14 weeks old

December 24- December 30

Here are some photos from Thursday, Evan's 14 week birthday. Auntie Ali came to visit from St. Augustine with her husband Jay. Ali has been my best friend forever and even though she is an only child she will always be like a sister to me. We ate dinner, visited, opened presents and played a few rounds of Balderdash. Evan, of course, was his usual happy self and both Jay and Ali agreed with our sentiments that Evan is the CUTEST baby in the world. It was Jay's first time meeting Evan and he picked him up immediately from his swing like the two of them were already best buddies. And Auntie Ali said Ev has gotten so big since she last saw him in the hospital!

I got my eye on you mommy.

For someone with minimal baby experience, Jay looks pretty comfy here holding Ev.

Ev's a little sleepyhead

Evan's First Christmas!!!

Our Christmas Card we sent out this year:

We love Christmas! Daddy had to work Christmas Day this year so Evan opened most of his presents on Thursday on Christmas Eve. I had to work a half day, but drove straight to Nana's when I got off at noon and found a little sleeping Evan, curled up in his pacnplay. We got to eat our Christmas Eve lunch and open all of our grownups gifts, then we got Evan up and let him "open" his presents, daddy helped. I think he was about as enthusiastic as a 3 month old could possibly be, cute as button.

Then we went home for a bit and got ready for church with Grammie, Poppie, Uncle Austin and Tara. Evan was an angel baby at church, he really enjoyed the loud music and drumming and went fast asleep in Grammie's arms. He woke up when the service was almost over a little hungry but he didn't cry. We went to Grammie and Poppie's after church, Evan sat in a little umbrella stroller while we ate dinner. Then he was a little crabby when it came time to open gifts and ended up falling asleep, so me and Dan had to open most of them without him watching.

Presents Evan received: (Evan says thank you!)

From Santa: Santa filled up Evan's stocking with lots of goodies
(a personalized sippy cup, two teethie toys, and baby spoons) and got him a barnyard house toy that has 4 animals in it that each make their own animal noises, like the pig says "oink!"

Mommy and Daddy gave Evan: a pooh stocking that is mint green and red, a plaid red "E" ornament for our tree, a Night Before Christmas book, leapfrog mypal Scout, lamaze pony that daddy picked that makes horsey trotting noises

Grandpa and Nana gave Evan: two Christmas tree ornaments, one is a daddy & mommy snowman holding a baby snowman, and the other says Baby's First Christmas and has room for a photo of Evan, a seahorse music making stuffed animal, a personalized blue teddy bear that says "Evan's Teddy" and a matching personalized blue fleece blanket that says "Evan Daniel", a complete collection of Beatrix Potter Tales and a clip on frog rattle that vibrates.


Poppie and Grammie gave Evan: a really fun activity mat for tummy-time by bright starts, a glow worm that plays music, a gumball machine ball dropper, a stack o'rings, a sippy cup, bath toys that shoot water and look like monsters, a set of toy chimes, a rocking horse Christmas ornament that says "Baby's First Christmas", a ladybug that lights up and make bug sounds as well as music, 3 Christmas books and one more book that reads along with you.

Uncle Austin and Auntie Tarie gave Evan: a plush alligator learning toy that has teethers on it

Auntie Ali gave Evan: a stuffed bear with a striped shirt and heart on it.

Great-Aunt Joni gave Evan a fisher price phone

Great- Grandpa & Grandma E gave Evan: a paci thermometer, a crocheted hat, a coin set with a birth penny, and a Christmas dog that sings and then wags its tail.

Christmas Eve Photos

Ev sleeping in the pacnplay at Nana's

Nana's tree

Nana's Table

ha! love my guys!

hmmmm....

aw! soft!

Ev loves his books!

read me it!

c'mon daddy!

whoa! cool!

for me?

what is it?

this photo cracks me up! Ev looks like he knew exactly what was going on!

Nana and Evan in front of the tree

the four boys

mommy and Evan

daddy and Evan

Evan riding a reindeer?

Evan and Toby

Ev playing with Scout

Rusty and his new toy

Apple digging into her presents

Grammie and Poppie with Evan

Ev asleep during present opening

cranky pants

all of us

daddy

Ev got a glow-worm

On Christmas Eve Ev's nose starting running a little and by Christmas morning at 4am he was Mr. Snorky. Daddy went off to work and I got to take care of my little sickie Ev. He had a stuffy nose, so I used his aspirator a lot (which he thought was funny) and gave him some baby grape tylenol just in case, and we got use out of his boogie wipes and vicks vapor creme and vaporizor. We rested together all morning and Ev watched some cartoons, we even took a little nap together. At 3:30pm we decided to go over to Grammie's house for Christmas so we weren't by ourselves all day. Daddy forgot to leave us the carseat base, so Uncle Austin and Auntie Tara ran over to go pick it up for us. Ev fell asleep on the car ride over and slept in his car seat in Auntie's room for 2 hours. He only got to see his great-aunt and great-grandparents for five minutes before they headed out to go home. I opened all his presents for him.


Now Evan's room looks like a toy shop! He has like one of everything. I definately think he is good and set until his birthday! He doesn't have a favorite toy yet, he is pretty easygoing and loves them ALL. He has no idea he is so spoiled.

Christmas Day Photos

Ev on Christmas morning, it was just me and him.

Ev up from his napEv and his toy phone that great-aunt Joni gave him

Ev, the sickie, still trying to watch tv

After Christmas Photos:

Ev in his play place

He thinks its a blast!

Handsome bathing beauty!!!

Ev reading comics on daddy's lap

Ev must be feeling better a little bit now. On Sunday he actually gave us a laugh! I forget what I was laughing at, but he heard me and laughed back! Dan was right next to me, so we both got to hear his first real laugh, I'm sure there will be many more to come!

Video of Ev talking to me. Just for fun!

me and Ev

Ev smiling!

Ev's room looking like a toy store...