A fun day

Ethan was just so busy today. He played this morning in the dining room while I fixed his breakfast. Then he played for a bit in his playpen then we went out into the backyard to play some more. Finally after dinner he played some more. With all this playing he doesn't have much time for anything else. LOL. Busy, busy, busy. Ethan's days are filled with fun. His birthday is coming up soon meaning I will be doing something special for him but you'll have to wait & see what I'm going to do. It's a surprise.

Ethan is definately an active little boy. He is on the go at all times. He does not have the capability to stay in one place very long. Today while he was playing in the dining room & I took the curtain to the french doors away from him for the zillionith time he actually let go of the chair he was holding onto & stood on his own. Then he suddenly realized what he was doing & fell onto his butt. Once he's got the standing on his own mastered he'll get brave & start to take those first unassisted steps. We don't think it will be long now.

30 day challenge

Ethan is going today to get his labs done for his 30 day challenge. We should know sometime next week what the results are. Hopefully they will be as low as the last time. Right now Ethan is sleeping we'll be leaving in about a half hour to get the labs done. I will be so happy if we never have to do it again. He's been eating a lot more since his last test & we have been adding the powdered milk to his food with every meal so he has been taking in much more protein. I' don't know how much more at this time Deb will let us know sometime this week. Let's keep our fingers crossed that everything comes back normal.

Ethan said what?!

Ethan never ceases to amaze us. On Thurs. out of the blue he just started to say "dada". He was walking with the couch saying "dadadadada" over & over again. Now of course he says it almost all the time unless we ask him to say it. Then he just stares at us. Now if only he would say "mama" I'd be a happy camper. Ethan was so cute today. The replacement cable came in the mail for our mini-stepper. The original one snapped. As Matt was trying to take the broken one off & put the new one on Ethan was grabbing at the pliers & banging them on the foot pedals like he was being helpful. We got out his play tool bench so that he could work alongside his daddy.

We have started to mix milk into his formula. Right now it's half milk half formula. Towards the end of the week we'll probably make it 3/4 milk, 1/4 formula. Hopefully he will be completely off formula by his birthday. I have been putting a little milk in his oatmeal & eggs in the morning to help make the transition better. We have packed away all his bottles he doesn't even miss them. I don't even think that he notices that they disappeared.

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We hear that people have been receiving Ethan's party invitation in the mail. I thought everyone would like them. Everything is all planned for Ethan's party let's just hope that the weather will be nice so that we can all be outside. There's so much more room in the backyard.

What is Ethan up to today

Ethan has been a busy boy these past couple days taking pictures. All these pictures were taken yesterday & today. They are just too cute to not post.



Ethan standing at the window


Ethan watches daddy cut the grass

What cha' doin mom?

It's all about me

Sleeping in daddy's lap

Taking a nap in his playpen

He sleeps so peacefully

Chewing my bracelet

Playing with my bracelet

Looking for the cat toys

Ethan thinks he's a dog

Just hanging out

Not too much to report on Ethan. He's just been a busy bee. His days are filled with playing, eating, & sleeping. Right now he is all about getting into the cat toys. We can't tempt him with his own toys apparently the cat toys are just more fun to play with. He is walking all around now holding onto the furniture. He is getting more daring now & actually tries to stand on his own. He stands for about 10 secs before he falls onto the floor. Ethan is all about getting into anything that he can get into. The last few nights he has been all about the lamp in the living room. He won't leave it alone so he keeps ending up getting put into his playpen for a while. Sometimes we just gotta pen him up to get him away from the no-no's. He has started to eat eggs. I mixed a little of his formula into them today to help fluff them up. We ran out of milk last night or I would have used a little milk instead. I think the formula in the eggs didn't taste too good because he kept gagging as soon as the eggs were in his mouth. He does that is something doesn't taste good. Of course he also does this with all his meals. I think he doesn't chew his food before trying to swallow it then he gags. Well at least it forces him to chew his food up. We are giving him more adult food now. By the time he's 1 we will be introducing him to milk. We sort of already started that when we started putting powdered milk in his food. We just give him 1 scoop per meal. It equals out to 1/4 cup per day. We have been using the scooper that comes in his formla cans. we figured 3 scoops is 1/4 cup. Keep an eye out for his invitations they will be put in the mail anytime this week. Perhaps they may already be out. Who knows I'm not telling (wink, wink). Don't forget you can leave comments to the posts. Just click on the comments link at the end of the posts. It will bring up a separate window for you to leave your comments in. If you don't have a google acct you can always leave one anonymously. Ethan loves to hear what people think.


I took these pictures last weekend. He was looking so cute in his Hawiian outfit.


He loves the cat toys more than his own


Playing with the cat's toy



I took this video last weekend because, well, Ethan was just to cute to not to.

A moment of silence

As you read this post today take a moment of silence for Kayleigh. Last night she passed away. Kayleigh was born June 23, 2008 weighing 1lbs 1oz. She survived multiple surgeries, fought every step of the way to live. 2 weeks ago she was declared brain dead due to lack of oxygen & blood flow after what was going to be her final surgery. It was thought that Adam & Aimee were going to be able to get her home & spend what time they had left with her at home. Unfrtunately they never got the chance to get her home. I've been following her story now for almost 10 months & loved her. My heart breaks for this family. They have fought so hard for their little girl to get her home where she belonged. Kayleigh touched many lives in her short life & will continue to do so through her story. Say a prayer for this family as they go through this sad time.

Ethan's Birthday

With Ethan's Birthday coming up it's going to come up what he needs. Right now Ethan could use clothes for this summer or clothes for the fall. He's wearing 12M now so he will be needing 18M sizes. He could also use socks. Many of the socks he has are starting to get small on his feet. We don't have any onsies for him he could use some 12M & 18M plain onsies. When we get into the more warmer weather he won't be wearing too many jammy's he'll just be sleeping in litlle onsies. It can get quite warm upstairs. He could use a few toys that he can push around the house to help him with his walking. But for the most part he is good to go on toys. He still has a few drawers full of toys in the basement that he is yet to grow into. Currently Ethan is not into toys he's into the cats toys though. Ethan is no longer using bottles he is into sippy cups right now. He could use some regular childrens cups. We are working a bit with him on drinking out of a cup. He's getting better at it but he needs some work. LOL. He could also use some divided plate sets. I know that the Gerber brand is the best price. He is good on silverware I just bought some a few weeks ago. Hopefully that will help people find something for him.

Ethan gave me a good Mamma's Day yesterday. I got a cute card from him & a candle that is melon scented. Then he & Matt took me out for an early lunch at Cafe Maries. We pretty much spent our day putting up ceiling fans in our room & Ethan's room. It was great b/c I got to spend the day with Matt & Ethan. That's what mattered to me. Ethan was such a big help in getting the fans up. He was picking up all the things that Matt dropped & then I helped by taking away all the things that Matt dropped. Ethan can be such a big help when he wants to be. Although most of the time he creates more work for us when he helps.

The bracelets arrived today so I will have them ready for Ethan's party. His Invites are going to be going out sometime this week so be on the lookout for them soon.