All About Evie

My daughter has taken to walking around the house while holding our phone to her ear.

"Heyaaah!"

Hmmmm...(shoving my cell phone out of sight)...wherever did she pick that up?

I must not be too bad, though. At Evie's one-year-appointment, the pediatrician specifically asked if she was mimicking phone use.

I nodded proudly.

See? All babies pick that up! It's not a reflection on how much time Mommy spends talking on the phone.

I considered telling her that Evie points the remote at the TV as well, but you know how busy doctors are...


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Meal time with Evie is always an adventure.

I swear, that girl goes all day and night without touching her hair one time. But put her in a high chair and cover her hands with saliva, grease, and food particles...and wild horses couldn't keep those grimy digits below her ears.

The best part comes at the end of the meal.

You see, she's only twelve months old and can't possibly tell you in any verbal way that she's all done. So, I have to experimentally hold a piece of food up to her mouth and see what she does.

If she's still hungry, she'll open right up for it.

If she's full, this teeny-tiny, delicate little angel smacks the piece of food out of your hand so hard, it takes a small construction crew to excavate it from the wall.

Fortunately, she hasn't managed to hit anyone with her edible projectiles yet...but not for a lack of effort on her part.

One of these days, my luck is going to run out.

Could you imagine the medical report?

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Stephanie Chandler

Age: 26

Official cause of death: Skull fracture and massive brain trauma caused by what appears to be...a piece of cooked carrot?

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Gusto!

...that's what my daughter has.

Or, at least, that's what we're all going to call it.





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