huh?

Does anyone else think that it is completely ridiculous that Sarah Palin is a VP candidate? How can she even show her face!? Her teenage daughter got knocked up and is no better than Jamie Lynn Spears! It makes my jaw drop when I hear people say, "Well Sarah Palin knows what it's like to have a teenager...in that nobody can keep them under control." OH YEAH? I doubt that Obama's girls would get knocked up.

zombie children

Last Friday we toured our first prospective daycare for Evan for when he turns 1 year old. I was trying to keep a really open mind because I really didn't know what to expect. Unfortunately, it was creepy and icky!! And after thinking about it for days Kyle and I finally came up with WHY it was so icky there. It was because none of the kids were interacting. They were just sitting in their chairs with blank zombie stares. They were silent. No laughing, no smiling, nothing, they were like these creepy sad zombie children. I would NEVER leave Evan there! So we've made some more appointments with other day cares in Issaquah and we're going to be touring them soon. I hope we find something great!

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!

#P
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!