A very happy and wet-haired Eydie after a bathWe took Eydie to her first football game. Luckily for us, we didn't leave the house until after the rainstorm so we weren't at risk for getting blown away.

We went to the zoo with the Summer, Ava, and Pierson. They're checking out the monkey house here. Pierson got in a starting contest with one of them against the glass.

Eydie, however, was not impressed.

Last weekend we went to Lake Brownwood for Labor Day. It's always so nice to have family around to help take care of Eydie. She had some good cousin time and even got a surprise visit from her second cousin Jude. We were so excited the Thompsons decided to come!

Jude is about 6 weeks younger than Eydie but almost her size. She was already crying before I set her down to take this picture so it is no reflection of her feelings for her cousin!

Such a fun-filled weekend makes you sleepy

Eydie is changing fast. She's starting to imitate sounds and expressions. Brandon loves to try to teach her how to make certain noises and she'll really concentrate on his face and then try to make her mouth do the same as his. Her eyes get really big while she's watching him.

She holds her head up all the time unless she's ready to go to sleep. She loves to be up watching what's going on, and she's getting pretty strong and able to support herself a lot more now.

She finally started taking a bottle! We had been trying regularly, but she just didn't like it and would cry and only take a little bit, but in the past week she's started taking a bottle without crying or fighting it! Makes mama so happy!

And I am loving not working right now and just being able to hang out with our sweet little girl!