8 months

Now that he can sit so well, we thought we'd give this pose a try! We still had to give him a couple other blocks to keep him occupied and away from the other ones though!!

 

 

Eight whole months old!! Our little man is getting closer and closer to one year. I can't even imagine what that is going to feel like!

 

Evan continues to hit major milestones. He is still scooting around like a maniac and has the one tooth. But his other front, bottom tooth is right there under the surface just trying to come out! He is able to crawl (he crawls OVER stuff), but when it's going from place to place, he still scoots. He will go up on all fours and even move a tiny bit, but I think he just knows he already can get to where he wants to go and takes the easy way out. Oh well, I'm sure it will be no time before he is doing that, let alone walking!!

 

As I said, he can crawl over things, usually our legs as we're trying to block him from getting to places he's not supposed to be going (plant stands, entertainment centers, fireplace, etc.). He is one smart cookie to try and go over us instead of around. :)

 

Just in the last week or so, he has figured out how to pull himself up! He was pretty shaky at first, but now can get himself up to his knees in no time while holding onto something.

 

He also plays so well. He is still doing great at daycare and is now officially in the "Big Bear" room instead of the Baby Bear. He gets to go outside a lot now that it's getting nice out (finally!) and does art projects and has more advanced toys. We have his first conferences coming up!

 

We did have our illness bouts this month. His ear infection didn't clear up with his first medicine, so they gave him a stronger antibiotic. Unfortunately, this caused some tummy trouble and we were going through diapers pretty quickly! Through it all though, he continued to be a happy-go-lucky little man! The only major change was the lack of sleep, but that thankfully has gotten back to a more normal routine.

 

He is eating more and more solids, but we need some more teeth to move on to some of the bigger pieces of food! He loves vegetables, toast and puffs.

 

We're excited for the weather to warm up so we can spend a lot of time outside. We have a couple of really nice parks within walking distance. We go on walks through the neighborhood and he loves being in the stroller and looking around at what is going on out in the world!

 



Happy Easter!

Evan had a great first Easter! While he was getting over some tummy troubles (thanks antibiotics!) and his ear infection (what the antibiotics were for), he still was a happy guy all day and had lots of fun.

We spent the morning at home celebrating as a family. The Easter Bunny hid a basket for Evan in his "fort" aka the cardboard box that his new car seat came in. The bunny brought him some cars, a puzzle and some baby-friendly treats. He crawled right for it and dug through it like a pro.

Finding his first-ever Easter basket!!

 

We spent time with both our families as well and Evan got even more goodies. He even got a package in the mail the next day from his Auntie and to-be Uncle! Evan is one lucky boy to be loved (and spoiled!) by so many people.

At my parents, the kiddo did an egg hunt. Evan went for a few, but he had to be in close proximity before he even knew they were there. Our 5-year-old niece really cleaned up since the two boys weren't quite ready for the full-on finding. :) She'll have some competition in a few years though!!

One special tradition is that the kids (and us still actually) get an egg with $1 in it. This is something my Grandma Sell did for all of us grand kids and we loved it so much. We've kept the tradition alive since she passed away with the grand kids and now her great-grand kids!

Dressed in his Easter best!

Found an egg!