Nine Months

Well big boy turned 9 months on Monday. Today was his 9 month well child visit with the nurse practitioner. He was such a good boy and performed all his "tricks" for her so she could check his development. Here are Everett's stats:

Weight: 24.5 pounds (90th percentile)
Height: 28 in. (90th percentile)
Head Circumference: 75th percentile
Hemoglobin: 12.5 Okay, I'll be honest. When the nurse told me this number and I nodded my head and said "Oh great." Then I fessed up and told her I had no idea what that meant. She explained when they ran his blood test the results showed that is iron and other vitamins are great. Most babies hang out at around 11, so he is doing wonderfully!
Motor: Ev is not exactly crawling yet. He has recently started to army crawl and scoot. He definitely gets around, however his tummy is not off the floor yet. He is getting there!
Verbal: Ev is babbling up a storm and produces a lot of different sounds. He has said "mama" and "dada" indiscriminately, yet the other day he looked right at Eric and said, "dada." Yeah Ev! The mama and the speech therapist in me are so proud :)
Teeth: Everett has his two lower teeth now and looks so cute. He loves to get his teeth brushed.
Nutrition: Everett is now eating more table foods. He has mastered the pincer grasp and loves cheerios. The other night he actually ate what we were eating for dinner.
This is actually the best picture I was able to get of Ev and his sign.

A New Love

Eric and I had celebrated Valentine's Day a little early this year since last weekend my mom was in town and babysat Everett. We went out to eat at Mimi's Cafe and had a great time. Yesterday we spent all day together as a family. We didn't do too much in the way of gifts. I was really wanting chocolate so Eric got me a box and I got him a Toblerone candy bar. That was enough to make me happy. Hope you had a great day celebrating the day with the loved ones in your life! Fun Valentine's Day Cards

A Valentine's Day package from Gigi. (Also included was a Sonic gift card but that definitely did not last long!)

Everett in the shirt we got him.

Everett and his new car he got from Nana and Poppy.

The second love in my life.

When Nana Came to Town

Everett's Nana (my mom) flew in this weekend. It was so nice to see her and we had so much fun! Our weekend was full of shopping, eating, playing....Everett grows so fast, so I love showing our family his new "tricks" each time we get to visit. My mom left last night and I can't believe it but today Everett started to "army crawl." He is on his way to full on crawling! Also, he has a new facial expression where he wrinkles up his nose. We call it his "cheesy" grin. I have tried to capture it on camera, but you know how that goes. I will keep trying. Overall, a very fun weekend.
On a very different note, please join me in praying for the Mcclenahan family. I love reading blogs and I ran across this blog tonight that really touched my heart. This family just yesterday lost their 10 month old daughter to cancer. She was diagnosed just 3 weeks ago. As I read their story I was blessed by their testimony and their incredible faith in the Lord. I cried over what they are going through right now and it made me truly appreciate the little life that is sleeping in the room next door. In fact, I snuck into Everett's room just to look at him sleeping in his crib. It is so easy to take life for granted. He gives and He takes away. Blessed be His name. Everett with his Nana

This is by far to date the cutest picture of Eric and Ev.

Snow!

This post is dedicated to snow and all its wonder. The snow was good to me today. It allowed me to stay at home from work and be with my family. We watched movies. We drank hot chocolate. We made a fancy lunch. Played. We made today a snow-themed day and had so much fun! I thought this was an appropriate shirt for today (I just noticed...this pic was taken right after lunch and those are sweet potatoes in his ear....ick).

Reading about snow.

Playing

The view from our balcony.

Denim Darling and a New Chair

Everett wore this outfit today. It was one of his Christmas gifts from my parents. On the hanger I wasn't so sure, but he has a way of making things look really cute. Also, I thought I would display a picture of his new chair. I ordered it from Pottery Barn Kids. Isn't it cute!?! It has a handle on the back and I can just imagine him one day dragging it around the house. Little boys are so fun!

When Gigi Came to Visit

Everett's Gigi came to visit us last week. Eric had a J-term class and I of course had to work, so Gigi spent all week with the Ev. It was such an incredible blessing to have her here....especially since Everett got sick. On Tuesday we went to the pediatrician and found out he had RSV. Yuck. Everett loves his Gigi and it is fun to watch their relationship. Here are a few pictures of their week together. And by the way, I do realize that the picture of Everett with the breathing mask is pretty pathetic, but he is now fully recovered, praise the Lord.

Tag You're It!

Alright, so I normally don't do tags, but this one is fun. So here are the rules:

1.) Go to where you store your digital photos and open the 4th folder.

2.) Go to the 4th picture and post it.

3.) Explain the picture.

4.) Tag 4 additonal people.

This picture was taken in October of 2005 of our dog Maggie. I definitely had baby fever going, so Eric appeased me by letting us buy a puppy. Here she is sleeping on the couch a couple of days after we brought her home.

Okay....I now tag Lydia, Rachel, Jennifer, and Jaimie