Evan's Weekend

Evan had a busy weekend. On Friday, he had his first photo shoot...we're excited to see the proofs in a week. The photographer was great and very patient. Evan did pretty well...we gave him the pacifier between pictures to keep him happy. Then on Friday night, we went to my work Christmas party for a little bit. On Saturday, we went on our first outdoor walk on the walking trail by our house and we also went to the mall to finish up our Christmas shopping. Finally, yesterday Evan made his debut at church as Baby Jesus and also went to his friend Eliza's baptism party. So...many outings this weekend to keep Mom sane!

Oh and another milestone to report. Last Tuesday night, during Tummy Time, Evan flipped from his belly to his back. Grandma Hrach can testify that it happened. We thought it might be a fluke. However, on Saturday night, he did it again...twice. In the book that we are reading "Your Baby's First Year Week by Week", this is a milestone at 15 weeks! And Evan's only 3! We have an advanced baby! :)

Here are some recent pictures:

Brian calls Evan "Little Houdini". We have no idea how he manages to kick off his Miracle Blanket from his feet! At least it keeps his arms under control!



Evan got his first football for Christmas from Max, his 2 year old friend from Pittsburgh!

Here we are as Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Pretty cute, eh?

We've had a couple of rough nights here recently. Here is a picture of Evan and me sleeping in this morning.

What has Evan been up to?

Helping Santa in his new PJ's from Beth...

Checking out what is on TV!

Looking in Grandpap's glasses.

Looking at Mom and Dad like they are crazy in his cute boy PJ's from Kim.

Sleeping in his swing.

3 month clothes already?

Our little man has already out grown his newborn size clothes. I put him in one of his newborn sleepers the other day and he couldn't stretch his legs out all of the way. So we're on to 3 month size clothes! The fun part about his 3 month clothes is that he has a lot of fun Christmas outfits which is helping put Mommy in the Christmas spirit.

Here he is in an outfit from Grandma and Grandpap Hrach.

Hanging out with Mom.

Here he is in a Christmas outfit from Auntie Jenn.

Hanging out with Grandma and Grandpap Hrach. They are going to watch Evan tonight (probably watch him sleep!) while Mom and Dad go out to dinner! Horrah!

More Evan

Here are some more pictures of our sweetie pie. His rash is looking much better and he's looking forward to the arrival of his Grandma and Grandpap Hrach this afternoon...so much so he's fast asleep in his crib right now!

Chillaxin' after a 3:30 am feeding. Mommy and Daddy were cracking up at his pose and had to take a picture!

Playing with his gym. The lights on the musical part were definitely grabbing his attention!

Evan's Rash

Poor Evan has a rash all over his stomach, back and neck. We went to Dr, Arquisola this morning and he told us that this is a perfectly normal baby rash (he had some complicated name for it), it might get worse before it gets better and it is more painful for the parents than the baby. Anyway, treatment is to put hypoallergenic lotion on him at least twice a day, use Dreft and make sure people who touch him aren't wearing anything that might cause a reaction. This poor baby is doomed to have sensitive skin with Brian and I as parents!

Oh yeah, our chunkster weighed in at 8 lbs 3 oz. Didn't take him long to get back to and pass his birth weight!

First Snow

You might not believe it, but it is snowing at my house today in Texas! Here is a picture. I don't think I'll remember this at all.

Evan's Busy Thursday

I had my first tummy time last night and I liked it! You'd be amazed at how strong my neck already is. My legs are powerful too.

Hanging out with my Grandma.

First long nap in my crib. I slept in there last night too for about 4 hours!

Evan's Visitors

Lots of people have come to see Evan.

His friend Eliza who is almost 3 months old...

His Grandma Thomson...

His Aunt Jo...

The Many Faces of Evan

Evan makes a lot of pretty funny faces. Daddy thinks most of them look just like faces that Mommy makes:) Here are a sampling of his faces. All of these pictures were taken within a 2 or 3 minute period, so his expressions are constantly changing.

First Doctor's Appointment

Evan had his first doctor's appointment on Monday morning. When we left the hospital on Friday, they left the clamp on his umbilical cord because it was not as dry as they would have liked. So we had to go have it checked out and get it removed.

Dr. Arquisola, Evan's pediatrician, is great. His weight was down to 7 lbs 14 oz as expected. His cord is fine and his circumcision is healing well. He is slightly jaundice so we were instructed to spend some sun time every morning and also wake him up for feedings every 3 hours (last night he was on a 2 hour schedule!) to clear that up. Evan also got his first shot. Mom didn't handle that one too well. It took her almost 2 hours to finally have a sigh of relief after we got home! Dad might have to be in charge for the 2 month shots since there are quite a few.

Sun time with Mommy...his changing table is right by a huge window that gets morning sun.

Why are you taking me out on the coldest day in Texas so far this winter???

Evan's First Days at Home

Sorry for the delay in posting more pictures. We've been having internet and computer problems at home.

We have been blessed with a content little boy. Really the only times he cries are when he is hungry or when he needs a diaper change. He is eating and sleeping like a champ so far...let's hope that continues.

Here are some pictures of what Little Evan's been up to since he got home...

First bath...a little traumatic...second one is tonight.

Hanging out with dad...

Mom's friend Kim came to visit...

Being cute...

Evan Charles Hrach

With love, we introduce the world to our son, Evan Charles Hrach. Evan was born on Thanksgiving Day (November 26th) at 1:52 pm at Citizen's Hospital in Victoria, Texas. He weighed 8 lbs, 1 oz and was 19.5 inches long! We were discharged from the hospital last night and everyone is doing great. Here are some pictures...more to come later today from some of the things Evan has done since he got home!

No more progress to report

We had our appointment this morning and there is no more progress to report. Like I said, I'm not sure Baby B understands that it is time to come meet everyone yet. All in good time I'm sure.

Our next appointment is Monday morning. Maybe Baby B will surprise us and arrive before then!

1 cm!

I'm officially 1 cm dialated. But...it could stay like this for a long time. I'm not sure Baby B understands quite yet that it is time to come out. All in good time I'm sure!

Everything was normal at the doctor's appointment today. My next appointment is Tuesday morning (my doctor is gone from Tuesday afternoon until the following Monday).

38 Week Belly Pic

37.5 Week Appointment

We had our 37 week appointment today. Everything is still normal. Baby B's heart rate was 134 bpm today...must have been sleeping. Last week it was 145 bpm. My blood pressure is still normal and my weight gain is headed towards the higher side of normal.

Other than that, we talked about induction dates. Dr Seiler doesn't recommend inducing until Week 41. She says that there is a really high chance that an induction during Week 40 turns into a C-Section based on studies. So, if Baby B doesn't arrive before, I'll probably be induced Monday December 7th. Geez...let's hope this kid gets here before then or it might be a 12 pounder. And my dad and Brian both made very costly jewelry mistakes (buying November birthstones for my mom and myself)! More to come next week...we have another appointment on Wednesday.

The day care issue has been resolved. We found a great place for Baby B starting in March. A lot of folks that I work with have used or use the same lady for their babies, so I'm completely comfortable with the change.

Head's down, chubby cheeks and 6 lbs 11 oz (YIKES!)

Baby B is NOT breech. His/her head is down. Baby B's spine runs along my left side with the butt on the left side as well. His/her legs, feet and hands are all on the upper right side, which would explain why I feel ALL the movement there.

Baby B also has chubby cheeks (I'll have Brian scan in the picture tomorrow and post it) and a little hair on his/her head. Unfortunately for me, Baby B is already weighing in at 6 lbs 11 oz. They say that only within 2 lbs of accuracy, but we're guessing it is pretty accurate. And you can expect that to increase by at least a pound (lbs Dad lbs!) and a half before birth. That means we'll likely be looking at a 8 lb baby...which is good for Baby B but maybe not so good for me! Brian was a 10 lb baby and I was just over 9 lbs so we weren't too surprised. As I said...YIKES! Oh yeah and the head is already measuring at 39 weeks...again not surprising considering the size of this poor baby's parents' heads!

Dr. Seiler checked to see if I was dilated at all and I'm not at all. She commented that the baby is still extremely high.

In other not fun news, it appears that we've drawn the short straw and our original day care plans are not going to work out as we had planned. Long, very upsetting story so I'll save you the drama that we've both gone through over the past 24 hours. Luckily we think we've already identified another option. We'll know more after we visit on Friday.

Books for Baby B???

So about a month ago, we got a random package in the mail from Target. It had the Spanish version of "Where the Wild Things Are" in it. We had no idea who it was from, but didn't really think much about it. Well today, Baby B got two more books in the mail from Target as you can see in the picture above. Again, no note to indicate who they are from. So I'm thinking Baby B has a secret admirer...anyone want to claim this title???

Our Baby Shower

This past Saturday night, our dear friends Steve and Judie hosted a baby shower for us. So many of our family and friends were able to make it in from out of town and we were also surrounded by our good friends from Victoria. We had a blast!

Here are our hosts, Judie and Steve.
Guests mingling at the shower. It was such a nice night out.

Emma, Kim, Caren and Brian's mom Peggy

Joanna, Beth, me, Benjamin and Kristi

Eli, Eddie, Erich and Brian (geez, that is is a lot of E's!)

Jennifer, Vanessa, Ann (baby due on Christmas!) and Tanya