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Well folks, 2 1/2 months have passed since my last blog post. How did that happen? I would like to say that it's because of work craziness (mine and my husband's), or the trip to Minnesota for my uncle's funeral, or the week-long visit from my two sisters in May, or the hectic life of a mom with two kids, or our neighbors and dear friends moving back to Boston and the going away parties that ensued, or getting ready for Evelyn's baptism, or hanging out with friends, or Evelyn starting daycare two days a week and catching two colds already, or the lack of sleep that has put the kibosh on my blog posts. And that would be partly true. Partly. But mostly it's because I've been lazy. Yep. Just haven't felt like it. So there you have it.

To get us caught up, I thought I would start with Evelyn's 4 & 5 month photos. She's now 5.5 months old, and here's what she's up to these days:

-Sleep: No bueno, folks. Her brother was a much better sleeper by this age. She is (mostly) on a regular nap schedule at home: one short one in the morning, and a longer one in the afternoon (w/ a short cat nap sometimes in the evenings). At school she takes small catnaps throughout the day (I guess being in a room w/ five other babies makes it difficult to snooze for long). She's going to bed earlier (usually somewhere between 8:30-9:30, which is a big improvement over the 10:30-11:30 bedtime we used to have), but still wakes up at least once a night to eat. Sometimes twice. I think a little sleep training a la Ferber is in order mighty soon, but I'm not sure how to do that w/ another kid in the house that might be woken up by said sleep training. We shall see. Mama needs more sleep. (Although I have to say I'm surprised at how well I function on less sleep this time around, especially since I'm working, even if it is only part-time.)

-Eating: We are still breastfeeding and it's going well. She does get some formula because I can't pump enough to give her all breast milk while I'm at work. When we're home, though, it's Boobie Fest 2011. I still haven't started her on solids, although I did try to give her some cereal a few weeks ago. She wanted none of it. None. of. it.

-Growth and such: She's got a big head like her brother did--95 percentile at her 3 month appointment. Oh, and her weight was in the 75 percentile, so big there too. Her height? Not so much. 25 percentile. My 6'7" husband was shocked. I think he assumed our kids would automatically be amazons like him.

She's also getting two teeth on the bottom. I noticed them for the first time last week. Will had two teeth by four months, so I wasn't surprised that she was getting them already. I just had no idea because she didn't get fussy or complain about them at all. She is one happy (albeit drooly) baby.

She's rolling all over the place, is starting to sit up on her own, can scoot forward a little bit and grabs things and puts them directly into her mouth. It seems like her development has been on warp speed, probably because I want her to stay little longer.

-Disposition: Happy, smiley. All the time. She is one chill baby.

Also, she and Will are pals. She thinks he is hilarious and lights up when he's around. He thinks she's hilarious and like to make her laugh by doing things like rocking her too hard, pushing toys into her face and screaming loudly. Gentle is not in his vocabulary (although it's in mine. Constantly. I think I say that to him at least 504 times a day when it comes to the baby. I'm tired of hearing myself say it, really. Maybe that's why he's tuned me out...hmmm...)

So here are her 4 & 5 month photos, and one of her and her brother cuddling together. Now let's consider ourselves caught up, mkay?


As you can see, she discovered her feet. And made taking these pictures even harder...

Sweet siblings.