Eowyn loves to play with Grampa, and if he tells her she's "Lookin' good" she will usually give him a big smile! Here they are playing together and she is giving her tighlipped grin that Grampa is so fond of! This is also now the basis for her bubble blowing trick...she drools just a little, tightens her lips and blows bubbles in her drool...sounds gross, but on the Sweet Baby Girl it's really quite adorable!

A month of milestones!

Rolling, rolling, rolling, keep that baby rolling... Eowyn now rolls as a mode of transportation. She realized in the beginning of the month that she could roll, and it took only a few short days to figure out that she could use this to her advantage, and she was off and rolling in no time!

She needs to get help sitting up, but once she has assumed the position, she can stay there pretty steadily for several minutes at a time. She has even learned to brace herself with her arm if she starts to tilt to the side...tilting backwards is a sure fire trip to the floor, so she can not be left unattended while sitting. Here is the Sweet Baby Girl showing off her Sweet sitting Skills!

She keeps trying to pull herself up. If you give her fingers to hold onto she immediately pulls herself up to a standing position. She can stand if she's holding onto something, but as with the sitting, she still needs constant attention to be sure she doesn't drift to the floor.

What will she turn out like...?

If you let her do it as an infant will that make her more or less inclined to do it as a teenager...and is Pink hair going to be cool when she's a teenager. I don't know the answer to either of those questions, but I do know that this little item that my hubby got for me/the baby for Christmas from www.babytoupee.com is really darn cute and makes for great pictures!!

Loving her rattle...

I've been wondering if Eowyn was ever going to like toys. I mean, I figured eventually, but so far all she's ever cared about is her hands. Recently she found her feet, and now she has decided she likes this rattle. Her "great aunt" Ann (my dad's sister) made this very cool diaper cake for her just before she was born and this rattle was one of the things she decorated it with. Eowyn used the diapers with glee, but would not play with the toys...hehehe...until now. Thank you Ann, she loves this thing!

Will they have a book to make her feel normal?

I was reading a post on a forum I go to from time to time. They were talking about how the new statistic for births in the US is that 4 out of 10 babies are born to parents who are not married to each other. That is an all time high.

That got me thinking about how many times, when an unconventional lifestyle starts to gain popularity, childrens books come out about the topic to make kids feel more "normal". This led me to ponder; how many kids in the US are not only born to married parents, but the mom and dad of said child, both have intact birth parents? Making this child only have one set of parents and only two sets of grandparents...no steps. Eowyn, actually has intact couples as far back as anyone alive can recall... I think by the time she's of school age, she may need a book...

Milestones...do I like them?

Well, Eowyn has found her feet, and likes to grab her toes while she's being changed. She is grabbing and holding on to things much more, and with greater control. Yesterday she was in a lounging position, and pulled herself to a sitting position...she promptly flopped to the side, but still, she pulled herself up! She seemed to realize this was a great accomplishment and is happy to try again whenever given the chance. She's not crawling, but she can push herself up from a flat on her belly position, with her hands, but her knees don't quite make it...she does seem to realize that is what needs to happen next. I'm not sure I like this...everyone said that they grow up very fast, and I knew they were probably right...but wow!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a great holiday! I hope you did too. We went to Christopher's parents house. His brother and his wife recently moved out of town, and were home for the holiday. It was great to see them! Eowyn was sporting a very cute "1st Thanksgiving" Bib, compliments of Christopher's Parents. She had a great time being passed around and playing with everyone! Check out those bright blue eyes!! I can't believe she's 3 1/2 months old!!

First Play Date

Julie and I were in the same birthing class and then we were in the same New Mom's group. Here little girl, Josie, is only a little younger then Eowyn. The other day Julie and I took the girls along on a lunch date, then back to Julie's for some "play time"...which at this point consists of the babies laying on a blanket next to each other. They looked at each other a little,
then their hands brushed up against each other while they were flailing them around. They grabbed hands and were sort of holding each other...then Little Josie found her hand had migrated to a very happy Eowyn's mouth!! I'm telling you EVERYTHING is going in that mouth right now...Josie was very gracious, and we had a nice time... Here are some pics of the girls.

Just another manic monday...

That song makes me think of working and that has been what I've been doing this week and last...going to the office. I am training a new employee so I've needed to go to work and not bring Eowyn (unlike my usual working from home while I hang out with her). Well, her grandmother's have been very happy to help watch her while I work, which has been great! Grammy Ouellette loves to take pics and has gotten some really fabulous shots...but is there really a bad picture of such a cute baby...hehehe...

Grammy McGuyver...

We left Eowyn alone with Grammy Waterhouse for the first time on October 15th. We were going to a town meeting (nothing fun by the way) and were in a hurry. We go to my parents most nights so there was very little instruction necessary so we dropped of the baby and her stuff (or so we thought) and ran off to the meeting. Well, upon returning my mother informed me that we did not leave a diaper bag...so I could not complain about the baby's diaper... Grammy had fashioned a clean diaper by wrapping a hand towel (she even used a pretty one that said "joy" on it) on like a good ole' fashioned cloth diaper. .

Then she needed "rubber pants", and the light bulb went on and a Market Basket shopping bag fit the bill. The Sweet Baby Girl loved her makeshift undergarments...everytime she wiggled her butt crinkled and she'd grin

First Concert

Eowyn went to her first concert on October 21st. We went to see Mitch McVicker. It was a free concert in town so it was the perfect way to find out how Eowyn would do at a concert...if she didn't like it we weren't out anything. About 5 songs in the power went out, so they continued accoustically. Eowyn enjoyed it, and she looked so adorable in her Johnny Cash onsie, with the black offset by her cute pink and white tutu...Here she is dancing in her daddy's arms.

No tears...well, not from us...

Okay, it took 20 minutes of crying, but there is no crying from the other room. And Christopher and I are pretty proud of the fact we did not cry...will we do this again, not sure...

Let the baby cry...

So we went to the doctors for her 2 month check up...I hate going to the doctors for myself, and frankly I am not liking going with Eowyn for her appoinments any better. The doctor checked her over and then asked us questions, like how she's eating (the fact that she's almost doubled her birth weight in 2 months I think speaks for itself...), does she smile at you, does she make eye contact...that was all fine...then how is she sleeping? We proceed to tell him, that she's sleeping fine, once she gets to sleep, but she wants to be up from midnight to 2am...after that she sleeps for 6-7 hours in a row...the Doctor looked at us, especially my husband who was holding the baby and doing deep knee bends to calm Eowyn as she was a little fussy from the pocking and prodding the Dr. had done... I guess he saw "new parents doting on their baby" written all over us and proceeded to give us some advice. As I am typing I am following this advice and frankly hating it..."Feed her, change her and cuddle her for a little while, then put her to bed. If she cries, which she will, let her. Do not go in and pick her up. She'll cry less each night and eventually you will have a baby who goes to sleep when you put her down." Well, she's been crying for 15 minutes...more then she cries in a given week, total...well, maybe 1/2 the time she cries in a given week...I guess the good news is I am not crying...I hate this.

Knitted Smock

I love this smock!! I found it while surfing the web for knitting patterns one night and HAD to make it. I did and I am very pleased with how it came out. Eowyn is wearing it here with a white cotton onsie and adorable jeans with a little ruffle on the bottom of the legs. I can't wait for the cooler weather to come so she can wear this. If you have a little one to knit for and would like the pattern, I found it here on Knitty.com. One of the best things about it is that it has buttoned sides and is adjustable so she can wear it for a long time. This is a great bonus when you are talking about baby clothes, since they can grow out of things in less time then it takes for you to make it for them!

And the Lion Won...

We have one of those baby gyms with the bars that curve over the baby and have things hanging down for them to play with. Eowyn's has a lion, and she spent about 20 mintues trying to get that thing in her mouth. Unfortunately, the hand that she's attached to still eludes her from time to time, so the Lion was able to escape every time she got his feet close to her mouth. She eventually fell asleep, as the Lion swayed above her head...sort of mocking her...

I'm ready for my close up...

There has been a serious lack of photos of the Sweet Baby Girl lately. So here are a couple from her recent photo shoot at Grammy's house. Thank you Corey and Angela for her cute outfit!

Maggie Kissy Feet

Today Maggie, our English Springer Spaniel, was actually calm enough to lay down on the couch with Christopher and the baby. She started to kiss Eowyn's feet. Eowyn didn't seem sure of what was going on, but Maggie seemed pretty proud of her "baby caring for" ability. It was very cute. I unfortunately didn't get a pick prior to Maggie being over zealous and making an attempt at hands and face...that was when she was told to get off the couch. Eowyn can't get her feet to her mouth yet, but hands and face seemed off limits to the affections of someone who eats rocks and licks herself.

"It's Poop on me Elmo"

We are going to give cloth diapers a try once the sweet baby girl is a little bigger, poops a little less often and we have a laundry room (right now we have a laundry hallway with scarely enough room for 1 hamper). But in the mean time, we are making great use of all the wonderful diapers that were given to us at showers.

My husband rolled his eyes when he saw the pampers that had Sesame Street characters on them...based on his strong dislike for all licensed characters (he's not biased, he feels the same lack of love for Disney and Nickelodeon).

We used all the other diapers first (mainly because the Pampers seemed a little bigger then the rest) and we are down to the Sesame Street Endorsed Waste Catchers, and Christopher has now found a plus...Eowyn gets to poop on Elmo!

Needless to say we will not be running out to pick up the New TMX Elmo...and we're hoping no one else does so on our behalf.

Wiggles and Giggles!

Eowyn is now 6 weeks old! She has been much more interactive when she's awake lately. She smiles at you instead of just smiling randomly now. She giggles from time to time...and wiggles a lot!

This girl is ready to MOVE. Her legs are moving almost all the time. She likes to push off so anytime her feet hit a solid surface she straightens her legs. It's very cute, but makes feeding harder, since she keeps pushing herself away from the source of the food, seems frustrated the "food moved", then has to get settled eating again, only to wiggle her legs around until she finds a way to push off again.

Despite the interrupted feedings, she's growing like crazy! She weighs 10lbs 6oz! Christopher figured out that if she keeps growing at this rate until she's 1 year old, so will weigh 50 pounds. I assured him the growth will level out and she will not be a 50 pound toddler!



Here is the Sweet Baby Girl playing with her doll. If I put the doll's arm into Eowyn's hand, she'll grab on and flop the doll around, trying to get it in her mouth. She likes to play like this on her back, but still is not fond of tummy time. She also enjoys the baby swing we bought, though it usually puts her to sleep. Her favorite activity is still be walked by someone, anyone, me, her dad, her grandparents, as long as she's moving she's happy.

Starting the wardrobe...

The Sweet Baby Girl wants to thank Grammy O for the tutu and Sarah for the cool BabyLegs! This outfit is such a fun ensemble!! What a way to dress up a simple longsleeve white onsie...