Evan's First Meal

Evan started solids this evening for the first time. His first meal consisted of Nestle Baby Rice Cereal mixed with formula - yum! Evan wasn't too sure at first, but after having his regular bottle he was more open to trying the cereal again. After his first spoonful, he grabbed the spoon himself so that he could feed himself! What a smart little guy!

Giggles McGee

Evan has been a very happy boy these past few weeks, smiling and laughing for much of the time. Its been a parent's dream, let me tell you!

We had him weighed yesterday and he is 16 pounds, so it appears that our 5 and a half month old preemie is catching up to his full term peers. An average full term 6 month old is 17.6 pounds, so we are curious to see how well Evan will tip the scales in two weeks. Evan has transitioned fully to formula now - we had been weaning him very slowly since mid-August, knowing that time was running out as I had been flaring off and on with RA. I had a very crippling full blown flare last Wednesday and knew that it was time to get back on stronger medication ASAP. Last Friday was the last time Evan was nursed and I'm very sad to have had to say goodbye to such a wonderful bonding experience with my baby boy. On the bright side, I was really fortunate to give him the best nutrition he could have for the first 5 months. Now he needs a healthy mom with strong joints to take care of him. Fingers crossed (figuratively, for now :) that I start feeling better in a few weeks after the Enbrel kicks in!

Below is a video of a happy boy playing with his mommy.

All Fired Up!

Evan and his nanny, Ashley, have been participating in programming at the Early Childhood Education Centre in Brantford (its never too early to start, you know!). Today they visited the Fire Station where Evan had his picture taken in front of a fire engine with a new friend.

This one's for you, grandma!

Evan finally fit into the cutest giraffe outfit from his grandma. Thank goodness we are experiencing the best days of summer at the end of the season! Evan went to the doctor for his 4 month check-up and second set of immunizations. He took the shots like a trooper - we were very impressed with his composure - he also weighed in just a touch under 13 pounds - way to go little man!

Teething? No way!!!

Here is a pic of little Evey cutting his first tooth (bottom left incisor). Munching away on his fist seems to relieve the discomfort... unfortunately this was a feeding cue for us, so we're trying to distinguish when our boy is hungry ... or just working on a tooth!

A boy and his bug

Evan is learning to grab and hold onto things, including one of his favorite toys at the moment... a lady bug!



"First I shake it!"



"Then I use it as a punching bag so they know who's boss!"



"Next I give mom an ultra cute face..."



" I would like to thank the academy for this award...."

Hoodies with Ears

I just can't resist them!