Eva Pilar

This week Eva finally started swimming lessons! I’ve basically been wanting to put her in them since she was born. Right now they’re just working on holding their breath for short distances underwater. Pretty neat! Also, Eva became completely obsessed with the movie Frozen this week. Her Grammy bought it for her while she was…

Eva just loves being around her baby brother, and he loves being around her. I can’t wait until he’s old enough for them to actually play together. The other day Eva was busy drawing in her little notepad when she came to me and said, “Look, Mommy! Letter A!” Sure enough, she had drawn what…

This week Damian started giving us LOTS of social smiles. It’s not hard to make him smile. All you have to do is coo and talk in a ridiculous voice. You know how they say to let babies sleep around older siblings and other happenings so they get used to sleeping through noises? Well, I’ve…

We finally made it to the beach! This weekend we made the 2.5 hour drive to Virginia Beach… we all needed it so very badly. I’ll write more about it another day, though. ????

Our stuff from Tanzania finally arrived!!!! We’ve been SUPER busy unpacking. It’s quite difficult to do with a toddler and newborn, so it’s going slower than it ever has been. The piles of boxes seem to never end. Oh well. It’s nice to have all our stuff (especially my Boppy). Eva has had a fun…

Dear Evita, Although I stopped doing your official monthly updates when you turned two, I’ve decided I still want to write a little letter to you at least once a month. Every month you grow and change and there are so many things I never want to forget. Like when you ask us for something,…

Evita surprises me everyday with how cool she is with having a new baby in the house. She really loves her brother and tells him all the time. She gives him kisses and is always trying to help. One day she asked to hold the baby. When we let her do it, she immediately lifted…

 I still can’t believe my baby girl is a big sister. She’s handling it much better than I expected and she’s making me so proud. She’s jealous when it comes to the baby’s stuff (blankets, co-sleeper, etc.), but she’s always trying to help. She loves just looking at her baby brother. My heart melts when…

I’m a very light sleeper, and always wake up when Evita moves around at night. (Yes, we’re still co-sleeping.) Every now and then, Evita talks in her sleep. Usually she mumbles words like, “puppies,” “bicycle,” or “fruit snacks,” but last night was different. She tossed and turned a bit, and then giggled, twice. Then she said…

Yesterday morning we went on a little hike at Government Island, a little nature/historical spot in our neighborhood. It was so nice to spend some time outdoors, even if it’s not the beach or trails we’re used to. Eva ran around everywhere looking for the “East-a Bunny,” which sadly she never found (on the hike,…