Eva at 4 months

Eva went to the doctor with Mommy today.
18 pounds 2 ounces
26.5 inches

The doctor said she was very healthy. Eva has been rolling over for a month now, and the doctor was very excited and said that breastmilk was the reason! Mommy had to laugh at that. Here is a silly picture of me!

pictures of us

Here are some recent pictures of Eva and I.


This is me posing for Mommy


Eva sitting her her Bumbo seat


Here we are in our Beatles T-shirts

Ponies

On Sunday our church had a picnic and invited ponies for the children to ride. Most of the kids rode once, but I didn't want to stop riding. I loved every minute of it, and cried when the ponies had to take naps! Eva was too small to ride, but I showed her how much fun I had!

Eva 3 Months

Yesterday baby Eva was 3 months old! It's hard to imagine what life was like without her! I love her so much!

Today Mommy took her to the doctors for updates and shots. Her stats (as Mommy calls them) are as follows:

Weight: 15pounds 15ounces
Height: 24.5 inches

Eva is bigger than I was, but I'm still bigger than her now! She can almost roll over and loves to talk to anyone that will listen. Mommy says that she sleeps 5 or 6 hours at night without waking now. I sleep 10 hours, but Eva needs to wake to drink Mommy's milk.

We both are growing every day!

our trip to Lansing

Last weekend, July 27th - July 29th, my family went to Lansing and East Lansing. Lansing is Michigan's state capitol. But we were there because Daddy went to Michigan State when he was younger. We got to see beautiful gardens, swim in a big pool and visit with friends and family. It was really a great time!

Daddy & Zoe in the big pool


Mommy & Eva watching


Botanical Gardens at MSU


Zoe and the sheep at MSU's Children's Gardens


Zoe and her friends - Arianna and Camden

more adventures

We are definitely busy girls these days. Most of our time is spent playing...and I also help Mommy clean the house. I really love doing dishes! Soap is so cool...I sing the song Mommy wrote "Wash Your Hands" when we are washing the dishes.

Eva and I got baptized and had a really cool party with the family afterward. Pastor "Amen" and his wife, Patty, also came to celebrate. My favorite gift was a book from G.G. called, "100 Bible Stories". I have learned a lot about God and Jesus. I plan on teaching Eva all about God one day too!

Here are some recent pics from July:

Baptism

Today we got pictures for our upcoming baptism - July 15th. These were the good ones.

josh's birthday

On Saturday we went to a Birthday Party for our cousin, Josh! He is 1 years old! He didn't make the mess of his cake like I did with mine...oh well. Isn't he cute?!


Here I am eating Josh's cake (I already ate the ice cream). Of course now I eat with a fork...it was yummy! You can see Mommy holding Eva in the corner of this picture. Eva is getting SO big!

Eva Statistics

Today Eva went to the pediatrician and here were her statistics:

Weight = 11 pounds
Height = 22 1/2 inches
Head Circumference = 15 1/2 inches

She's in the 95th percentile for all three. Mommy says its good that she is proportionate. I was 22 1/2 inches at 2 months and 11 pounds between 2 and 3 months. Eva is bigger than I was, but she's still smaller than me now!

HAPPY FATHERS DAY

Zoe 10 weeks; Eva 5 weeks -

Mommy can't believe how BIG Eva is! Mommy & Eva go to the pediatrician tomorrow for her 1 month wellness visit. What's funny is that Eva is already 11 pounds (at least that's what Daddy figures) at 5 weeks, and I was 10 pounds 8 ounces at 2 months!

...and Happy Father's Day to all the Daddys out there too!

another busy week

It was really a great week. Mommy and I hung out with Aunt Kelly and Emma a couple times, I played with my friend, Natalie, and met new friends, Camden (who I called "Honey") and his sister Arianna. We also went to Greenfield Village AND the Detroit Zoo!

This week should be equally as fun!

Here is Eva playing in her John Lennon Play Gym. She really enjoyed watching the animals and tried to grab them!


Here I am holding Eva


This is Daddy and me at the Detroit Zoo - it was after a LONG day!

week three

Lots of people keep asking "who does Eva look like?" Of course everyone has their opinions. Mommy keeps telling people that Eva resembles me (Zoe), but we look different. That's me on the left and Eva on the right. We are both approximately 3 weeks old in these photos. Mommy tried her best to find ones that were similar. So you make the call...

lots of adventures

This has been a busy week!

Gramma gave me a really cute new haircut! This is me saying "cheese" with a piece of cheese!



Then Mommy filled my pool and we had Emma over to play...we had such a good time!



I also got a new sandbox. It wasn't exactly new, but Aunt Kelly's friend was selling it in a garage sale, so Gramma bought it for me! I just love it!



Here's Eva laying on Aunt Kelly's lap. She is up a lot more than she used to be - Mommy says that babies don't always sleep all day! She poops a lot and has the hiccups all the time! She isn't as animated as I was, she is much more serious!

the sleeping eva & fishing with papa tom

Eva sleeps all the time...just look at this picture taken last week! This is her normal behavior...I couldn't imagine sleeping all day. I would miss too much. Mommy and Daddy tell me that I never slept this well, even in the beginning! I guess I never wanted to miss anything!

Over the weekend we went fishing with Papa Tom. Eva didn't wake up, but I managed to walk right into the water. Mommy got upset, but I had such a great time!


Here I am with Daddy getting warmed by a towel/blanket. That's Emma holding her fish, Mr. Flippy! I wish I had caught my own fish, but I was wrapped in the blanket for most of the trip. I can't wait to go fishing again!

me and baby eva

Here I am with my baby sister, Eva.

I love her so much I even wrote her a song:

My Baby Sister
(clap, clap, clap)
My Baby Sister
(clap, clap clap)

welcome baby eva

I have a new Baby Sister! Eva Margarite Martin was born on Saturday May 12th, 2007 at 2:36 in the morning. She was 7 pounds 12 ounces and 21 inches long. Mommy and Daddy think she looks a lot like I did, but with lots more black hair! Here are a few pictures of her!




Here's a pic of Eva with Mommy & Daddy (only hours after her birth)!

and here is a picture of Grandma and Papa Tom holding Eva:

and one of Grandma and Grandpa Martin (the Marts) holding Eva:

Mommy and Eva were able to come home yesterday afternoon...and I got to watch her get changed! It was really cool. I also got to see her breastfeed...which was even cooler!!! I'm sure Eva and I will have lots to post about real soon, so come back anytime!

a baby is coming!

Any day now Mommy is going to have my little sister, Eva. Even though her due date is May 22nd, Mommy was told that things are "ready" for Eva's birth. So it could be very soon! I love to call the baby Evie and kiss her in Mommy's belly, but Mommy doesn't think I really understand the whole baby sister thing yet. I suppose once Eva is home from the hospital I'll be able to get a first hand view of what my new life will be like.

Until then, Mommy and I play together all day and we even take a nap together after lunch. Today we are cleaning the house - anticipating Eva's arrival this weekend.

Mommy has her next doctor's visit tomorrow afternoon. Maybe they'll give her even better news than last week!

When Eva comes we will share this blog to tell you about our daily (weekly/monthly) adventures. I suppose I won't mind sharing too much :)

Happy 2nd Birthday to Me!

Recent Pictures of Me!

Playtime with Zoe

Cheese!

It's A Girl!

We found out on Thursday that our new baby is a girl! We are so excited - I even think it'll be cool to have a baby around. Mommy says that won't last for long, but I guess it's too late now to go back :)

Mommy only has three more months to go - she's a little over 25 weeks at this point. Yeah!

After a long time (since before Christmas) I'm getting to see my friend, Natalie, tonight. We are having dinner with her family. I can't wait to play with her.

So much has been going on with my me and my family - especially me getting potty trained. My nighttime diapers are dry now, just like my naptime ones! And I am pooping and peeing in the potty - yeah me! I still have a few accidents here and there, but as Mommy says, "Accidents Will Happen!" You should hear the song! Songs From The Potty

Mommy & Me

This is a picture of Mommy & Me last Saturday night before Mommy & Daddy went to dinner. Mommy had just come home from her Spa Day - doesn't she look pretty!?

More time to blog

It has come to my attention that I hardly ever blog anymore. Mostly it's because I need my Mommy's help to blog - and she has been ever so tired lately. She wants to help me but has a lot of exhaustion due to the baby in her tummy. We are having a baby in May - and hopefully Mommy will start a blog for that baby too! How cool...huh?

Anyway...things have been really fun around here. I'm talking up a storm - my favorite things to say are : ambukar (yogurt tube), gucks (garbage trucks), coocooz (cookies), appy day (happy birthday), muzik (music), pikal (pickle), cheez (cheese), monkay or ooo ooo eee eee (monkey), doll, soup and nap. Everyday I'm able to add new words to my vocabulary, and Mommy and Daddy are amazed at my progress.

I also love to sing the "ABC" song, count to 10, and read books to myself and others. I also love animals - especially my kitties - but I really love my sock monkey "Bobo" (his name is from the book "Hug").

I love getting straws at Starbucks, going to My Baby and Me class, and playing with Natalie at church. Emma is still my best friend, and we talk everyday on the phone.

Hopefully I have convinced Mommy to start posting more blogs for me about my daily adventures!