Evan Talking

Evan is so cute when he talks. One can understand Da Da, MaMa, NiNi (night night) and bye. This morning he said Nana to me. I do not know where that came from. I always refer to myself as Grammie. I told Alisson that it is fine whatever Evan calls me. I thought maybe Grammie would be Gammie. Who knows... I may be a Nana.

Evan in the Tub

Pappy came home as I was giving Evan a bath. He immediately got the camera and had to take a picture of Evan in the bathtub.

Evan and the Rocking Chair

Our good friend Kathy's daughter, Heather, gave us an oak rocking chair to keep at our house for Evan. Heather's children have outgrown it. What a special gift!!! Evan really likes sitting in the rocker. As Kathy said, "One day he will sit in the rocking chair and read books." We are so blessed by having wonderful friends and family.

Squeaky Clean Evan

Here is Evan right after his bath and just wearing his diaper. He still has to get his pajamas on. He smells so good and is so cute. We so love our time with him and are so thankful that Alisson and Terence are so very willing to share Evan with us.

Bath Time

Since Evan no longer needs the baby bathtub, he can have a bath at Grammie and Pappy G's house. He loves his bath. He plays with his boat, duck, and fish mirror on the bathtub. Evan likes to kick his feet and splash in the bathtub. This picture was taken right after he got out of the bathtub and Grammie is holding him. He is all wrapped up in his frog towel that Aunt Bon Bon and Uncle Cha Cha gave him.

Saturday with Evan

Alisson and Terence were helping a friend move into his new house today. So, we had Evan and Jeremy over for a visit. Grammie's friend Meg stopped over to see Evan. She said, "Tell Alisson and Terence that Evan is a good mix of both of them." She wanted to skip work and play with Evan. He tends to have that influence on people. In this photo Evan is beginning to crawl. He "commando crawls" but does move his legs. He gets into everything now by either rolling and/or "crawling." He is discovering new things at our house. Evan is on the move. Evan is wearing Pappy G's favorite outfit---The Cleveland Indians. He is still an Indians' fan even though they are in last place!

Evan and Pappy G

Evan loves to play with Pappy G. He loved playing "Bouncy Bouncy" with Pappy. Evan gave hearty laughs and he would bounce on Pappy's belly a little to tell he wanted more. It was wonderful hearing him laugh so much. Evan still considers Pappy G the really fun grandparent.

Smiley Evan

Evan was with us for awhile tonight. We had a lot of fun with him. Grammie even called Uncle Zach so he could hear Evan "talking." When I said, "Let's go bye bye," it sounded like Evan said "car." He says "ball" (actually "buh")when he is playing with a ball. He has started to make kissing sounds but he doesn't know he is kissing, however, Grammie says, "Kiss" everytime he makes the sound. Evan really likes to "talk" on the phone. It almost seems like he is carrying on a conversation with Aunt Bon Bon or Uncle Cha Cha. He is just too cute!!! So sorry that I have not had posts recently. We had to get a new computer so I was out of commission for a few days.

Evan Playing

Evan really enjoys playing with all of his toys. This picture looks like he is waving, however, he is asking for a toy I have.

Evan LIkes His Stroller

Here is Evan getting ready to go for a walk with Grammie. He really likes to go for walks. We stop and talk to neighbors and Evan smiles at everyone.

Hi from Evan

Hello Family and Friends,
I am now 7 months old. I have 4 teeth-- 2 on the bottom, 2 on the top and I am getting 2 more teeth coming in on the top. I weigh 18 pounds now. I say Da-Da and I jabber different sounds a lot. I can scoot backwards and I am really trying to go forward. Grammie puts her hands out for me and I try so hard to get to her, but it just isn't happening yet. It is easier for me to just roll all over the place. I am eating the 2nd stage baby foods. Last night, I had vegetables and fruit for dinner. I am a growing boy. Thursday, I was at Grammie's. We went for a walk and she gave me a bath. I really like my baths!!! I am drinking water from a sippy cup and I hold on to the handles. My Grammie made up a song about me--- "We love our litlle Evan, a gift straight from Heaven, Evan is our grandson, With him we have so much fun". Grammie sings to me a lot. I like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, the ABC's, and nursery rhyme songs. I like to turn the pages in board books. I can pick up a small plastic ball and hold on to it. I really like to sit outside and watch the birds and listen for airplanes. I have fun with Grammie and Pappy G.
Love,
Evan
P.S. I will let you know when I start crawling.

Evan's First Block Party

On the fourth of July, Evan and his family attended his First Block Party in our neighborhood. Evan was dressed in his Cleveland Indians outfit and ball cap. He was a stylin'. Grammie showed him to all of the neighbors. Evan even "talked" to some. When Alisson and Terence arrived, Alisson said, "Terence asked if we should bring the carrier and who should wear it." Alisson answered, "I'm sure my mom will have Evan most of the time. SHE WAS RIGHT!!!! It was nice to have all of the family with us. I did the kids' games... an obstacle course, sack race, three-legged race and water balloons. All had fun. We had 46 neighbors attending. We love our neighborhood. That is the real reason we have never moved from our first home that we had built for us. We are very blessed to have good neighbors or actually friends. It was nice to have Evan meet all of these great people.

Thursday Night Sleepover

We had a busy but fun Thursday night and Friday norning. We gave Alisson and Terence and early anniversary gift-- a night at the Belamere Suites with watching the kiddos. We had Evan, J and M for a sleepover. It went great!!! Grammie had an assembly line of baths, shower, and pajamas. I told M that we were having a crazy Thursday--- pajamas first and then pizza. Pappy G went to get pizzas while I did baths for Evan and J and M wanted a shower. Evan sat at the table with us as we ate pizza. He is just waiting for the time when he can eat regular food. Evan went to sleep at 7:30pm and woke up at 6:30am. After watching the movie Ice Age that we recorded and eating popcorn. J and M had cereal and donuts and Evan had rice cereal and his bottle. Evan took his power nap at 9;00 so Grammie then helped J and M get dressed. Evan watched J and M kick the soccer ball around in the backyard. When they were leaving I asked M, "Did you have just an OK time or a fun time?" She said, "A fun time." It was fun!!! I am thankful that Gerry was not working today.

Evan Visiting with Grammie and Pappy G

Evan visited with us on Wednesday for a couple of hours. He played and then Grammie gave him a bath. He sits up now in the bathtub and does not use his baby bathtub. Of course, Grammie held onto him the whole time. Here are two photos from Wednesday night--- one Evan just being cute and then other after bathtime and Evan is playing. Once again, Evan watched Pappy G mow the lawn. We are working on having Evan wave. So, everytime Pappy went by us, Pappy would wave and Grammie helped Evan wave. I think he was more interested in the lawn mower. He really followed it with his eyes. Thank you God for the times we have with Evan and thank You for blessing us with the precious little boy.

Evan is HOME!!!!

Evan and his family arrived home from Myrtle Beach late Sunday night. I was able to have Evan over today for a couple of hours. I noticed several developmental changes in him. I had not seen him in 8 days. Evan is starting to creep around on the floor to get toys. He used to just roll around to get something. He is, also, making more sounds to communicate. He definitely has Da-Da down. Evan seemed to have more hair and it was longer. Of course, he had a tan. Evan seems bigger, too. Alisson said he was wearing a 12 month outfit today. Evan was 7 months old on June 25. Pappy G and I got Evan a Cleveland Indians romper for a Welcome Back Home gift. I am so glad I bought 12 months. I was worried that maybe he would not want to come to me after being away so many days. As soon as I picked him up, he put his head on my shoulder and played with my hair. He knew his Grammie!!! Yeah!!!

Cool Evan

Evan is a cool dude wearing the Spiderman shades that Grammie and Pappy G got him for his trip to the beach. I love this picture!!!
Thanks so much to Terence and Alisson for sending me these photos!!!!

Evan in the Pool

Evan looks like he is just lounging in the pool. I know he has had a lot of fun this week.

Evan and Mommy

Here is Evan and Mommy having fun in Myrtle Beach. I will see Evan in 3 more days!!!! Who is counting??!!

Evan on Vacation

So sorry that I have not added new posts recently. Evan has been vacationing with his family at Myrtle Beach. Alisson and Terence just emailed me photos so I do have some new ones to show you of Evan. Alisson said that Evan really liked the ocean as you can see in this photo of Evan with his Daddy.

Evan --- Our Precious Grandson

This picture was taken on Evan's last evening with us as he slept for the night. He is such a sweet, precious, little boy.