The Swiharts: Evan Update

Evan is almost 8 months old in most of these pictures. He now has five teeth. He is enjoying making many more sounds as he explores these new razor sharp teeth growing in his mouth. He likes to make motor boat noises and to just yell random noises at us. It's entertaining to say the least. We took some time off work and made our first family road trip...to Aiken, South Carolina. That's over 600 miles. We are brave. Luckily, we were able to stop at Geoff's sister's apartment in Montgomery, AL. The trip was actually very pleasant. We just stopped every few hours and relaxed on a blanket and let Evan stretch and play, then we were off again. We had a wonderful visit with Geoff's family in Aiken. Unfortunately, I believe we forgot to take pictures. I did post some from our stop in Montgomery. We have been battling exzema for several weeks, and I believe we are finally winning. Keep your fingers crossed. This has not been easy. We tried every remedy under the sun, then....it seems to have just gone away. I hope we continue to have baby soft, clear skin. Evan also had a battle with "monkey pox". No, this is not an obscure illness to be feared by all. We just know that it was not chicken pox, not rubella, not scarlet fever, etc. So, we just decided to call it "monkey pox", since Evan is our little monkey. He just had a few days of fever and fussiness followed by a rash. He is completely well now. Evan happened to be teething at the same time, so Geoff and I kept rubbing Orajel in his mouth and stuffing him full of teething tablets...poor little guy, needless to say, teething tablets do not help "monkey pox". Geoff put together Evan's wagon and we have been going on wagon rides almost daily. Evan travels with his wagon too. He rides in it at the Mayfield's, around the neighborhood, and even at the Bubba-Q.