Lots of firsts...

Recently Evan has been experiencing a number of firsts. We have captured them for everyone to see..

He got to go to the park for the first time on Friday, January 16. We have been walking every Friday with our wonderful friends, Jenni and Brittney. We have so much fun. Evan got to swing for the first time with Mom's help and really loved flying through the air.

We also went down the slide for the first time...

Here are Jenni and Brittie looking beautiful! :)

Evan saw his first Inauguration on Tuesday, January 20. He and Mommy watched the whole event on television throughout the day.

Then Evan and I went to visit Grandma and Great Grandma at the bowling alley on Thursday, January 22. They are on a weekly bowling league. This was Evan's first time setting foot in a bowling alley and he had the best time. He couldn't get over all of the action, the sounds, the lights, the balls. You name it he was looking everywhere. It was hard to get him to look at the camera as you will see from the picture with both Grandma and Great Grandma. Good times were had by all!

Evan got to get his first exersaucer on Saturday, January 24. We got it at Children's Orchard in Roseville. We love this store and always get the best deals, half the price of retail and sometimes even cheaper. You can see Evan enjoying the new activity center below. He is loving all the toys and freedom to stand.

On Sunday, January 25, Evan experienced his first time in the nursery at church. I think it was harder on Mom more than anyone. We have hesitated to put him in the nursery since we did not have a church home yet. However, we recently found a new church home, Creekside Church. I was able to meet the nursery team last week and sat in there with Evan towards the end of the service, when he started to get a little antsy. All the workers were really nice so I braved it out and we put him in the nursery for the whole service today. He did great and even fell asleep at the end and was resting in the crib when we came to pick him up. Good job little one and Mommy! :) Here is our little man after the big event- all smiles!

Lastly, his first tooth is coming...we saw the slit appear on Tuesday night, January 27 and then felt it for the first time attempting to break through on Thursday, January 29. I am sure it is coming anytime. We will keep you posted. However, we need to mention this has made evenings real fun and fussy. Thank goodness we are stocked up with Baby Tylenol and Baby Orajel. :) We will try to attempt to get a picture of the action soon too.

It is so much fun experiencing new things with Evan and we love sharing them with you. Love you all!

Five Months Old

Evan is five months old and continues to be such a bundle of joy! Here are his latest accomplishments.

*He found his tongue and sticks it out all the time. It is so adorable- our little snake. Here is a video of him in action and a few pictures.



*He also recently can't get enough of squealing and does this quite frequently.

*He rolls all the way over now and also is very very close to crawling. He scoots both forward and back all the time. You can put him on the carpet and suddenly he is on the wood floor quickly or has sometimes even attempted to almost go completely under the couch or chair. So clever this little one. We have to keep a close eye on him. He also can hold himself up on both hands and feet lifting his whole body in the air. Jim compares his up and down push up move to little lizards. So cute!



*He eats rice cereal ever night (okay at least most nights- sometimes we run out of time). He continues to have regular breast milk and formula. He has about 5 oz. each time (eating regularly about 5 times a day and we are working on getting down to one time a night). For the most part we are there, with maybe two times happening occasionally.

*We are getting better with sleep at night. Evan is doing well with putting him self back down when he wakes up; if he does cry the length of time this occurs has greatly decreased.

*Nap times have been going very well. He does great at being put down in his crib for sleep. For awhile there as soon as you laid him down after rocking him to sleep he would instantly wake up. The only way he would nap was in his swing, but that has all changed which is great.

*He loves playing with things. It is fascinating watching him figure out how to make the toys work and developing a preference for some favorites. His current toys of choice are his crinkle Winnie the Pooh book he got from Santa, his Ocean Wonders teether ring, Dylan the Duck and he continues to love his rings. He also loves anything that plays music.

*He continues to smile all the time. He is such a happy little guy and is such a joy to be around. He draws a crowd where ever we go- Jim and I feel so popular when we dine out at restaurants and visit other public places.

*Evan's hands and feet continue to be quite entertaining. Especially his hands he enjoys looking at them and sucking on them multiple times every day.

*Evan notices a lot now and grabs things at the table or pretty much anywhere he can if they are nearby.

*He prefers to ride in his stroller looking forward and gets very squirmy if he is put in the stroller with his car seat.

*He continues to like his Ergo carrier and pretty much falls asleep every time he goes for a ride.

*Evan loves to laugh and has a tickle spot right under his neck on the left hand side. If you tickle him there he is guaranteed to giggle. It is so much fun to hear him laugh. Here is a little video of it.



*Blankets are Evan's friends. He is passionate about the silk edge and can be found feeling it for a great length of time. Raking the fabric to simply feel it as well as to hear his nails scratch the surface is one of his favorite pastimes. He also enjoys eating them.

*He still stands with assistance and his legs are getting very strong.

Here are a few more pictures of Evan for your viewing enjoyment. Such a cutie pie.

We go to the doctor again in February for Evan's sixth month check up. Stay tuned for more updates on our little guy's stats next month. We love you guys and thank you for following our family as it grows and changes everyday!

Happy New Year and Snow Fun!

It was Evan's first New Year's Eve and as most of you can imagine he slept through it, however, the festivities before and after were a lot of fun for him and us. First we got to celebrate New Year's Eve with good friends, Chris, Chandra and Abi. We had a fabulous Mexican Dinner at On the Borders and came back home and watched the ball drop with Ryan Seacrest, Dick Clark, the Jonas Brothers, etc. :)

Then on New Year's day we headed to Donner Lake near Truckee to spend a fantastic couple of days at the Penrod's cabin with Dave, Natalie, Tyler and their families. It was a blast and the first time Evan got to see snow. He even got to see it falling in the air as it pretty much came down all day on Friday. We had so much fun and loved bundling our little guy up in his new snow suit, purchased at Kohl's on sale for only $18. I was so happy to find such a bargain and felt great knowing our little one was bundled up in the cold. Here are some pictures of all the fun.

Happy New Year from our family to yours! Here's to great joy and peace in 2009!!!