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Took Evan to the docs for his regular check-up.  He is doing great!

Evan weighed in at an impressive 25 pounds and is 30.5 inches long.  He is a growing boy – luckily, he has slowed down on his growth and won't be 4 feet long by his first birthday!

Everything checked out good.  In fact, the doctor said Evan's motor skills and muscle development are very advanced – that he is comparible to an 11 month old.  Of course, Chris and I were not surprised that Evan is advanced and developing at an accelerated rate – we think he's one amazing dude – but we can also be a little biased since he's our precious son.  We now have medical confirmation (not that we needed it) but Evan – you are one amazing kid!  Momma and Pappa are so proud of you and all of the accomplishments you have made and will continue to make.  Love you, son! 

So, as you may or may not know- Evan has been wearing a helmet for the last few weeks due to asmall flat spot on the back of his head.  The doctor tells us he will have to wear it 23 hours a day for the next 4 to 5 months. 

Now, the helmet was originally a plain white which was very plain indeed.

I went researching designs/stickers etc that we could put on the helmet to spruce it up- after scrutinizing and discarding many- I came up with the following design:  Luke Skywalkers X-Wing Pilot Helmet

And here it is:

Side View

The back says: Evan "Red 1/2" Nelson

I think it turned out pretty cool! And yes, very geeky.  That was the plan all along, you see. 

What do you think? 

Wow! Lookit all those TEETH!

Evan discovered something this weekend.

Now that he has his upper and lower front teeth-

BITING YOUR TONGUE HURTS! 

Poor little guy. 

And yes, there was much screaming.

Evanhas a great sense of humor- and when we do something funny- he's incredibly fun to watch and egg on.

Last week, Sue got him going so good, he fell over.  It was hilarious.

 
Well, today- I took it too far.

I'm not proud of this, mind.

I made my son THROW UP because of laughing so hard.

Gosh, I feel bad about it-  It took both of us quite by suprise.

What a milestone, eh? 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

The Nelson gang continued to celebrate my birthday on Sunday. The three of us went out to lunch and went to the beach.  This was the 2nd time Evan has been to the beach – first time he had been on the sand.  We had a fun outing and took lots of pictures.  Here are a few of my favorite:

It is hard to believe, but my little guy is now eight months old.  I can easily remember a year ago wabbeling around with my big round belly and having no clue if we were having a boy and girl.  Well – here we are with an incredible, amazing boy.  

Evan continues to hit and surpass the milestones of infant development.  Despite his difficult beginning he has been like a 'Phoenix' – he has risen from the ashes strong and proud and is taking on the world (well, taking on the living room at the moment).

It was just a month ago with Evan began to crawl and it consisted of 3 or 4 moves before he gave up.  Now he is moving EVERYWHERE!  and he moves FAST!  In addition to him crawling he started to pull himself up to standing by holding onto the furniture (or his papa or mama's leg).

Well, his mobility hasn't stopped!  Evan can now pull himself up on the edge of the couch and he can take 3 or 4 steps on his own from one end of the couch to the other while holding onto it.  My boy is walking!  On average, an infant begins to walk at 12 months and due to Evan's size doctor's have cautioned us that Evan might take longer in physical development due how big he is.  My boy likes to continue to prove those doctors wrong – I love it!

Also, Evan has been learning the art of falling very well – he's figured out how to sit down when he's standing or lean over and catch himself with his hands – this has help cut down on the head bonks.  

Evan has also discovered how to get himself up into a sitting position from lying on the floor.  For the last few weeks he's been pushing/pulling himself up into a semi-sitting position and would keep one arm propped on the floor to support him.  Well, no more support is needed.  Evan gets on his bottom and shifts his weight back and forth until he is balanced and can support himself.  What an amazing dude. 

It's also such a joy that Evan finds random things funny and just laughs – he is such a happy child.  He can be crawling around the room or sitting and chewing on a toy and he'll just laugh out loud.  He also smiles very easy – whenever I walk into a room or catch his eye when he's busy crawling about he will flash me a smile (a smile fillin' up with teeth!)