Happy Friday!

On the agenda this weekend:
Painting!
Imax date
Clean bathrooms
Bananna bread
Puppy Park

And if all goes well...find the perfect fabric and give the couch pillows a mini makeover!

Mommy Thoughts Vol. 1

So it goes without saying, that a lot of things change when you become a mommy. Here are some of my newer observations and mommy thoughts..

On mess making...
Thanks to the evil that is spit up, baby E goes through a good 2-5 outfits a day. However, mommy-who often takes a good bit of the spit up- usually stays in the same clothes. This makes for a lovely afternoon scent to greet the hubby with haha! In general, messes just don't matter as much when your a mommy. It's just life.

On the kindess of strangers...
When your a mommy, almost anyone and everyone volunteers to open doors for you. With carseat and baby in tow, chivalry is alive and blooming! I was especially touched the other day at Target, when as I was putting my many bags of groceries in the trunk and securing the carseat, I stood up to notice that a friendly stranger had taken my cart(without asking) and took it back to the store along with hers. Besides making my day, her thoughtful kindess was completely inspiring.

On my dwindling patience...
Alot of things about being a mommy can unearth a great well of patience you never knew you had. Except that is, when waiting in lines at craft stores. And there's only one line open. And there are four people in front of you. And the lady currently at the register is debating a sale item that is ringing up full price. Naptime was so 10 minutes ago, and it's so stinkin hot outside...you get the idea.

On baby love...
When your a mommy, nothing melts your heart like the face of your sweet, sleeping baby. No work is more rewarding, no paycheck as valuable, no time better spent, no smile as beautiful, and no love so special as a mama's for her little chipmunk cheeked babe. :-)

Fun "firsts"

Almost everyday holds a new "first" for baby Evan, and I feel so blessed to have a front row seat to his blossoming personality. Here are some snapshots of what our little guy's been up to over the past few weeks...

First time at the NC Science Museum. Evan gives the dinos a two thumbs up!

First pooltime! This boy loves baths. The pool however...well, he has'nt made up his mind about that one just yet. Our first pool experience was as expected-this little 2 month old liked it for about 2 minutes before he decided he was just too hot and too wet to stand it all!

Practice makes perfect!

First taste of mommy's yummo fourth of July cupcakes! Okay, so it was more like a tincy tiny taste of a very itsy bitsy fingertip of buttercream icing-but it's a start. Sweet toothe here we come! :-)

And last but not least, a first go at the "bumbo." I know he's still a bit young for this, but we were so excited when we got it we just had to try it out.

As you can tell, he's still got some head strenght to master before we can be bumbo pro's. In the meantime I'm going to savor every second of his babyhood before he get's to sit up on his own like a big boy. I can't believe how fast two months have flown by!

2 Month Well Baby!

Evan was a trooper for his 2 month well baby check up, s-h-o-t-s and all. I'm happy to report that he is healthy and growing, meeting all of his milestones and was all smiles to boot. He is now 13 pounds 8 ounces and measuring an inch longer at 24".

At 10 weeks, Evan's personality is really starting to blossom. He grows more and more adorable everyday, and I'm really enjoying this "2 months" chapter we've turned to. The pages these days are full of smiles, coos and a myriad of new and differant facial expressions. His latest trick...lifting his head on his own during tummy time!
Evan continues to be a champion eater-just don't interupt him or you'll have one unhappy camper on your hands haha. If you were to ask him what his favorite things were, I'm sure he would say his swinging in his swing, hearing music and bedtime stories from daddy, and snuggling with mommy of course! He is definitly a movement & music baby, and there is no better soother for him then the back and forth rock of his swing or a sweet ride in his stroller. He thinks he's pretty hot stuff and loves to catch a peak at himself in the mirror. Hmmm what else...he is starting to demand more attention these days and is getting more and more captivated by the world around him. It's so fun showing him all these new things-I can't wait for all of the fun "firsts" to come-especially his first laugh! We can tell he is trying soooo hard...it's like there is a big giggle bubble inside of him working it's way up, just waiting to pop!