Shots are not fun

Evan had his 2 month shots yesterday. He was sleeping when we got to the doctor so we had to wake him up. Mistake #1, little buddy was not happy. We weighed him and he weighs 12lbs 9.5 oz! He has gained 2lbs in about a month.

Next step was the doctor check which was going fine until she started poking around then we had one sad little boy. Then came the shots - 2 nurses and 2 parents. Nick and I held his hands and the nurses counted to 3 and put the shots in his little thighs. He was crying so hard before the shots went in and then silence as they went in with the biggest eyes I have ever seen. 2 seconds later the loudest, shreak I have ever heard. Sad, sad boy.

He cried the whole way to the car and finally zonked on the way home.

He is the pictures from the day...

tummy time with mom

After shots and crying going home...he is so mad at me.

I couldn't resist taking this picture.

Love,

Amy, Nick and Evan

8 weeks old

How can you resist this face?!I can't believe Evan is already 8 weeks old. He has changed, grown and continued to amaze us each day. He is smiling, cooing and can follow our voices all over the place. He even rolled over on his side. I can't believe it...we were changing him on the floor and the next thing we knew he was on his side. He didn't know what to do after that, but I have a feeling it won't be long before he is on his belly.

His Aunt Erin graduated from high school this past weekend and he was mauled by his great aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents and aunts and a lot of random people. Evan did so well with all the attention. He was exhausted and slept two nights in a row for 5 hours! Hopefully this trend keeps up. Mom loves the idea of continuous sleep.

Here are a few pictures of him...

Evan and his buddy LouHow many people does it take to feed Evan??

Amy, Nick and Evan

6 weeks and growing

I thought I would post a little update on Evan. He is growing big and strong each day. He is probably over 11 lbs now. We will go back to the doctor for shots in June. I think I can handle that after his surgery.

He is laughing and smiling more and more each day. I love it! Evan has had lots of visitors. Right now his great aunts Char and Nan from Wisconsin are here entertaining him and giving mom a break.

We took him to Pella tulip festival with both sets of grandparents. He loved it!

Here are some more pictures:

Mother's Day outfit or our Catholic school uniform.

Go Irish!

Mom carrying me in the Baby Bjorn.

Love,

Amy, Nick and Evan

Evan is doing great!

We had Evan's one week check up yesterday with the surgeon and he is perfect. He weighed in at 10lbs 10.5 oz! This is up one whole pound since surgery. We couldn't be more excited. He is eating us straight out of house and home now though. His surgeon was fantastic and "most" of his nurses were great too. Why does there always have to be "that" nurse??

Evan is doing great this week. We have gotten out for a lot of walks since the weather has been beautiful. We are going to Pella, IA this weekend for their annual Tulip Festival with both Grandparents. Evan will have plenty of people to hold him and pose him for pictures with the flowers.

Here is Evan at one month - we are going to try to get him each month next to his elephant to show how he has grown.

Thank you again to everyone for their thoughts and prayers. Happy Mother's Day to all the moms. It is amazing that I get to celebrate this great holiday with my family and perfect little boy.

Is he going to be a righty or lefty?!

Love,

Amy, Nick and Evan

Evan update

Evan had to be admitted to the hospital on April 30 for a pyloric stenosis - blockage of muscle from his stomach to his small intestine. He is all better and got home today (May 2). He really came through like a champ. Mom and dad on the other hand were probably worse off than him.

He has 2 tiny incision marks and one in the belly button. He won't need anymore surgeries. He is back to eating normal, no projectile vomits so far. We are so happy we caught it early and he didn't get too dehydrated.

We went in to the clinic thinking it was acid reflux flaring up and the medicine was causing the vomiting, but luckily we have a fabulous doctor and she ordered an ultrasound that found the block. Off we went to Blank Children's Hospital and spent 2 nights.

Grandma Kate, Aunt Lindsay and Grandma Lois all came and stayed with us - thanks guys!

Mom exhausted the night before Evan's appointment - we had the vacuum out to try to calm him down. We were desperate!

Here are some pictures of his stay.

Before surgery

With Grandma Lois

No more monitors or IV's - only a band aid! Tough little guy. Lou welcomes Evan back home.

thanks to everyone for the gifts, thoughts and prayers. We needed them and they worked!

Love,

Amy, Nick and Evan

2 weeks old

Evan is 2 weeks old and perfect. I know we are biased but he is just the most precious and beautiful baby. He is starting to get on schedule so that is nice for mom and dad.

Grandma Kate has been here all week helping out. She has cooked, cleaned and taken Evan while I nap which has been great. This will be the last time our house is this clean:)

Evan's first Easter - hat compliments of Grandma Lois

We are all doing well. Thank you to everyone for thinking of us and for the gifts and cards. We will keep you all updated on Evan's progress. We go to the doctor on Monday for his 2 week check up. I am sure all will be fine.

Love,

Amy, Nick and Evan

Evan Nicholas is here!!

Evan Nicholas Wieland Varcoe was born April 3, 2009 at 5:19 p.m. and weighted 9 lbs 5 oz. 20.5 inches long. After a long day of labor we ended up doing a c-section. He came into the world just as beautiful as we could ever imagine.

Nick is home with me this week and Grandma and Grandpa Wieland are going home today. I am feeling better each day. We had such wonderful care in the hospital we really didn't want to leave. We have lots of pictures I will continue to post.

Thanks for all the well wishes and messages.

Love,

Amy, Nick and Evan