frogger

Evan has a bedtime friend name Frogger (or sometimes Froggers), he likes to hold him when he sleeps. It is SO cute. We put Frogger into his crib months ago, and for months he just sat on the edge of the crib looking at Evan. Evan did not notice him for a very long time. Then recently Evan has started reaching for him. And now every night at bedtime, grabbing and holding onto Frogger is the first thing that Evan does. So sweet.

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I love Evan so much. I miss him so much when I'm away from him. During the work week it is especially hard. I know in my heart of hearts that he is in the best hands, with his A-ma and Nana. It's not that I worry that something will happen to him. It's that some days, like today when the weather was bad and traffic was terrible, so it took me an extra long time to get home, I didn't get home until 6:30pm. This left only 1 hour before Evan's bedtime to play, feed and cuddle with him before putting him to sleep. I feel that every minute past 5pm that I'm not at home is 1 minute less that I get to spend with my son. And each minute is so precious. I love my job and am not considering leaving it. I only wish I could spend more precious minutes with him during the day.

As a working mom, how do you cope with the emptiness that comes from being away from your children? Being with his Mommy for only 1 hour today, how will that effect Evan?

5 month musings

Wrong Conclusion
I realized this weekend that we've come to the wrong conclusion about Evan and his eating habits. We used to think that when it was hot Evan ate less, because he would only take 7oz instead of 9oz. of milk. Well ,this weekend was very hot and Evan helped us figure out what was happening. When it's hot, Kyle and I don't heat Evan's bottle to as warm of a temperature, thinking that Evan would get too sweaty drinking hot milk, but he doesn't like it luke warm and hence drinks less. Well on Saturday we reheated it so that it was warmer and he drank his full bottle. Long story short, Evan doesn't care what the weather is like, he wants very warm milk!

Not Logical, but Biological
When Evan is too busy during the day and doesn't get enough nap time, he ends up being quite tired in the evening and then wakes too early the next morning, around 6:15am cranky and fussy. I found that if he sleeps more during the day, he's more well rested in the evening, falls asleep more quickly and easily with little to no crying, but the best part is that he actually sleeps in longer the next morning, sleeping until 7am! Yipee! It's true what they say, sleep begets sleep!

Kite Shop
Next weekend we're going to the Longbeach Kite Festival with my parents and brother so this weekend we went to the kite shop near Gasworks to load up on kites! We got Evan this totally cute ladybug sled kite which hopefully will be stable enough that we can just tether it to Evan's baby backpack, cute! We also got Evan a metallic blue and silver pinwheel which he loves looking at!

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Oh my goodness, Evan's little tiny tooth is starting to come in!!! Evan has been biting everything, including his own fingers and mine too. I see two little white spots on his gums. It will be super cute once he's got teeth in!

Pears
Pears are now Evan's favorite thing in the entire world to eat.

alone time

Evan is really growing up. Not 6 months old yet and he's already wanting alone time. Sometimes Evan will be sick of being held or in the car seat and he wriggles and yells until you put him down. He loves his fancy jump-a-roo and play in there for half an hour all by himself! (perfect for mommy & daddy dinner time)

The past couple of nights Evan has been waking up in the middle of the night and crying because his little arm or leg gets stuck in the crib slats. So sad! So yesterday I installed a crib bumper. The only thing now is that he can't see over the bumper into his room. He used to like looking at the window even if the blinds were drawn but now he just stares at his crib bumper.

solid foods

Evan is kind of getting the hang of solid foods. He doesn't much care about rice cereal. We tried green beans and it made him gassy and spit up a lot more. Sweet potatoes are on the menu this week and he loves them! Only problem is that when he spits up now, it's orange! Kyle was folding 2 loads of laundry last night and we must've had 20 burp cloths! He sits in his little feeding chair all strapped in with a toy clipped onto the harness with a purple carabiner. Half the time he gets so sleepy while he's eating and closes his eyes, it's so cute!

evan gives daddy a massage

Kyle wanted a backrub, so I offered to hold Evan over his back so that Evan could stomp on him.

Jell-O No Bake Cherry Cheesecake

There was a time when I wouldn't have been caught dead buying or eating a Jell-O No Bake Cherry Cheesecake. Call me a food snob. I really enjoy good quality food, and I am a better cook because of it. Which reminds me, Central Market (only the BEST grocery store in the entire world) is opening a store here in our neighborhood in 2010. My wildest grocery dreams have come true. Anyway, along came Evan...welcome to the world of frozen and quick meals. Oh I'm embarrassed but only partly so because there's just not enough time in the day to commute, work, make & clean up dinner, and have quality play time with our son, so something had to give. I just whipped up this no bake cheesecake and put it in the fridge to chill for an hour, it was so easy! It won't be as delectable as one made from scratch which means that I'll have to eat twice as much to be satisfied, not good for those last 5 pounds.

It has almost been 2 weeks since my last post and Evan has come a long way. We had his 4 month check up (1 week late because of 4th of July) and here are his stats:

weight: 15 pounds 11 oz. 50-75%tile
length: 26.5" 95%tile
head circumference: 40.5 cm 10-25%tile (a tiny head!)

Evan got his first trim around the ears. The hair on the top of his head still sticks straight up like a mohawk. Evan has found his left thumb and loves to suck on it all the time. He also loves to jump up and down in his jump-a-roo. Evan sleeps from 8p-6:30 straight, and then he wakes still a little tired and grumpy, so we give him his binky and he'll fall back asleep until 7 or 7:30, at which point he wakes up very cheerful and happy. :) Oh yeah, and big news, he started eating rice cereal with his breakfast 2 mornings ago. He opens wide for the spoon but then doesn't know what to do with the food once it's in his mouth. Funny boy. Evan LOVES to play peek-a-boo with Daddy.