I quit my job to stay home and raise him. There are some things we have to do without, but mostly it is the extras I don't even miss. And it is worth it to see his smiling face all day long. When school starts I will be babysitting his cousins at their house. Michael's sister is a teacher and has three children of her own. Mathew is 5 and will be in kindergarten half the day. Emmaleigh is 2. And Madalyn is only a month and a half older than Evan. I can bring in some extra money, still raise Evan, and provide him lots of play.
I am planning on trying to teach Evan and his cousins Baby Signs also. I hope that teaching them together, and with the help of Emmaleigh, that he will be able to pick up on it and we can start talking to each other soon. However, I know that this will take time and I am going to be patient. I'm going to wait until Madalyn is 9 months to start with them. I try a few things with Emmaleigh now when I see her. She seems to pick up on it easily.
I am also looking into homeschooling for Evan. With the lowering of today's public schools and my own feeling towards the institutionalized enviroment I want Evan to grow up thinking for himself, not following the other sheep.
Evan is constantly smiling and lauging. He is such a happy baby. He has started cutting two teeth, at the same time. Still, only smiles and giggles. He is a giant flirt. He can't be near any woman without smiling then turning away, cooing, and stretching his arms out to her. He is still not interested in crawling. he instead tries to pull himself up to a stand. His poor little legs aren't ready so he crashes down. And yet he tries again, I think he might just skip crawling.
Well, for now I'll leave you with some links to search through.
