One Year/Twelve Months Old!

Evie is one!  She turned one officially on Sunday, January 9, 2011.  We heart Evie! :)

We went to the doctor on January 13 for  Evie's one year old wellness appointment.  Her stats at that appointment were as follows: 19 lbs. and 11.7 oz.  (27%) and 27 1/4 inches (23%) and her head is 17 1/4  inches (16%).  In comparison, when Evan was one and we went to his 12 month appointment he weighed in at 20 lbs. and 9.2 oz. and measured 30 inches.  Pretty similar, but Evie is proving to be our petite little princess.  Our doctor thought Evie was doing fantastic and was very impressed with her advanced motor skills in walking too - we were so proud!  During our visit to the doctor she had to have six shots, but now she doesn't have to have anymore until she is four.  She was very brave; poor sweet girl.  The nurse wasn't sure if she was going to cry at first.  She did the cry where she held it all in and then it hit her and she wailed!

Here is my big one year old girl at her 12 month wellness appointment waiting for the doctor.

Daddy and Evan were there too. Evan got to look at the doctor's cool dinosaurs while we waited; he also got to get his flu shot during the visit.  He wasn't so happy about that, but he was brave and got a lolly pop from Mommy when it was over.  However, he sure did cry when he realized that he was going to have to get the shot.  Poor baby boy too!

Here are Evie's other one year milestones and activities:

TEETH: She has eight teeth now (seven when I first started writing this blog post).  Her seventh tooth came in on the bottom on the right hand side next to her two center teeth.  The eighth one is on the other side.  Both are not all the way up, but coming up quickly.  Below is a picture showing them off. 

Side note, poor girl, she had her teeth break through, Mommy trying to wean her (for an upcoming church Women's Retreat), and her 12 month shots all a the same time.  She was not a happy camper for a few days or should I say a week or so. 

Evie enjoys her toothbrush too.  She kind of likes using it as a tether, more than just a toothbrush.  (FYI, the outfit Evie is wearing in this picture was one of my old outfits.  My mom saved it for her.  I love that my little girl is able to wear it too - Thanks Mom!)

MILK- Drinking big girl milk now. Look how excited she is in the picture below.  I am still nursing morning and night when needed, but she is enjoying whole milk too now days!  YIPPEE!

SIBLINGS/FRIENDS- Evan and Evie enjoy doing a lot of things together.  Here they are drinking their sippy cups together.  These were new cups we purchased for Evie so she could start drinking real milk in style.  Evan didn't want to miss out on the fun and got to share in the new sippy cup experience.

MISCHIEF and SASS- Evie enjoys playing with the toilet paper.  I let her get away with it one day and here is what she did!  There was a trail all the way out of the bathroom. :)  This girl also desires to get her way.  If she doesn't she lets you know she is not happy and will give you instant super sad tears.  Once she gets her way...the tears magically go away.  Oh man, looks like we have lots of drama in our midst.  Gotta love girls. :)

TALKING: Evie loves to say "Hi" to everyone.  She is still a Momma's girl, but once she gets warmed up loves to flirt with everyone in her sight.  She can be quite the charmer!  She also enjoys saying Mama, Dada, Up and lots of other baby babble.  She enjoys talking as much as her brother does.

BLANKIES: Evie is passionate about her blankets and is guaranteed to bring one out of the crib with her when she wakes up in the morning or happens to get up in the middle of the night.  It is so adorable.

 

VEHICLES:

-She loves to ride on her new car that she got from Christmas and Evan loves to push her.  Isn't this picture fun?  Here he is pushing her and while they are in motion he is also trying to watch the wheels spin. 

 

-The kids are enjoying both having vehicles that they can race together around the house and...

-Outside of the house.  Evie got this new tricycle for Christmas.  It is super cool!  Jim and I love it too, no back pain required to make it work. :)

WRESTLING- Evie is also beginning to wrestle, just like her big brother.  Evan is loving it, however, he forgets she is little quite frequently and we always have to remind him to still be gentle.

DRESSING UP- My cute girl in some little boots.

 

-Here she is being silly with her Daddy.  He put this purse/baby's bed on her head as a hat.  Doesn't she just look adorable?!?!

EARLY FORM OF SHARING- She continues to like to hand you toys back and forth.  She thinks it is so fun.  It is also good practice in sharing.  Another favorite past time for Evie is putting items in and out of boxes, containers, bowls, etc.

CHASE- Evie is a big fan of playing chase and has the cutest little waddle, walk around the house.  Just look at her in action below.

FRIENDS- Her girlfriend Jayne.  Both smiling at a recent event our families shared together...this is a winning picture for sure! :)

SOCKS- She continues to pull them off.  Here she is walking around with one sock and looking like the cutest girl ever.  These days no socks is probably best to avoid falling, but it is still cold so always a challenge.

 

FOOD- Evie is enjoying real food now like cheese, noodles, chips, Cheetos (okay not all completely real, but she thinks they are fun too).  Basically, whatever we are eating she is willing to try. :)  She still eats baby food and lots of baby oatmeal.

PLAYING OUTSIDE- Both kids enjoy playing outside.  Evie has taken more of an interest in the swings than Evan.  Here she is enjoying some much needed sunshine on a recent afternoon.

Here is big brother pushing her on the swings.

My cute, beautiful, snugly one year old daughter.  Happy 1st year darling...you make your parents so proud!  We love you so much and can't wait to share so many more of these incredible milestones with you.  Happy 1st Birthday Evie!!!

TRAINS!

 

This is our adorable, handsome Evan with his trains the day after Christmas.  He is even wearing his Thomas shirt.  That smile just makes me giddy.   I sure do love this boy. :)

Christmas 2010 (Our final post on Christmas. Almost took all of Jan. to get it done, but we did it!) :)

This year's Christmas was one of our family's best yet; celebrating Evie's first Christmas, Evan's third, and our first Christmas as a family of four.  For us this year we were really able to focus on the true meaning of the season, Jesus' Birthday!  The awesome part was Evan seemed to really understand this concept.  

Christmas morning we enjoyed reading the Christmas Story out of the kids new Big Picture Bible that they got as well as opening presents from Santa and Mommy and Daddy that were under the tree in celebration of Jesus' joyous birth!

Above is what our Christmas tree looked like after Santa arrived on Christmas Eve.  He even made a special appearance on our television. :)

Here are the stockings too.

And now for a picture of the kiddos Christmas morning in their holiday pajamas.  Evan did have some adorable red and green stripped pants, but we woke up to a pretty wet diaper and wet pants, so we had to sub them out for a nice pair of red pants instead. :)

The first present to be opened Christmas morning was by Evan and he picked the one we were hoping for, the special package wrapped in Thomas the Train Christmas paper (thanks to our good friend Diana).

 

In it was his top item he requested from Santa- James (from Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends).  He was SO HAPPY!  He wanted to play with it instantly. :)  Santa sure didn't let Evan down this year.

 

Evie had a good morning too.  Here she is opening up her first present.  She was really getting into how to open up the packages.  Evan was always happy to help assist, but she was getting it.  We were all really proud of her.

 

Jim and I felt like real adults/parents this year (I had to wrap presents for myself) and Jim got socks and underwear as witnessed in the picture below.  Gotta love it! 

However, Jim did surprise me with a wonderful gift of slippers!  I had been wanting a pair for quite some time, but just hadn't found a pair that I loved.  Jim found me some that were just PERFECT!  Do I have the best hubby or what!  Here I am modeling them below.

Evan got more Thomas stuff that morning too including Thomas pajamas and a shirt.  Here he is posing and saying CHEESE with the items.

 

He also got some "Cars" characters wrapped in special Cars Christmas paper.  This picture makes me smile.

Our family had so much fun Christmas morning and the kids just couldn't believe all the goodies Santa and Mommy and Daddy had got them.  We actually had to take three intermissions during the present opening festivities for the kids to play with the goods, eat, and take a little rest.  Below Evie is passed out asleep.  What a morning!

 

Pictured below is Evie after her little rest and now ready for more Christmas fun- look at that smile. 

It was time for the stockings.  Here are Daddy and Evie with her very first Christmas stocking. 

 

Inside the kid's stockings they got refrigerator magnets.  Evie got her ABC's and Evan got his numbers.

We spent our Christmas afternoon with Pops Knight. Here is a lovely family photo with Pops, except Evan didn't look at the camera.

We made delicious honey, raisin game hens, apple, cranberry stuffing, and green beans with almonds for dinner.  Pictured with the meal are the men (Evie was taking a nap and I took the picture).

After dinner play time

 

Then presents, with Evan of course helping us all with the unwrapping.

Pops came equipped with his very own Santa goodie bag with gifts for everyone.

Evan got some awesome coloring books featuring Thomas the Train and Cars.

Mommy and Daddy got to get in on the fun too and of course little Evie as well. :)

We had a fantastic visit with Pops and felt so blessed by all the Christmas gifts.  Thank you Pops!  We love you!


Christmas evening we headed off to my parents for a final Christmas Celebration with a few more presents...are we spoiled or what!?!

Here are Jim and I with our little princess during her first Christmas.

A nice photo of my brother and Debra with a gift they received from my parents.

Our family got them this special keepsake ornament noting their new home this year and featuring all their names including their two pets.

Evan was very spoiled by my parents on Christmas and hit the Thomas the Train jack pot.  He was soooooooooooo excited and immediately wanted to open all of his new trains and play. :)

Evie got a tricycle that will grow with her for several stages from Grandma and Grandpa that night.

 

She was pretty excited!

Another picture of the very happy Evan!  He is loving Christmas!!!

And of course the tickles from Grandpa. :)  Pictured in front of my Dad is a new Lego Sorter that our family got him for all of his Lego's.

Evie also got this new shopping cart.  Evan was enjoying it too!

Mommy and Daddy were also given many special treats Christmas night.  The picture below shows a beautiful necklace I received.  Evie wanted to check it out too! :)

A very big THANK YOU to my family too for all their generosity and Christmas love! :)  You are all such a blessing to us!


Wow!  What a day!  It was truly a wonderful time of family, love and generosity and most importantly celebrating our Savior's birth.  We never want to forget the true meaning of the season and always hope to get that message out to our kiddos with our family traditions.

Hope you all had a fabulous and blessed Christmas with your families.  I know it is the middle of January while I write this, but really I hope it was amazing!  Happy New Year too!  We love you all, The Knight Family- Jim, Kim, Evan and Evie :)