Evidence that Evan is growing up

Within the last two weeks, we've put away most of Evan's/my favorite baby things: the bouncy seat, the infant car seat (1lb away from outgrowing the 22lb weight limit), and (gasp!) the baby swing! He didn't reach the weight limit on the swing per se, but seeing as how his legs were hanging more than a few inches over the seat, I figured it was time to put it away. I am happy to report, however, that almost immediately, Evan learned to take solid naps in his crib. I was terrified he would never sleep without our sacred swing!

To replace these items, we now have: the highchair, the Jumperoo (Evan loves a good jumping session in the afternoon), and the playpen. A note about the playpen-- I came to learn that most parents today don't use/believe in playpens. In fact, when I searched for one, I could only find it on the Internet and only one company made it! However, Grandma Terreri insisted that we would want one. "Get him used to it now," she said, "before he's starts crawling and walking." Well, I'm glad she insisted-- I, uh... I mean, Evan loves the playpen! It's colorful, has all of his toys and he stays easily within my sight!

Here are some new pics for your enjoyment. Note about the last few pics: Evan loved Santa; hated Rudolph.