Little Monkey

Evan had a busy first Halloween. Nana brought him to visit me at school, and he went on the parade with my students. The next day, we went to Pennsylvania to visit Mema and Papa for Papa's birthday. Evan was not a big fan of the monkey costume, but we tortured him for the sake of memories. :)

Oh my...

It's been quite awhile since I posted. Busy doesn't even begin to describe our lives these days. Between my job and new responsibility as team leader, Stan's new job, grad school and a little one who is EVERYWHERE, we've barely had time to have a conversation! Evan is now walking. Stan says he's not an official walker because he still falls, but I say he's an official walker because he gets back up and keeps going. Evan continues to have the sweetest temperament, and everyone comments on what a happy baby he is no matter where we go. He makes his mama and dada very proud. Here are a few pictures from our recent trip to the pumpkin patch. He was 10 months old on the day we went. Enjoy!

I got my new shoes, and I'm ready to go pumpkin picking!

Another school year is here...

Back to school time is here. :( Evan went back to daycare on August 24. On August 26, I got a call around 10am that he wasn't feeling well. Luckily, Stan could leave work to go and get him. He took him to the doctor, and Dr. Chang said it was just a cold and a fever. The poor little guy just laid around on us, barely even lifting his head. He just moaned. It was nice that he was all cuddly, but I felt so bad for him! His fever got up to 103.7 which was really scary, but by the next morning, he was feeling better, and by Saturday, he was back to his old happy self. He enjoyed daycare this past week, and now we have a long weekend to look forward to!

The biggest change we've had in the Palczewski household is that we are no longer a Pug family. I noticed that Evan was getting itchy eyes and some hives/bumps after being on the floor a lot or after being around Pugsley while he was running around and playing. I became suspicious and wondered if the reactions Evan had were from Pugsley. I took him back to his allergist, and she tested him for dogs and dust. She said that usually it doesn't show up positive until a child is about 5, but she would test him anyway. He reacted right away. She said he was the youngest patient she ever had to test positive for an allergen like that. She said since he reacted, and it showed up, it was a pretty severe allergy and recommended that we get rid of Pugsley. We have had Pugs since he was 8 weeks old, so it was difficult, but he went to a wonderful family with another Pug and a little boy in my hometown, so we will still get to see him. I drove him to PA the Saturday before I went back to school, and I spent my last day off (that Monday) getting the carpets steam cleaned.

In other adventures, I've been making some of Evan's baby food. I'm trying different combinations, but he still tends to prefer the Earth's Best meals than my cooking...haha He finally got the hang of the pincer grip, and he picks up food and feeds it to himself now. He loves his puffs, but he has also eaten baked french fries, Eggos, yogurt bites and random bites of Mommy's dinner like noodles and chicken. I also purchased two cookbooks full of freezer meals, and I've made a few of those for the days when I'm just too tired to put together a good meal.

Yesterday (September 3), Evan took his first steps! He was holding onto the chaise lounge, and Stan was sitting on the floor. He turned around, let go, and took a step over to Stan's arm. We made him do it a few more times just to make sure we were seeing correctly!! I don't think he'll start running around anytime soon (we hope), but he's definitely experimenting with taking steps and balancing. We went out and bought him his first Stride Rite shoes today!

I was uploading pictures tonight, and I realized I haven't posted many lately. I'll post them now for all to enjoy! :)

And we have a turkey!!

Evan was at the doctor today, and he weighed 20lbs and 12 oz. with his clothes and diaper on. I think it's safe to say he is at least 20lbs...our very own butterball!

I took him to the doctor because he had two suspicious bumps on his leg with white centers when he woke up. Of course, they were gone by the time we had our appointment at 1pm, but I wanted the doctor to check another little bump on his head anyway. Evan was diagnosed with "paranoia ala mommy." :) All is well...just a scratch on the head and a bug bite on the leg.

We're heading to PA in the morning, and Ev will have his first trip to Knoebels. We're excited to see what he thinks of all the lights and sounds!

He's growing so fast!!

Evan has had quite an eventful summer. On July 4th, after watching the fireworks, he decided it would be a good time (11pm) to get up on his hands and knees and start rocking back and forth. That's the first time he got up like that with his belly off the floor. He also practiced sitting up while we were at the beach. I'm going to say that he officially sat up on July 12 because I haven't had to put a pillow behind him for when he tips over since then! He catches himself if he loses his balance now. On July 13, we discovered a tooth (he now has 2!!), and on July 27, he started crawling!! He's all over now, and just today he pulled himself up to stand. He's growing up so fast. I'm so glad he's doing all this in the summer so I can be here to see it all. I told him that he's not allowed to start walking until Thanksgiving or Winter break. :)

Day trip to Sea Isle

Here are the pics from our Day trip to Sea Isle City, NJ!

Let's hit the road!!

A pit stop at Cracker Barrel!

Ready for the Boardwalk

watching Daddy play games at the arcade

first time at the beach!

The boardwalk makes me sleepy!

sandy feet

the gully isn't too bad

feet in the sand

TOO COLD!!!!

Pictures!

It worked! I finally got pictures to load. Here are some pics from Evan's first time in his pool in our backyard, Memorial day and some other cute pics.