Today's post is a little picture heavy but I have good reason, I promise! This past Saturday, on August 27th I celebrated the birth of my sweet little princess Eva Lucille. I still can't believe she turned FOUR! Today I'm taking a walk down memory lane.
This was the first picture taken of my sweet baby, the day I found out I would be having a princess
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Please, please ignore how awful I look, this was 9 days before Eva was born and it was CRAZY HOT outside, and the polka dots definitely didn't help.
My beautiful, healthy girl made her arrival on August 27, 2007 at 3:11pm weighing 8lbs 6oz and 21 1/2 in long.
This has ALWAYS been one of my favorite pictures, this is also the picture we used for her birth announcement.
2007 was definitely the year of the baby in our family. This picture includes my Aunt and cousin Miller who is 5 months older than Eva, Me and Eva when she was exactly 1 month old, and my Mom and niece when she was 1 day old. My cousin also had a little boy 20 days before Eva. It was definitely fun all being pregnant at the same time.
This picture is from Eva's baptism when she was about 6 weeks old. She was baptized in Pennsylvania where her Dad's family is from. The church where she was baptized has a lot of meaning on her Dad's side, it was the church where her grandparents were married and both her Dad and Aunt Brooke were also baptized there. And the dress she was wearing was the same dress her Mimi Mercer and Aunt Brooke wore at their baptisms. It was a very special day.
When Eva was about 9 months old we made a trip to Tampa, FL to visit her Aunt Brooke and newest cousin Kaylee. It was also Eva's 1st trip to the beach.
Eva's 1st Birthday party!
This is one of Eva's 1st Birthday pictures.
This was Eva's very first day at daycare. She still attends the same daycare/preschool and we couldn't love it more.
Eva Diva hanging out at Mimi and Papa's house.
Me and my sweet girl at my cousin's college graduation party.
This is one of Eva's 2 year old pictures.
Easter 2010
Soccer girl!
One of Eva's 3rd Birthday pictures
Eva and her bff/cousin the first time they went bowling.
Eva at her birthday party getting ready to open all her gifts. We are so beyond thrilled that many of our closest friends and family were able to celebrate with us.
This is one of Eva's 4th Birthday pictures. Gosh how she's grown up!!
Dear Eva,
I thought I could never love you more than I did the day you were born. Boy was I wrong! I miss the days when I could just hold you and stare at you for hours but I absolutely love laughing with you, talking to you, and watching you grow up before my very eyes. You are so funny and so vivacious. You are the best share bear, you are so kind, and the best mix of a cuddle bug and independent girl. I look at you every day and hope that I'm doing a good job as your mommy and then you do something or say something that lets me know the answer. I love you to pieces Eva Lucille!
Love,
Mommy
I'm a random happen-stance reader of this one post. I googled "Eva Lucille" because that's the name I felt inspired should be our next little girl's name (should we have another girl, after the 2 we have). I usually don't have names till a few days, maybe weeks, before my babies come, so this one coming before we're even pregnant is different. I can't get it out of my mind, the name came to me for beautiful reasons, and I wanted to know what was associated with that name 'out there'. Your little girl is darling.
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