BECAUSE THEY WAIT: 8 Months Home

This boy! He continues to grow and show us his personality. He currently weighs about 32 pounds and 36 inches tall. His favorite thing is still a balloon. He enjoys attempting puzzles and looking through books now. He likes to name colors of things he walks by, things that go by him or most things that catch his attention. He has a name for everyone now :) Evan "Ehhh", Anna "Anna", Rebecca "BehBeh" (short for Becca, she encouraged him to call her that since it was easier), Elizabeth "Li" for Liz and Levi "I". He points to himself and says "you" and sometimes "do-ah" for Judah. SO cute. He likes dogs- ours and any we meet. He wants to pet them and let them kiss him. He is still very active and laughs from his toes. He has a good sense of rhythm and loves to sing and keep beats by tapping anything with a stick or tapping his foot.

He started a 2 year old preschool class in January. Here are some pictures from his first day:

Ready for his first day

Singing as if he's on stage. Starts our morning off right!

He LOVES when he sees himself in the camera

Daddy is going to take him, ready for the weather

Fun things to experience at school

He loves the steps.

We wash our hands before we start the day.

He has enjoyed getting to know new friends and has the sweetest teacher! She is amazing with the kids and has really kept an eye out for Judah. He is part mountain goat and has continued to try to climb and stand on everything. This has led to a few accidents. One ended up with some stitches on his face...

He was very brave and VERY hilarious with the "relaxing medication". It wasn't really a terrible cut, but was a deep gash they felt would heal more nicely with stitches. He had the bandaid pulled off by the time we were in the car about 5 minutes. Because it was numb... I just knew he was going to scratch and pull the stitches out while I was driving and couldn't reach him. BUT, he did not- very thankfully. It has healed nicely. He has had a few other incidents... but none others that have led to stitches... "yet"

He also got to experience his first real snow with us. The look on his face as I was bundling him up was priceless....

He had a ball and didn't want to come in... we had to drag him. But it was cold! It was fun watching him walk in snow gear and boots. He'd fall over and need help getting up, we tried not to laugh... but failed:)

He has started using the spoon easily and attempting the fork more and more. But often he just tosses it to the side and grabs with his hands to eat because it's easier and faster😋

He gets tickled by Levi frequently when he's strapped into his seat and can't escape. I tell Levi that he's screaming and Levi assures me "he likes it".

He's a cool dude, that's for sure. We've experimented with hair styles and product... He thinks the addition of the sunglasses finishes the style. I think he's right.

Any chance he gets to be outside, he takes it. He loves to attempt anything at the playground.

Valentine cards from "Great Pat" were a huge success. He doesn't yet understand the "dollars" he finds in there like the other two do... but it won't be long, he'll catch on.