Thursday, October 21, 2010

Evan at 2 Months

Well, he's actually almost 3 months now, but we'll just pretend I am not posting this almost an entire month late ;) Evan's 2 month pictures were taken right on time though so at least I can get credit for that!
Goodness, our sweet Evan is a happy, happy little fella & such an amazing blessing to our family! He follows a great schedule these days--waking up about 6:30 a.m. to eat & then eating every 3 to 3 1/2 hours throughout the day with his last meal being about 10pm. He sleeps through the night (with only the occassional 4 am wake up) and mama & daddy are both VERY thankful for that! Evan is quite the vocal little guy--always cooing & making funny noises, which Owen in particular thoroughly enjoys :) He's very active and alert and one of his favorite places to hang out is the changing pad on the pack & play oddly enough. (We're always right there with him I might add--don't think we leave him there!)
Tony in particular is always remarking how he loves how chunky he is! We always say that, but really, he's not really all that chunky--Owen was just such a slender baby that the contrast makes Evan seem like quite the big baby :)
Speaking of size, at 2 months Evan...
weighed in at 11 pounds, 14 ounces (50th percentile)
measured 24 1/2 inches long (97th percentile)
had a head circumference of 39 cm. (25th percentile)
Here are pictures of our sweet little guy at 2 months old... Beautiful boy! Happy little man! Making sweet little noisesTony thinks he looks like me in this one...I'll take it :) So in love with this amazing little guy!


Monday, October 11, 2010

Fall Break Part 2: Mississippi Trip

At the end of Tony's Fall Break week, we packed up the kids and headed to Mississippi. First we stopped off at D & Dean's house. We had a great time with Tony's grandparents complete with tractor rides, delicious home cooked meals & lots of good visiting time. Tony's aunt Pat & cousin Karen & her new baby, Ryder, came to visit while we were there too. Ryder is just 1 month older than Evan and we look forward to watching the two boys grow up and play together.
From there we travelled to visit with Tony's grandmother, uncle Ronald, and aunt Lee. On Saturday afternoon we headed to Starkville with Robert, Kelly, Ronald & Lee to watch the Bulldogs (both of them!) play. Tony's dad & all of his uncles went to Mississippi State & Tony grew up a Mississippi State Bulldogs fan (until he went to UGA and switched to the REAL DAWGS!! haha...just kidding if you're reading this Robert!) so it was a game he has been looking forward to for years. We tailgated with Robert's cousins Mary Elizabeth, Eric & their 3 boys and had a great time (even though our Dawgs lost, AGAIN...groan!!!) We had a great trip and were so glad for family to get to meet Evan for the first time and see Owen too. Here are a few pictures from our trip to Mississippi...
At D & Dean's house...With cousins Karen & Ryder

Owen's favorite thing--sitting on Daddy D's tractor
Taking a ride with Grandpa

UGA vs. Mississippi State game...Our family in our Game Day finest :)
...Evan was unhappy because big brother had just accidentally bumped his head :(
this is how Evan spent most of his time at the tailgate
...and this is how Owen spent his time, he LOVED playing football with the big boys!
Back at Grandmother's watching the Georgia game...I think the boys look SO much alike in this picture!!!
Evan ADORES Owen...and the feeling is clearly mutual :)

Fall Break Part 1: family time at home

We are so fortunate that a Fall Break was added to Tony's school calendar this year! We had a GREAT week with lots and lots of wonderful family time!!! We took one last trip to the pool before it closed, spent a great day at the park with a picnic & fun playground time, and ended the week with a trip to Mississippi to see family & attend the festivities for the UGA/Mississippi State football game. More about our Mississippi trip in the next post, but here are some highlights from the first part of our week...Owen sportin' his cool shades on the playground
Me & my boys :)
Daddy & Owen--one of my favorites of these two!
Evan enjoying our picnic
Evan's first swim in the pool with Daddy
Pretty content little fella!Cute little baby bootie in swim trunks :)
Owen became quiet the pro in the pool this summer!
One of Owen's favorite pool games with Daddy :)


Evan's 1st trip to see the Bulldogs play

Several weekends ago, we took Evan to Athens with us for the UGA/Arkansas game. We left Owen at home with my parents, but Robert & Kelly (Tony's parents) along with Robert's intern from Germany, Serge, joined us at our tailgate. Our friend, Matt, home for the weekend from Louisanna where he is serving in the Air Force came with us as well. The weather ended up being surprisingly pleasant for September which worked out perfectly for our 6 week old baby's first trip to the Classic City :) During the game, Evan & I went with my good friend Amanda & her son, Hampton, to watch the game in the air conditioning at her sorority house. Even though the Dawgs lost that day, we still had a great time at Evan's very 1st trip to see the Bulldogs play! Mama & Daddy with their littlest Dawg fan
Evan with Noni & Grandpa

Good buddies :)

I think growing up, a lot of girls and their friends dream that they will live in the same neighborhood, have kids at the same time, and raise them together to be good friends too....well, one of my dear friends, Sara, and I are actually doing just that :) Sara had her firstborn, Jack, just 5 months after Owen was born and then she had her little girl, Marley, 3 weeks to the day after Evan was born. Owen & Jack are good buddies and love playing together and I am sure that Marley & Evan will follow in the footsteps of their older brothers & be good pals too. We love the Dunns dearly and are so blessed to call them friends AND neighbors too!!! Here are a few pictures we took of our kiddos a few weeks ago...Evan & Marley
Owen & Evan and Jack & Marley
Sweet big brothers loving on baby brother & baby sister!