6 MONTHS OLD?!?
I really can't believe my baby is 6 months old! In some ways the time has flown and in others it has crawled. What a ride! The adjustments have been many and I am still making them every day. Evelyn is sitting up very well. She has even started scooting, but usually moves backwards and then gets mad that the object of her efforts is growing ever further out of reach.
I can't believe how fast life changes. In 2009 I completed my bachelors degree. In 2010 I was traveling the world. 2011 brought marriage to the greatest man I have ever met, and 2012 brought our sweet Evelyn Marie into our lives. I wonder what 2013 has in store for us. I would like to think it will hold a masters degree for me, but that is probably wishful thinking...fingers crossed for 2014 on that one!
Kevin and I are both in classes and working this semester. YIKES! Kevin has Evelyn in the mornings on MWF while I go to class and/or teach Music 101. Then I have her the rest of the day and work remotely from home while she naps so Kevin can go to school and work. I think she likes having Kevin all to herself all morning. It has been pretty crazy so far, and will only get more so, but I think we can do it! This is the last semester of classes for me, and the last semester of Kevin's bachelors degree. Hopefully by this time next year he will be settled into his masters degree or a new job.
NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS: I often go overboard with resolutions then get discouraged when I can't stick to them all. This year I tried to be more realistic. Kevin and I only made one resolution for this year as a couple. Read at least one full chapter of the Book of Mormon together every night before bed. So far so good! I also made a resolution for myself to make our family's food as healthy as Evelyn's baby food by the time she is eating what we are.
...speaking of baby food. Evelyn started solids last month. I make most of her foods (at least the normal foods) because it is fresher and more economical. She LOVES trying new things! She hasn't refused anything yet. Her favorites are avocado, oatmeal, prunes, and sweet potatoes.
I used to do a lot of housework while Evelyn napped, but now I find the need to do homework then so I can focus and so she doesn't eat my textbooks. (She has a thing for print books. She kept going after mine while I was reading it so I gave her an old one to keep her occupied. Before I realized what was going on almost half the page was missing...no bits of paper survived!) This semester I need to do chores with my little buddy. This week she helped me with the laundry.
I really can't believe my baby is 6 months old! In some ways the time has flown and in others it has crawled. What a ride! The adjustments have been many and I am still making them every day. Evelyn is sitting up very well. She has even started scooting, but usually moves backwards and then gets mad that the object of her efforts is growing ever further out of reach.
I can't believe how fast life changes. In 2009 I completed my bachelors degree. In 2010 I was traveling the world. 2011 brought marriage to the greatest man I have ever met, and 2012 brought our sweet Evelyn Marie into our lives. I wonder what 2013 has in store for us. I would like to think it will hold a masters degree for me, but that is probably wishful thinking...fingers crossed for 2014 on that one!
Kevin and I are both in classes and working this semester. YIKES! Kevin has Evelyn in the mornings on MWF while I go to class and/or teach Music 101. Then I have her the rest of the day and work remotely from home while she naps so Kevin can go to school and work. I think she likes having Kevin all to herself all morning. It has been pretty crazy so far, and will only get more so, but I think we can do it! This is the last semester of classes for me, and the last semester of Kevin's bachelors degree. Hopefully by this time next year he will be settled into his masters degree or a new job.
NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS: I often go overboard with resolutions then get discouraged when I can't stick to them all. This year I tried to be more realistic. Kevin and I only made one resolution for this year as a couple. Read at least one full chapter of the Book of Mormon together every night before bed. So far so good! I also made a resolution for myself to make our family's food as healthy as Evelyn's baby food by the time she is eating what we are.
...speaking of baby food. Evelyn started solids last month. I make most of her foods (at least the normal foods) because it is fresher and more economical. She LOVES trying new things! She hasn't refused anything yet. Her favorites are avocado, oatmeal, prunes, and sweet potatoes.
Excited for breakfast!
I used to do a lot of housework while Evelyn napped, but now I find the need to do homework then so I can focus and so she doesn't eat my textbooks. (She has a thing for print books. She kept going after mine while I was reading it so I gave her an old one to keep her occupied. Before I realized what was going on almost half the page was missing...no bits of paper survived!) This semester I need to do chores with my little buddy. This week she helped me with the laundry.
I sure hope Kevin's socks passed the taste test! :)
