Wow – it’s been almost 2 months since we posted updates to the blog. To our avid readers, so sorry! Let’s just say between work and raising Evan, we still haven’t figured out how to do much else.
It’s been a very busy couple of months in the Keller household. First, for those who don’t know, Brad’s company was recently acquired by a larger consulting firm, TranSystems. The deal took almost a year when all was said and done and it was a tough decision for Aegis, but it went very smoothly and looks very promising for Brad and the rest of the Aegis staff. Amy started back to work at Humana and although it’s very tough to be away from Evan during the day, the transition was not as bad as she was expecting and she’s adjusting well. We’re very lucky in that Brad’s mom, Sally, has offered to care for Evan for a few months until we get out of cold and flu season and Amy adjusts to her new schedule. We feel very blessed to have this opportunity (and we think Gramma likes spending the time with her second grandson).
As for Evan, he’s getting bigger every day and is doing great! You won’t believe how much he’s changed since the last posting (I can’t even believe it looking back at the pics). Since the last post Evan had his first Halloween dressed as a banana (his cousin Carter was the monkey), and also had his first airplane ride and trip to Colorado. He was a trooper and did great in the airplanes and in the mountains. The altitude never seemed to bother him. He also just celebrated his first Thanksgiving (check out the turkey pic) and was very spoiled by his G&G Rozek and aunties and uncles who came in town to visit. It was a fun weekend and we were so happy to have all of them visit.
Evan’s development has really taken off recently too. His motor skills improve every day and he’s able to hold and play with his toys and is now reaching for objects. He just started rolling from him tummy to his back and he’s getting really close to rolling the other way. Seems it could be any day now. He’s now eating rice cereal like a big boy and LOVES it. I swear he knows when I’m making it by the bowl and spoon so he starts whining, opening his mouth and reaching for the bowl. He even tries to hold the spoon – of course making a huge mess for mommy. He whines in between each bite because it just doesn’t come fast enough! Unfortunately his acid reflux and spitting up are still pretty bad. It doesn’t seem to bother him too much except laying on his back (which makes for sleeping during the night interesting). We think it’s just going to be a matter of waiting until it passes on its own. Oh, and we will have to apologize to him some day for his bad hair genes. Poor thing now has a Mohawk, after having lost everything on the sides and back. We just have to hope it grows back in quickly for the little guy.
Evan turned 4 months last week! Next is the big Christmas holiday season! Evan can’t wait for Santa to come. Something tells me he’ll be very spoiled, since he’s been such a good boy this year.
It’s been a fast and furious couple of months in the Keller house. Brad and I had a blast celebrating our first Christmas with Evan. I think we now have more toys than Toys R Us, but hopefully they’ll last him a while. We did a lot of celebrating over the holidays this year – from hosting our first Christmas Eve dinner in our new house, to a road trip to Illinois for a visit with the Henderson/Ferguson families, to yet another road trip to Ohio for a visit with the Ault/Parris families over New Years. That was all in a little over a week! Evan was quite the trooper and handled all of the travel and being away from his bed very well.
On top of all of that, we were blessed to celebrate Evan’s Baptism last weekend and made all of our family come back for yet another round of visits and celebrating. The weekend was fantastic and Evan’s celebration, which happened to coincide with the Baptism of our Lord, was truly special. He looked dashing in his baptismal gown, which was hand sewn for him by his Great Grandma Earl. (I had to promise Brad that it would be the last time I made E wear a dress). We are so thankful that everyone could join us.
Evan is growing by leaps and bounds too! He seems to have hit several milestones lately. He has just crossed the hurdle of rolling over onto his tummy (although so far he can’t figure out what to do from there and gets frustrated so we have to help him flip back over). He’s eating tons of veggies and is starting on fruits. He wasn’t sure about them at first but he’s catching on. He’s also sitting up much better and loves to “stand up” on his legs. He thinks he’s pretty cool with his new perspective on the world. Our big boy will be 6 months old next week – we can’t believe it!
We were also blessed this past weekend to have the female half of the Denver Gang come in town to visit us. Thanks to Tracey, Heather and Shannon for making the journey (Jenna was here in spirit). Amy, Evan and I had a great time catching up and spending time with the girls. I know that Amy needed the female time...since the boys out number her in this house.
