Thursday, August 5, 2010

Ten Weeks




My goal to update the blog regularly is one that I have found to be pretty unrealistic! Evan leaves me very little *free* time, but I wouldn't have it any other way! Evan is 10 weeks and 3 days old today and he is growing so quickly, I can't believe it!

At 8 weeks old, he was 12 lbs. and almost 11 ounces. David and I are SURE he has gained at least another pound since then, if not more! He eats 6 ounces every 2 hours. The pediatrician suggested we try to stretch the time between his feedings so he is eating about every 3 hours, but Evan is having NONE of that.

About two weeks ago, Evan started sleeping trough the night!!!!! We have had a few days here and there where he woke up once, but for the most part, he sleeps from about 8 at night until 6 or 7 the next morning. 10 to 11 hours of sleep a night is AMAZING! Now, if David and I could get to sleep at 8 when Evan does, we would be set! When E wakes up in the morning, he is so happy and spends the first hour or so that he is awake grinning and 'talking' to us. After he eats and plays a bit, he is ready for a nap. He sleeps anywhere from 1-3 hours and then is up and ready to eat again! The cycle continues the remainder of the day. Overall, E is a very easy baby! Once in a while, he has what we refer to as a 'witching hour' sometime around 5 or 6 pm. This has become less and less common as he has gotten older, but every once in a while it sneaks back in...we will be glad when he outgrows this all together!

Evan holds his head up, sits well with support, grabs things with both hands, responds to my voice and David's voice, smiles back when we smile at him (it's our method of conversation these days!), likes his BUMBO chair, his play yard and his sit and spin froggy. His favorite is still his lamb swing and we have decided that it is worth it to buy stock in Duracell for the next year or so, as we are FLYING through D batteries.

We have been so busy lately! Evan has spent a few days at school with me working,


we even visited Sara one day after work- she loves baby E :)


we have had coffee dates and lunch dates with friends, we attended Cora's birthday party, and we spent a week at the beach with David's family. We had such a great time, and it was so wonderful to see Evan with his grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins.



E really loves his Aunt Karen!



We even got to slip out TWICE for lunch dates while the crew kept an eye on E. He did a good job sleeping the first few nights, but by the end of the week I think he was craving the familiarity of home and his routine.

couldn't you just eat those cute little toes?!?!?

He didn't get to spend much time on the beach, we went out for a few minutes the evening we arrived and the evening we left. On our last night, we put him in his swim diaper and dipped his feet in the ocean. It was so sweet! Unfortunately, he wasn't as excited as we were :(
Here are a few more photos from the beach:

just chillin in his hoodie :)

family portrait, 2010 (minus Blake- we missed you!)

E and daddy having some snuggle time


The Myers Family :)


My two men snoozing :)

I love this next photo for two reasons. First, it is of the love of my life, E, and my nephew, Max. Second, it shows Evans cute bubble butt in his precious cloth diaper!


We have made the switch to cloth and we are NEVER GOING BACK! Seriously, cloth diapering is amazing. Evan stays dry for hours, we don't have the leaking and rash issues we did with disposables, and we are saving a ton of money. We are also saving TONS of diapers (literally, TONS) from ending up in landfills. I read a statistic somewhere that the average family spends between 2 and 3 THOUSAND dollars a year on disposable diapers for one baby. Since most kiddos are in diapers for about three years, we are saving anywhere from 6-9 THOUSAND dollars by using cloth. Yes, there was an initial investment (these are not as cheap as pampers!) and we are using electricity and water to wash them, but so far the increase in our power and water bills has been negligible. The most important thing is that E LOVES these diapers. He seems so much more comfortable in them, and overall they seem to be a better choice for our family. Isn't he the stinking cutest thing ever????

We love E more every day (if that is possible!) and we can't imagine our lives without him! I can't believe he is almost 3 months old! I am going to close my eyes and he is going to be a man! I just hope he always loves his mamma the best :)