Its been a wonderful week and an awful week all at the same time. As for the good, the bad and the ugly...

THE GOOD:

• Papa came to visit his new grandson! We have been having a fun time and getting lots of pictures.
• Evan has really begun to coo and smile (when he wants to!) and has become very curious about the world around him - so fun!

THE BAD:

• Jonas had surgery yesterday on his rump. It is really nasty and I won't go into detail. All I can say is when I picked him up from the vet's office I almost cried.
• I'm exhausted! Between Evan and Jonas I haven't gotten much sleep. I feel like I run around all day and never get anything done.
• I have to go back to work on Monday.

THE UGLY:

• Jonas's rear end. Its very ugly at the moment. I won't post pictures of it, don't worry. Suffice to say he has to wear a cone and he can't sit down very well. He's on pain pills for a few days and antibiotics for two weeks. I feel so bad for the little bugger.

Papa and Evan

Dad and his little boy on game day

Evan wearing his "Jonas" sweatshirt (it has a beagle on it that looks just like Jonas!)

Wow, he looks so grown up in this picture!

9-9-07 - we made it a whole year!

So, this Sunday we celebrated our first anniversary by (drum roll please...)watching football. Emily was thrilled (not really.) Actually, Jeremy, Evan and Jonas got ready for game day together and went to the Dahl's to watch the game on Justin's big screen t.v. while Emily and Katie went to a movie. Later on that evening Evan went to visit Grandma and Grandpa Irvin while Jeremy and Emily enjoyed a peaceful dinner together at the River Bay Cafe in Bay City. It was delicious. Jeremy's trout came with eyes and a tail - something we're not used to - but it was finger-lickin' good. Emily had her first alcoholic beverage in 11 months, which was also delicious. If anyone is looking for a nice place around here to go eat dinner we would recommend it.

Jonas, Jeremy and Evan ready for the big game. The Vikes won 24 to 3, by the way.

Rico and Jonas napping on the couch. Rico stayed in that position for two hours. If I did that I wouldn't be able to get up!

I made Evan a mobile on Friday night. Its a bit wobbly and unbalanced but he seems to like it. It keeps him occupied while I'm getting him dressed.



Evan discovered a toy on his crib mirror yesterday! I was so proud of him! I would have gotten his dad up to see, but it was pretty early in the morning. He laid there, content, for ten minutes banging the purple toy on the bottom and smiling at the "other" baby inside the mirror.

Some play time with Dad last night. Take a look at those chubby cheeks!



"Mom - quit flashing that light in my eyes! You're making me crabby!"

Evan loves his popasan swing!

No new news this week, I'm afraid. We missed the weigh-in at the hospital last week, so I'm not sure how much Evan weighs now. He sure has packed on the rolls, though! I love it. He has started to really smile this week and I hope (and PRAY) that his colic episodes are over for good. The last couple of nights have been pretty good for the most part...lets hope that lasts!

Emma comes over to play!

Emma Neumann and her mom came over to play last week. Emma was well behaved, as usual, and Evan actually did pretty good for his first play date. It was so fun! Emma is nine months now, and has a wonderful personality and the cutest hair I have ever seen. She is absolutely adorable. I'm beginning to think arranged marriages aren't such a bad idea...


Evan and Emma when Annie, Emma and Becky came to visit us in the hospital, 7.28.07

Here's my girl! This picture of Emma was just too cute not to share. She looks so comfortable!

Evan is four weeks old!

Yesterday we went over to Grandma and Grandpa Novek's to celebrate some birthdays. Evan's Aunt Tracy bought him a delicious cake from Brachelor's bakery here in town - Yum! Happy birthdays to Katarina, Victoria and Grandpa Rex!

Here Evan is, lounging in his Boppy with his new pacifier! Its see-through, so you can see him sucking on it through the plastic. Its hysterical - he looks like a little goldfish! Too cute.

Father and son on the couch watching Sports Center. As you can see, Evan gets his love of football from his mom...he's sleeping right through it.

Evan and Grandma Irvin - day one of the pacifier. He's such a happy baby now - why didn't we try this sooner?!

Evan's Great-grandma Nelson came to visit yesterday morning. Grandpa Nelson and Aunt Karla came, too, but we haven't gotten those pictures uploaded yet.

Grandma Novek feeding Evan at the party yesterday.

Evan was FOUR WEEKS on Friday. Where has the time gone? I feel like I haven't been home more than a week or two. I am so sad to be going back to work in a couple of weeks - what am I going to do without my little cuddle-bug all day long?