Party party!

A special shirt for a special boy!

 

Even though Evan is still a little over week away from being one, we celebrated this weekend so that his Auntie/Godmother would be able to attend before she heads back to Arizona.

It was a great day! He loves monkeys, so it was monkey-themed. This included banana decorations, banana chips and pudding, monkey-shaped cupcakes and a special monkey cake just for Evan.

He had a wonderful time and especially loved all the attention :) He received many wonderful gifts that have already become favorites of his to play with.

He didn't get into the cake as much as we thought he might. He flung it around a bit, but since he had been in his highchair for dinner and then the cake, he was pretty sick of it, so the cake time ended in some tears. But it was still fun to see him smash it up!

The birthday celebrations will continue in a week with more cupcakes at school and a trip to the zoo with Mom and Dad on the actual day. We can't wait to celebrate more of this wonderful little boy's first year of life!

He loved all the balloons!!

Clapping along as everyone sang "Happy Birthday"! He of course was wanting the candle and the cake, so I had to restrain him a bit. :)

Mmmm, cake!

One foot in front of the other...

We knew this day was approaching fast. Evan has been walking with help so well lately and his grip has loosened more and more.

Tonight he took his first steps! And he did it multiple times!! It's still only a few at a time, but I'm sure in a week or so, he's going to be a pro.

Look out world!!

11 months

One of his favorite things to do...walk behind his toys!

 

 

Eleven months is pretty major. That means in a few short weeks we'll have a 1-year-old!! We've definitely been reminiscing a lot lately. It's been quite a year!

 

This month, Evan has continued to grow and grow. He is walking with help so well - steady and fast! He crawls extremely quickly too. Most of the time he's trying to get to places where he's not supposed to be. I suppose that's how it's going to be for quite some time! He always wants to be on the move.

 

His big thing now is pointing and saying "oooh" at things. He points at everything and wants to know what they are. It's both funny and great to know he's wanting to learn. He's even picking up on things. While it's not consistent, when we show him a picture of a cow, sheep or dog, he'll make its sound. (Again, this is a lot of the time, but not always - in case you come to our house and he doesn't perform :)

 

He finally has his top two teeth through and moved down enough to use them. It's pretty funny when we hear him actually crunch something. And if the crabbiness, gnawing on his fingers and drooling are any indication (they are!), he's getting some more in too.

 

Besides the animal noises, he's talking a lot! He says Mama and Dada a lot and associates them with us. He also has said "tuh-tuh" in response to the turtle picture in his room, what sounds like "dog" when he sees a picture of a dog and "uh oh" when something falls on the floor. He definitely repeats what you say, so we better start watching our language!!

 

He celebrated his first Fourth of July too, which included his first ever swim in a lake. He absolutely LOVED it! While he wasn't able to stay up long enough to enjoy any fireworks, thankfully he slept through them.

 

Overall, he's still our happy, smiley guy. We can't imagine our lives without him!!



 

We're busy getting things ready for his first birthday party, which is taking place in a week! I'm totally going overboard considering he's not going to remember any of it, but it's hard not to!