Monday, January 19, 2009
Dog Tag
Bella has loved Ethan since the day we brought him home. The two are actually quite adorable together. Besides laying together and playing "Horsie" as Ethan calls it (until Bella bucks him off- and he laughs hysterically), Ethan and Bella play tag almost every night! They take turns chasing each other. Either Ethan terrorizes her with his train chasing her through the halls or she runs with a toy for him to catch her. Here is a video of how well they play. Bella, your patience is paying off! You now have a new playmate. (Notice Emma in the background just trying to stay out of the way.)
Crafty Boy
Ethan has been very creative around the house over the last week. First we baked bread from scratch. Ethan loved kneading the dough and watching it rise. His second favorite task was punching down the dough but his favorite thing was eating his bread. The entire week we ate bread and every time he saw the loaf he exclaimed, "I made that!"
We of course had to bake cookies two days later. Natural progression. His favorite things were spooning the dough and licking the beaters. It is nice making everything eggless- no threat of salmonella poisoning. Bring on the cookie dough!
Finally, Ethan loves to paint. The green monster though now loves to paint his hand and put hand prints on everything. He is very respectful about waiting until he nearly done painting before he makes a total mess. It is hilarious!
The only other news here was I fell on the ice last week and bruised my placenta. The good news is there is no sign of abruption. The truth is Ethan also jumped on my stomach so I think that is the bruising they saw. The ultrasound showed though that the baby looks great! Getting very big and is very active. I can even feel it kick now. So, other than agitating my back, everything is fine and the baby is growing as expected.
Big helper in the kitchen
Look what I made!
Eating his bread
The green monster
We of course had to bake cookies two days later. Natural progression. His favorite things were spooning the dough and licking the beaters. It is nice making everything eggless- no threat of salmonella poisoning. Bring on the cookie dough!
Finally, Ethan loves to paint. The green monster though now loves to paint his hand and put hand prints on everything. He is very respectful about waiting until he nearly done painting before he makes a total mess. It is hilarious!
The only other news here was I fell on the ice last week and bruised my placenta. The good news is there is no sign of abruption. The truth is Ethan also jumped on my stomach so I think that is the bruising they saw. The ultrasound showed though that the baby looks great! Getting very big and is very active. I can even feel it kick now. So, other than agitating my back, everything is fine and the baby is growing as expected.
Big helper in the kitchen
Look what I made!
Eating his bread
The green monster
Friday, January 9, 2009
Happy New Year
So...we have a lot of catching up to do. My apologies to everyone for being MIA for the last few months. I am embarrassed. So I will start where we left off.
Thanksgiving
We were fortunate to return to Michigan for Thanksgiving this year and were able to see both sides of the family. Ethan and I had an extended stay at Grandma Lucy's house where we were able to visit, spend more time playing with Kaylee, and even visit Santa at the mall.
Ethan learned a few new things in Michigan this visit. Cats no longer say "Meow", they say "Meow, HISSSSSS". Grandma Lucy's cat hissed at Ethan the entire visit so now if you ask him what kitty cats say that is the answer you will get. Ethan loved all of Granddad's exotic pets. He liked the snakes and lizards but insisted Granddad "Put snake back." He liked them behind the glass. Good boy.
The Santa visit did not go as well this year as it did last. Ethan loved the decorations, reindeer, stars, and kids, but was terrified of Santa. He did not cry but the best we could do was to have him stand 5 feet in front of Santa while I jumped up and down wildly to try to make him laugh. We got the picture but he was not laughing. In the same mall visit Ethan picked out his own Christmas ornament for the year. One of the kiosks in the center of the mall was selling ornaments for personalization. Ethan saw a football ornament and at a lightening pace snatched it up saying "Throw football Momma!" and in a classic slow moment lunge I saw myself trying to grab the ornament before it shattered on the floor. I was unsuccessful. Needless to say the buy what you break rule was enforced that day. I did however take them up on the free personalization to always remember the year Ethan picked out the now broken football for the tree.
Baby
Yes, most of you have heard by now, we are expecting #2 around June 28, 2009. We could not be more excited about this news. We do not know the sex of the baby and as of today do not plan on finding out until they deliver another little cone head saying "IT'S A ______!" Sorry :( We do know the name, boy or girl but are not sharing that either. Aren't we fun!
Christmas
We were home for Christmas this year. Grandma and Grandpa Hurford were able to join us for the week. Ethan was very excited, yet a little overwhelmed, about his gifts. The ohhhs and ahhhs however of the morning made everything worth it.
Vacation
On December 30 we made a very uncharacteristic decision to book a trip to Florida due to a spontaneous invitation from the Fino and Welch families. The stars aligned and Patrick was able to escape from work so on December 31 we departed for the sunny, and might I add warm, state of Florida. (Yes, fellow mothers I had less than 24 hours to get a dog sitter, pack the family, book travel, etc. but I proved to myself it can be done.)
We had an amazing and relaxing time soaking up the sun, playing with Ethan in the pool, throwing sea shells into the ocean (for two hours every day- we were the limiting factor there), and even taking Ethan to Disney World! (Thanks Michele!)
I do not recommend Disney World for children under the age of 4 but Ethan was great. I think he had fun but at his age I don't know that he was able to take it all in. A lot to see. He loved his sucker and Mickey ears though!
Ethan
Ethan has gone through the full transition of being a little boy. He has been talking in sentences for a few months and gives his opinion on everything! He has a GREAT personality and is hilarious! He is sarcastic (gets it from his father), determined, particular, and very bright. It is very fun to watch him pretend play, mimic things, solve problems, and just experience life. Some of his favorites now are playing tag with Bella (they are still best friends) and riding her like a horse, playing hide and seek, playing with his trains, water play, and painting. He can count to 15, knows all his colors, and can identify the letters of the alphabet and the corresponding pictures that begin with the letter.
Needless to say we are busy but having a ton of fun!
We hope everyone had a safe and wonderful holiday and are blessed in 2009!
The little man
Snow Gear- for our only snowfall so far
Opening presents
Oh, the fun of Christmas morning!
Jumping into the pool
Finding Coconuts
The family at sunset- although it looks a little dark
Throwing Sea Shells into the ocean
Ethan's first visit to Magic Kingdom
The highlight of Walt Disney- Blue Pooh sucker and Mickey ears
Thanksgiving
We were fortunate to return to Michigan for Thanksgiving this year and were able to see both sides of the family. Ethan and I had an extended stay at Grandma Lucy's house where we were able to visit, spend more time playing with Kaylee, and even visit Santa at the mall.
Ethan learned a few new things in Michigan this visit. Cats no longer say "Meow", they say "Meow, HISSSSSS". Grandma Lucy's cat hissed at Ethan the entire visit so now if you ask him what kitty cats say that is the answer you will get. Ethan loved all of Granddad's exotic pets. He liked the snakes and lizards but insisted Granddad "Put snake back." He liked them behind the glass. Good boy.
The Santa visit did not go as well this year as it did last. Ethan loved the decorations, reindeer, stars, and kids, but was terrified of Santa. He did not cry but the best we could do was to have him stand 5 feet in front of Santa while I jumped up and down wildly to try to make him laugh. We got the picture but he was not laughing. In the same mall visit Ethan picked out his own Christmas ornament for the year. One of the kiosks in the center of the mall was selling ornaments for personalization. Ethan saw a football ornament and at a lightening pace snatched it up saying "Throw football Momma!" and in a classic slow moment lunge I saw myself trying to grab the ornament before it shattered on the floor. I was unsuccessful. Needless to say the buy what you break rule was enforced that day. I did however take them up on the free personalization to always remember the year Ethan picked out the now broken football for the tree.
Baby
Yes, most of you have heard by now, we are expecting #2 around June 28, 2009. We could not be more excited about this news. We do not know the sex of the baby and as of today do not plan on finding out until they deliver another little cone head saying "IT'S A ______!" Sorry :( We do know the name, boy or girl but are not sharing that either. Aren't we fun!
Christmas
We were home for Christmas this year. Grandma and Grandpa Hurford were able to join us for the week. Ethan was very excited, yet a little overwhelmed, about his gifts. The ohhhs and ahhhs however of the morning made everything worth it.
Vacation
On December 30 we made a very uncharacteristic decision to book a trip to Florida due to a spontaneous invitation from the Fino and Welch families. The stars aligned and Patrick was able to escape from work so on December 31 we departed for the sunny, and might I add warm, state of Florida. (Yes, fellow mothers I had less than 24 hours to get a dog sitter, pack the family, book travel, etc. but I proved to myself it can be done.)
We had an amazing and relaxing time soaking up the sun, playing with Ethan in the pool, throwing sea shells into the ocean (for two hours every day- we were the limiting factor there), and even taking Ethan to Disney World! (Thanks Michele!)
I do not recommend Disney World for children under the age of 4 but Ethan was great. I think he had fun but at his age I don't know that he was able to take it all in. A lot to see. He loved his sucker and Mickey ears though!
Ethan
Ethan has gone through the full transition of being a little boy. He has been talking in sentences for a few months and gives his opinion on everything! He has a GREAT personality and is hilarious! He is sarcastic (gets it from his father), determined, particular, and very bright. It is very fun to watch him pretend play, mimic things, solve problems, and just experience life. Some of his favorites now are playing tag with Bella (they are still best friends) and riding her like a horse, playing hide and seek, playing with his trains, water play, and painting. He can count to 15, knows all his colors, and can identify the letters of the alphabet and the corresponding pictures that begin with the letter.
Needless to say we are busy but having a ton of fun!
We hope everyone had a safe and wonderful holiday and are blessed in 2009!
The little man
Snow Gear- for our only snowfall so far
Opening presents
Oh, the fun of Christmas morning!
Jumping into the pool
Finding Coconuts
The family at sunset- although it looks a little dark
Throwing Sea Shells into the ocean
Ethan's first visit to Magic Kingdom
The highlight of Walt Disney- Blue Pooh sucker and Mickey ears
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