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