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.

6 month appointment

Little monkey had his 6 month appointment today. Here are his stats:

18 lbs. 4 oz. (75th percentile)
28 1/4 in. tall (95th percentile - big surprise!)

He is getting so big! He did well with his shots. He cried for about 3 seconds, and then I gave him his keys that light up, and all was well with the world again. Poor guy was really tired tonight though, so he went to bed early.

Still having trouble loading pictures.... :(

Dear Evan...

Dear Evan,

I cannot believe that you are six months old already! Wow, how time has flown. I remember when Daddy and I used to go in your room and look into the empty crib and talk about what it would be like when you were here. We would daydream about what it was going to be like to have a baby and all the things we couldn't wait to do with you. We would take turns sitting in the glider in your room every single night letting our imaginations run wild with visions of what life would be like with you here. We really had no idea how you would change our life. I never knew it would be even better than I could ever imagine. I never knew that my life WOULD change, and it would be the best thing that has ever happened to me. I never knew I could love like this. You have changed me forever, and I am so grateful that God chose me to be your mommy. Happy half birthday, my sweet little one.

Love,
Mommy

HELP!!!

For some reason, my pictures and videos are not posting anymore. If any of my blogger friends can help, please let me know!!! :)