Everett

When you find out that one of your children is sick, chronically sick with a disease that can do a lot of harm and in some people can be deadly...your heart breaks in a way that honestly, NO ONE else can understand. They can try, but unless it's your child...it is not the same. 



BUT, now that the dust has settled somewhat, we just try to stay positive and keep on keeping on because...even though it felt like the world stopped for a while, in reality the earth kept going around the sun and we are blessed in SO MANY WAYS. Juvenile Arthritis is part of our lives but it does not define Esella or our family. 


You are probably reading this wondering "Um, I thought the title of this post was 'EVERETT'"? Why are you talking about JIA?

Because I realize that most of the posts since I started blogging again are about JIA, Esella and JIA, and JIA fundraising. But in reality....JIA is really NOT our whole life, and Esella is not our only child. We have this AMAZING little peanut named Everett who is hanging out right next to me as I type watching his sister play. And I want to brag about HIM a little today. ;)


After all, this blog is called Yeh Family Happenings, not Esella Happenings! HA!

So Mr. Everett...we seriously scored with this baby. He is the happiest baby. He started smiling at 3 weeks 6 days old (early) and NEVER STOPPED. 

Everett's very first "real" smile...with his Tai Ma! (Great Grandmother)

He is like...eternally happy. The only time he gets upset is when he is hungry, bored or tired (most of which can be easily avoided). 


OH and that damn carseat. He is NOT a fan of it. Which will make the 8 hour drive to Disneyland in June SUPER FUN! HA! 


He LOVES to just chill out on the ground and watch Esella play. I think Esella is his favorite person. He just LAUGHS and SMILES at her, and it starts the SECOND they wake up in the morning. 

Yes Everett LOVES his big sister. Developmentally Ev is doing GREAT. I think I mentioned in a previous post that Everett is LONG...94th percentile, and is very muscular. It is so funny how DIFFERENT his body is from Esella's at the same age. Everett can roll from belly to back, though he doesn't do it a ton (He really is quite content to just hang out) but the BIG thing right now, is that at only 4 1/2 months he can sit unsupported for up to a minute! He eventually falls over but yesterday he even sat for over 2 minutes! 

Everett, 4 1/2 months sitting unsupported

Esella putting a flower on his head. HA!

 He also is so different from Esella in that he puts EVERYTHING in his mouth!!! Esella never did that. He also reaches out to grab anything and everything he sees. 

MMMmmmmmmmm.

 As different as they are from one another...Everett loves to stand...just like his big sister did at the same age. 

He also loves going to the park and watching his sister play

Peek a Boo!

  Yes, we love our little man. He came into our lives at the PERFECT time! 

Well...time to make some lunch. Here is one quick one of our baby girl...I know Everett would want me to share it ;)

CHEESE!!