Monday, May 18, 2009

Week 50

Let the fun begin! Twice last week Susan reported that Evan was standing up when she went to get him after his nap. He hasn't done it yet in his crib at home (at least not that we know of), but he has done it in his port-a-crib. Maybe he is going to skip right past crawling on his hands and knees and go straight to walking. He tried watermelon, cantaloupe, and graham crackers this week. The latter two went over well. Watermelon, not so much. He is also "drinking" from a sippy cup pretty well, even if most of it ends up on his tray. I cannot believe that he is almost a year old. Where has the time gone?
He is getting good at taking bites of the graham crackers, and actually gumming/chewing it before taking another bite.

He got a new chair because someone was giving it away, and he really likes to slam his head back against the chair in his booster seat. So, we got one with padding.
Evan went to his first birthday party. Well, not his birthday, but his first party. His cousin Avery turned 5, and we celebrated at John's Incredible Pizza. Needless to say he was tired when we got home, and took a long nap. He woke up all sweaty, which explains his open shirt and bed head.
Helping mommy with the laundry.



Isn't this outfit cute? The Seales got it for him in Hawaii last summer.
Trying on his shades. He doesn't like them on his face anymore than he likes a hat on his head.

The sippy cup shower!
Oops! That time Shadow got the shower.
Playing outside at 8 am before the heat set in.
What a big boy!






Evan decided to wake up early last week, so he got to take Shadow for a walk with me. I tried to get a picture of him from my point of view on these walks. He is so precious, and the pictures don't even come close to doing it justice.


Monday, May 11, 2009

Week 49

Evan's first Ice Cream Social.
I love STAR testing! I got home early enough tonight to have dinner and play with Evan before his bath. Not a bad way to continue the week after enjoying a relaxing first Mother's Day to start it off. Practicing his crawling:)
After the Race for the Cure we went to the park. It is so fun to watch him giggle on the swing as he gets closer to us.


Can you tell it has been a long day? He took a nice long nap when we got home!







Evan is enjoying his banana in a slightly less messy way.



Playing with a box and a water bottle...endless entertainment.





Race for the Cure




Crawling up on my lap.





Evan is so close to crawling on his hands and knees! He can scoot on them, reach, and pull up, but he can travel faster on his tummy, so he defaults to that when he needs to get somewhere.





Monday, May 4, 2009

Week 48

I can't believe he is 11 months! We should have pictures of Grandma Mac's retirement party and Papa Mac's birthday brunch, but I got sick, so we didn't make it to CC. Instead, Evan got in a lot of daddy time on Friday and Saturday while I slept, and then on Sunday and Monday he got some time with Grandma Tammy. He went to the doctor again this week for his baby eczema, which got a lot worse. Unfortunately we have to cut down on his bath time, but other than that, not much we can do other than lather him in the lotion. Here are pictures of his first curiosity owie. He was trying to pull up on his toy bin, and caught his eye on the way down. Saying goodbye to Grandma Tammy

Grandma bought him a little turtle shower, and he loves it, as you can see in this video. I didn't get it on this video, but he loves it so much he strangles it!




Evan is getting really good at picking up little tiny things. This is great when it is food on his tray, not so great when it is food on the floor!





Here you can see a great shot of his cup handling skills. Although all he seems to want to do is chew on the lid.



Just some cute pics during breakfast.




Daddy taught Evan how to bang on the table during dinner. Fabulous!
As soon as I posted that he wasn't pulling up last week, he started to. I got the camera to catch it, but I missed it. But here is him playing around anyway.



Saturday, May 2, 2009

Grandma's Retirement Blog

We are so sorry we have to miss the big celebration, but no one was more upset than Evan. Here was his response...


We love you and wish we were there...