6 month check up

Little Miss Evan was all smiles at her 6 month check up last week....Until her shots at the end, but she handled them very well!  She is a strong, happy and healthy little girl! 

Here are her stats:

• Height: 25.5 inches (35%)
• Weight: 14 lbs. 3.4 oz. (15%)
• Head Circumference: 16.25 inches

She is still our perfectly petite little lady and we love her so much!  :)

Weekend

It was a gorgeous weekend!  Here are a few pictures:

Daddy having fun with Evan and her friends

I spy a happy girl!

Jeff hates me for this picture, but I thought it was too sweet not to share!  I love them so much!

Steffi, Chloe, Laura, Evan, Julie & Katie....pretty baby girls at Mt. Harmony!  :)

Katie sharing a ride with Evan at the park while the boys practice softball!

Silly

Playing with her mama today  :)
(sorry it's shaky...I was jumping around with the camera!)

Easter and 6 months!

Happy first Easter, Evan!  

We had a beautiful Easter Sunday this year.  The Easter Bunny was very good to Ms. Evangeline too!  Now that she's 6 months, she is learning all kinds of new things and doing so much more...there are a lot of new toys and books she can try!  She has been sitting up on her own for a while now, and she loves the crinkly books and anything paper.  We keep her entertained during church with the bulletin...She loves the sound paper makes and the way it crinkles and crunches.  She also loves putting her toys over her head and dropping them behind her.  AND she LOVES her jumparoo.  I really need to video her in it because she is a MACHINE in that thing!  She likes to talk and sing and she has eaten all of the fruits and veggies we have made for her.  She goes for her 6 month doctor appointment this coming Wednesday...Which means more shots :( but we'll also get an update on how she's growing!

Here are a few pictures from this weekend:

With Papa Jay

Mama & Daddy

With her Great Grandparents

Grandma Jackie & Papa Jay

With Aunt Jacy and everybody!

mmmm.....rabbit!

Checking out some of her Easter gifts!

Some of her loot from the Easter Bunny

 On Wednesday, Evan had her half-birthday.  Can't believe she is already 6 months....But it's awesome to watch her grow!  Here are a few pictures:

 

Playing with the 6 month sign during our photo shoot

 And here is a collage of the past 6 months (click on it to enlarge):

She is such a happy girl and I still can't believe she's ours.  I can't wait to teach you so many things and watch you grow, Evan!  Love you baby girl!

Here comes Peter Cotton Tail...

Easter is this weekend!  STUDIO You did an Easter special the weekend before last, and we got a picture for Evan's first Easter.  Here she is:

Evan's first Easter

I'm sure we will take a ton of pictures on Easter Sunday....so be prepared!  :)

And here is a little video Jeff captured one evening last week.....she has her fingers in her mouth, laughing AND the hiccups!

On another note....My best friend, Christin, lost her Daddy over this past weekend.  Mr. Matthews had battled diabetes along with other illnesses over the past decade.  But even going through all of that, I never saw him down or depressed about anything.  He always seemed so happy and full of things to say to make you laugh.  :)  He coached ball with mom back in the day and he came to all the softball and volleyball games that Christin and I played together over the years.  I've got so many memories of nights and weekends spent with Chicky and her family on trips and going to different events.  I still can't believe he's gone.  His funeral service was yesterday, and I thought is was absolutely perfect.  It was very heartfelt and touching, but there were several moments full of laughter too.  I know this is the hardest thing the Matthews family has ever gone through, but I hope they can find comfort in knowing that Big Daddy is fully healed, laughing, playing ball and dancing up in Heaven....And we will be able to join him there one sweet day in the future.  You'll be missed so much, Mr. Matthews!!!

1993 - Ann's Diamond Center softball team...first time Chicky and I met.  Mom and Mr. Matthews were assistant coaches.  Christin's sister, Leslie, was on the team too.  Hard to believe this is almost 20 years ago.

Starting off Spring

Sorry for the delay in posting!  I keep meaning to update things, and haven't gotten around to it!  Here are some recent pictures:

Evan getting the hang of sitting up on her own!

We know quite a few people in the area who have had babies (mostly little girls) within the past year.  I thought it would be fun to get some of us together and let the kids lay around and look at each other....and us mamas could chat about what is going on with our lives!  We had our first get together at our house on March 17th....We had 8 babies and 8 mamas hanging out!  It was pretty fun!  I'm hoping we can meet again sometime soon....maybe have a picnic lunch at a park since the weather is getting warmer.  Here are a few pictures from the mama group:

some of the carseats

the whole crew!

Steffi, Chloe, Lorie and Brantley

Lindsay, Finley, Carla, AJ, Allison & Aubrey

Amanda, Layla, Amanda & Alayna

My little leprechaun for the day!

my rainbow fruit tray, complete with a pot of gold for St. Patty's day!

These are the babies from our birthing class (minus Brantley Satterfield)

We went to Fuquay this past Saturday to go to a dinner where Jake & Amanda revealed the sex of their baby!  We had a great time, and found out that they are having a sweet little GIRL!!  :)  Evan and Baby Girl Schachle will grow up having tons of fun together on family trips, I'm sure!  We're so excited for Jake & Amanda!  Here are a few pictures from the weekend:

Daddy, Evan and Declan playing

Mama and Evan

rubbing on the baby girl!  :)

Evan and Declan hanging out

hey!

Everything to the mouth these days!

Jake getting some practice  :)

The picture above is from a couple of weeks ago, but she fell asleep while out for a morning jog.  She's so precious!  haha

5 Months!

Evan turned 5 months yesterday (3.11.12).  Here is our photoshoot:

This one (above) is my fav!

I love this baby girl....she is such a WONDERFUL baby and loves to laugh and giggle at her silly parents.

Here are some things happening at 5 months:
We are no longer breast feeding.  We were in transition over the past couple of weeks, and this past weekend was the first full days of only formula.  It's convenient to use the formula, and Evan doesn't mind a bit.  I'm so grateful that breastfeeding came so easy for me and her!  It is a little sad to think that stage of her life is over though....BUT she is now eating several different types of baby food!  Evan has eaten sweet potatoes, green peas, bananas and apples.  We will be trying carrots in the next day or so.
She is wearing size 3 diapers.  She hasn't gotten any teeth yet but she always has her fingers or a toy in her mouth.  Evan likes to talk.  She also loves her jumparoo.  She will GO TO TOWN in that thing and crack herself up!  I need to video her and share it on here.  She makes me laugh everyday!  She also loves watching Tucker and Scout.  I can't wait to see how she interacts with them over the next few years.  :)

I don't think I've posted on here about Jake & Amanda expecting a baby....but they are!!  We are totally excited for them and cannot wait to find out if they're having a boy or girl!!  We will be finding out the news on March 24th.  :)  Luckily, pregnancy has been good to Amanda so far.  I hope and pray that she has a smooth and easy pregnancy and delivery like we had with Evan.

Also, the ACC tournament ended this weekend.  We had a little photo shoot at the studio for the babies to show their team spirit:

Unfortunately, Florida State ended up winning the ACC championship this year.  BUT all 3 of our teams made the NCAA tournament!  It was no question for Carolina and Duke, but State was questionable.  They were the LAST team announced into the tournament and we can't wait to watch them play!!  I hope they can do well and who knows, maybe go all the way!  haha  :)  We'll see!  Go Pack!!!