Home Today!

So, I'm home today with a kid that is not sick. I had to leave work early to pick Evan up from daycare because he was running a 40 degree fever. No biggie - I left work at 3:30 pm at had Evan home shortly after 4 pm. After a long nap and a few doses of Advil, I thought Evan would be fine to go to daycare today...especially since I took his temperature this morning and it was normal. Nope. The daycare wanted me to keep him home for 24 hours. So, here I am...at home...with a perfectly healthy kid. It truly could be worse. He could be super grumpy or he could be puking non-stop.

All we have on our agenda today is my dad's belated birthday dinner at my brother's house. Other than that, we have no plans. I am contemplating going to Stars & Strollers today - the movie is 'Dan in Real Life' or 'Gone Baby Gone'

For my dad's birthday I bought him a photo frame with this picture in it:

Proud Owner

I am now the proud owner of a late-2006 model toddler. He's still not self-cleaning, but I'm told that comes with time.

Be Agressive! Be! Be! Aggressive

This is what 'Bring It On' would be like with an all-male cast. hee hee hee

And in this corner!

In two weeks, Evan managed to gain 4 ounces. It doesn't sound like a lot, but it really is significant. Now he weighs 18 pounds and 6 ounces.

We don't have to see Dr. M. until Evan is 18 months.

Stay tuned for pictures illustrating why Evan doesn't need to waste his energy by actually lifting the sippy cup to his mouth.

Evan's Second Weigh-In

Today, Evan has a check-up and we will find out if my efforts to fatten my boy up have been successful. At his 12-month immunizations, he only weighed 18 pounds and 2 ounces. Everyone who knows us knows that Evan does not go without food. He loves to eat, but he also plays hard everyday. Since his shots, we've stopped giving him juice and water. All he gets right now is milk or a can of Ensure every other day. I believe he gets a nice variety of foods from all the food groups. I usually send him to daycare with 3 servings of fruits and veggies, 1 serving of meat, 2 servings of dairy and 2 servings of grain.

On the same day that Evan had his immunizations, he took his very first steps. Although I suspect he was motivated by the McDonald's bag I was holding. Ever since then, he hasn't really tried to walk again. I put on his shoes that have the squeakers in them to see if that would motivate him. As he started pushing his walker, he noticed his feet were squeaking - so he kept looking down trying to figure out what was going on. It was pretty sweet. Once he figured out his steps were making the squeaking noises, he made a few more attempts to walk.