first word!

Just a few days shy of his 1st birthday, Evan said his first word.  It's 'bye,' but it sounds more like, 'ba-y.'  He's said ma-ma and da-da before but he just babbles them and doesn't know what they mean.  But when you wave to him and say "bye bye," he'll wave and say it right back!!!!!  OMG everything is starting to click in amazing ways.

an amazing time

I can't believe how much Evan is learning everyday.  Yesterday my mom taught Evan how to play with this toy, in the way that it's meant to be played with.  You put a ball through the polar bear's mouth and it rolls down a track with spinney things and then it lands in the ball catcher.  Previously Evan liked to spin the things and throw the balls all over, but yesterday he actually put the balls in the bear's mouth!

Yesterday when I came home from work, I took him upstairs with me and we were looking in the mirror.  I was waving to him and he waved  too, smiled big and said, "da da."  Cute!  Then during dinner he saw his reflection in the window and he waved at himself!  It was SO cute.

look at those beautiful mammelons

Maybe I'm over thinking this, but with only teeth on the bottom, don't they chomp up against the upper gums? ouch?!

i saw it!

It's finally coming in, Evan's first tooth!  After months of waiting and wondering and seeing what I thought was a tooth but then it turns out it wasn't, it's for real this time!  I can just see the incisal edge breaking through the gums, it is SO cute!  a little baby tooth.....

For me this is VERY exciting!!!

Evan is looking very mischievous here. He's trying to be energetic and cute while at the same time battling sleepiness and possible hunger. But also trying to be cool, calm & collected for Auntie Kristen & Uncle Joe who are trying to get him to walk to them by enticing him with his bottle.

immunity bubble burst!

I don't remember the last time I was sick, it was definitely before I got pregnant.  I think pregnancy comes with a magical immunity bubble.  I remember people around me were sick, but I just never got anything.  Well that's all come to a crashing halt.  Last Friday Evan and I went to an kids exhibit at the zoo and there were more toddlers there than I've ever seen, ever.  And like clockwork we both came down with colds 3 days later.  But it was super fun there, but I don't think it was worth it.  Evan has had a fever and his nose has been running like a faucet.  He can't breath through his nose especially at night and it's so sad!  And that means that he's waking up at night so neither of us get our much needed rest.  :(

2 fun milestones

Evan is getting pretty good at climbing stairs...he can climb all the way to the second floor!  And Evan loves to turn the pages of his cardboard books while we read.  He almost can't wait until I finish reading the page to turn it.  Actually I'm pretty sure that he doesn't get the connection between reading and the actual book itself, funny.  Here's a picture at my parents house on New Year's Day.  It's Evan's first time wearing jeans, he looks so old!