Kyle somehow has taught Evan a new trick. High 5! If you hold your hand up to his and say 'high 5', Evan totally claps his hand against yours. It is the CUTEST thing! And suddenly in the last week he's learned how to crawl, full on crawl with his belly off the floor, AND pull himself up to a standing position, all by himself! WOW. And he can transfer his hands too, from coffee table to sofa to someone's helping hand, and back again to the coffee table. He'll take one hand away and hold it up to the ceiling and then quickly put his hand back. Though sometimes he forgets that he has to hold on and lets go of both hands, at which point he falls very ungracefully plunging usually head first into the floor. :( But he's determined, it doesn't phase him at all. He just pulls himself up all over again.
We introduced Evan to table foods at Thanksgiving. He had mashed potatoes, mashed sweet potatoes, a little stuffing, and a little bread. He didn't care for the texture of the bread. Last night he had a little spaghetti with us. He really liked the tomatoes, onion, mushroom, and bell pepper. SO CUTE! I know they say you're supposed to introduce foods one by one, but oh well. If there's a problem, I'll just back track.
Last night I talked to my grandpa and grandma on the phone. I'm so excited, they haven't been to the US in 7 years, and they're coming on Friday to see us! HOW WONDERFUL. I think it's the most wonderful Christmas wish. :) I want to take a family picture of all of us together for the holidays. :) I feel lovey dovey.
