Baptism

This past Sunday was Evan's baptism into the Catholic church. We spent the day by going to mass, staying after for the (very long) baptism, and then having a celebration at our house. Evan's godparents are my sister, Emma, and brother-in-law, Jason. My parents were kind enough to have a taco cart service come and make "street" tacos for everyone. They were delicious! Here are some photos from Sunday.

Mara really enjoyed the air vents.
Scratching Paul's nose...
Evan wore the same baptismal gown that Paul (and all his siblings, along with our niece and nephew) wore.
I just think this one is funny.
St. Andrew's
After an hour long mass, and 30 minutes into the baptism, Evan was letting us know he was over it,
Trying to unbutton the gown so the Deacon could put holy oil on his chest.
The big moment!!
My sister, Emma, lighting Evan's candle.
All done!!

Evan laughs

Evan laughed today! He usually smiles silently, but today he laughed! Evan was admiring his friend, the ceiling fan, and smiling away. Then he started giggling with each smile. He did this about 3 or 4 times. My mom even witnessed it so I'm not imagining it. Wish I caught it on video!

Happy birthday to me!

Twenty-eight years ago, I was born on this day around 12:30 pm. I've heard my delivery story many times in my life and it never gets old.

My mom went into labor in the early morning. But since my sister's labor took so long, she thought it would be the same for me. So she decided to take her time, shower, get ready. I even think she said she cleaned the house. When she got to the hospital, the doctor said I'd be born by noon. My mom started to cry because she thought he was lying. *My sister's labor lasted more than 24 hours, I believe.* But, the doctor was pretty close; I was born just after noon. My dad always used to tell me that he was about to have his lunch and was unable to eat it because I was being born. Sorry, Dad.


For the first birthday in my life, I have woken up knowing that I have everything I've ever wanted. I have a job, a safe home, my family is healthy, I'm healthy. I have family and friends that love and care about me. I'm married to the man of my dreams and my handsome husband gave me a kiss and wished me a happy birthday this morning.


I've been blessed with a child and my beautiful baby boy woke up smiling next to me. And since his birth, I "slept in" until 7:30. My birthday couldn't get better; my LIFE couldn't get any better right now.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

**A year ago today Paul told me he was ready to start a family. A month later I was pregnant. I wonder what he'll get me this year!

Out-takes

Two months

Evan turned two months old today! It's hard to believe that just a few shorts weeks ago I was sitting on the couch all day nursing and getting up all night...nursing. Now at least I get a couple hours of rest...sometimes.


Evan is now definitely eating more during the day than at night. Sometimes he'll wake at night, Paul will change him, I'll go to feed him, and he'll fall asleep the second it gets in his mouth. During the day, however, he's eating 3.5-4.5 ounces at a time. Sometimes I feel like I'm not able to pump enough to keep up. But "thankfully", I get up to pump during the night.


He's also so much fun to play with! Paul and Evan have this game where they like to stick their tongues out at each other. Evan is also in love with our ceiling fans. He'll stare and smile at them all the time. Paul get's Evan to fall asleep by walking around the living room in circles while Evan stares at the fan. But if you take him away...beware!! Silly boy! Evan has also been falling asleep without anything in his mouth. Even me! In fact, at times he'll pull himself off, and it hurts. He won't take a pacifier unless Paul or my mom sneak it in after a feeding.



We have our two month well-check on Thursday. I'm definitely NOT looking forward to the vaccinations. I'll post his measurements then. For now, enjoy some photos of my little man!





**UPDATE** Evan now weighs 12 pounds and is 23 inches long. He also received two shots and an oral vaccine. I thought he was more upset that we took away his food than he was about the shots. That was until he got the second shot. He was NOT happy. When we got home, he was still quite fussy and Paul went to change his diaper before I nursed him. I heard a loud cry/shriek that was new for Evan. Paul came back with a screaming baby. He said when he went to put him down on the changing pad Evan wouldn't let go of his shirt. :( Poor little boy. It even took him a few minutes to calm down enough to latch on to me. I'm sorry, Evan! Shots suck.

How life changes...

As you grow up with your friends, the conversations change. First they start off about who likes who and who broke up with who. As you get older, you start noticing relationships that become more serious. Then you start talking about possibly getting married. Once one friend gets engaged, you wonder when it will be your turn. One by one, all the couples become engaged. Now you talk about wedding plans and preparations. After that's over, you begin to THINK about having children. Like before, one by one, everyone starts having babies. Paul and I have now reached that point. We are surrounded by people we know getting pregnant...

1. Tracey and Jason
2. Pam and Mario
3. Jenni and Josh
4. My cousin, DJ, and his girlfriend, Sam
5. Tiffany and Chris
6. Ashley and Rob
7. Kristen and Brian
8. Danielle and Bryan
9. My cousin, Joel, and his wife
10. Nikki and Charlie
11. Sheens and Jon
12. Chris and Heather

That's all I can think of now, but I'm sure there's more. CONGRATS TO YOU ALL! WELCOME TO THE CLUB!

SUCCESS!

After five days...Evan pooped this morning! Boy was it nasty! Surprisingly, it wasn't as loud as I thought it would be. I was feeding Evan this morning when he started being very gassy. Then, it came out. I woke up Paul because I knew that his assistance would be required...and I was right. As we opened his diaper to get him cleaned up, more started coming out! Four diapers later, Evan was clean and Mommy and Daddy were happy and relieved!