Evan~10 Months!

I swear he has the same expression in all of his 'monthly' photos but they still make me smile! And maybe soon I will get to post more than just his monthly updates. I apologize for that! Evan is such a happy little guy and he has become so vocal. He cruises around the house on the walls and tables and has lots of bumps and bruises to prove it. We have been able to open the sun/play room up now that it's nicer and he really enjoys roaming around out there playing with toys and looking out the windows. He loves to be outside but its a challenging age right now because he isn't sure about the grass/ground but he doesn't want to swing the whole time. He eats like a champ and is now only doing two bottles a day. He is sleeping well and rarely waking up in the night now which is lovely. He loves to play peek-a-boo with anyone who will and he LOVES it when Josh chases him around. He really thinks he's getting somewhere and it's cute to watch. It's hard to believe it's about time to plan a big birthday party for my little guys who are growing up way too fast! Until next time :)

Evan William~9 Months

As I sit here writing this, Evan is sitting in his high chair chomping away on his waffle, drinking some water from his sippy and all covered in snot. He has accomplished so much in the last month of his life. Evan has 8 teeth you can see and he is full of smiles so you can see them all of the time. He weighs 23.5 pounds. Evan likes to eat real food. About a month and a half ago he screamed the entire time I tried to feed him baby cereal and as soon as I gave him some toast he was completely happy. And when I say he eats, I mean he EATS! He will eat more than the other two kids combined and to this day he has not willingly stopped eating, I just stop feeding him once he eats a normal portion of food! He is on the go all of the time and he's quick! Take your eyes away for a minute and he is down the hallway and usually headed to the bathroom for some reason. He can crawl the right way now. No more army crawling for this guy. He is pulling up on anything that seems to be sturdy and he cruises around the house upright as far as he can before crawling the rest of the way. He babbles a lot and tries to imitate what you say. I usually point to his toes and call them toe-toes and he tries to say the same thing which is precious. He can also say the "ba" sound and then "dada" and "mama". I don't think he is quite there as far as knowing who is who but it's a start. He is such a happy baby and he really only gets mad when he wants to run around with the big kids and cant or when he's tired. He is doing so much better sleeping now and only occasionally wakes up in the night. Only 3 more months and my baby will be a big boy!

Valentine's Day Weekend

Well this Valentine's day was much more exciting than last years. Simply for the fact that everyone was healthy :) Isla had her Valentine's party on Friday and they had quite a few little activities set up and of course lots of treats. It's always been so nice with her preschool parties because they always include the younger siblings and they get to participate too. That always makes it much easier than trying to keep Aiden out of everything and he really enjoys playing with the kids!

Then on Valentine's day we Josh was well prepared for some fun gifts for the kids. The most popular gift being the balloons. Come to find out, we could have just bought them balloons and they would have been perfectly happy. I just threw the last one away two days ago! They lasted forever! But they also got little bracelets, stuffed batman, superman and elsa and cards. 

Valentine's day was the 2nd Saturday of the month and there is a place in downtown KC that sells a variety of wholesale items for the home so we went to find a bathroom vanity for the kids bathroom and we were excited to come home with one! We also checked out some antique shops and found an old kitchen scale and Folger's coffee can. We went and purchased Isla's booster seat and then priced other materials for the kids bathroom. We are hoping to complete that in the next month or so. Carpet in a bathroom is quite possibly the worst idea ever.........ever!

Overall it was a very productive day and my mom got a new car! While she was watching the kids my dad went and finalized the new car. It was a good day for everyone :)