Addicted to Baby Pictures

My friend, Amanda, came to visit me a couple of weeks ago and she brought along her camera and photo skills which I so tremendously covet. Evan was bombarded with being stripped naked and posed out on the lawn for memory's sake, i.e. a million pictures. He seems however to tolerate the madness well and as a result we got some great pictures to blackmail him with down the road. Thank you, Amanda, for being my personal photographer. Maybe I'll learn a useful trade one day so I can repay you.

Amanda's Visit - 2/09

Crawling on the Horizon

First sign of crawling...turning 360 degrees.

Seven Months Already?!

Evan turns 7 months old today. I can't believe it. His 4 month long stretch of colicky behavior made time literally stand still, yet at the same time, he has made so many amazing developments along the way that I realize time has absolutely flown by right before our eyes.
Today I conquered the daunting task of going through and pulling out all the various pieces of clothing I want to keep for the next rugrat and putting aside all the pieces I will sell on Ebay, my economical friend. As I was holding the 0-3 month jammies I found myself getting emotional because I could barely remember Evan being that small. And then I realized, oh, wait, he never was that small. He wasn't like all the other newborns...Evan walked out of the womb. This thought did however still make me sad because the true realization was that he is growing up so fast. It makes me wonder, am I enjoying every day to it's fullest potential? Am I savoring every memory of every day? And all I can say is, "I hope so." I have the camera snapping and the video taping hoping to get it all on record. It seems like he has a new smile or a new patch of hair every morning when I see him. I'm so eager to see the man he'll grow into, but I'm so sad to see the sweet baby grow up. I imagine this is a common sentiment among parents...but knowing that doesn't make the feeling any less present.
Happy Birthday, Evan. xoxo

Take a Looksy

Just in case you didn't take the time to check out January's album it is now posted!

Evan-January 2009