Swimmin'

Here's a little swim video of Evan. He loves the water and loves to make splashes! Dan loves to be in the water with Evan too!
Happy Friday! :)

9 Months

He loves to play with the dogs!

Playing at the park!

Hamming it up in the spa!

Here is our 9 month birthday celebration. We decided to use something that Evan could eat!
He is crawling around and pulling himself up on the furniture like crazy...could he be cruisin' around soon?? Here are a few other pics of Evan to enjoy. I love his big smiles.

There are also some fun family pics from our vacation on our picasa page.

Little Glimmer...

Evan is now 9 months and so much fun. He is so full of expression and energy. It is amazing to us how much he learns each day. It seems that we are constantly saying "He can do this today or that!"
Yesterday morning was one of those moments... I was sitting down taking care of something and Evan was playing with his toys. He started to CRAWL to the coffee table to get the coasters probably. I said, "Evan don't touch the coasters." He stopped and looked at me. I said, "Go play with your toys." He turned around and headed over to his toys. This happened a couple more times and each time he listened and went back to his toys! We have been working on Don't touch for quite some time....It was fun to see him get it.
While I was still sitting there he also crawled over to the couch, pulled himself up and played with a few pillows. It was fun to watch him explore the couch and calculate his adventure. He quickly went to the other end of the coffee table (where there are magazines and more coasters to get distracted with) and pulled himself up. Standing at the coffee table he reached for a few of his books and tossed them on the ground. He then laid down on the ground and flipped through the pages of the books numerous times. It was so cute to see him looking at the books. That just brought me huge smiles. I love those little moments. They make the times where he won't go to sleep all worth it! :)
We recently got back from a vacation too! We had a great time. I will have to post a few pictures soon!
In the mean time here is the Watermelon Baby...

8 Months!

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 Angels vs. Oakland A's

The little Angel Fan!

Petting the deer with Auntie!The little butterfly!

Grandma's string looks far better than the butterflies!

Time continues to fly by! Evan is getting bigger and bigger. He is getting so active too! He rolls everywhere, scoots backwards and lunges forward. He may have even taken a couple of crawls forward recently. I bet he gets going really soon!
Evan has been teething like a mad man. His sad top gum is soo swollen. I thought for sure those teethers were going to come in soon, but sure enough he cut a tooth on the bottom! He now has three teeth on the bottom and what looks like a huge swollen top gum that is ready to cut four teeth any day! Which probably means that he is going to cut another tooth on the bottom too! Yikes! I may be in for it soon! He is so sad sometimes I wish they would just hurry up!
Other then the teeth we have been having fun with him! Evan went to his first Angels game last week. He is a great little fan! He was waving his arms and screeching with the rest of the fans. He wore his little red Angels onesie and Angels ball cap!
On Tuesday we went to the library and had story time with the other babies. It was a lot of fun. Evan was really interested in the other babies and enjoyed the singing and reading.
Last Friday we took him to the Wild Animal Park. Evan got to pet some little deer and goats in the petting area. He seemed to enjoy it. He really has taken well to animals. He loves dogs and cats, fish and ducks and seemed to like the petting area too! He has recently enjoyed feeding our horse Peanuts carrots and apples too! We took Evan to the butterfly exhibit. He didn't notice the butterfly that landed on his head, but he could track the other ones flying around.
Just when you think he can't get any more fun, he does!

7 Month Celebration!

Evan is now 7 months and 3 weeks, but here is the birthday bash! We had a little help this time. Evan smiled the first time we sang to him, but we forgot to hit record. The second time around was not so good... just watch for yourself.
Evan is definitley on the move more and more. He is scooting around and rolling all over the place. He often gets frustrated when he can't crawl to something. He's going to figure it out soon... We recently put up a swing in the backyard. He loves it! It's a favorite daily activity. We also got him a huge purchase, a blue ball for $1.79. He LOVES the ball! Probably one of the best purchases ever! I'm glad that this guy is easy to please. Other toys on the top of Evan's list would be sweatshirt strings, the brim of hats and telephones!
Other things that are going on....I have returned to the working world. Only per diem and only two shifts a week if they need me and only 5 hour shifts. I'm back at Yorba Linda PT. I guess they couldn't get rid of me. :) They are in need of some extra help and so it works out for now. The little man is hanging out with my mom and Uncle Ryan. He seems to be doing well with it and has been on his best behavior. :) I get choked up a bit when I leave and on my way to work, but I seem to be doing well when I'm there. I was pleasantly surprised when I remembered how to do everything. I feel like I just slipped right back in to things, so that was good.
Here are some fun pictures of the little man...

Evan playing with his blue ball!

Loving the new swing!

Being oh so cute!

Trying to eat Heathers Bike Basket!

My new "niece" Lily! Born March 12th!

7 Months!

Evan's new fun toy!

Superstar!

Our little man is 7 months!! Wow! This week has been full of physical progress as well as some....learning. Evan is rolling from his back to his stomach and his stomach to his back! Evan loves to suck on his big toes, it's hilarious! He is also pushing off of anything and everything with his legs. His hair is getting thicker and longer too! He is still very much learning about food. One day he will take lots of bites of his food and the next time he will take zero! God is definitley teaching me patience. Although the food thing is frustrating at times, his smiles and giggles definitley make up for it. :)

6 Months!

6 months!

Evan and Great Grandma Nielsen!

Evan was looking cute while mommy got a haircut!

Having fun with the cute baby!

It's hard to believe that Evan is already 6 Months! He is so much fun. He is playing more on his own and laughing and giggling a ton. At his recent doctors visit he was 17 lbs. and 28 inches long! His weight is in the 40th percentile and his height is in the 72nd percentile. He sat on the exam table and quickly attacked the paper. The doctor was very impressed with Evan's ability to sit on his own. He said that that does not usually happen until 7-8 months. Sitting up is actually Evan's preferred position.

We have had a lot going on lately. We went to Bakersfield to visit our friends the Franklin's and then Great Grandma Nielsen came out to visit. Evan has been pretty flexible despite his teething. His top teeth are what he is waiting for. He is so cute with his little bottom teeth.