24 Weeks Old

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Look who tried baby food!!!  We had some baked sweet potatoes as a part of our Thanksgiving leftovers, so we decided to let Evan in on the fun.  We'll say for now the jury is still out.  HAHA!  He made quite a mess and I suppose that's all you can hope for at the first feeding.  It's kinda like a first birthday cake- you'd be sad if they stayed clean through the whole process!

Aunt Marilyn and Uncle Neal left this weekend- the kids (and adults) in our house are sure missing them!  It was a great visit!

Evan enjoyed watching the rest of us take out all the Christmas decorations and put up the tree.  He was not very helpful in this process- maybe next year.

Today was Ryan's 6th Alive Day (the anniversary of the injuries he sustained in Iraq) so we went out as a family for dinner and ice cream.  The perfect way to spend the day.

Until next week,

Nancy

23 Weeks Old

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It sure has been a busy week in our house!  Aunt Marilyn is here visiting and we are having a great time with her.  Late this evening Uncle Neal joined her at our house to celebrate Thanksgiving with us so next week we should have some photos of him with Evan to share too!

If you check out the photos from this week, you'll see Jillian posing next to Evan while he "stands up" for a picture, bath time, gardening with Marilyn and the girls, checking out the water by our house, hanging out at the golf course & kisses from Daddy.

Whew!!  Off to bed- tomorrow is a busy day of cooking for our wonderful guests!!!

Nancy

22 Weeks Old

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Gah!!  This baby is so stinkin' sweet.  Love Love Love this kid!

Evan continues to be a happy go lucky little baby.  He is so easy going and has fallen very nicely into a routine.  Liv goes to bed at 7pm, Jillian at 7:30 and Evan at 8.  It's perfect.  I feed Evan before I go to bed, and then he sleeps until between 6 and 7 am.  I can't complain!

Today we went to the doctor for a 5 month check up.  We ended up a little behind on some of his shots, so although usually you only go at 4 and 6 months old, we're going between too.  So, today he weighed in at 16lbs, 10oz.  He's a good sized baby!  For comparison sake, I put Liv and Jillian on the scale too...  Liv was 27lbs, and Jillian is 31!

Evan is a drool monster, still really likes his swing and hanging out in the pack and play looking at a mobile.  He just started catching the mobile as it goes by and trying to put it in his mouth.  Funny!  We have not started giving him baby food just yet- we're trying to wait until he is 6 months old...

Evan's hand eye coordination is really improving and he's so much fun to play with.  Any time you make eye contact with him, he gives a really sweet smile and if you scare him a little by jumping out and smiling at him, he cracks up.  Every time.  Love that.

No sitting just yet, and not a huge fan of tummy time...

In the PHOTOS this week you'll see Evan at the library for story time, hanging out with his baby friend Jacob, a couple of the photos from our Christmas card shoot!, hanging out with Daddy, some close ups of his sweet face, and posing with big sister Jillian.

Until next week!

Nancy

21 Weeks Old

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The key item of discussion this week?  DROOL!  Man, this kid SOAKS the front of his shirt in about 30 minutes.  It seems impossible to get a photo of him where he is not drenched with spit.  He puts almost everything in sight into his mouth, chews on his hands all the time and bites (aka, gums) you really hard if you stick a finger or knuckle in his mouth.  Maybe an early teether?

Daylight savings time= no fun with a little guy in the house.

Check out all the photos this week & you'll see Evan waiting patiently for his big sisters to ride go-carts, a baby who wiggles around SO much on his back that he can move across an entire room in less than a minute (and subsequently in this case, ended up under his crib), skyping with Grandma Trisha, reading with big sister Liv, swinging, bathing, playing with sisters, some iphone shots Jillian took so you guys know I'm still part of this family (since I'm always on the other side of the camera!), playing at the park, and a baby who was too pooped to pose for a portrait!  Whew!  What a week- I'm tired!!!

In 6 days Evan will be 5 months old!!!

Until next week,
Nancy

20 Weeks Old

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What a busy time of year this is!  I'll have a few more photos of the kids in their costumes later, but for now there's a few for you to see here!  Evan had a great Halloween- he's such a happy baby!  He was great about being hauled around from house to house being showed off.  Our silly little goose!  In case you can't tell, the kids were Duck, Duck, Goose for Halloween.  It was very sweet.

Non-halloween related details about our little guy:  

Mid last week Ryan's Dad headed back to AZ- it was great to spend some time with him!  

Evan's still being swaddled at night.  He was doing well getting back to his sleeping through the night but we mixed him up a little bit this weekend when I woke him up at 5:30am to give him an extra feeding before he went to his first Raven's game that afternoon.  Yup, Evan went to a game (without Mommy!) and had a great time.  This is what happened:  The girls and I were in Baltimore for Disney on Ice and Ryan was offered to join our friend Aaron for the Raven's game.  After our show was over we drove over (it was only about 2 miles between the stadiums) and  grabbed him so the boys could finish the game sans baby.  It worked out perfectly!  Go Ravens & GO Evan!

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