Happy New Year!

So welcome to 2007! We hope yours is off to a great start--Evie's is, Daddy's is and Mommy's will be soon hopefully!

Evie spent her first night away from both mommy and daddy on New Year's Eve--she stayed the night with Grandma V to celebrate both the New Year and Grandma's birthday (which is 12/31 every year...hmmm, how about that!?). She did really good that night but has been totally resistant to going to bed the past 2 nights for us. Last night after about 30+ minutes of trying to get her to stay asleep, I finally just walked away and zonked out in less than 5 minutes. It was a total riot though because you could tell she had been standing holding on to the side of her crib and just crumbled down and fell asleep. Poor baby!

Mommy's got big news--I have accepted a job at OSU that requires no travel and hopefully will be a better overall environment for me. I was supposed to start the new job the day after MLK day but now that has been delayed against my wishes...ask me directly for details. But the good news is still that I have a new job--no travel, less craziness, slightly more $$, so it sounds like a great deal to me!

Evie got loads more presents from Voellmecke family Christmas which we opted not to attend, again ask me directly if you want the full dirt, but it really isn't very juicy news. She is a very lucky baby! We plan to visit the family over MLK weekend so folks can see her since we stiffed them for family Christmas. Hopefully the weather will remain good for a quick trip to Cinti.

Evie is crawling and she is getting to be super fast--we have to really watch her now. No more 'velcro baby' as one of my co-workers calls it! She also has her very first ever eye exam tomorrow. As a plug for the students at my current job, make sure you have your baby's eyes examined. There is a program called InfantSee that is a national program (which our college takes part in) where optometrists can elect to see children for a free first eye exam (as long as you take the baby to a participating optometrist within the first 12 months--unless you are noticing a potential problem they recommend visiting between 8-12). So anyway, free is always good, making sure your baby can see is very good so what's not to love. I'll let you know how it ends up going!

A few Evie pics:Ignore the fact that we look a little weird and focus on mommy and Evie in matching coats!Evie got to hang out with Thyrone and Veronica , two very cool kids!Evie in her zebra hat from Aunt Laurie. The picture does not do this justice, really. It is very fun and is kind of mohawk/mullet-esque!