Need to Start a Journal

Now that Evan can almost hold a complete conversation, we need to start keeping a journal on the "Evan-isms". Aside from some of things he says simply being funny...he says some things that are those "head-turn" moments. Those, "Wha?" moments for us.

The other Friday I was driving to the soccer field for my game and I had Evan with me (T was on an overnight motorcycle ride). I took the back way to Fry Boulevard, which takes us past his pediatrician's office. In the past, Evan usually recognizes the building (he loves the automatic opening doors) and says something along the lines of that being where the doctor lives. This time, he says..."I like Dr. Smith, he's really smart!". That was a head-turn "Wha"?! It was a shock to hear him actually say Dr. Smith's name. We'll see how much he likes Dr. Smith when we see him in July for his 4-year-old shots! ;-)

Lots of Good Things to Announce!

Lots of great news to announce! Evan has been doing so well in his special preschool class. Every day he chats about "I ride the bus"! We can't get him to say much more about what he did during the day but his teacher sends notes home in his journal so we know a little. He has become a much chattier kid which is fun. There are still many time when we can't clearly understand what he is saying and have to ask him to repeat himself. He must think we are really dumb!

Another great accomplishment (although it's not too exciting to talk about in public) is that he is pretty much completely potty-trained! He's been diaper free for almost 2 weeks. He is even staying dry during the night. He has to stay accident-free for 2 weeks in his daycare class for him to bump up to the 3-year-old room. He is 1-week into it, so fingers crossed he does well this week. He has spent some afternoon time over with the 3's, so it should be a smooth transition for him.

The third item of news is that I found out from our Tucson March of Dimes Chapter that Evan is the top youth walker for 2009 in the southern Arizona region AND number 241 nationwide! A huge thanks to everyone who continues to support Evan in the various March of Dimes events such as the Jail and Bail and Walk for Babies.

For the past few Saturdays, Evan has been participating in a introductory sports program for 3-5 year olds with the city. For 2 weeks they did baseball and the past 2 weeks were basketball. Next week is soccer (yeah). We have some video of him that we'll post, so stay tuned. Most of the time we chased him around since he wasn't interested in doing what the other kids were doing.


Here is his class picture from Carmichael Elementary Special Preschool:

Riding the Big Bus

Evan has a full week under his belt at his special preschool program. 4 days a week he is picked up by a bus to take him to Carmichael Elementary (yes, little Evan is riding the big bus)! He spends 2.5 hours at the school working with a preschool teacher and a speech therapist to get him caught up on his language skills. His class only has 4 other students, so he's getting a lot of one-on-one attention. All the notes we get back from his teachers are positive, so of course he's a teacher's favorite!

3-year Old Pics

We had Evan's 3-year old pics taken today. Ya never know what you're gonna get with him in front of the camera. In celebration of the Steelers winning the Super Bowl, we had pics taken with him in his Ben jersey.

17 Quarts!

For those of you parents who ever wanted to know the "volume" of their child...here is the perfect way to figure it out...



Evan should be helping his Mom organize his room, but instead is enjoying sitting in the 17 quart container.

Hip Hip Hooray!

Evan is still a big Winnie the Pooh fan (both the old school Winnie and the newer "My Friends Tigger and Pooh". Nanny and Bop sent Evan a musical birthday card with an "old school Winnie" song. It took Evan a little bit, but he almost can sing the whole song. This is a pretty big feat for a kid who wasn't talking much until recently.

Check up with Dr. Smith

Evan had his 3-year-old checkup with our local pediatrician, Dr. Smith today. It has been a while since we've had Evan weighed, so we guesstimated ahead of time that he would weigh about 23 pounds (he's been feeling heavier lately). We were close, he weighed 22 lbs. 2 oz. but he was 33 inches (so he is getting taller). He's still way off the charts, but a pretty perfectly sized 18-month old.

He was an absolute angel at his appointment...he even went to Dr. Smith and sat on his lap willingly. Evan got a clear bill of health. We don't have to come back to see Dr. Smith until he's 4 (unfortunately there will be shots at his 4 year old check-up).

3rd Birthday!

Hard to believe that Evan turned 3 today! We brought in snacks for his daycare class to celebrate with his friends instead of doing a big party.

Evan sporting his "3 Year Olds Rock" t-shirt that I made for him:



Evan's birthday party at school (it was a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Theme):





His "Go Diego Go!" themed birthday cake:



He needed some help from Dad to blow out the candles:

Birthday Part 2

Videos from his birthday: