March of Dimes Bands

I just want to remind everyone that I am still selling the March of Dimes Glitter Bands. I will only be selling them for 8 more days. If you haven't already ordered yours you can do so by clicking the Buy Now button in the side bar. It's for a good cause all profit goes to the March of Dimes. Hurry up and get them ordered before the end of the month!

Halloween is coming up!

Ok so there is only 23 more days until Halloween! Can you guess what Ethan is going to be this year? Well if you guessed Curious George then you go it right! We bought his costume last week at Target. It's a generic monkey costume but hey he doesn't know the difference & it was better than having to order it off the internet. Ethan LOVES Curious George so we decided to dress him as George.  This is the first year that he will be going Trick or Treating. We're just going to take him to a couple of houses on our street then he can help pass out candy. We are also going to be taking him Trick or Treating to his grandparents houses early in the afternoon so they can see his costume. He is going to look so cute!

Don't forget that Nov is Premature Awareness month. Nov 17 is Fight for Preemies day & I will be doing a special blog as part of the Bloggers Unite. To help raise awareness & raise money for the March of Dimes I am selling March of Dimes Glitter Bands for $5. If you are interested in a band please click on the button in the side bar right at the top to purchase a band. I will be selling them all month until the 29th then I will order them & will have them ready for you in 2-5 days. All profit from the sale of the bands will go to the March of Dimes.

Also just a note the March for Babies walk this year will be held on May 1. I will be gearing up for that after Prematurity Awareness month. So keep that date in mind! Last year our team raised $400+ dollars for the March of Dimes & I am hoping to surpass that amount this year. I will be asking the company who did our shirts last year to sponsor our team. They did such a good job last year I want them to do our shirts this year as well. I've got some ideas as to what I want on the shirts but I'm keeping my lips zipped, for now you'll just have to wait in suspense.

Prematurity Awareness Day

Nov 17 is Prematurity Awareness Day & to help raise awareness & raise money for the March of Dimes I am selling March of Dimes glitter bands . They are going to be $5 a band. All profit from the band sales will go to the March of Dimes. If anyone is interested in purchasing a band you can simply send the money to my paypal account there is a button in the side bar where you can order the bands from. I will be selling these bands until the 29th of this month & will order them on the 30th of this month. I will have them in 2-5 days after ordering them. Each year I take part in the Bloggers Unite. On Nov 17 I will be posting a special post dedicated to prematurity births so come back on that day to read it! Thank you in advance to those who purchase the bracelets for helping me raise money for the March of Dimes!

Another Oh Ethan Moment

I have been told that I have the "Parenthood"child. I have never seen the movie but I guess I need to.

Ethan has had a few "Oh Ethan" moments this week. First a few nights ago Matt wanted some Swiss Cake Rolls so he shared with Ethan. He opened a pack gave one to Ethan & kept one for himself. Ethan had taken a bite out of his SCR & all of a sudden he grabs the one out of Matt's hand & stuffs it in his mouth is one motion. So then Matt asks Ethan if he can have a bite of his. Ethan strongly tells Matt no then hides his SCR behind his back & tells Matt "All gone." Then he proceeded to eat the rest of his snack. I couldn't stop laughing it was so cute. Then yesterday (he was on a roll yesterday) Matt & Ethan ran up to the store for some chips & dip (football food). When they get back Ethan got the cheese dip out of the fridge then steals the bag of chips & brings them to me (he loves the cheese dip). I told him "Thank you, can you take the dip back to Dada so we can heat it up. We need to have the cheese melted a bit to eat it." Ethan kept insisting I take the chips & dip. I did manage to get him to take the dip back to Matt but his feelings were hurt b/c he thought I didn't want what he brought me. So he took the chips & dip back to Matt telling him "MomMom No." Matt tried to explain to him that the cheese was in the fridge & it needs to be heated a little so that it melts & makes a nice dip. Of course Ethan was a happy camper after we got the cheese heated up b/c he pigged out on it. After the Buckeye game we ran to Target to pick out a new decoration to add to our collection (it's a annual ritual for Halloween & Christmas) & we also bought Ethan's costume (He's going to be Curious George). Then we visited with Uncle Bubba (Ethan's name for my brother Brian), and finally we went to Grammy Marcia's for dinner. So, after dinner Marcia, Matt & I were sitting at the table talking & Ethan brought us this doll house he found in the toy box. The house was a foldable 2 floor house with a kitchen & living area on the lower level & bedroom & bathroom on the upper level. Ethan was fascinated with the bathroom. There was a potty in it for the dolls that had a lid the lifted up & down. He told us "potty" then stands up & pulls his pants down b/c he was going to use the dollhouse potty. When Matt asked him if he had to potty he pulled his pants up & then a few seconds later pulled his pants down again to use the potty. So he was taken to the real potty. He was a bit upset that we wouldn't let him use the dollhouse potty. It was adorable. One of those moment's where you wish you had a video camera going. Then this morning he was hanging with his Dada watching George. Ethan has this thing with picking his nose. We chose not to fight this battle & just ignore it. So the next thing Matt knows Ethan wipes a booger in his hand & tells him "Booger". Not what Matt expected him to do.  This is a slap hand to the forehead, shake head "Oh Ethan" moment.

Ethan is on a roll this week with his cute "Oh Ethan" moments. As he gets older I have the feeling that is something we will be saying a lot.