Happy 2nd Birthday, Evan!

We love you so much!

Big Milestone: Potty time!

Well, we're not potty-trained, but it's a great start---Evan peed in his potty chair tonight for the first time!  We haven't been pushing potty-training at all.  He has a few board books, Elmo's Potty Time DVD, and we've just been offering his potty chair right before his bath every night.  Tonight he was sitting on it, and I kind of gave him a little privacy by tidying up the bathroom sink.  As I looked down at him, he was slowly starting to pee.  I started to encourage and praise him, and he finished his business.  I'm so proud of him!  Too bad Daddy was at work and missed it, but we called him right after to share the news!

22 Months Old!

Wow!  This is actually an overdue post, as our little Evan is going to be 23 months old this month...and 2 YEARS OLD next month!  So hard to believe!  While his age can be challenging at times, Evan is so much fun...and we love him to pieces!

He drank out of the dog bowl...

...like a dog.  Gross.  And funny!  I couldn't believe it---I couldn't help but laugh when I saw him!  We keep Katie's food and water bowls gated away behind our bar.  Sometimes we leave the gate open for Katie when we're supervising Evan or if Evan is napping.  Apparently, this mama wasn't supervising her curious toddler well enough! 

Speaking of dog bowls, Evan LOVES to fill up Katie's dog food bowl.  He'll scoop up her food from the bin and fill up her bowl.  It may take a few dozen times, but he gets the job done.  He even picks up the kernels that fall out of the scoop as he's filling up the bowl. 

Fun in the Sun!

Yesterday was so hot and humid, and since Nate was at work, I was trying to find something fun to do with Evan.  We've been wanting to get Evan some kind of baby pool or sprinkler toy for outside, and luckily Toys 'R Us had a cute inflatable baby pool on clearance.  Evan loved it!  While I spent more time blowing it up with a manual air pump than I'd like in the sweltering heat, it was worth it! 

Evan...at 20 months...and 21 months

3 more months until our little guy is 2!!!

20 months old:

21 months old:

I'm back...

I feel horrible the last post is about the loss of our baby in May.  I'm doing a lot better than I was 2 months ago...and I'm definitely in a better place. 

We are truly enjoying the summer!  Evan is at such a fun age, and we love how everything is so new and exciting to him.  We've been to the zoo, Children's Museum, Michigan to visit family and friends, the pool, and the park.  It's hard to believe August is days away, but I'm okay with that.  While I love summer, I love Fall even more  :)