me vs e

don't let that innocent face fool you...
sometimes i swear evan refuses to do things just because he senses that we really want him to do it... and then he teases you to give you a glimmer of hope that things are finally going our way and then he turns it around and sweeps the rug from under you and points and laughs at your face... no he doesn't really do that but it feels like that sometimes

exhibit 1:

for the past 3 weeks evan has been so temperamental like a preggo on a hormonal rage...

laughing... (oh wow he's so happy)

crying... (oh woah what happened? is he hurting?)

cooing... (oh okay maybe he was just uncomfortable)

whining ... (what? he was just content a minute ago?)

talking... (???)

laughing and crying at the same time (...i give up)

all in one play session... who does that!?

exhibit 2:

evan has also been refusing to eat when he is hungry... we know he is hungry because he is rooting and eating his burp cloth but he does this

sucking ... (yes!)

pulls away... looking around (hmm...)

sucking... (oh okay)

pulls away... (?)

dives for his milk source and misses it... (oh he needs help)

i help him ...pushes me away ... (?)

wants to suck... cries... i give him the bottle... sucks (praise God)

next week... he does the same thing except this time he doesn't want the bottle anymore

i think his dr.'s office is fed up with me because i keep calling about his eating habits... is he teething? is he sick? is he just being a difficult 4 month old? who knows? but we love him... so we pin him down and force feed until he takes it which he does eventually and acts like he hasn't eaten in days

exhibit 3:

we've been teaching evan to soothe himself to sleep for the past 2 weeks... he cried for 3 straight hours the first night to our horror... then 2 hours... then 1.5... 1... 30 min... then he cried for 15 min and slept for most of the night... WOOHOO!!! success! NOT! then next night he cries for 2 hours like he has never done this soothing thing before and from then on every night is an adventure... will he cry tonight? will he sleep? who knows?

so there's an imaginary scoreboard in our heads... mom versus evan... today i'm winning 2-0

inventory

it's been a while since we've updated so here's a new post with pictures just for you (ehcaithemmmm)...

it's kind of weird how a kid turns your world upside down in many ways... just look at this comparison from last year

last year/this year

working 12 hr days/working 24/7

sleeping/not sleeping
you eat food/you are food (me not paul)

you enjoy food/you enjoy just being able to get a bite of that food
shower every day/shower? do i really need that?
"let's be spontaneous"/"let's be spontaneous... oh wait i need to plan for EVERYTHING that needs to/could/should/might happen for this lil one

yes...having a kid is inconvenient and not so fun at times... but here's some of the little things we enjoy about evan

1. he teaches us to be thankful for the little things (when was the last time we laughed at a gummy smile...oh yes 2 hours ago...)

2. he shows us how to love (even if we let him cry at night he always wakes up excited to see us...yes even at 3 in the morning)

3. he loves animals

4. he smiles at everything

5. he loves to be healthy... seasonal produce anyone?

6. he is so expressive

7. he farts like an old man
8. he doesn't really care much about a lot of things... life is simple

9. he misses you

10. he is just so curious and observant... makes you wonder what he thinks when he stares you down

Like Son Like Toy

so evan's favorite toy is this little peacock named jack jack. he really loves him...so much so he is starting to look like him.

this kid also really loves to laugh. he really will laugh at the most random things. the other night we were praying before dinner, and he started to laugh...

Prepping For Pigskin

so obviously football season is right around the corner, and k wants to start indoctrinating evan so he can start bleeding burnt orange. as you can see he doesnt like burnt orange very much. i understand...he might be more of a green and gold person...WOOT!

on another note, evan is going to the doctor today for one of his periodic checkups. little does he know that he will get 4 shots in the leg today. boo, sorry evan but it has to be done.

weight prediction:
paul - 17.2
k - 16.8

Easily Entertained

when evan is in a good mood, he is so easily entertained. he is becoming more alert and "talkative". sometimes he laughs and plays at the appropriate time...like in the video below. however, there are times when he wants to play at 5am when we are feeding him and trying to get him to go back to sleep...like this morning. ugh...i cant go back to sleep.

The Cat's Meow

i know evan makes a bunch of noises both awake and in his sleep, but this is a new one for me.

Favorite Things

so evan has a few favorite things to do recently...one of them is blowing spit bubbles when in the car. i guess he just does it to pass the time. sometimes i fear that he will get dehydrated b/c he likes to do this so much.

we bought a bumbo for him b/c he starts to complain when he is not included in the action. now he can participate when k and i cook, and he can also sit at the table with us. he loves it.


he and i also like to have conversations. he usually agrees with me, but he replies back in portuguese so i cant understand him very well.