Evan is 8 months and LJ is 2 1/2!

How quickly time is flying by! We have an 8 month old and a 2 1/2 year old here!! 





Evan:
Monthly highlights:
- Saying "Mama" and "Dada"... and we even think he might know who is who! He looks at Barrett and says "Dada" and then the other day while he was doing that, I grabbed him and asked "And who am I?"  He said "Ma ma ma"!!! Maybe coincidence- but we are counting it! Lots of babbling - and still the most high pitch squeals ever (can't believe our windows aren't all broken!). 
- We've finally seen a few rolls (although only a few!)
- Still standing well while leaning on things, loves jumping, sits perfectly (unless LJ knocks him down), smiles at everyone, and laughs a lot!
- Still waking up at least once a night for a bottle :( 
- Most days he takes 2-3 naps ... 1-2 in the morning (either one long one or 2 short ones if we are on the go) and a longer afternoon nap
- Eating more foods, and starting to enjoy more small bites of solid foods (muffins, cheese, etc)
- Started clapping! And he loves it- so proud of his little claps!
- Loves peek-a-boo! Figured out how to pull blanket up to play peek-a-boo with us! 
- Loves reading stories, is fascinated by LJ and our dogs, loves kisses, and is so cuddly! 
- If he cries, there is usually an obvious reason and he gets over it pretty quickly! He does great with our nanny Karinna, at the gym child center, and in the church childcare... happy little guy ever!! 












LJ:
- Speaks in full sentences. Some cute things he says a lot: "That makes me so happy Mama!" or "Does that make you sad?" "That flower (or whatever he is looking at) is Amazing (or SO Beautiful)!" "Um, maybe we should go get a snack"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z7EbAsm2Yo
-Sings entire songs! He loves so many songs and is constantly singing. Favorites right now are the Lion King songs (I Just Can't Wait to be King, Hakuna Matata!).
- Knows ABCs perfectly (finally says l-m-n-o), recognizes all letters, knows all signs for the letters, and can tell you a word that starts with most letters. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfOcgdr_HRE
- Still takes an afternoon nap, but protests it often! He will lay in bed for over an hour sometimes before finally falling asleep.
- Eats pretty well, although we often have to bribe him to take bites with toys
- Loves school, tells me all about his day, friends, teachers, etc.... and has the most amazing memory! He will talk about things he did months ago (that we haven't talked about since) out of no where. He really amazes us!! 




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Complete opposites!!! Crazy!

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