6 Months and Midwest Trip

6 months old!

Story time at the Naperville Library with Grammy and Everett

Cece, Grandpa David, Grandpa Jim, Grammy, and Everett

Going for a walk in the cold Midwest!

Reading with Grammy

Playdate with Baby Elyse!

Playing with Grandpa Jim

Bath in Cece's Sink!

Casey, Brady, Everett, and Barbara

Everett Sitting for the first time!

Everett loves his Auntie Casey!

Playing with Pawpaw

The Allen Men

Cece, Jay, and Everett

The Group

Everett and his Cece

Having Fun with Grandpa David!






Bronco Ride with Uncle Eric

Thanks Pappaw for the great documentary on Everett's sound effects!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F6qnWcPt9g

Week 25

Everett is still working on sitting up on his own. He is more expressive with his sounds. We also started feeding him pureed vegies this week.

Sweet Potatoes!

Week 24

Everett Bedtime!

Weeks 22 and 23

Everett started solid foods...rice cereal. He loved it!

We took a family trip to Palm Springs. Everett loved swimming in the pool!

All ready to take a dip!

We had a lot of time in the car. This photo was taken while Barbara was singing "The itsy bitsy spider" song to Everett. He clearly loved it!

Hanging at the pool in his sunglasses

Everett Laughing and Laughing, and Laughing!

Weeks 18, 19, 20 and 21

Everett had a great time celebrating Christmas with his aunt, uncle, grammy, grandpa, and cousins on the Swanson side. He loves to laugh and meet new people.He didn't like his swing as a newborn, but now he loves it.
Bundled up for the California "cold"

Sitting in Grammy and Aunt Judy's high chair

Having fun with Grammy

Family hike along the coast

Snuggling with Grandpa

Looking at his new stocking

Group photo at Union Square in San Francisco

The Fam

Ready to open some presents!

Really ready to open some presents!

Posing by our large Christmas tree

Laughing with Grammy on Changing Table

Weeks 16 and 17

Everett is very expressive now with his facial expressions and sounds. He is grabbing at toys to play with them. On December 20th he rolled over for the first time!

Surprise!

Playing on his mat

Holding his ball up high

Sitting in his bumbo

Wearing hats with dad!

Everett got Bronchiolitis and needed breathing treatments for a week. He is much better now.

Holding tight onto Dad

Helping Dad with his work

Tummy time in the hotel

Practicing standing up

Ev hanging out by the fire

Grumpy face waking up from a nap

Family hiking by the ocean

Everett loves the bjorn

The trees on our hike were big!

Do we look like parents?