Learning New Things

I often wonder what goes through Evelyn’s head these days.  She’s learning so much and changing right before our eyes.  Gone are the days when she would just lay on the ground and stare at the zoo animals hanging above her head on her play mat.  Now she’ll look at them, cock her head to the side as if to say “now how in the world did they get there?” and then promptly try to shove an entire stuffed zebra into her mouth.  Once I’ve extracted the now drool-covered zebra from her jaws, she’ll roll this way and that way, chewing on anything that gets in her way.   I have to assume the our ceiling is no longer fascinating to Evie because as soon as I lay her down on her back, she will immediately flip to her belly.  Once there, she’ll crane up on her hands, and offer a grin to anyone in the immediate vicinity.  I love that she smiles so much. Honestly, all you have to do is talk to her and she grin so hard I think her cheeks will pop.  She delights in people’s faces and has taken to examining them when she is being held.  I try to take advantage of a teaching opportunity and tell her “yes that is Mommy’s eye” as she jams a sticky finger into my eyeball. :) She's learning to sit up, but balancing is still proving to be a bit of a challenge.  But she's trying and she always seems thrilled when I sit her up with her toys, like she happy to see the world from a different perspective.  We have other milestones coming up, like eating solid food for the first time and sitting a high chair.  We are looking forward to each new day!