Pure Delight

Evan is a delight. I am amazed at how he sees the world. It is like he is trying to catch everything in at the same time. He get so excited and loves to share it with me. Now that he is walking, I sit back and lean against a tree so he can explore on his own. He will wander away from me and explore to come running back to reveal the new rock or flower he discovered in his travels. It is a precious time we are living right now. I hardly have a moment to write as I am trying to take each day in and truly experience the days with my son. I cannot tell you how much my heart swells at the sight of him and delights in the smiles and laughter that he shares with me each day.

Childhood

Yes Mommy

Tonight Evan was struggling with teeth pain. He didn't want to leave my sight. Steven was playing with him in the bedroom so I ran out front to get a little work done. I could hear him calling my name "meh meh". He walked into the kitchen and caught my eye. He walked faster and said my name louder "MEH MEH". I said, "Hi! Are you looking for me?" He nodded his head yes. He started nodding in the last week or so. It makes him such a kid. I am amazed at how he picked it up. I just love how he learns things. My little guy.

Easter 2009

Outside!

Evan and I got home from being outside all day. When we got home he did not want to be inside. Daddy was home and quickly took him to the bluff so he could get his fill of the outdoors before dinner. He is so funny. He can be grumpy or slightly out of sorts and as soon as we take him outside all of the sadness or frustration goes away.

Here is a picture of Evan tonight at the bluff.

It's Spring

We met some friends at the beach tonight for dinner and the sunset. We had the best time. It was relaxing and so easy. The kids played in the sand and had the best time. I just got Evan a pair of sunglasses. I bought the because he loves my glasses so much I thought he might like a pair of his own. He has started to wear them more and more. Tonight we got to the beach around 5pm. He was sporting his sun hat and glasses. He looked like such a California boy.

E's New Things

It is so much fun to see him do new things. We are working on colors now.

Evan has started to nod "yes".

I remember when I first started explaining and using color as a description I was thinking to myself, "Wow. So much my little guy needs to know". I didn't want to overwhelm him as he might not even know the name of the object let alone the color of it. It is so much fun now because he know the name of so many objects that if I say, "an orange balloon" I know he understand that the word "orange" is not the name of the object itself but a description of that object. He is such a little sponge. He amazes me daily with his new understanding or words and concepts.

When E walks, he now will walk with his hands and arms pulled towards his back. I love seeing his small hands and feet do such adult or big people gestures like crossing you legs or folding your hands.

We have a dinner plate for for E. It has separate compartments for items on it. Evan will eat out of each one as I separate the different foods for him. At lunch today I give him one raspberry at a time as he got choked for eating too many at a time. I placed one berry in a compartment and then he would ask me for more right away. So I placed one berry where I had been placing them and another in the larger department. He took the one from the larger compartment and put it with the other one where we always put the berries!

Evan has velcro straps for his shoes. I can ask him to do the straps and he will pull them to close them.

He will go to his highchair when I ask him too and start to get into it ant dinner.