The past week in little Evelina's life has been pretty eventful! Aside from being officially 2 months old......she took her first weekend trip away as a family, had a 2 month old photo shoot plus got the dreaded first round of vaccinations out of the way!
Just to touch briefly on this photo shoot that I decided to set up......it was NOT a great decision. At 2 months old there is no easily elicited smiles and somehow the outfits I dress her up in at home do not fare well with strangers putting her into different positions and expecting a perfect pose. She had on this adorable lace romper that we had to take her out of because she was so upset. Needless to say, I was dripping sweat by the time it came to family photos and was not happy with how they turned out! I never dreamed I would be that anxious!! I guess a wailing baby tucked into a cute wicker basket wasn't in the cards for an adorable photo opportunity after all!A few days after the photo shoot we headed out on our trip to a condo we rented in Ocean City where we stayed until Tuesday. Uncle Jimmy and Aunt Kissy (Misty) with Mie-Mie and Pop-Pop came along too for a fun-filled Memorial Day weekend. Evelina slept the whole car-trip to Ocean City which was about 2 hours and 45 minutes (the longest trip she has been on yet). I think honestly that she loved the ocean air because she slept soooo good while we were there too! We had a little UV-blocking tent set up for her in the sand which worked out perfect for beach days! From the looks of the picture above, I should've been sitting under that tent with her more often! I got BURNT (no surprise)!!
Even though we got her dressed up in her little swim suit..... the water was just too cold for even Mommy to walk in! I guess this means that we will have to do a repeat trip sometime soon so that she can truly dip those toes into the ocean for the first time! But all in all it was a great trip for the whole family! We even enjoyed all the touristy things including Thrasher Boardwalk Fries, Fisher's PopCorn, Candy Kitchen (heavenly Hash fudge) and the most delicious Dumsers Chocolate Peanut Butter Shake. All of these things that I knew nothing about until I moved to the East Coast and now they make my mouth water just thinking about them!
Aside from the trip, Evelina got some bonding time with her aunt and uncle who are expecting their first baby (a girl too!!) in August. I just love seeing Evelina flirt with her Uncle Jimmy (below) and Pop-Pop!! Plus she got to spend some extra Daddy time over the trip which I know they both loved. I even snapped a video of Eve getting some serenades from Daddy on the trip that I need to try to upload! So cute!
And to wrap up this little sweetie's 8th week she had her 2 month Pediatrician appointment. She was all smiles and was a perfect little patient for her doctor. Until it came to that first round of shots. The poor little thing.......I haven't heard her cry like that since she was born! No amount of soothing was able to content her right away and the fussiness continued that afternoon. I felt so bad for her! But today she seems back to normal which makes me feel so much better!! To round out her stats as a newborn she is still trucking along in the 97th percentile but is 24 inches long which hopefully means this weight will balance out soon!
This weekend will be my first night away from my little princess and I'm already so sad! She will be staying home with Daddy (who is probably just as nervous as me) while I'm at a wedding in Ithaca, New York. Although I'm excited and in much need of this girl's night away to celebrate a good friend's wedding......I cant believe I will be without a baby in my arms for over 24 hours! I already told Mike that he can text me at her usual 4am wake-up for a feeding! I will have to blog next week about (or maybe make Daddy) to hear how the weekend went!!
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