Our Baby Brute!

I am sure all parents think their children are strong, but in Evie's case, Chad and I think she really is! One thing we have tried in order to ease Evie's colic, is to swaddle her very tight in something called "the miracle swaddler." It is basically a straight jacket for babies to keep her hands to her side. Although she initially did not like to be so snug, she has really come to enjoy being a baby burrito all wrapped up. Last Sunday morning when Chad went to get her, she apparently decided she wanted her hands out and if she could not get out of the swaddle (which she has done twice even though it is guaranteed not to happen), she would try to get out of her pajamas. You can see by the picture, she was quite successful! I would have loved to be a fly on the wall to watch her in action! Last week, we also tried an incline for her crib (another colic-cure suggestion). When Chad purchased the incline, the lady at Babies-R-Us told him to stop using the incline at about 6 months when Evie is able to push herself off of it. The incline lasted just one night, as Chad and I came in two different times during the night to find our darling 6-week-old off the incline and sleeping soundly on her flat crib! Evie also loves doing "leg presses" with Chad! She tucks her legs up while on her slick changing pad and propells herself off Chad all the way to the end! We could not believe how far she could push herself! She also has no problem pushing herself up to a standing position while we hold her hands and can even bounce herself while standing. Look for her to be pulling cars in ESPN's Strongman Competition next month!