A Big Boy Bath

I wanted to post a few pictures of Everett during his bath time now that he is in a "big boy" bath......
I love that he has curly hair. When I was pregnant I would actually pray, "Lord, I pray he will be healthy, but also that he would have curly hair!" The Lord answers prayers! This robe he has on is actually size 6-9 months. I had to have him in it though for our photo shoot.

He loves bath time. I love that he is able to be out of a baby tub. He is so much easier to clean!

A robe way too small equals a cute bottom exposed!

Georgia Vacation

Last week we headed down to Athens, Ga. to visit our family. This was actually Everett's first visit down there. We had such a great time. We ate, shopped, played, but best of all...we got to visit with Everett's Gigi, his Aunt Becky and Uncle Jason (who by the way, he was completely fascinated with....Jason did you put some sort of spell on him!?! ), and his cousins Zeke and Daniel. We happened to be there on Eric's birthday, so we had a party for him as well. Eric and I also managed to sneak away one night for a date. We ate at our favorite restaurant in Athens and went and saw the movie Up, which did not disappoint. I was so disappointed however because my camera battery died and we left the charger here in Louisville. These four pictures was all I was able to take before it died......

This is at Eric's party. I love how Everett put the plate in front of his face. Zeke and Ev playing. Ignore the pouty look on his face. He was having fun!

Zeke and Daniel had gathered some toys that were "fun toys for a 1 year old!"

Gigi wore Everett out so much, that he fell asleep on her couch. I wasn't able to rotate this picture correctly for some reason.

An Art Project Gone Wrong

Today was my day off, so I had a project in mind for Everett and me. We were going to make Daddy a present for Father's Day. I already had the project in mind, so we headed off to Hobby Lobby to gather supplies. After about an hour of indecisiveness and roaming the store, I found what I needed and headed off to a couple of other stores to get more odds and ends. Everett was definitely over it by noon and ready to eat lunch, so we headed home. After his nap, I was so excited and got all the things we needed ready in his bedroom. I laid out towels on the floor because I knew things were about to get messy. I also stripped him down to his diaper. The plan was to get his hand prints on a picture mat. I used acrylic paint because the "kid paint" wasn't the colors that I wanted. Well, I managed to get his prints the way I wanted them, but I also managed to let him jump out of my lap and leave lovely blue hand prints, three to be exact, on his carpet. Immediately I started to laugh. I think I was laughing so hard because if I weren't, I knew I would be crying. In a matter of seconds he managed to leave his prints on the carpet, and smear bright blue paint all over his body and his hair. I rushed him to his bathroom and luckily it came off very easily. I then scrubbed the carpet, which did not so much come out. I think I'll have to buy some heavy duty carpet cleaner, but for now there is a throw rug, rather oddly placed, to cover up all evidence. I am pleased with the end result of our project though.
Boys are funny. Everett manages to get into everything these days. A couple of days ago he got a ball point pen off our dining room table, crawled over to our leather couch, and made his mark there as well. I looked up how to get that out on Martha Stewart's website. She said to use perfume. Well thanks Martha. It got the pen out, but also discolored our couch in the process! Oh well, our home looks more and more like a child lives here. Eric chalks it up to creating memories. I am slowly getting there :)

Baby Fish

I'll keep it short and sweet. Everett + water = true love. We went to the pool over the weekend and he loved it! We had gone last summer, but I think he was too young to really notice. He was really good at kicking his legs and was okay with being splashed by the surrounding swimmers. I think we will have a good time this summer at the pool. We stayed in the water for about 45 minutes, but I think he would have stayed even longer. Enjoy.

Today I......

Today was my day off, so I......

-Slept in until 8 with Eric and Everett

-Fed Everett a yummy breakfast of oatmeal and many blueberries

-Scrounged for my own breakfast, only to come up with toast and veggie bacon

-Had Everett watch Baby Einstein, while I showered and got dressed

-Played hard with Everett

-Fixed Everett a lunch of cheesy potatoes, chicken, and mandarin oranges (a new favorite fruit)

-Put Everett down for a nap around 12

-Left Eric and Everett to dash off and get my eyebrows waxed and pick-up a few things at the grocery store

-Came back, ate lunch with Eric. He had leftovers. I had chips and salsa and a vanilla Coke

-Fixed a yummy treat of microwave smores for Eric and I

-Played Mario Kart with Eric

-Went in to get Everett up from his nap only to discover he had a massive blowout in his crib. Blueberries + poop= disgusting mess

-Gave Everett an emergency bath while leaving Eric to clean-up the mess in his crib

-Looked out the window at the overcast weather and decided going swimming wasn't going to be an option for an afternoon activity

-Played inside with Everett instead

-Listened to Eric play his new banjo

-Let Everett watch another half hour of Baby Einstein again so Eric and I could prepare dinner

-Ate gorditas for dinner

-Kissed Eric goodbye as he headed off for work

-Played hard again with Everett....read books, listened to music, built tower after tower for him to knock down. Disciplined Everett for touching Daddy's guitar, again.

-Put Everett down for bed

-Did my new Esther Bible Study

-Did Wii Fit

-Wrote this blog post

-I will now proceed back to our bedroom to watch mindless television until I drift off to sleep!

12 Month Check-Up

As I was walking into the doctor's office for Everett's 12 month well-child appointment, I just couldn't believe that we were there for this visit. The year has really flown by. I can remember a year ago walking in that same office with his carrier, just 2 days after he was born, and being in awe of the whole experience. I couldn't believe I was a mommy. I couldn't believe he was finally here. At that appointment he weighed just 5 pounds and was so tiny! Needless to say...he has definitely caught up. So here is a recap of his health and development. He weighs 27 pounds and is in the 90th percentile for his weight, and is in the 75th percentile for his height (I can't remember how tall he was). I thought it was so funny how the doctor kept referring to him as a "big guy." Developmentally everything seems to be right on target as well. I must brag on him a little bit though. The doctor asked about how many words he has said....we have counted about 6-7 other than "mama" and "dada." The doctor said that was, and I quote, "tremendous" and I was thrilled! Verbally, he is doing so well. We try and think of at least one new word a week to teach him, and he is catching on so well. That was such a proud moment for me. I am so proud of him and how he is developing so wonderfully. As we were driving home from the appointment I told Eric that I felt so rich. To have a healthy and thriving child is such a humongous blessing, that I do not take lightly....especially considering the population that I work with on a daily basis. Everett Grey is the BEST blessing Eric and I have ever received. Thank you Lord!

Pals

Look who came for a visit today! Everett's pal, Silas. Here are some pictures of their playdate. Oh, and why are boys so rough!?!