Rice Cereal = New Definition of BLOW OUT

So Evan started rice cereal on Saturday and it has definitely had an effect on his digestive tract. I feed him his cereal around 11am and then he nurses for the rest of his meals. I fed him at 5:30pm this afternoon and then shortly after he was done, I put him in his exersaucer. I was actually commenting to Brian that Evan hadn't had any serious diapers today, just wet ones, so I wanted to keep an eye on it to be sure he wasn't constipated by the new dietary addition.
Um, he's not.
About 20 minutes into Evan's exersaucing I sat down in a chair beside him and happened to look down at his feet....

Grannie Annie is now calling Evan "Poopy Toes".

I told Evan that I hoped he enjoyed having me as his mom since the Department of Social Services would be picking me up any minute now to throw me in the slammer!

BIG Weekend!!

After two months of drooling and hand biting, Evan's first tooth is finally breaking through! I felt it while giving him his bath yesterday. I was "brushing" his gums and there it was, a sharp little protrusion (thank goodness I didn't feel it during feeding time, if you get my drift...) Brian was able to get a close up, if you look right above Brian's finger and a little to the left, you can see where his gums are splitting to make room for the tooth. It also looks like the tooth right next to that one is about to pop through. Teeth mean Tooth Fairy before too long!!



In addition to getting his first tooth, Evan also started rice cereal this weekend.

This is the before picture...
During...

Still during...

After!
Of course most of the rice cereal ended up on his face and bib but you gotta start somewhere!!

Surprise!

I guess we caught Evan off guard when we took this one!

Just Another Monday Night...

Making small work of his teething ring.

Unloading on Daddy after a good meal.

Story time with Daddy.

These next few are of Evan checking out Pearl as she walks around the office. He has taken a huge interest in her as of late and watches her everywhere she goes! Of course, I was photographer so you can't actually see Pearl...maybe I will get better by kid #2!

Lounging Poolside

Evan has gotten some of the cutest swimsuits as gifts so we decided to bust a couple out for a swimsuit fashion show by the pool. First up was the Hawaiian baby speedo from Grandpa Joe and Dani (aka Evan's lap nap spot). We didn't get a picture of this particular suit because as I was feeding Evan lunch, he pooped and it shot right out the side of the suit and onto my lap ;)

Next up was the swim trunks/cover up outfit from Aunt Annie and Uncle John. We actually managed to get him outside and by the pool for pictures in this outfit before he had a mini pre-nap meltdown!

What a stud. Does anyone know if Sports Illustrated does a baby swimsuit issue? If so, we have the cover cinched up!

Evan's First SC/GA Trip

Evan had a great first visit to the south and it was an eventful week meeting relatives. The trip is a long one but Evan was very well behaved and people on the flights commented on what a good baby he was. They didn't know about the load in his drawers that I got to change in the airplane bathroom, which was a little like changing a diaper in a strait jacket!

Evan FINALLY meeting his Uncle Evan..

...and his Aunt Lisa

The gift that you can wear with anything, camouflage. From Uncle Evan & Aunt Lisa, of course!

That's what Mom gets for doing airplane right after Evan ate!

Chillaxing with Grannie Annie.

Evan's travel bed (aka a tent).

Hanging with his buddy Owen.

In South Carolina, Evan met his Camp relatives, including Great Grandpa D-Doe.

And Great Grammy Ray Dean (who is the main culprit in why mom was such a chubby kid...pound cake anyone??)

Grandpa Joe is REALLY funny with all that crazy facial hair. And Evan really likes his belly.
Every time Evan was getting sleepy, it was off to Dani's lap for nap time!

Grannie Annie gave Evan a Curious George doll that he enjoys chewing on.

It was a fun week, but we really missed Brian & Pearl. To Brian's credit, he did greet me first at the airport. I thought he would be shoving me out of the way to get to his boy!!

Four Month Check Up

Our dude is 4 months already!! It is crazy to look back on pictures of him and see how little he used to be since he is such a big man now. Here are the 4 month stats:

Height: 26" - 85th percentile

Weight: 15 lbs 15 oz - 75th percentile

Evan seems to have skipped rolling over. He has done it a couple of times but really shows no interest in making it a regular occurrence. The nurse said that he is already doing the "swimmer" when you put him on his belly, where he kicks his arms and legs and rocks back and forth from front to back. She said babies typically roll over first and then get to the swimmer at about 5 months. He is so advanced ;)

He got 4 more shots which wasn't fun. It was the same as before, the first needle didn't register with him but by the second one he was beet red and screaming bloody murder. It was horrible. No more shots until 6 months, phew!

Co-Pilot

Evan may be following in the Camp family footsteps and is showing an interest in the aviation industry. On our trip home from MN Monday night, he was co-pilot/co-flight attendant.

He did a fantastic job and the flight went great. Yes, there were two blowouts, one as we were taxi-ing out and one right as we were de-boarding. At least our timing is getting better!

Excuse me, sir, but your breath smells a little like alcohol...

The boys with their boys

Evan got to meet his new buddy Jacob and hang out with James this trip. Mothers better lock up their daughters in about 15 years because these three handsome guys are going to be on the loose.

Ryan & James, Brian & Evan, Jens & Jacob.

First July 4th

Evan had a great first July 4th here in MN...

Hanging with Grandpa before the festivities got started.

Evan's first time wearing his life preserver. Whose bright idea was it to put "Ho Sports" on a baby life preserver??
Family picture time.
Funny hat picture time with Uncle Yimbo.

Happy Fourth of July!

We hope everyone has a fun, safe July 4th weekend!

We are off to cool down in MN, wish us luck on our second plane trip with Evan.

My mantra today is: No blow outs, no blow outs, no blow outs....

Profesh Pics

What a handsome man!