Merry Christmas!

Evan has a fourth tooth coming in on the top and is having a bit of a hard time with it. He got a fever yesterday so David had to stay in the room with him while the whole secret santa thing happened. Evan still hasn’t opened his presents but I can’t wait for him to see his buzz lightyear (thank you Shae and Gavin!)

Evan’s still a little run down today but had to take some Christmas photos anyways of my first Christmas with him. He was a little fussy and by the time David and I got to smooching him he started crying, as you can see.

Happenings

Evan has 3 teeth now, all on the top. And he started crawling yesterday. It’s summer here so I can finally dress him in onesies and have his chubby thighs sticking out.

David came back this week just in time for Christmas. He thinks I spoiled Evan so he’s trying to toughen him up again and turn him into a little “sparten.” He was teething  and was sick for a week so got really whiny during that time. He’s doing allot better now. While David was gone I let Evan sleep in the bed with me and now he refuses to sleep in his crib. David was up for a bit last night trying to put him back to sleep in his crib but when it was my turn to take over I just put him in our bed and went to sleep. It’s going to be a weening process for sure to get him to sleep in his crib but sleep is very precious for me so I’m not sure how it’s going to work.

Anyways, took these pics this afternoon, doesn’t he look too cute?

8 months

Evan has a tooth! It just cut through so you can’t really see it but it’s there. It’s on the top of his mouth, a little to the side. I’ll take a picture of it once it starts to show.
He waved at me the other day. I got him to do it all afternoon but he hasn’t done it since. And he says “da.” Probably doens’t know what it means but he’s starting to say those one syllable sounds.

And he’s right about to crawl. He gets on all fours and then scoots back. Yesterday I was putting baby Einstein on for him so I put him on the bed and turned around for a second and he dove off and fell on the floor. Poor guy was all traumatised but he slept really well! Anyways, I’ve learned my lesson and can’t leave him on the bed anymore.

He’s starting to get attatched to me. Before he would see me and get excited but he would never cry for me. Now he’s starting to. He’s terribly cuddly. He gives me hugs and cuddles with me at night. He likes to play with my hand as he falls to sleep.

7 months

Evan turned 7 months on the 8th. He’s growing up so fast I can barely keep up. He has all these new cute things that he does and he interacts with me allot more, tries to crawl and gets excited about seeing me and watching videos. I do allot more with him these days, playing and reading books and whatnot. I set aside a bit of time for “parent time” every evening.

I’m changing his diet now because he needs allot more then what he’s currently eating which is mainly yoghurt and vegetables. I’m starting to blend up meat and rice for him to eat and he seems allot happier. It’s at this stage that I feel more like a mother and I can enjoy being with him allot more than babysitting him in his newborn stage.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Happy Birthday to my two beautiful sisters Maria and Melanie! Wish you guys were here, you’re both so fun and bubbly, I miss you tons! Sorry for stealing the photos off your blog, Melanie, I didn’t want to, only I didn’t have any of my own. I love the last one, it’s so classic and brings back memories of Maria.
Anyways, I love both of you girls tons and tons and I’m praying that the Lord supplies all of your hearts desires this year!

Teething

Evan was really naughty last night and a grouch today but I realised he is teething. His bottom gums are swollen, it looks like he has two teeth coming in. It’s about time, he’ll be 7 months in less then a week and he’s still sporting his toothless grin. I’m guessing thats why he had a fever this last week. I can’t wait to take photos of him with teeth!

Happenings

Sorry I haven’t updated in a while. This last week there’s been a flu going around and Evan and I both caught it. Evan had a very high fever for two days, it went down yesterday, thank the Lord and today he’s recovering. He’s so docile when he’s sick, just sits on my lap quietly. Today I was with him all day and he pretty much just slept, watched baby Einstien (I’m expanding his horizons from just Cherub Wings) and read books with me. He lost his appetite; he’ll drink the occasional bottle but its so weird to wave food in front of his face and have him stare blankly at it. But he looks allot better today he laughs and talks with me, so thats good.

In any case, it doesn’t look like he’s lost any weight and as long as he keeps his adorable cheeks, I’m happy. I’ll post some new pics, as soon as I get around to taking some.

In other news, David is leaving to Monterrey/States November 12th. He’ll be gone 5 weeks, comes back December 20th. So it’s sad times ahead for me. I wanted so much to go with Evan as well to visit but it looks like it’s not going to work out this year. But I heard rumors about a family reunion next year in April. So I’ll see; hopefully I can go then if it does pan out.

Evan really wants to crawl. He just reaches for anything in front of him and then goes flat on his tummy and tries to pull himself up. He’s getting pretty good at it though, I think he’ll be an early crawler.

One of his teachers told me a funny story about him the other day. She was feeding Leilani yogurt and had to leave the room for something so left the yogurt cup on the other side of the bed way out of Evan’s reach. About a few minutes later she heard a frustrated cry so ran back into the room to see Evan on his tummy with his face and one hand covered in yogurt and the other hand in the yogurt cup. I guess he was trying to get the cup to his mouth but couldn’t and thats why he was frustrated.

It’s really funny to see him try and scoot on his tummy. I can’t wait until he crawls; although something tells me I’m going to regret saying that.

School Time!

Evan is in a baby group with 11 month old Leilani. She’s so adorable and tiny; they make the cutest little group together. She’s 5 and a half months older then him but they wear the same diaper size. They have their own little nursery that I bring him to every morning where he does his flashcards, inspirations, finger rhymes and watches his beloved Cherub Wings.

XD

Wasn’t sure exactly what I was allowed to post but these are safe enough.

Ooh, and its my birthday so feel free to send e-mails and presents!