August 30, 2009

Since my last post Matt and I both celebrated our birthdays! We each had great days and cant ask for any better gift than our son.

Evan is definitely getting bigger, stronger and becoming more of a little boy.

He loves to crawl and explore. Each 'exploration' includes playing with toys, bang on the air vents, tile floors and pulling the DVD player and blinds when possible.

He is eating his babyfood well but hates greenbeans. He lets me know that he is not interested by shaking his head no and pursing his lips. Lets just hope he continues to eat his vegetables better than I do.

He sure is a talker. Today he was babbling for over an hour.

In the past week Evan has learned to put himself back to sleep when waking at night and now sleeps (without eating) from 7pm-6am! We have learned if we put enough pacifiers in his crib that he will find one, put it in and fall back to sleep. This morning when he woke up he not only had a pacifier in his mouth but he was also holding one.

This next week Grandma and Grandpa Kolb come to visit!

August 16, 2009

During the past two weeks we have been in Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky visiting family. We had a great time!

Nate is now living in Lexington Kentucky and getting ready for law school. While there we visited the horse farms, played games, went on walks and of course Evan was the center of attention (as you can see by one of the below pictures). We also played in Indiana with Eli, Caleb and Andrew. There was not a minute rest and it was difficult to get a picture in during all they play. We then visited Champaign and had a great time seeing family, friends and visiting Indiana Acres (its hard to believe that I am no longer a lifeguard there but instead a mom in the baby pool). Evan went under water a couple of times and loved splashing in the pool.

Now that we have gotten back to Minnesota Evan has started the army crawl. He is going after all his toys... so we baby proofed the house today. He also has started using a sippy cup (although he has quite got the hang of it).

August 2, 2009

Today Matt and I celebrate our 6th wedding aniversary! We feel so blessed for the wonderful years we have had thus far.
This week Evan had his first fever and rash from 5th disease. Because of this he was not eating or sleeping well. He is starting to feel much better and luckily his rash and fever are gone. Little does he know but tomorrow he has his 6th month doctor's apt and will be receiving several shots. The poor little guy's last week has been rough.
We are traveling to see family this week and cant wait to visit with everyone!