Toddle Along Tuesday: Favorite Firsts

There are so many things that I looked forward to when I was pregnant with Evie.  I remember dreaming about what it would be like to hold her, and to see her for the first time.  Every milestone it amazing to me because, as Evie's parents, M and I are the only ones who will truly be there for it all. 

Some of the things that I looked forward to most were:

First laughs. 

Evie around 4 months old.

Evie has the greatest laugh.  (I know I'm totally biased.)  It's a crazy belly laugh that is so genuine and contagious.  She laughed for the first time around 4 months old.  I went back to work around that time, but I was so glad that I was still there to witness her first giggles.

Consistently sleeping through the night.

After one of the first times she slept through the night

Evie did not sleep through the night until she was 6 months old.  She did it one night, and then she didn't do it again until she was 9 months old.  Then she didn't do it again until she was 11 months old.   After that she was pretty consistent, and she still is.  Getting more than 3 - 4 hours of a sleep in a row at that time seemed like the most amazing thing that could ever happen!! 

Crawling for the first time.

Evie was a late crawler; she was almost a year old before she finally figured it out.  I think I looked forward to this so much because I felt so much pressure about it.  I wanted to say to everyone, "See, I knew she could do it!!" She walked around 13 months, and now she just runs everywhere.  Some days I miss immobility.  ;)

The best things about firsts is that there are still so many to come.  Now, I daydream about seeing Evie become a big sister, her first day of kindergarten, going to her first school dance, and even her graduation.  I can't wait to see the person that she turns out to be. 


I'm so excited to have the opportunity to co-host this week's Toddle Along Tuesday with Missie from Growing up Geeky!! 





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This week's Toddle Along Tuesday topic is favorite firsts! What milestone was the most precious for you? Sitting up, talking, walking, maybe a 1st birthday party, or something else? Feel free to gush and/or reminisce. There are no rules here, except that you link up a relevant post (old or new) rather than your whole blog.

Toddle Along Tuesday

Hello and Welcome Blog Hoppers!!

Come on in and take a look around.  "Meet" my family of four: me, M, Evie, and our pudgy dog Keeka.  If you are so inclined, feel free to follow! Please leave your blog address in the comments because I always follow back!

Visit Growing Up Geeky or Our Growing Garden to add your blog to the blog hop.  Also, visit Moments That Take My Breath Away, the featured blog of the week!

Toddle Along Tuesday

 Hello and Welcome blog hoppers!!  

Please come in and take a look around.  

Don't forget to leave your blog address in my comment section.   

I always follow back! 

Stop by Growing Up Geeky or Our Growing Garden to add your blog to the blog hop list, 

and stop by Confessions of a Magnolia Mom the featured blog too! 

Toddle Along Tuesday

Welcome Toddle Along Tuesday blog hoppers!!  Please feel free to look around and read all about my family, M, me, and our beautiful one year old baby girl, Evie (her birthday was Sunday!).  Also, make sure to leave your blog address in the comments because I love to follow back! 

If you'd like to sign up for the blog hop, head over to Growing Up Geeky or Our Growing Garden.  

I look forward to meeting more mommy bloggers!!

For your viewing pleasure...(And Toddle Along Tuesday)

Well, this little one likes to pose for the camera too much for me to get a good video of her crawling.  Plus, she hasn't really crawled much since Saturday.  It's like she's proven that she can do it, now she doesn't care to do it anymore.  

This video shows her doing what she really likes to do!  She has been cruising up a storm lately, and really likes to walk with her dinosaur.

If you here for the Toddle Along Tuesday Blog Hop, please leave your website in the comments.  I love to follow back!!  If you want to get your blog in on the action, head over to Growing up Geeky and add your blog to the list.

First Father's Day

Yesterday was M's first Father's Day!!  We had a fairly uneventful day.  Evie and I were gone all weekend visiting my youngest sister in central Illinois (more to come on that!), and we didn't get home until early afternoon.

After Evie woke up from her nap, we gave M his gifts.  We got him three books; two for him, and one for him to read with Evie.   We got him The Final Four of Everything, because he always says, "Everything is better in a bracket!"  We also gave him Wisconsin's Best Beer Guide.  He really enjoys sports and beer, so both of these books seemed like topics that would interest him.  Evie picked Sunny Bunny Loves His Dad for both of them.  (I literally held up two books in Barnes and Noble and that was the one she touched first.  Coincidence?  Probably, but it's fun to say that she picked it out!) 

The weather was great, so we got Evie ready to hang out in her whale pool.  She is really becoming quite the waterbug.  We played outside for a while, and did a little bit of work in the garden and that was the end of our low-key Father's Day.

How big is Evie???  Sooooo big!

I'd like to start some sort of tradition for Father's Day, but I'm horrible of thinking of good ideas for that sort of stuff.  Does anyone have any traditions that they've done, either for their husband or their dad?  We can always start next year!!

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