Hiding

Peekaboo! Everett loves playing peekaboo and had some fun hiding from me behind the living room drapes.

Not only the drapes but he loves throwing his blankie over his head and he doesn't take it off until I ask "where is Everett?!" And then of course, I have to say "there he is!" as soon as he rips the blanket off. It's a fun little game we love to play.

Where in the world could Everett be??

There he is!

Photographer in Training

Everett recently figured out how to take photos from my camera. He would like to share a few of them.

His photos are interesting and have some great angles. Photographer in training?

Blog Break

I fell off the blogging bandwagon for a few weeks and I actually started missing it and I especially missed reading everyone else's blog and seeing what their little kiddos have been up to. I have a little bit of catching up to do.

Within the past few weeks:

-We decided that we are moving. Again. We moved less then 2 month ago but our neighbors are horrid. They get upset at us and stomp on their floor when Everett cries. They do laundry until 2am. The daughter's ex-boyfriend broke into their apartment and the cops told us that he hides in the bushes at night and to call them if we see him. We don't feel safe here anymore. With the property being brand new and nice, I didn't think that there'd be riff raff. Guess I was wrong. We're in search of a house where we won't have to share any walls, floors, or ceilings with anyone.

-Everett went in for his 15 month check up the other week. He weighed in at 20.18 lbs (14th %) and is 30.8 inches tall (40th %). He has adjusted well to whole milk, considering he had been on soy formula as an infant. He has also been a wonderful eater, eating anything and everything I give him. I've been trying to give him a wide variety of foods and I recently bought him some baked, organic sweet potato fries and he loved them. Moms, try them for your little toddlers. I think they will love them!

-We are planning on putting Everett into daycare. We've noticed that his nanny's heart doesn't seem to be here anymore. She did mention awhile back that she was interested in focusing more time into her photography business and I've recently received the notion that she'd like to move on. Not only that but we think being in daycare and being amongst other children will stimulate his social skills. He loves getting out of the house and being around other people.

-I came down with the flu and was bed ridden for almost a week. Never did I know that the flu would make you feel like death. About the 5th day, it got so bad I rushed into an urgent care. I've never been more thankful for my health than I am now. I have a lingering cough but it should be gone within a week or two.

Here are some photos of Everett from these past several weeks. Enjoy!

1st Haircut

My last blog post said that Everett wasn't getting a haircut anytime in the near future. Well, he got one last week. It was a devastating experience for him that involved a lot of tears and screaming. We got a half a haircut and sadly, his hair looks looks a bit funny. It looks as if the hair stylist put a bowl over his head and cut the hair around it. I'm always brushing the front of his hair over to the side so it doesn't have the bowl look.

I think I'm going to let it grow out and buy a trimming set so I can just upkeep on it. It'll be a very long time before we go back to a salon.

He was so happy to get out of the chair and into Mommy's arms.

Still upset on the drive home.

His haircut is so uneven and it looks a bit silly but it's cute at the same time. He was all smiles when we got home.

Haircut

Dale and I had plans to get Everett's haircut last weekend. Normally, if we have something planned for the weekend, I always have to remind Dale what we're going to do but I intentionally failed to mention taking Everett in for his haircut. I don't want to cut his hair! I know he needs it because it's in his eyes and I'm constantly brushing it out of his face but I love how it curls and flips out in the back. And it's his baby hair! I think he should keep it forever.

In the meantime, I've put off getting his first haircut. Why? Because I am the Mom and I said so.

I am so Rico Suave and this is how I comb my hair.

But it's so long and I'm not so thrilled that it's in my eyes all the time.

I'll still be happy if you don't want to cut my hair yet, Mom.

Mom's Purse

I have a lot of toys that my Mommy and Daddy have gotten me but lately, I just haven't been interested in them. I know that I can always find lots of fun things to play with in Mom's purse.

Especially her cell phone!

Not only can I find fun stuff in there but it's also a great spot to put some of my stuff in too!

Storytime

Everett and I attended Sandy's weekly Toddler Storytime yesterday. It was half an hour and during this time, they read 2 books and sang a few songs. Most of the kids were about 3 years old and were able to get involved a little bit more and as for Everett, he was way more interested in the books on the book shelf and ripping them out of their neat and orderly spot. After storytime, he did walk up to the children's librarian though and gave her a hug and sat himself down in her lap. I think he's gotten past a little bit of his Stranger Danger phase.

We spent some time in the play area of the library and I think he enjoyed playing with the puzzles and especially getting out of the house into a new environment.

Playdate at Omsi

Just one day, I wish that the work week would fly by and the weekend would drag on and on. As usual, our weekend flew by and it was full of busyness but we were able to get out on Saturday for a fun, much-needed play date with Amber and Nicolas. We met them at Omsi and had a good time letting our little guys spend some time together and explore all the fun things that this place has to offer.

All ready to go to Omsi

Checking out the fish tank

It was great seeing Amber and Nicolas again and the boys had a great time together.

Fun in the Tub

I'm not sure who enjoys bath time more. Me or Everett. Everett has always enjoyed baths and never was a newborn who cried during them. As he's gotten older, he seems to enjoy them more. Look how happy he looks!

He likes to stand up in the tub but we're working on teaching him what "sit on your bottom" means. I think he's gettin' it though because he sits down most of the time.

{This poor child inherited my flat, Asian butt.}

With Everett's eczema, it was recommended that we limit his baths but at his one year visit, his pediatrician said that through research, they have found that bathing more often helps clear eczema. We now enjoy bath times every night to every other night.