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Maternity leave over

Phil is working on the post about Em’s wedding.  In the mean time, I’m jumping ahead to our trip to Indiana.  My maternity leave ended the day we got back from the wedding, but we also needed to make one more trip back to Indiana for BJ’s wedding and bachelor party.  I wasnt about to watch both kids by myself AND catch up on 12 weeks of work while Phil was gallivanting around in the woods with his friends, so we decided to drive to btown for 10 days to take advantage of all the free childcare and I could hunker-down and work.  We also managed to fit in some gnarly dental appointments!  (Thanks Dad!)

In typical fashion, we did our best to split time between grandparents.  I didnt care who had the kids, as long as it wasnt me!  Evie was pretty happy anywhere – but Wil usually needs quite a lot of entertainment to stay happy. Busia and Mimi were up to the task!  They had lots of activities for him throughout the week!  Here were some of the adventures at the Watkins, including Wil and Evie’s first IU football game! Andrew and Jessie came down for the occasion –

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We also had tons of fun at the Wozniaks!  We fit in a few visits with the stumpners, bungers, and freemans along the way.  Evie got to meet her new friend Addison!  Our last day was capped off by BJ’s wedding!  It was so fun seeing so many good friends!

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The kids did great in the car both ways.  Driving through the night is definitely the way to go with us.  Wil wakes up at gas/Evie/food stops, but we put on some netflix for 20 minutes while we are stopped – he watches like a zombie and then usually passes out as soon as we’re back on the highway.  After 3 weddings this summer and traveling with an infant under 3 months – we are definitely staying put until Christmas!

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We were all over the place in August.  We stayed busy in Baltimore going to the zoo and an Os game.  Then flew to Telluride, CO for Em’s wedding.  Then drove to Indiana for 10 days for BJ’s bachelor party and wedding!  I will devote a better post to our travels.  But for the mean time, here are lots (!!) of snap-shots from early August:

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Awhile ago I started working on a similarities/differences list of Evie and Wil as babies.  I keep saying I want to add more, but never do!  So I figured I’ll get it out now before it becomes completely outdated.

Wilek Evie
Sleeping Only sleep on our chest or his stomach.  Would only sleep on his back for short stretches.  Loved being swaddled. Hates the swaddle.  Sleeps on her back with her legs stretched out and arms above her head.  Hates being on her stomach.
Tummy Time Great at tummy time.  Great neck control.  Could look up and around without any trouble Hates it.  Can barely get her head off the ground and usually just rests her forehead on the ground and cries until we get her…but shes getting better!
Pacifier Never got into it. Loves it!  Great soothing device when things get a little hectic.
Diapers Screamed bloody murder the second he had a dirty diaper.  Then would scream his way through the actual diaper change. Doesnt fuss about it and loves having her diaper changed.  I get the most smiles during diaper changes.
Bottles Was pretty good with both bottle and nursing.  Occasionally went on bottle strikes which were very long for me. Wil also went through a lot of burp cloths a day due to spitting up frequently. Basically all bottles except during night.  Doesn’t seem to have a preference. Despite some very impressive burps, Evie hardly spits up.
Baths Did not enjoy them. But was in the baby bath early on.  Has learned to love them. Does not enjoy them.  We still haven’t given her a proper bath.  All sponge baths around here, due to her gassy nature.

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