First bite!

Evan had his first taste of food yesterday and I'm not sure he was all that thrilled!  I suppose I don't blame him though, bland baby cereal doesn't sound all that appetizing to me either.  He did well though!

 Not so sure about it.

Let's try some more....

Ummm...no thanks!

At least Dad is funny!

And we're done.

We'll keep trucking along and adding more foods along the way.

6 months old!

I can't believe that Evan is half a year old today!  The last six months have passed so quickly...time needs to slow waaay down.  He is getting such a little personality and loves to smile!  He has gotten really good at sitting on his own in the last two weeks or so.  He still falls back or in half but after a much, much longer period of sitting.  He loves bath time...kicks and splashes away!  And he still loves watch his big sister as she runs around non-stop. 

He has his 6 month appointment next week, so we will know how much he weighs and how tall he is then.

Next up is food...hopefully he likes it!  Only six months until his first birthday!

Animal Weekend

On Saturday night we took a walk over to feed the ducks.  Brynn got a ride in the new wagon...she seemed to enjoy herself.

 She loves feeding the ducks and is always bummed when we run out of bread.

Scott was home from work on Monday for the MLK holiday, so we decided it might be fun to do something different.  We settled on the LA Zoo...apparently so did the rest of Los Angeles County!  UGH!  It was so hot {about 90 degrees} and crowded so we didn't stay for too long.  From the moment we got inside she was pointing at her neck and saying "Graff"...she was only interested in seeing the giraffes.  She was entertained momentarily by the tigers, gorillas, spider monkeys, flamingos, zebras, chimpanzees, elephant, lions, and swans, but the giraffes won out as her favorite for the day.

There were four giraffes and she kept saying "Mama, Dada, Sissy, Brubba!"  It was so cute!

Little guy playing!  This was one of the few times he was actually IN the stroller...the rest of the time he wanted to be held.  And let me tell ya, he is getting heavy!!

We had fun with all the animals this weekend!

Curls on top of curls!

Clearly, she is the last person who needs to wear rollers.  Once I put one in, though, she wanted them all over.

Graduation

On Friday, Evan had his final appointment for his DOC Band. That's right...in just five short weeks he is done. He did a great job, but grew a little too fast to keep it on any longer. He still has some slight asymmetry, but it is hardly noticeable and is something that every baby graduates with. We will all enjoy not having to drive to Pasadena for weekly adjustment appointments. The little Saints helmet will go into a keepsake box for Evan and one day we will laugh that he ever fit into it!

Here are his entry and exit mugshots:

First of all, he has a neck now!  :)  Can you see how the back of his head has filled in and is more rounded?  I think this picture shows the biggest improvement.

In this picture you can see how his forehead in the entry picture sloped down the his left and in the exit photo it is much more level.  You can also see his head isn't as narrow...in the entry pic his head shape is more oblong and in the exit one he is much more circular.  {His hair makes it kind of hard to see.}


That's it, we're all done and I'm sure Evan is thrilled to not have to wear it anymore.

It's Gameday!

The Saints first playoff game is today!  Let's do this...Geaux Saints!

Snow?

I bet you won't believe me if I told you it snowed on Sunday in Santa Clarita!  But it did...first time in 20 something years.  When it first started Brynn was still napping and she wasn't feeling 100% when she got up, so we waited.  When she was feeling better, we bundled up and headed out.  I wanted her to go outside and take a few pictures because who knows when snow in Santa Clarita will happen again.

I wouldn't say she liked it, but she didn't hate it either.  Little Miss Priss didn't like when the snow stuck to her boots and didn't want to touch it because it was cold.  She was fine when she was on the sidewalk {where the snow wasn't sticking} and she was okay with us picking up the snow.  Good thing we don't live somewhere that has snow all winter! 

Now before I get to the pictures...I have to say that you people that have real winters with snow will laugh!  But we take what we can get in Southern California when it comes to snow.

Out of our bedroom window when it first started coming down.

Her first look at the white stuff.

This is where she got mad because it was sticking to her boots!

 Looking at me hold the snow.  She kept wanting me to pick up more and throw it.  :)

And by the next morning it was all melted.  I guess we'll have to wait another 20 years for it to snow here again!??!

Coming up for air

Being sick sucks!   But oh my gosh y'all...being sick AND your kids are sick too!  Well, that really sucks!

Thursday night/very early Friday morning Brynn woke up and was on fire {102 degree temp!}  After, another dose of ibuprofen, a cool bath, a popsicle, and a change into cooler jammies we were back into normal range.  Friday morning we headed back to the pediatrician and, you guessed it, it was an ear infection.  Her right ear was REALLY bad and her left was infected too!  Poor thing, but with amoxicillin and ibuprofen she is just now starting to feel better.  The doctor was impressed that she made it almost 22 months for her first ear infection or round of antibiotics.  {Oh, and just for fun, her 12th tooth just broke through.  It was the bottom right lateral incisor.}

Evan was still coughing and congested, so Sunday morning we took him back in as well.  We wanted to make sure that it hadn't turned into an ear infection, or that it hasn't  moved into his chest because he was having a little trouble breathing.  They checked him over and just said that the nasty cold can take awhile to clear up.  Poor little man has had this cold since Christmas.

I *think* we are all rounding the corner here and hopefully we will all be as good as new in the next day or so.

Needless to say we didn't go to any big parties to ring in the New Year.  We stayed home with the sick kiddos and Gay, Brent, Haezel and Zyren came over to help celebrate.  I hope the rest of 2011 isn't anything like the beginning was.

Hope you all had a wonderful New Year!  Can you believe that it is 2011 already??

{Monday 12/27:  Evan weighed 17 pounds 8 ounces with clothes on  Friday 12/31:  Brynn weighed 23 pounds 6 ounces}