Swing into Fall

Last week when we were house-sitting, E and I got to play in the Dean's HUGE backyard. We really lucked out with this gig since the Deans have several grandchildren of their own and are fully equipped for little ones. The perfect evidence of this is the way neat-o swing set in the backyard. Since the weather has been so beautiful, sunny and not nearly so humid and hot, I took Everett outside for a little swinging time and the kid had a blast! As the pictures show, a swinging baby is a happy baby.

The original bucket seat.

We, fortunate though we are, were able to get quite of few of these up close and personal shots. Keep scrolling down for more...

Does this face say, "Well, Mom, what are you looking at?" to anyone else?

E's serious, contemplative look.

"Weeeeeeeeeeee!!!"

He may look pretty relaxed, but check out the death grip of his right hand.

And as fun as it was, Everett's attention span is still relatively short. He's already looking for something better.

Everett practicing his Santa "ho, ho, ho"

"I'm not going to look at her..."

"I'm not going to look at her..."

"Yup, I'm definitely not going to look at her."

"Alright, Mom, party's over. I'm hopping outta this joint."

He's Baaaack!

Mr. E is back in all his grinning glory. After a week-long sabbatical of house-sitting (oh yes, we have pictures), we're back at home and back to blogging. Thank goodness, right?!!? :-)

Here's our little guy showing off his two bottom teefies. The top two are in the midst of poking through his gums, so I'm sure we'll have some pictures of that momentous event very soon.

And what playtime is complete without playing with Dad's golf ball? Seriously, it's become one of his favorite things to play with. And by play, I mean slobber all over and try to eat, naturally.

Our little cutie pie totally posing for the camera.

Drivin' Along in Mom's Automobile

Every so often, in our errand-running, fun-having filled days, Everett decides to call it quits and enter Snooze City right there in his carseat. In an effort to capture the moment, I've taking to snapping pictures of him enjoying his little catnaps.

There's a reason he doesn't have any clothes on in this picture.

I mean, I'm positive there's a very good reason.

I just wish I could remember!

Ahh, it is a talented baby indeed who can continue to tightly grasp his orange ring AND noisy ball and still catch some shut-eye.

Notice the tuft of hair on top. Just more evidence to me that although it sometimes appears otherwise, yes, his hair is growing.

Only 10 months old (as of yesterday!!), and already they're naming streets after him!

Sleepy Time is All the Time

Will and I have been extremely fortunate in that Everett absolutely LOVES to sleep. As a shower present I received the book Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child. It is awesome! I highly recommend it to any parent, especially those with children who don't seem to be sleeping well. I've tried to be diligent about Everett's sleep schedule and the combination of my diligence and his natural propensity to sleep have developed the following scenario:

Wake Up Time: 6:30 a.m. - 8 a.m.

1st nap: 2-2.5 hours after wake up time

2nd nap: 3-3.5 hours after wake up from 1st nap

3rd nap: Sometimes - usually 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Bedtime: 5:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

We certainly are lucky to have such a good sleeper on our hands - a fact that almost everyone who hears about how much Everett sleeps is quick to point out. We snuck in on our favorite little guy last week because he'd been asleep over 2 and 1/2 hours (his 1st nap) and while we love him to sleep, sometimes errands need to be run. When we crept into his room, this is what we saw:

In his favorite sleeping position: In the far corner of his crib, on his stomach, hands under his tummy, bum in the air. Doesn't look very comfortable, but this is the positon we find him in 99% of the time.

We love you Mr. Sleeps-All-Night-And-Half-The-Day-Too!