heavyweight champion

I put Evan on our scale the other day and he weighed in at a hefty 14.5 pounds. Wowzer! Evan's thighs have multiple rolls and I can't even see his neck most of the time. Every morning I part his neck rolls to clean them out so that he doesn't smell like sour milk. Poor baby. He has practically out grown is Miracle swaddle blanket, so today Kyle went to Babies r' Us and bought a SwaddleMe blanket, size large, for babies up to 22 pounds. That'll last Evan, what, maybe a few weeks? Today for lunch Evan ate 8 ounces, that's a first!

This is Kyle's first father's day so we are trying to make it very special. Tomorrow morning we're going to Carnation driving range to hit some balls with my parents. Evan will probably sleep most of the time (hopefully) but my dad will probably try and teach him how to play golf. Maybe Kyle can carry Evan around in his golf bag. Evan has made his daddy something for father's day, and I cannot wait to give it to Kyle. 2 more days...it's so hard to keep a secret!

8 weeks old

Evan had his 8 week check up on Monday and he weighed in at 11 pounds and 7 ounces, doesn't that sound huge! He's in the 51st percentile for weight. His length is 22 inches, 25 %tile. He also got his first round of immunizations. This was harder for me than for Evan. He had just fallen asleep and I had to hold his little thighs down so that the nurse could stick 3 needles into them. Then she put 3 huge bandaids onto his little thighs. Evan cried loudly for only a few minutes, maybe two, but then fell back asleep. I shed a few tears too. (Yes, I'm that mom. I can't help myself.) The doctor gave him a dose of Tylenol and we gave him another dose around midnight. He did so well!

8 weeks 4 days: During 'tummy time', Evan pushed himself onto his forearms and held his head and neck high for what seemed like a long time! He's getting so strong!

Oh his hair is so beautiful, it's about 2 inches long now. The doctor said that he will surely lose it, and that it will be replaced by his 'adult' hair. She also said though that sometimes the infant hair is lost at the same time as it's being replaced by adult hair, and some babies don't have a bald stage. I hope this is Evan.