Fun in the Snow!

Our first official big snowfall of the season! I think we had about 5 to 6 inches of snow today. After Evan woke up from his nap, we dressed him in his snowsuit, hat, mittens, and boots. Poor little guy could barely move as he was so bundled! My parents and I took him outside, and he just stood there trying to figure out what this was all about. One of our neighbors let us borrow his sled, and my dad pulled him around in the snow. Evan loved it! He enjoyed it so much, that he cried when we brought him back inside. We'll definitely be going back out there tomorrow when Nate is home (he had to work today), so he can have fun in the snow too!



Grandpa pulling Evan in the sled...


Evan and Mommy :)

14 Months Old

I'm so behind on this blog! Evan is almost 15 months old, but I thought I'd update on what he's been up to at 14 months old.

*Walking like a champ! He started to take a few steps at a time when he turned 14 months, but during the past couple of weeks, he is walking everywhere and getting into everything!

*Loves to stack things...and he also loves to knock things down. When he was in his high chair, he stacked his sippy cup on top of his Gerber Puffs container...very creative!

*Hates wearing bibs and hats...

*Has mastered the animal sounds of goats, cows, sheep...and recently Grandpa D.'s imitation of an elephant. He's even associated a "moo" with his Little People cow.

*LOVES Yo Gabba Gabba...and Sesame Street (especially Elmo). At the beginning of YGG, he'll do a little dance and spin in a circle, followed by shaking his little butt. Too cute! And the other day, he just started laughing at Elmo.

Our Thanksgiving weekend of sickness

This has definitely been the year of getting sick for me! I think I've had pretty much everything (except strep...knock on wood). It all started on Thanksgiving morning when Evan woke up with stridor and an occasional cough. I called the pedi on-call, and he suggested I take him to the ER. He ended up having croup, and they gave him a dose of steroids. Luckily, it was mild, but his breathing sounded horrible for a day or so.

Then on Sunday morning, I started feeling queasy (no, I'm not pregnant!)...and then progessively felt worse. At first I thought it was food poisoning, because when it hit, it hit me hard! I've never puked so much within a 4-hour period of time. Nate called our on-call family doctor, and she said there was a nasty and highly contagious stomach virus (gastroenteritis) going around. And then at midnight, I heard Nate puking downstairs. Ugghhh! Nate ended up losing 6 pounds, and I lost 5...not exactly the way we wanted to lose it! Though not fully recovered by any means, at least I was well enough to take care of Evan that day. We are so very grateful Evan didn't catch it.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Evan can say our dog's name :)

It's so cute! It's his first real word other than mama or daddy. He says "Katie" and points to her...sometimes it's clear, and sometimes it sounds like "cat-tee". It's funny because he'll call our other dog (Rocco) that too.

1st Dentist Appointment

Evan had his first appointment with a pediatric dentist last week. I originally had planned to make his appointment after the 1st of the year when his dental insurance kicked in, but the receptionist said they offered free cleanings for kids under 18 months old. I figured this would be great opportunity to get him comfortable with going to the dentist. He did so well! Didn't even cry! He sat there so still as they checked out his mouth and cleaned his 6 teeth. His next appointment will be in 6 months...

One Year Stats

A little late on this, but Evan had a great 1 year check-up. Still so hard to believe he's 1 already! At this appointment, he received his varicella, flu (seasonal), and MMR vaccinations. He wasn't thrilled about them, but he was fine after 5 minutes. Poor little guy! We've started him on whole milk, and he's loving it. Just wish he would drink out of his sippy more consistently. He does fine with water and juice, but milk is a different story; although, in the past week he's been taking more and more milk from it.

Weight: 23 pounds, 12 ounces
Height: 29.5 inches
Head Circumference: 48cm (~19 inches)