It's official: I have no more babies!

I was just singing a "little baby, little tiny baby" song to Evie (that she has loved for a loooong time now) and she gave me kind of a dirty look. 

So I apologized and said "Should I stop calling you a baby? Are you ready to be a toddler?"

And she said, clear as day and looking straight into my eyes, "YES."

 

I don't think she could have made it any clearer -- my baby girl is in fact a toddler!

warm day in the yard

While Jack was at school this morning, Evie and I spent some time in the garden!  It's a nice, 50+ degree morning here so I was digging up irises and day lilies to divide and share with others.  Evie was finding plenty to do on her first real garden excursion since she's gotten her legs under her!

I found a Thing!

I know where this goes....

Okay, I want it back now!

Coming to get more Things.

Found a good one!  Now I just need to pick it up....

Snagged it!

Aaaand tripped as soon as she stood up.  :P

Now where did I drop that Thing?

Even after she got her sweater soaked by playing in a water-filled pot, she didn't want to go inside.  "How about some football instead, mom?"  :)

Oh yes, and I managed to dig up a good clump of overgrown yellow irises and day lilies.  Hooray!

Bonus Video: Peek-a-Boo

Evie was playing peek-a-boo with Melissa one evening and I managed to capture it National-Geographic-style.

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Jack has been wanting to hold Evie a lot recently. When she was really little he was always telling me to let go, because he could do it! I'm so glad she can sit up on her own now so he can do what he wants and hold her all by himself. It really makes him feel grown up!

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Evie really, really likes the black raspberries from the yard! They're one of her favorite treats, and just the right size that she can eat them without help. Actually, that's probably the best feature!

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Well, that was a very satisfactory snack. Thanks for the raspberries, mom!

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Think she needs a bath? ;)

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Sometimes Jack notices that I'm taking pictures of Evie and starts to really ham it up for me. :)

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Happy 6-month-day, Evie!

For everybody who doesn't get to play with her on a regular basis, here's a little Evie on her 6-month "birthday". :)

silly kiddos

I just put batteries in Evie's jumper chair, and she and Jack got totally silly over it. :)

(I didn't think to keep the camera upright.... so sorry about the sideways view!)