Pics from the work holiday party...

Our office party was held at the Windemere this year. Not a huge turnout...Evan had a good time though...his "Chick Magnet" shirt was a hit with the ladies!

The Drunken Pirate

Lately we've been calling Evan the "Drunken Master" which describes how he walks with assistance. I took these 2 vids of him playing with the prop from his Halloween costume.

Trip to the Pulmonologist

Evan's scheduled appointment to see Dr. Brown at the Children's Multi-Specialty Center in Tucson was bumped up a week to today. The doc wants to see Evan a little more regularly (every 3-4 months) to check on his development. He says his lungs sound great (aside from the bit of upper respiratory funk he had today). He is concerned (as we all are) about Evan's slow weight gain. I asked him if Evan was a unique case and he reassured me that it's nothing he hasn't seen before (whew). I think we've all come to realization this kid is going to grow on his terms, not according to any charts! As Evan gets bigger, his lungs will continue to strengthen.

Dr. Brown also wants us to take Evan to see a pediatric gastroenterologist. Luckily, there is one in Sierra Vista, Dr. Hassan! Woo-hoo, one less trip to Tucson. His appointment isn't until late next month. Dr. Brown was concerned about Evan's daily (if not multi-daily) vomiting. Not sure if I mentioned this before, but Evan loves to stick his hand in his mouth to make himself throw up. By seeing Dr. Hassan, hopefully we can determine if there is a GERD issue.

One other test Dr. Brown wants to run is a sweat test. This is to rule out Cystic Fibrosis. He is almost positive that Evan will be negative for this based off of other questions he had asked us, but he's wanting to rule it out. We'll get that done at University Medical Center in Tucson after the new year.

With all these trips to the doctor's offices for shots and check-ups, Evan has now come to fear the white labcoat! We knew this day would come! He screamed almost throughout the entire check-up with Dr. Brown. The nurse barely got a decent pulse oximeter reading on him (the more the crying, the lower oxygen saturation levels). We managed to get his reading to 98% for a fleeting second and that was good enough.

Dr. Brown is now seeing patients down in Sierra Vista.....another woo-hoo! So we'll see him again in March or April.

Synagis Shot #2

Evan had his second Synagis shot of the RSV season. We think only about 4-5 left to go. He shouldn't have to get them next fall since he'll be over 2 years of age.

Evan had an interesting eating week...now he seems to be eating more of the table food he is offered at daycare. I get notes from daycare annotated with what he eats and he's been eating things like burritos, pizza, crackers, french toast....ham salad! Ham salad!!?? Is this our same kid?? His teachers are still feeding him the "power-packed" food I send with him to get those extra calories in.

Weight check: 17 pounds 1 ounce

Ahhh, the dreaded Santa pic...

So much for getting that perfect Santa pic...Evan wasn't quite getting this guy. As you can tell from the look on his face, he was about to lose it.




This is a pic from October I finally got around to scanning. They took class pics at his daycare...this time they dressed the kids in old-time outfits. As you can tell by his eyes, he was step away from crying. The other pic I didn't purchase was with a newsboy cap on his head and he was bawling. Hey, so he doesn't like hats, ok?

Some vids....

O.k...no calling child protective services after you see this one...he's fine after taking a little spill...

Cheering the Soggy Steelers On

Evan was decked out in his Steeler shirt at daycare today to cheer on his favorite team. What a crazy, soggy Monday Night Football game against the Miami Dolphins.

I finally remembered to take his annual picture in the #7 jersey. Here's how it fits this year and how it fit last year. I think he's starting to fill it out pretty well! :-)

We finally turned the heat on!

We finally broke down and turned the heat on this weekend. We had been in denial that it was getting cold in the mornings. On Saturday, it rained almost the entire day, which was odd for this time of the year. With the big drop in temperature, the rain turned to snow up on top of the mountain, which makes for a gorgeous site.

Here is a video of Evan and his best friend Max...Evan has learned that the dogs will love him even more if he a treat for them. If we give Evan a cracker to feed himself, he would much rather give to the dog sitting closest to him. Even Sadie is starting to warm up to him especially when there is food around. Both dogs are very gentle to Evan when he is feeding them a treat (although most of Evan's hand goes in Max's mouth).