Happy Thanksgiving!

We have so much to be thankful for this year! Brian and I celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary today! I love you, Bri!

And of course, we are so thankful that Amber, Evelyn's birthmother, chose us to be Evelyn's adoptive parents. Evelyn brings us so much joy each and every day! What an amazing year we are having!

Splish-Splash Puppy

Evelyn took her bath tonight so she will be all clean for Thanksgiving tomorrow, and got to wrap up in her great puppy towel. Just when we think she can't get any cuter....

Rice for the Rice!

How appropriate that Evelyn's first food is "Rice" cereal! This was actually our second attempt at feeding Evelyn cereal. Our first attempt was very brief as we didn't have the proper equipment, i.e. a baby spoon. The first few feedings are supposed to be mixed rather thin like her formula, so when I attempted to feed her with my finger (as suggested in one of our baby books), it didn't work very well! This past weekend we were able to pick up a couple of baby spoons and some bowls just for her. This second attempt went much better, although she still has a strong tongue-thrust reflex, so there was more cereal on her face than in her tummy! We'll just keep practicing!

Buy-Buy!

Well, if these videos are any indication...Black Friday will become a major event in the Rice household. Good news for the economy...bad news for Daddy's wallet!

More Halloween

Just a short clip of Evelyn sitting in her chair the day after Halloween.

Evelyn giggling!

She's growing!

Evelyn had her 4 month check-up today! She weighed in at 14 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 23.5 inches. We were dreading the shots, but they had a combination shot this time so there was only one needle poke! Evelyn handled it like a trooper--only a brief cry and then she was all smiles again.