New Addition

We have a new addition to our family. A new cousin. My brother Will and his wife Susanne adopted their baby girl from China Monday morning. Her name is Olivia Rose and we are sooooo excited for them and to meet her!!

1 Year Update!!!

Evan turned 1 on November 16th. He is such a big boy!! Below are his one year milestones~

-He can take 8-10 steps at a time
-Most of the time he will point at his nose, mouth, ears, and hair when asked where they are
-He is saying Mama, Doug (for Dougie), and Da (for Daddy)
-When you say "Touch Down" He will lift his hands in the air.
-He can drink from a straw
-Eats almost anything and has even been working on biting off his own bites and eating with a spoon
-He is off formula, but still gets a bottle of cows milk in the morning and evening.
-Can climb off the bed and couch with no assistance.
-Got another mini hair cut performed my Mommy yesterday. We will take him somewhere in a few months to even out my damage :)
-He weights 22lbs and 12oz and is 28 inches long
-Evan has just started to hit people in the face when you do something he doesn't like. He usually only does it to Mommy and Daddy. It makes Mommy very sad. We are working on it by giving Evan a firm NO,telling him to be gentle, and then redirecting. Hopefully he will grown out of it soon and won't be one of those kids other mom's don't want their kids to play with :(
-Evan loves to play outside with his car, balls, and golf set. He also loves to read books and bath time!

Evan Making His Grandpa's Proud

This is for you Grandpa Mike and Bob.. Evan playing golf!! I got a plastic golf set for Maddy when she was here in the Spring and I pulled it out for Evan a few weeks ago. He got the hang of it right away.

Evan's Still Walking :)

Evan has been taking several steps at a time for the last 2 weeks. Walking still isn't his main mode of transportation but he is definitely walking more and more every day!!

Evan Turns 1

Evan turned 1 on Monday November 16th!! We had a party for him on Sunday. We had a fabulous time. Ryan's parents came into town for the celebration and we had some friends and other family over for the big event-- which consisted of pizza, fruit, cupcakes, and we ended the party with playing with Evan's new ball pit in his bedroom.
Evan was interested in opening presents (he is a true boy and loves to rip things up) However he wasn't to interested in his cupcake. I think he tried to feed more of it to Ryan then himself. Also he had probably ate close to 2 slices of pizza and a cup of fruit so he was probably full. Towards the end of the party it was getting close to his nap time. All of the kids were playing in Evan's room. Evan walked over to his crib and asked for Dougie and Passy. I gave them to him and then he laid down in the middle of the floor and rested his head. It was too cute. He did it about 5 times.. he was hoping his friends would get the hint :)

Saturday before his birthday party we watched the Auburn football game and Evan got to open up some of his presents early.
Evan goes for his one year check up next week, after that I will update with his one year milestones :)

Words to the Picture Update

So the blog is messed up and wouldn't show me the pictures as I was uploading just a bunch of text (annoying) so I couldn't add comments to any of the pictures because all the text ran together. I also accidentally uploaded an old picture of Evan but again can't delete it because all the text runs together.. any who...

I will start on the bottom pictures and work up.
Evan and I went to the park with Sarah, Harrison, and Avery to feed to ducks a few weeks ago. Despite the scared looked the kids have on their faces we had a lot of fun!
The pictures of Ev in the bathtub are showing off all his new teeth (4)!!

The pictures of Ev in the orange was Evan playing peekaboo with himself. Adorable!

For Halloween we had a lot of fun. On Friday afternoon we went up to Ryan's office where they go over the top decorating and showed Ev off in his Halloween costume. Then Saturday we went over to the Forbis's ate dinner, took Evan trick or treating, then waited for Carter and Katie to come back from their parties so they could see Evan and then headed home for the night.

Picture Update

Evan's First Step

For the last few days Evan has taken a little mini step, actually probably more like a little shuffle... but this morning we got him taking his first real steps!!! I don't think he will take off running or anything tomorrow but its definitely a step in the right direction ( cheesy I know :)

11 month update!

We can't believe our baby boy is about to be a year! Its gone by sooo quickly. Well maybe not the first 6mos.. I think sleep deprivation makes time go slower.
Evan has been a tremendous blessing in our lives and we can't imagine it without him.
Evan is a very happy laid back baby. He loves people and being outside. He greets everything with a smile, "talking", or his new favorite a point.
Evan's favorite things to do are read books, riding in his big red car, blowing bubbles, playing in the kitchen with the utensils and pots/pans, bath time, and watching Yo Gabba Gabba.
Evan's favorite foods are banana's, mac and cheese, pears, chicken, and baby cheese puffs.
New things Evan is doing this month has been pointing, he loves to point at things to get your attention. He has also started to make new sounds .. doe, da, no, wow, and oh. He says them repetitively through out the day. Evan isn't walking but he is a very good stander and can walk around holding onto things. He can climb up jungle gyms and up stairs. Evan has a full head of brown wavy hair that he gets compliments on daily.
Evan's only complaints in life are getting his diaper changed, clothes changed, face washed, and car rides over 45 minutes.

Grandparent's Visit

Ryan's parents came into town last weekend and we had a great time!! Friday night Ryan's parents watched Ev while we went and celebrated our friends birthday. Then Saturday we got dressed in our Auburn gear and head to the Auburn vs. Arkansas game ( sadly to say Auburn lost). My mom watched Evan while we were at the game, it was too cold to take him. Then Saturday evening we went to dinner with some of Bob and Cheryl's friends that live in Fayetteville. Sunday afternoon we went to a pumpkin patch and corn maze with Bob and Cheryl, our friends Mike and Jamie and their daughter Ava (2yrs), and Jeff and Sarah and their two little ones Harrison (2yrs) and Avery (4.5mos). It was a lot of fun! We picked out pumpkins, had a hotdog lunch, went on a tractor cow ride, did a corn maze, and went on a high ride! It was a fun filled afternoon. Sunday evening my friend Ronda came and watched Evan while we took Ryan's parents out for dinner to celebrate Bob's birthday and to say thanks for all they do! Overall it was a great fun filled weekend!!

Evan and Daddy playing in the hay stack

Ryan, Emily, Evan, Jeff, Sarah, Harrison, Avery, Mike, Jamie, and Ava

Harrison and Evan eating lunch

Daddy, Mommy, and Evan

Grandpa Bob helping Ev pick out a pumpkin

Evan and Mommy on a cow ride

Evan picking out a pumpkin

Grandpa Bob and Evan putting together his new Giraffe Bike

Evan playing football

Evan and I were over at the Forbis's and Evan found a little soft football and started throwing it around. It was adorable and Katie and I got this video!

Sick Evan

On Sunday Evan ran a 103 temp out of no where. He hasn't been himself the last few weeks because of teething. He has had a really runny nose, hasn't slept well, or eaten well; but he has had good days and bad days. So Sunday when he wasn't in the best of moods we just assumed it was because of teething. He ended up running a 103 temp for the day, but Monday morning he had no fever. So who knows if he had a 24 hr bug or if the temp was from teething. What I have read its normal to have a 100-101 temp but a lot of my mom friends said their little ones ran a higher temp (102/103) every once in a while. Any who Ryan got this video of him... ( Ryan said he slept like that for 30 minutes) Evan also feel asleep in my arms later that day and on Ryan while he was laying on the floor.. if anyone knows Evan he is not the fall asleep in your arms type of baby.. never has been, even when he was little.

Evan and his new bike

We got Evan this new bike a few weeks ago and he loves it. We usually play with it inside but take it out on special occasions.

Picture Update

Evan in swim class

Daddy teaching Evan how to blow bubbles

Evan learning how to pull himself up in swim class

Evans new car that he LOVES! ($10 garage sale- go mom!)

Playing outside

Evan riding his new bike


Evan with his Halloween Pj's

Messy dinner

Evan Dancing!

Evan is watching Yo Gabba Gabba and they are singing a song, the minute the song stops he stops dancing.

10 Month Update

Evan is now 10 months old!! We can't believe how much he has grown lately ( which I am sure everyone has heard me say ten too many times!)
Evan and I started a Mommy and Me class at Gymoboree a few weeks ago and Evan loves it!!

Evan also started a Mother's Day Out Program (MDO) every Friday from 8-2, which gives me some time to myself and to do those things that are hard to do with a baby ( like wait in a doctors office for a hour). We are lucky because our friend Jamie is the assistant teacher in that class so I know he is well taken care of! I had no worries before because Evan is such a happy fun baby to be with I knew whoever was his teacher would fall in love :) ( no bias there, right?!)

On Monday Evan will start a swimming class, which we are very excited about. Evan loves the water but has shown some resistance to it in certain situations. So hopefully this will calm his fears. He will be taking the class with Ryan, while I sit on the sidelines-- without a bathing suit on :)
As you can see we like to stay busy. Evan is not much for playing on the floor with his same toys day in and day out, so our new schedule has been very fun. We also love to play out side with our new playhouse, kick the soccer ball, and blow bubbles.

Evan's Current Milestones
- Evan has 3 teeth and is working on the 4th. ( 2 up, 2 down)
- Evan eats all food pretty much now and refuses to eat his baby food. His favorites are mac and cheese, banana's, carrots, and pancakes.
- He stands for long periods of time and you can even set him down in a standing position.
- He has lost some interest in Baby Einstein and LOVES Yo Gabba Gabba
- I think recently he has started to dance when he hears music or sees someone else dancing. He will be sitting on the floor, flap his arms, and kick his feet
- My favorite new thing Evan does is cuddling. He loves to lay his head in your lap or lay down on you. It adorable! I tell him all the time I can't wait till he is older and come and sleep with me some times.

9 Month CheckUp

Evan had his 9 month check up today and it went well. We haven't been able to find a pediatrician we like, but after many recommendations we finally did! ( NWA Pediatrics in Fayetteville)
Evan weighted 20lbs and 15oz and was 28.75 inches tall. Both in the 50% percentile. He wasn't as big of a chunky butt as I thought :) but I think he has slimmed down some lately with the nasty flu like virus we had and then just being more active and eating less formula. ( oh and the doctor said we probably had the swine flu because that is the only flu they have seen this year, so if that's true hopefully it will keep up safe from getting it again- but still wash wash wash your hands!)

Evan's new Climber

I found Evan a gently used climber this week and he already loves it!! I also found one for mom's house and a wagon for her to pull him around their "farm" ( its really not a farm.. there are no animals there, but for some reason that's what they call it :)
I didn't even have the other climber out of the car and Evan had climbed up the slide and was standing on the top! I couldn't believed how quickly he did it. Below are some pictures of him playing in the backyard with Daddy being the spotter quick to catch him if needed!

I love this pic, its of Evan trying to crawl up the slide and getting tired and resting his head :)

Labor Day Weekend

For Labor Day Ryan, Evan, and I went to Birmingham AL to visit Ryan's family. It was Evan's first long road trip (8.5hours) and he did pretty good, keep in mind we didn't leave until almost 6pm and he goes to bed around 730pm so it was a late night for Ryan and I driving, but definitely worth it!

Friday afternoon we went to the Birmingham Zoo with Ryan's brother Jerrod, his wife Susan, and their daughter Meredith, and Ryan's parent Bob and Cheryl.

And then on Saturday Bob, Jerrod, Ryan, and I went to the Auburn football game, while Susan and Cheryl graciously offered to stay back with the kids.

Meredith had a little chair that Evan just loved and climbed all over and fell off of all weekend :) Hopefully Santa will bring Evan one for Christmas.

Before we left we did our usual out of town shopping and stopped at a BabiesRUs ( we don't have one in our area) and got a cute picture of Evan sitting in one of their small chairs ( this chair was no where near as fabulous as Meredith's though)

Overall we had a great weekend and it was nice to see family!

Evan's First Tooth!

Evan officially has his first tooth (9/6/09)! Its on the bottom, the front right. And it looks like there are 3 more coming in any day now! The other bottom front left and the two top front. Evan doesn't seem to be bothered by them, he chews a little differently when he eats and some times will let out a cry if he is playing and hits the toy against his mouth a certain way but besides that he is in good spirits!