babysitter on Monday evening while Scott and I were out for our anniversary. She doesn't act this good for her parents! Thanks for the pictures and for babysitting KW!

18 Month Photos

It took an hour of our wonderful photographer running around chasing Evy, but somehow we did manage to catch her looking at the camera a couple of times.

Wild Ride

And I wonder why she is a hyperactive, crazy child.

Nursemaid Elbow

I didn't feel entirely comfortable with the doctor's evaluation of Evy last night--I thought we were kind of brushed off and my suggestion that she had some sort of injury was pretty much ignored. So, we continued to monitor her today. This morning I noticed she wasn't using her left arm and asked Scott to keep an eye on the left arm this afternoon. He tried handing her blocks and balls and she would not use her left arm to grab anything. After yet another trip to the doctor--to see our normal pediatrician Evy was diagnosed with Nursemaid Elbow. "Nursemaid elbow is a common injury among preschool-aged children. In fact, review articles cite it as the most common orthopedic injury in children under 2 years of age." Our pediatrician popped the elbow back in place in the office and Scott reports that Evy is already using her left arm again. I'm disturbed that this wasn't picked up by the doctor last night and it just reinforces the fact that, as parents, we must serve as advocates for our children. I'm so glad that we have an explanation and that Evy is feeling better.

Two Doctor Visits in Three Nights

For fun, during the week, we like to hang out at the pediatric evening clinic. It's a real ball. Monday night we visited to have some swollen glands looked at and then last night we visited because Evy was really not acting like herself. I got a call from daycare at 3:00 telling me she had a low grade fever. When I went to pick her up she was lying on one of the teachers and didn't lift her head the entire walk to the car. When we got home she continued to want to lay down. This was the first time I was scared something was majorly wrong. The doctor thinks Evy is just achey and is starting another illness. As long as she has Tylenol in her she seems to be doing ok. Hopefully tonight we can skip the excitement at the clinic...

Who Nose?

I never know what I'm going to find Evy doing. I was shocked to discover her shoving the nose syringe up her own nose. Guess she has gotten so used to it she no longer has a problem with it. She used to scream and cry so hard that I would have to hold her down to do the sucking. Here's to progress.

88 Days Until Kickoff

Thanks, CB, for passing this along. It's going to be a long hot summer but at least we have this to look forward to.

Me Helping

Last week Evy had a horrible runny nose which made it necesary to wipe her nose about every 5 minutes. I put vaseline under her nose to help keep it from getting sore from all the wiping. This morning Evy came walking into my bedroom carrying the tub of Vaseline. She said, "Me Helping" and then I noticed her face was all shiny. She had smeared Vaseline pretty much from under her eyes to her chin. Such a good little helper.

Natural High

On Sunday we were at a party and the host asked, "Did you put a quarter in her before you came?" Nope, no change required. She acts like this for free. On Monday we were at a birthday party and a friend asked, "Wow! Is she on a sugar high?" Nope, this is a naturally occuring high. Many times people have commented, "She sure is busy" and that's no joke. Even as an infant Evy was not content to sit still. I've witnessed other infants lying peacefully on a blanket, or hanging out in their bouncy chair. That has never been the case for Miss Evelyn. In this video she decided to use "My Daddy" as a slide and proceeded to slide down him about 50 times. There is never a still moment in our house.

Breaking the Law

Last month I had to travel out of town, overnight, for work. So, Grandma J. watched Evy for a few hours to cover our gap in child care. We put the carseat that is normally in my car in Grandma's car so she could run some errands with Evy. When I went to pick Evy up from daycare the next day...WHOOPS! No carseat. It was still sitting in the garage waiting to be put back in my car. Crap. I panicked for about 1 minute and then decided to strap Evy in the backseat. Please tell me someone else has done this before...

Lots of Action: No Pictures

We had an action packed weekend, but I have no photos to document the fun. On Saturday we attended our nephew's baseball game and then spent a couple of hours on the lake. Evy had fun jumping in the water and then immediately saying "all done, all done" only to want to jump right back in. On Sunday, Grandma and Grandpa came to visit and Grandpa had a blast wheeling Evy around in the bike trailer. We even biked to the ice cream shop where Evy got to enjoy her own bowl of sherbet. Sunday night we went to a local BBQ fest and Evy had great fun entertaining the crowd at Amy's and Barry's party. What a ham! On Monday, we celebrated our friend Kate's birthday and Evy had fun chasing all the bigger kids around--and making a buffett from their abandoned plates. The picture above is from Grandpa's phone, while we were eating our ice cream. Thank goodness someone captured a moment.