Evan Visiting

I am so thankful that I am feeling better and Evan could visit today. He is such a big boy these days. It was kind of cool in BG this morning so Evan had his camo pants and jacket on when we went for a walk. He jabbered the entire walk. I took this photo just after our walk as he started to play. You can see that he still likes balls. Evan is so cute. When I was feeding him his lunch, Pappy G came in after mowing and said, "Evan I am going to take a shower, OK." Evan said "OK." Surprised to hear it, Pappy looked right at me.

Missing Evan

Hi Friends and Family,
I am having Evan withdrawal. I am missing him. I was diagnosed with strep throat on Tuesday and had to cancel my afternoon with him. Now, I have laryngitis so I still can't play with him!!!!! We are getting together tomorrow night to celebrate Terence's and my birthday. I am thankful for that.

Evan Has Fun

Yesterday we planned on watching Evan from 3:45-6:00pm. Alisson called and said, "Mom, I am going to Super Suppers from 6-8. Do you want Terence to pick Evan up at 6:15 or do you want to watch him until 8?" I jumped at the opportunity. Alisson said, "Well I didn't know if you would want to since you teach tomorrow." I love teaching, however, my family has always and will always come first. So, we had a great time with Evan. Pappy G was home, too. Pappy G started a silly activity with Evan and Evan loved it. Pappy stacked 4 blocks and said, "Oh, no, Evan.... don't knock them down. Evan then knocked them down and Pappy said, "Boom!!!" Evan laughed and laughed. Sometimes he even put his head back laughing and would fall over. It was hilarious. This video just shows a bit of the fun Evan and Pappy G had!!! I had a blast watching for awhile and then realized I should video it.

It Won't Be Long

It won't be long before Evan is walking. My guess is 10 months. When Alisson brought Evan over today, she said, "He wants to walk. He was standing up and took 2 steps and fell down." Here is Evan walking back from the living room with Grammie. Each day he shows improved balance and strength.

Evan and Pappy G

Pappy G was so glad to be home today to spend some time at our home with Evan. They played a lot and were silly.

Labor Day With Evan

Today on Labor Day, we got to spend a few hours with Evan. Alisson and Terence took Jer and Kenzie out to breakfast. Actually, I think Alisson was letting me to spend one last time with Evan before I start Rainbow tomorrow. I am so thankful that I had some very special bonding times with Evan over the summer. When school starts, my schedule is not as flexible. Pappy G took this picture of Evan and me as we did our Deer song.(As the Deer Panteth for the Water). This is a tradition I started with Evan at 2 weeks. I sing along with the music on the computer and Evan looks at the deer. When I ask, "Evan, do you want to do the deer?",he makes a sound for a response and starts crawling towards the living room (where the computer is). I cherish this special time with him.

Sunday Part 2

During the birthday party, we took turns entertaining Evan. He was a very good boy. Pappy G walked with him down to the pond and let Evan put his toes in the water. Aunt Bon Bon had her Evan fix today. Here is Evan hanging out with Pappy G near the pond.

Sunday Fun

Today we were at J and Drew's combined birthday parties. Alisson and Veronica had a farm theme. They even had a goat and rabbit come for the children to pet. The party was at a friends' house. The friends were very gracious. The kids had fun swimming in the pond. The day was a lot of fun. Enjoy the photo of the cake we made for J (no we are not any Ace of Cakes... we just try). J really liked it.

Evan Walking???

Evan so wants to walk. Here is Pappy G walking with Evan to Grammie at Evan's house. He then walked back to Pappy with me. Evan "walked" 4 times back and forth. When I put him down to crawl, he objected. As soon as I started walking with him again, he had his big smile. He thinks he is sooooooooooooo big!!!! What a sweetie!!!

Evan Tuesday

I went with Alisson to have Evan's 9 month old picture taken. He wore his Indians outfit and had a bat, ball and glove as props. The pictures were really cute. The poor little guy has a cold with a runny nose. He does not like to have his nose wiped. It is something that has to be done as I tell Evan. He was with me during the afternoon. We went for a walk and then played. Alisson tried Stage 3 foods with him and he gagged on them. He just swallowed the food without chewing the chunks. He eats french fries, rice, mashed potatoes, Cheerios with no problem. Let me know if anyone has any suggestions. Thanks......

Evan Jumping

Alisson brought over Evan's Fisher Price Johnny Jump Up yesterday for him to play on since the kiddos were with us for the afternoon and evening. Evan loved jumping in it. We had a Johnny Jump Up for Zach and Alisson, however, this one is much safer. Little did we know 30 years ago.

New Toys

We found a Mickey Mouse musical instruments band for Evan and J & M. Evan loved beating the plastic xylophone pans. M liked pretending to cook soup with them. J liked hearing the xylophone sounds. Here are photos of Evan playing with the band.

Silly Evan

Evan and J & M were at our house yesterday and evening. Evan crawled over to our couch and pulled himself to stand. He grapped the pillow and put it in his mouth. That silly boy. His motivation was to chew on the pillow. Everything goes to the mouth these days. He definitely is at the oral stage. I have to watch him carefully as he pulls himself up to stand at just about anything. Some things are not sturdy enough for him or he could fall on something. He tries so hard to keep up with J and M.

RE: Evan's Crawling

Yesterday I was over to Alisson's and watched the kiddos while they napped. M woke up at 3:15pm and Evan woke up at 3:30pm. When we went downstairs, I put Evan down in the family room to play. Evan just crawled like crazy all over the house. He did not do the 3 crawls and stop. He must already know that when he is at Grammie's house, if he stops, Grammie will rescue him. Does he know already that he has Grammie wrapped around his little finger???? It was too funny to see how Evan just crawled and crawled. I even saw him pull himself up to stand at the Thomas train table. What a big boy!!!!

Evan at 9 Months

Evan went to the pediatrician today with his Mommy. His appointment was supposed to be yesterday and I could have gone with them. The doctor's office called and they had to change it to today. I could not go today. Alisson called and told me all about the visit. Evan weighs 20lbs and is 28 inches long. He has good balance. Evan will be able to eat Stage 3 foods now and any table food that he wants. He is such a good eater that he will want it all!!! I am so thankful to God for his continued good health and development. All praise and thanks to God!!!

Evan Playing Football

Evan was over to play with Grammie. He liked playing with the BGSU Falcon football. Pappy G and I got it at a BGSU Homecoming game many years ago. Aunt Bon had it and gave it to Evan. I think this video shows that he may be a quarterback for the BGSU Falcons someday. He definitely has the throwing part mastered.

Evan Crawling part 2

Evan Crawling

Evan is so funny when he crawls. He does about 3 crawls and then sits. He looks at me and if he is thinking, "Is that enough? Will you pick me up now? I had him crawl from the family room to the bathroom for his bath. It took a lot of encouraging words but he did it. It took about ten minutes with his 3 crawls and stopping.So cute and funny.

Evan Playing with Blocks

Evan was visiting with me today for about an hour and a half. I got out some small alphabet wooden blocks. He was so interested in them. Evan really liked throwing the blocks. He even looked for blocks behind him. He played with the blocks (I only gave him 8 blocks) for at least a half hour. I told his Mommy that he was throwing the blocks overhand. He will probably play baseball like his Pappy G and Uncle Zach and maybe Evan will be a pitcher. Who knows. This video shows Evan playing with the blocks. He was fascinated by the blocks bouncing on the carpet. Sorry, my camera only records videos with no sound.

At Evan's House

Last night Pappy G and I watched all three kids at Evan's house. We had a great time. We had a pizza party with J amd M and Evan sat in his highchair very contented munching on his Mum Mum baby crackers. Evan is able to pull himself to stand with minimal assistance. As you can see in these photos, he is very excited with his new skill. Tuesday, August 25th, Evan will be 9 months old. He has a doctor's appointment and I will be able to go with them.