our lives changed forever with the addition of little man to our family. some days it’s hard to believe we’re parents. other days we feel like we’ve been run over by the ever-changing, fast-growing needs of our little man.

but we are so blessed by him. so very blessed.  Declan really is such a joy. and every day just keeps getting better.

some updates on things he’s doing so far:

• he can roll over from tummy to back and back to tummy
• he can sit by himself for long periods of time
• so now he prefers sitting to being flat – which might delay crawling at this rate
• more than that, he prefers standing to sitting – which is a lot of work for mommy & daddy since he can’t do this on his own at all
• he sleeps 11 hrs a night (if we don’t put him to bed too late) without waking up
• finally the majority of his naps are longer than 30 minutes!
• his foray into baby foods include carrots, squash, peaches, applesauce, bananas & cereal.  he prefers applesauce, bananas & carrots.
• he hates baby oatmeal but loves baby brown rice cereal
• he is a constant babbler; all day long he has something to say about nothing in particular
• reading is already a favorite activity
• his daddy is his favorite story-teller
• he’s started to kick when he’s swimming
• when he’s learning a new activity, he looks very serious & rarely smiles (should be interesting when he’s older and playing sports)

God knew what He was doing when He placed Declan into our family. He definitely is the boy for us!

up & down

Wow, where has the month of May gone? It’s so hard to believe Dex is 20 weeks old today. He’s grown so much.  Thank goodness we had the EveryWear for our various outings to accommodate my growing little man! 

I’ve loved using the Organic lillebaby EveryWear this month.  and I am still very appreciative to Scandanavian Child and this opportunity to participate in the “I Am EveryWear” Challenge.

The EveryWear basically lives in the car so that when I am out at the store, I always have a way to carry my son.  At this point, we only use it in the front-carrying back-facing mode, but in the next few weeks, I may attempt the front-carrying front-facing mode since Dex is starting to look around and be more interested in the things around us while we walk through the stores.

Fortunately I was able to try out another soft-structured carrier before receiving the EveryWear. Honestly, it works better for me and my body. But that may not be the case for everyone. For some, it might be a little awkward to put on and manipulate all the straps. Since I am the primary wearer, the straps are set for me, so there’s very little adjusting needed. The only piece I have to fuss with is the head rest, but I think it’s because Dex squishes it while getting into the carrier. So that fix isn’t a real issue for me.

All in all, I’d recommend the lillebaby EveryWear to those who are willing to mess with a few straps initially and who aren’t partial to another soft-structured carrier. The Organic EveryWear is lightweight & breathable, very compact when not in use and the front pocket is a mommy saver!

Well, here are a few more moments of Dex & I using the EveryWear everywhere:

EveryWear @ the Park

EveryWear @ Menards

EveryWear in the Yard