Pooped and Exploring (aka Making Messes!)

Evan DiVinci

We busted out Evan's crayons from the Easter Bunny last weekend.  He loved them!  We should have known since he loves sidewalk chalk so much! 

Hot, Hot, Hot!

It has been 100 degress plus every day for the past month here in South Texas (with no rain)!  We're doing our best to stay cool.  Lots of nakedness and AC is helping! 



A bonus picture for all of Evan's feathers' fans!  This was them at an extreme one morning when Brian got him up. 

Naked time after swimming!

Ahh, the perfectly placed block!

Training My Grandparents

My mom and dad took a five-day trip to Northern California. I volunteered to stay behind and train Grandma Candi and Grandpa Max on how to take care of a little boy.

Their resumes claimed experience with little girls, but none with little boys. It showed.

For example:

1.) They did not know snacks are needed when little boys ride in the shopping cart at Target.

2.) They did not know little boys prefer their Chick-fil-a waffle fries whole, not cut in pieces.

3.) They did not know the family room ceiling fan needs to be turned on and off at least 50 times a day. (OK, it really doesn't, however it was fun making them do it.)

But we did do a bunch of fun things. We went to the Victoria Children's Museum and played. We did sidewalk chalk on the driveway. We read books. We went for wagon rides.

And we stacked all kinds of toys on their ends, mixing and matching. The last time they saw me in April I was into demolition. I still like that kind of work, but construction is gaining appeal. Not to brag, but I can stack old wooden spools four or five high without tipping them over.

Grandma Candi told me she was amazed by my dexterity -- whatever that is.

Grandpa Max eventually figured out that when I get the pillows down in the floor, I want to wrestle.

So, I guess I did an good job training Grandma Candi and Grandpa Max. They seemed happy with their progress. They still have a ways to go, however, so I hope they come back. (And, besides, that ceiling fan trick never gets old.)

I was happy to return to my full-time job as a kid when my parents got home.

Oh, and by the way, they do sell some really nice little boys stuff in San Francisco. Especially at the Disney Store!

Before Mom and Dad left, I was as sick as I've ever been.  I had a 101 deg fever that lasted over two days.  As soon as Mom and Dad left, I quickly recovered!



Mr. Personality

Evan's personality is really shining through in the next few posts.  Enjoy our sweet 19 month old!

Bubble Machine Time

Just seconds after this, Evan spilled the entire content of bubbles on himself.  It was a little sticky!

Crazy Sir Charles

A new tradition every night in the Hrach house is that Evan gets a can of soda out of the fridge while Mommy gets his milk.  He's so proud and now understands what cold means.  Don't worry - no soda until he's seven - right Auntie Jenn and Uncle Chris?!

Crazy Super Man towel cape!

For some reason, the cape makes things that would normally hurt - like tripping on a towel - not hurt.  Instead they make him giggle.  It is amazing for sure.

There is nothing Sir Charles can't conquer with two socks!

We went on safari one day after Ms. Irene's!

Yummm - Chicken rice is a favorite of Evan's.

Dance Party Evan Style Take 2

Dance Party Evan Style

18 Months!

So Baby Evan is 18 months.  Time is flying by at record pace.  Evan's 18 month stats:  23 lbs (20th percentile), 31.5 inches (~20th percentile).  Yep, we have a pretty small dude, but he's in the double digits now thanks to whole milk yogurt and his love of fried chicken tenders.

So what is Evan like at 18 months?

• He loves life and loves to giggle at silly things.  Especially his Da.  They have started this new sound when we pass over bumps in the car and Evan does it all the time.
• He still loves to suck his fingers and have something soft in his other hand.  Probably need to work on breaking this habit but for now it is just so darn convenient.
• He loves to read books.  Right now he's really into slide and find books and has almost destroyed his first pop up book. 
• He loves to play with his Little People toys.  This is definitely genetic.  Brian and I were big into Little People when we were little.  His favorites are probably the school bus and Noah's Ark.
• He loves being dropped off at Daycare at Ms. Irene's.  He's now sitting at the big kids table but refuses to nap on a cot like the rest of the big kids.  So it is still a Pack and Play for Evan.
• He hates being dropped off at the church nursery.  I guess this isn't as consistent as Ms. Irene's or something.
• He has learned to drink from a straw.  He likes milkshakes.  He loves yogurt, chicken flavored and Mexican rice, chicken tenders, french fries and cereal bars.  And Oreos are still his top cookie.  He's figured out a way to only eat the icing.
• He's got a couple of back molars now.  Last weekend wasn't to much fun for Evan - we think he was cutting more.
• He says probably 15 words but knows what probably 150 mean.  He loves to look at the word books and point to things as you name them.  What a smart little cookie!
• He loves to climb on his chair, the couch, pretty much anywhere it is soft.
• He loves to wave at everyone we pass in the grocery store but will start crying if they try to talk to him.
• He gives us lots of really good hugs now.  A hug from Evan is typically him grabbing your face and pulling it close.
• He loves to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.  It is actually not too annoying to his parents, which is an added bonus.
• He still loves to be outside.  However, its 100 degrees here in  Texas almost every day now, so we typically can only go out in the mornings.
• He knows where his nose, teeth, eyes and toes are. 
• He can run around the house.  Brian and I watch him do this most nights and get tired after about 10 minutes.
• He loves to take a bath, but it starting to get quite fussy during wash time.  So we save that for the end now and do it right before we take him out.
• He is still not a big fan of drinking liquids.  But he loves to have apple juice with ice in it.
• He's started using a "big boy sippy cup" which is a cup without handles.
• He takes about a 2 hour nap every afternoon and still sleeps about 12 hours every night (although the shorter days are not conducive to this right now).
• He is wearing size 18 month clothes, but we're headed to 24 month clothes here at record speed.  He wears size 5 wide shoes...too funny he has wide feet!  He wears size 4 diapers.
• He brightens our lives every day and we are SO blessed that God has trusted us with such a sweet little man.

Sucking fingers in the morning. Gotta have some Velcro.  His other pair of shoes will work in a pinch.

Evan's feathers in full effect.

He can make some huge messes at dinner...especially with rice.

Pretending (this is something new for him too!) to drink from his Book Worm cup from Grandma Candi.