I'm sick, I hit, and I travel too

Hola!

Happy early Independance Day!!! I tell you what, I am so excited for this holiday coming up. I have a red, white, and blue outfit to wear and I hear that there will be food, fireworks, and fun! Most importantly, I'll get to play outside in the park and stay up late that night. Doesn't that sound great?? If you look at the earlier pictures of my life, you will see that I have already celebrated one 4th of July, but last year it rained and I was very sleepy, so I don't remember much happening...I plan to party hearty this time!

It's been a very busy month for me. I'm busily learning to drink from a cup and have also grown another tooth. I have also started hitting mommy and daddy when I don't get my way. It's kinda fun for me, but they don't like it much. Today, Mommy went and bought "What to Expect During the Toddler Years" and told me that it has a whole section on hitting behaviors and how to discipline in it. Something tells me that things are about to change around here...

Surprise, surprise. I was sick a couple of weeks ago. I think that I get sympathy illnesses right around the time that Mommy has her chemo treatments. This time I ran a 102 fever for three days that wouldn't break. I didn't feel real bad and was able to play with my toys for the most part, but I was burning up!!!! Finally, after 3 days, the fever broke and I developed a rash all over my torso. My doctor said it was Roseola. I'm all better now, but Mommy has her last chemo treatment (yay!) in a couple of weeks, so who knows what I'll end up with then (yuck!!)...

Last weekend I went to the great metropolis of DFW and visited family and friends. We got in late Friday night, so not much partying happened then. On Saturday morning, Mommy and I took a bath in the luxurious bathtub at the Westin hotel and as Mommy was drying off, I tinkled all over the bathroom floor. I had to leave my mark in the Big D!! We then got together with her friend Karen and we ate at Pei Wei and went to the Grapvine Mills Mall where I got some new clothes and looked at the crocodile at the Rainforest Cafe. After that, we went swimming in the pool. I don't know if that was fun or not. I do know it was windy!!!! It took me a while to get used to the cold water, but after a while I started splashing and laughing. That night, I went to my former babysitter's house and met her new son, Jayden. He was adopted by them and came to live with them from Guatamala. He was so much fun and I can't wait to see him again soon! On Sunday, I met my Uncle Ken, Aunt Jackie, Cousin Brian, Cousin Michelle and her husband Gary, and Michelle's kids (my other cousins) Emily and Ethan. First we ate breakfast, where I learned to eat mandarin oranges and scrambled eggs. After that, we went to Michelle's house to play. Finally, we hit the road back to Lubbock. Whew!! I had so much fun, but I was worn out. Plus, I was nervous being in a weird city and hotel. I mean Mommy was there, but it was still strange...

OK, well I think that's all for now. It's time for bed. I need to reserve all of my energy for the 4th of July. I want to be a little firecracker too!!

Love,

Evan

PS: I hope you enjoy the picture of me pounding out all of this onto the website. I am a computer genius!!

Chocolate Cake is very very scary

Hello!

This entry marks the beginning of my voyage into the second year of life! Can you believe that I am one year and 8 days old? It seems like I have been doing this website my whole life (hardy har har)!

News Flash! Not only am I a full 53 weeks and one day old, I also have a tiny tooth! I use it to eat french fries, popcorn, and tortillas. I also like to click it on the bottom of my spoons and I like to chew on Mommy's ears when she lets me. When I do that she calls it kissing, but I think that it feels good on my sore gums. Today at Target, I managed to eat a bit of popcorn at the store. What I didn't eat I squealed and threw in the aisles. Mommy didn't like that too much, but I think that buttered popcorn is my new favorite food/toy.

I had a great birthday! The day before, I was given an early present-my tooth! On Saturday, my actual birthday, we spent baking cookies and pulling weeds. At 4:18pm exactly, Mommy and Daddy sang "Happy Birthday" to me. At 4:20pm, I was asleep. turning one is very hard work. From what I hear, Mommy spent the next hour on the phone with Nana, lamenting the fact that I am no longer her baby. That's right; I'm a man!

I had a birthday party on May 27th. There were lots of people there and we had a cookout with hot dogs and hamburgers. Mommy made a special cake, but it scared me some. It was on fire at one point and then people made lots of noise and blew on it. I didn't like that at all. Why would you light a cake on fire and then blow your germs on it? I think that I will email my Auntie Brenda McClendon and ask her sometime soon... Anyway, I didn't want to touch it or eat it so I cried anytime it was pushed toward me. Finally, Daddy made me eat some. It really wasn't so bad, but I haven't gone out of my way to eat anymore of it. I gave the leftovers to Nana. She protects me. I got lots of presents at my party. However, just because my birthday is over, don't let that stop anyone from sending me a belated gift. I know that several people wanted to get me something, but just didn't have time, right???

This month has been a tad more difficult than others. Early on, I caught the stomach flu and gave it to Daddy, Nana, my baby sitter, and even Mommy (who was also recovering from her latest chemo treatment). Then I caught pink eye and gave it to Daddy and Mommy. Then Daddy caught a cough and sore throat and gave it to me, which evolved into an ear infection. Add to that the stress to turning into a little man and sprouting a tooth and you can see that I am extremely exhausted. I am also referred to as the "little germ carrier" now. Mean old Nana...

Well, it's time for bed. I go to bed later now that I am mature. Also, Mommy and Daddy aren't letting me share a bed with them anymore. There have been thunderstorms at night, but they won't come rescue me from my lonely room when I cry. I guess it's a good thing that I am a big, strong, strapping man now. Uh Oh, I hear thunder....

Until next month,

Evan "I finally got a tooth" Beggs