Mayhem in the Making

So, I missed 10 months...sorry! Things have been crazy around our house with the holidays and coping with Everett's new skills. We had a rough month of sleep issues but I'm happy to say we have our amazing little boy back. He never was un-amazing but when you're used to effortless hour + naps and 12 hours of uninterrupted sleep any change is tough. He was fighting naps or not napping at all and waking up at least once if not more during the night and would be inconsolable :( All because he is so busy. He was able to sit up before he figured out how to lay back down and then learned to stand and then couldn't get back down. Thankfully he's now mastered those skills and we have our big, easy sleeper back. And he's eating off a spoon!!!! He's turning into such a big boy. He wants to eat whatever we are having for breakfast, lunch and dinner which is really fun. He's also eating more of the pureed fruits and veggies I made back in October so I'm glad he's finally eating more than just Cherrios and also happy all that food won't go to waste!

My mom, and sisters Greta and Gabrielle drove out to spend the Thanksgiving holiday here in SLC. Luckily Greta and Gabrielle were able to do a little work from home so they were able to come out and spend time with us and Everett. Everyone had a great time!

Hanging with aunties

Gramby snuggles

Big boy with auntie Gabrielle

Morning play time

Auntie Greta's water bottle is the best!

Of course our little adrenaline junkie loves the slide

Sliding with Auntie Greta

Auntie Gabrielle taking a turn

Poor Everett...

Num Num Num!

Commandeering Nolan's play mat

Only babies lay on activity mats...

The 2nd weekend in December we traveled to Iowa City to visit Bonnie and Matt Cessna and their new baby Nolan! Nolan is the most chill and calm baby ever and just adorable. He was just 5 weeks old when we visited. We had a layover in MSP so ended up going on a total of 4 flights. Everett did great on 3 out of 4 flights. We definitely were "those" people with a crying baby for a little bit but we all survived :)

The boys and their babies

Everett LOVED the kitties. Stare down contest with Kirby

Andy with Nolan and Clyde

Oh how our group has grown! :) We had a great time and so wish we were closer.

Bonnie and I with the quilt I made for Nolan

Everett's first ski day

A little hike/ski at Alta

It's almost Christmas!

He loves getting packages just like mom!

Finally got to hang up the wall hanging my mom made for me

Our new and improved fireplace!!!

Merry Christmas from this little dude! :)

King of the mountain!

Andy took off the weeks of xmas and new years to spend with Everett. Quality daddy/baby time :)

Happy New Year! 2013 flew by and we can't wait for 2014! Starting it off right with a Mexico vacation just the 2 of us :)

We hosted New Year's this year. Our baby is in bed, Alyssa is due any day (Jan 22) and Sara is due June 22. Lots of changes and babies here in SLC

Hey guys! Happy 2014! Most days my hair lays flat now.

This was NOT one of those days.

Everett also gets to enjoy the hot tub. He just splashes away.

As expected Everett got spoiled rotten for xmas.
We relocated all his old toys to our spare
bedroom.

Loves his hockey puck and stick.

Everett has grown up so much in the past 2 months...

-He can effortless pull himself up on the furniture and sit back down

-He's a turbo crawler. 1 second he's sitting next to you and the next second he's halfway down the hallway

-He is the busiest boy. Constantly moving and very inquisitive.

-He loves music. He knows how to push all his toys so they make music. Then waits patiently for the song to end and then pushes the button again. So funny.

-He pretty much eats all the same food as we do. If we are eating something he wants it.

-Everett's walking while holding onto the couch and he balanced for almost 10 seconds the other night unassisted.

-He hates socks...as you can tell from pretty much every photo.

-We are officially retiring his 12 month clothes. None of his shirt arms are long enough and he is pretty much wearing belly shirts. Poor boy.

-He still loves being outside even in the cold. Good thing it's Utah cold and not midwest cold.

-Everett terrorizes Cali on a daily basis. Now that he's mobile and our house is on lock down she is trapped. He chases Cali around the whole house and of course goes straight for her nose and eyes and hasn't figured out how to give gentle pets instead of yanking tufts of fur. Cali even lets him crawl on top of her every now and again. She still looks at us like we are traitors. Cali has even taken over our bed. Every night she's on the bed waiting. It's the only safe place that Everett can't get her. She's not even safe on the couch bc of his long legs and monkey arms.
-Everett loves going to daycare and hanging out with all his friends
-His little personality is shining through and he is so sweet. He gives hugs to the 2 kids that are littler than him at daycare and is such a "helper".

Thanks everyone for checking in! Cross your fingers that this massive snow storm doesn't impact our departure to Mexico tomorrow!!!
Love,
Lexi, Andy, Everett and Cali

As of yesterday Everett is officially on the move! We are really excited but also getting nervous about having to baby proof our house. Cali is not excited about this new development :)

Everett has changed SO much in the past month it's amazing. He went from finally rolling over consistently to crawling in a matter of 30 days!

Some of the other crazy milestones he's hit in the past month...
- Everett said dada on October 6th
- He said mama about a week later
- He added 4 more teeth on the top for a total of 6!!
- On the 1st of November Everett did a half crawl by dragging his legs :)
- On November 8th Everett was able to push himself up from his tummy, to his knees and then to his butt. Pretty exciting!
- He is finally past his hunger strike. Thank goodness! Still eating a lot of finger foods but doesn't refuse anything off a spoon which has been really nice. He's gotten to experience a ton of different foods and can eat pretty much anything Andy and I eat now.
- Everett loves mommy's baby back rubs :) It's pretty hilarious. He goes into a mini coma and I get snuggles.
- Everett can pull himself up to his knees from sitting and it really proud of it.
- He loves his oatmeal and anything he can feed himself
- Everett also drank out of a cup for the first time today. Amazing how many things change in 2 weeks. We tried before and it was a disaster!
- Almost grown out of 12 month clothes which is completely ridiculous. I'm buying him 18 month stuff. He sure has come a long way from starting out at 5 lbs 10 oz.