Blog Slacker

Well, it's official. I'm a Blog Slacker. Evan has doubled in size (well not really, but it seems so) and we finally moved to our new house in Sherwood. I'm finally back where I belong!

So, what's new, you ask? Evan is almost two, weighs thirty pounds, and he was 29 inches tall last time I checked. His teachers told us at preschool the other day that he's the strongest kid in his class. (I think Ms. Renee's words were that he's strong as an ox.) He chatters like crazy with us at home, but is still a little quiet around other people. He says sentences like "where's _____", "it's ______", "I've got it", "I'll get it", "where did it go", etc. He really knows ALOT of words now. Too many to list. He knows all animals and their sounds, can sing twinkle, twinkle, little star, wheels on the bus, rain rain go away, E-L-M-O, and ABC's. He's also very aware of himself, in that he identifies himself as Evan (Eban), and he knows what he wants and will ask for it, and say yes or no when you ask him specific questions. JR and I have also entered the age of the infamous temper tantrums. Boy lemme tell ya, that is a ball. I'm seriously paying for my raising. And who does Evan act like? Yours truly.

We put Evan in time out the other day (and I've always wondered about the effectivness of this on a rowdy boy) and we left the room. (The point of time out is apparently to remove them from the group, etc.) A minute or so later, we heard him in there pretending to snore. How completely hilarious and frustrating. What do ya do? It's an evolving process. And we're along for a lifetime of a ride.

The house is good. We have alot of room and we're in a great neighborhood that is close to everything we need. I'm having to reign in my perfectionism somewhat in that I can't fix up the house all at once. And it bugs me. But, Rome wasn't built in a day, huh? And I stay busy. Photos to follow.