It's All In The Genes!

With any new baby comes the age-old question, "Who does he look like?" and Evan has been no exception. On any given day you can talk to someone in my family who says he looks so much like me and someone on Scott's side who says he looks exactly like Scott. We've even had people tell us he looks like both grandfathers and remote cousins!

I must admit, when Evan was born I thought he definitely looked just like his daddy. For the most part, I still do. There are those moments, though, when Evan makes a face or looks at me in a particular way and I see myself - as scary as that is!

So, I thought it would be cute to post baby pictures of Scott and me as well as one of Evan and let you be the judge!

My initial reaction to seeing these pictures right next to each other...holy cow, the resemblance to his Daddy is undeniable! Look at those mouths and smiles!

But, I do think he has my head shape (more narrow than wide) and nose. I'm still deciding on the eyes; it's too close to call!

I'm a Big Boy Now!

Sunday we reached another major milestone with our monkey - his first hair cut. It was a success in the sense that his hair is cut but I'm quite sure he wouldn't consider it his most enjoyable experience!

We decided to brave it and go to the mall before nap time rather than after, hoping to beat the crowds and not compound Evan's as-of-late afternoon crankiness. So we get to Cartoon Cuts just before it opened at 11 am. There was already a line! The first woman in line had THREE kids getting hair cuts. I think at the point I have three kid's hair to cut I would learn to do it myself! (but don't worry - it'll NEVER happen that I have THREE!!!)

So, we sign Evan in and stroll around the mall for a bit, figuring this is going to take a while. Surprisingly (and thankfully!) they called for us at 11:20. I fully expected that Evan would sit calmly in a booster while the woman cut his hair. That's laughable now! I was instructed to sit with him, we were both covered, and she started going to town with the scissors. These people definitely know how to work fast. The scream-fest began at the first cut. While I did manage to console him with Cheerios and a book, most of the time Evan screamed and cried. What felt like an eternity in that chair was maybe 7-10 minutes and he was done. One look at him and I almost cried myself; he looked more like a boy and less a baby. All I had left of his little baby curls were snips in an envelope. How time flies...

Before he realized what was going on...

Feeling pretty confident!

I HATE THIS!




I think I was singing to him...nothing worked!

The end result...big boy!

Zoo Much Fun!

When my friend, Lisa, asked about getting the kiddos together last Friday my first thought was to hang out at the indoor playground at the mall. What Lisa suggested was far more exciting - the local petting zoo!

What a hit! Evan had a great time running up to all the animals to pet them. I thought he might be at least slightly apprehensive - not so much! Inside the petting zoo was a smaller area where there were chickens, ducks, rabbits, and some miniature goats. Being a bit on the germ-o-phobic side, this area made me increasingly anxious; Evan pet the tail of a goat who had just - ahem - relieved himself, tried to climb into the chicken coop, and picked up straw from the ground (but luckily never put it to his mouth!). I resisted the urge to hold him the entire time and instead let him do what he wanted - and then scrubbed his little hands with antibacterial wipes when we were done!

We ended the afternoon with lunch and playing at McDonald's before returning home for some great napping!

Evan petting the goats!

...and the sheep!

Emily and Evan taking in the ducks!

Petting the goat's tail...

Only 6 weeks apart - so cute!

Definitely 100% BOY!!