A little cookie with your sprinkles?

Story time with Daddy

Evan's 4 month appointment

Evan at the Doctor's today anticipating the shots

Our little man was quite the flirt with the nurses and our doctor today....until the shots.  He had been smiling, laughing, and talking to them but quickly became serious ----> then very angry.  Once he settled down he would pause, think about what had happened and then start all over again.  Much different than Michael was...he would cry for a little bit at this age and then be done.  Evan is pretty easy going until he gets mad or upset.  Then he lets you know.  I love seeing how different these two boys already are in so many ways.  So cool how God has made them each unique.

The doctor said Evan is doing really well.  He is 26.5 inches (90th percentile), 16 lbs. and 1.5 ounces (80th percentile) and 17 1/4 inch head circumference (85th percentile).  Looking good, little man!

Daddy wearing Evan

Riding my bike

Storytime before nap

"My baby brother"

Daddy and Evan are tired!

So big!!!

Loving a big boy chair

After

Before

Riding Michael's airplane

First bath together

1st day of preschool

Perfect end to Summer

Nap time with the Grandparents

Evan's "2 month" appointment

Evan turned 2 months on August 11th, but we just had his appointment today due to our trip to MD to see family.  The Dr. was quite impressed with how long he held his head up while on his belly.  I think he was showing off for her because when he was supposed to be all done he picked his head up higher and smiled right at her.  What a boy ;).  Her eyes got big when she saw his growth.  Our "little peanut" had quite the jump on the charts since his last appointment.

Birth (6/11):  21", 7lbs 15 oz.

1 month (7/14): 22 1/4", 9lbs 15.5 oz, 15 1/4" (head)
                          
"2 months" (8/31): 25 1/4", 13lbs 11oz., 16 3/4" (head)

                        Evan is a great sleeper and has been since the very beginning.  Before you leave negative comments, just know that we already went through the horrible sleeper when Michael was a baby.  It seemed like it would never end.  Also, Evan is pretty laid back.  But, when he gets upset about something he goes from 0 to 10 pretty quickly.  He loves being outside, especially the beach.  His favorite part of the day is seeing his big brother in the morning.  I am not even making that up.  He usually looks around while laying in his crib until he hears Michael's voice.  This morning I brought Evan downstairs and Michael came looking for us, meeting us at the bottom of the stairs.  When the two brothers saw each other's faces this morning there was nothing but pure joy.  It just melts my heart thinking about their reaction to one another.  Evan, like his brother, is a cuddly boy.  He's cute, smiley, giggly, and overall a sweet little boy.  Jason found Evan's first ticklish spot two nights ago.  He definitely hams it up for us at night when Michael goes to bed.  It's been fun seeing his little personality develop and watching him and Michael interact.  We definitely love our boys!!!

All the boys

A few weeks ago we drove to MD to see Jason's brother, James, his wife, Lilian, and baby Jack.  They now live in Washington state.  We hadn't seen them since Michael was 3 months old.  Ryan, Candice, and Kyler live in MD and we get to see them more often.  It's nice watching all the cousins interact.  All three of the brothers and their families were able to get together and hang out at the same time.  Look at all those boys!!!  One of the guys asked, "Who will be the first brother to have a girl?".  Jason and I guessed that it won't be us....there are not many girls on my side of the family either.

Loving daddy

They love playing together

Napping on Daddy's pillow

Playing in mud

Grandpa and Michael

Beach vacation

Evan Loves the Beach

An only child....

....until tomorrow!! I figured I should update the blog that I have neglected before we bring home baby #2. So, I decided to post a few pics of our first baby, Michael Rory.

First corn of the cob of the season

Baby #2

December 21st - 15 weeks, 2 days

22 weeks

10 weeks, 4 days

12 weeks, 2 days

12 weeks, 2 days

19 weeks, 6 days

I recently realized that I am not as up to date on sharing belly pics, ultrasounds, and other baby news on the blog as I was when pregnant with Michael. So, I finally scanned our ultrasounds and took a belly pic to post here. This pregnancy is completely different than the one with Michael. My first trimester definitely saw its fair share of nausea, but not quite as bad as with him. Instead, I had headaches everyday until week 14ish. Thankfully that is just a distant memory to me at this point. Other than that, I have felt pretty good minus possibly passing a kidney stone two weeks ago. The Dr. couldn't say it was definitely a kidney stone, but rather it was "most likely" one. The past week and a half have been really good. We are thanking God for a healthy baby and for good blood pressure stats so far.

December

I figured December, specifically Christmas time, deserved its own post. We were able to put out more decorations this year and Michael did really well with everything. His favorite thing to do each morning was to turn on the Christmas tree lights. This year was really fun with him as he enjoyed opening presents more, seeing lights, drinking hot chocolate, watching my favorite Christmas movie (White Christmas), and so much more.

The first snow of the Winter.

We took Michael out for a walk and he insisted on going down the slide. We were laughing so hard when he came down the slide into a major snow puddle. He thought it was great!

Decorating the Christmas tree

Michael really enjoyed helping decorate

The star is up...only a day later than the rest of the decorations!

Michael and his girlfriend, Kaylie, making eyes at each other. Although, it looks like Michael is staring off somewhere else.

Santa visited our neighborhood. Michael wanted nothing to do with him. Maybe it was because this guy was skinny and young....Michael knows that Santa is neither.

Hot Chocolate in his own mug

Big snow

Michael sitting on the car before we cleaned it off

Our "sleigh" or wagon! Michael discovered throwing snowballs. He loves to especially throw them at mommy.

Self-family portrait

Sledding without a sled

Playdoh with Kyle

Putting baby Jesus in the Manger on Christmas morning

Ripping open gifts - slowly but surely

Notice the monkey pajamas and monkey slippers - his Christmas Eve gift

Pretending to eat his play food

I love when he sits like this....so adorable!

Playing on his new lego table

Eating overnight surprise (sticky buns) after opening gifts - the Kanaly family tradition

Michael and Aidan playing with the fish magnetic puzzle

Playing peek-a-boo

Jason's parents came up from MD yesterday. This dump truck was one of the cool toys Michael got from them. It talks, dances, snores, does push-ups, etc. It's entertaining for all of us.

Michael and Grandpa watching Daddy fly his new helicopter that he got from his parents.

Michael with Grandpa and Granmere