Buddies

Frank is a very proud dog. He really likes the new baby. He spends his days following me around while I care for Eva.

Eva is now waking only once at night to eat. Frank and I are enjoying a more "regular" sleep schedule. For her first few weeks, the three of us were up every few hours at night. Frank was not afraid to express his displeasure. But, he never failed to keep me company, no matter how tired he was.

Natalie and Eva

On our way back home, we stopped at Dave and Meg's to say hi. Natalie was very excited to meet Eva! She liked holding the baby and playing with her. She even offered Eva juice and invited her to watch a movie. She will make a great big sister to the new baby in their family coming in March.

Birthday Party

This past weekend our little family headed to Iowa to help Great-grandma Sheckler celebrate her 80th birthday. Her entire family was able to get together to share her special day with her. She is pictured here with her great-grandchildren.

Kicks and Wiggles

At two months of age, Eva clearly has a favorite toy. The Baby Einstein was a gift to her from Dave and Meg. She is fascinated by the star and loves to "kick and wiggle" along with the music and light show it displays. She can entertain herself for long periods of time in her play gym. In fact, she has even cried a couple of times when we have moved her from it.

Ears

Eva has received many cute outfits from friends and family. Two of my favorite outfits include hats with ears on them. Les and I have quite a disagreement about this. I think the hats couldn't be cuter, he doesn't. In fact, he has already declared that if we ever have a boy, he will not be wearing ears.

This picture was taken before our outing to Monroe's Cheese Festival. We got stopped many times by people who wanted to "ooh and aah" over Eva in her little outfit. Mom wins...ears are cute!

Pop Culture

When I first announced that I was pregnant, my brother accused me of following the latest Hollywood fad. (He was kidding, of course). But, at the time, many celebrities were pregnant or having babies. About a week ago, Suri Cruise's photo was released. If the thing to do now is have a baby with lots of hair, I guess we followed that fad too. Since the release of the photo, many people have remarked how much the two look alike.

Big Smiles

Our little girl is growing quickly! She really began smiling in response to people at 7 weeks. Grandpa Ron got her all wound up and snapped these pictures during a recent visit.

Baptism

Eva was baptized on Saturday, September 2, 2006 at Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Platteville, WI.
Her dress was very special...it was hand made for her Aunt Jenny's baptism as a gift from Great Grandma Butler.
Eva's godparents are Beth and Ryan. The church service was very nice and Eva was a perfect angel! Afterwards, we enjoyed a BBQ at Grandma and Grandpa Weier's. It was a beautiful night...we couldn't have asked for a nicer day!