See the Resemblance?

Erin:I guess Brian is not the only one with a "mini me". Thanks Grandma B and Kristy for digging up these pictures of me when I was a baby. That's me on the left and Evan on the right.

Brian's Mini Me

ERIN: Brian and his "mini me" watching t.v. after a hard day

DADDY B: Like Father Like Son. I can not wait to be able to watch the Tour de France with him starting Saturday. A month of my son learning about bicycle racing.

Evan's First Time in the Pool

ERIN: Evan went in the pool for the first time today. He seemed to not mind it until the water got up above his belly button. The water was a little cool I think.
Evan and I spent the morning with Jen and Anna. Evan wanted to be there for moral support while Anna got her shots. He wasn't much help though since he slept through the whole thing (after playing with Anna's toys of course). Jen and Anna came to our mom's group today and then we hung out at the pool. Anna seemed to have forgotten all about the shots by then.

DADDY B: I was so excited about coming home today. We went to the pool the other day and Evan U. (inside joke), Chris and Carolynn's son was in the pool. So what do parents do. Erin went out the next day and bought some little swimmers for our Evan (Evan C.) Wednesday he had his shots so we thought that we would not go in the pool that day. So Thursday was the big day for Evan to get in the pool. I rushed home, got changed and headed to the pool to meet up with everyone. I get to the pool and I'm so excited to jump in with Evan. STOP! He needed to eat first. Darn it all the heck (family content on this site and not what I really was saying in my head). I want to get in the pool with my son. So after standing over Erin while she fed Evan, I finally get the go ahead to get him in the pool. 1 hour after eating is a load of poo poo. 1 minute after eating in our family. So I slowly walked in with Evan in my hands and was very surprised. He did not cry or fuss at all. So being the typical dad I am, I kept going deeper and deeper till he did let out a little hello noise. I did not realize it till a couple of minutes later what the cry was for. Alright ladies you might not understand this one but the guys will. When you get into the pool and the water gets to a certain height, things happen and I should have known better. It is that section between the bum and belly button. When you get into a cool or cold body of water, sometimes the shock is a bit much. I am very used to that shock but seeing how it was Evans first time dealing with this shock it was a bit funny to see the expression on his face. So after the initial shock I was able to get him in the water to about his nipples then he was not having any more of it. So again being a typical dad, I leaned him back to soak his whole back and a bit of his head and again he was alright with it. So the plan now is to take him as much as possible to the pool to get him used to it so we can spend a lot more time in the water. WOW THIS IS A LONG STORY. I can see it now, Erin will always be on the beach sun tanning while Evan and I are in the water for most of the day. A happy compromise as I hate sun tanning. I can not wait.

Growing Up So Fast

There have been so many changes in Evan in the past couple of weeks. He brings his hands together in front of his face and looks at them, he has way more drool and is always blowing spit bubbles and raspberries. He wants to put everything in his mouth. He always wants to chew (or gum) his bib or his blanket or anything he can bring up to his mouth, including both fists at the same time since he can put his hands together now. He coos and babbles and smiles all the time. He can take his soother out of his mouth and then put it back in. At first I thought this was a fluke but I've seen him do this on several occasions now. His new thing is lifting his bum and legs way up off the floor when he's on his back. Sometimes he'll do that and then roll right over onto his side.

As far as the tummy time goes, I saw Baby Condin across the street lifting his head and chest up off the floor the other day and I was concerned that our Evan couldn't do it as well but I discovered later that evening that it's all about the arm placement. If I position his arms in closer to his body so he's resting on his forearms more he is able to do it too. But like Brian tells me, it's not a competition. This morning though, Evan really surprised me. I put him on his tummy and he rolled right over onto his back. I was so shocked so I put him back on his tummy and he did it again and with such ease. He had this huge smile on his face like he was so proud of himself. Amazing how fast he is developing!
We're taking Evan to get his 2nd set of shots today...not looking forward to it. I feel like this time it will be worse since he is more alert and his cry is so much stronger now, he even has tears if he gets upset enough so this could be hard on the three of us. I am looking forward to getting him weighed though. He hasn't been weighed in 3 or 4 weeks so I'm curious to see just how big this little man is.



Update: Evan weighed just over 15 lbs. today and was 24 1/4 inches long. He has now more than doubled his birthweight and is 4 inches longer.
The vaccinations went well. I think it helps knowing what to expect and there were only 3 shots this time. Also, I think being held still makes him cry more than the shot itself... or a combination of both. We have to do this again in 2 months.

Learning to Stand

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Evan's latest thing is that he wants to stand up. He doesn't seem to want to bend at the waist anymore. Whenever we try to sit him down he locks his knees and plants his feet so that he can practise standing. Then his eyes open wide and he gets a huge grin on his face as he wobbles back and forth. He can do this for quite a long time now but after a while his knees buckle... but then he always wants to try again right away. I get tired of this game after a while but he doesn't.

The Much Anticipated Jolly Jumper Video

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Okay, so he hasn't quite mastered the jolly jumper yet but it's good entertainment none the less.