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!

Evan is Four Months!

This week Evan turned four months old. We weighed him last week and he was just over 12 pounds, so he has tripled in size since his birth, way to go! This past month he learned to flip over from front to back (he did this for the first time at Grandma and Grandpa Lavoie's), squeal and laugh out loud, say ah-goo, hold his head up continuously and bear weight on his legs. This past month Evan's hair-saga continued - having gone bald, and then recently re-growing blond (top) and brown (sides) hair. We're not quite sure which one is gonna stick yet :) Either way, our little boy is growing up before our very eyes!

Miracle Blanket

The Miracle Blanket (or baby straight-jacket) has been essential in Evan's transition from his bassinet to his crib in early August. He is a gratuitous arm-flailer and tends to wake himself up if not tightly bound. As you can see, he's pretty happy to be swaddled up. These days we swaddle him with one arm out and this seems to work very well. Thank you Sage for the suggestion!