Needing 27 More Hands!!

Well we have definitely been busy. Work is busy, Ethan is busy and we made a trip to IL.

Ethan is getting all over now. He is babbling like crazy, walking around the furniture and holding onto the walls. Before you know it he will be running.

We visited IL over Labor Day weekend and had a blast. It definitely made us miss everyone even more.

On to the good stuff...

Loves the Tupperware cabinet.

Titan now has to share his favorite spot.

Visiting with Jamie, Matt, Mara, Kristie & Layton ... We missed out on a pic with Layton, he was go, go, go.

Hanging with Henry, the happiest baby ever!!

Ethan definitely had fun with the kids, Chloe, Gavin and Alexis.

Hugs for Aunt Jen!!

See you again soon Nana and Grandpa.

New Pictures

Mommy's Day Off - We went to the park and went on the swings.

Ethan and Mommy's favorite weekend activity.

Ethan's first time in the big bathtub.

Ethan's Newest Photo Shoot

Check out Ethan's newest pictures. They didn't turn out as well as they did last time - our photographer wasn't very good and we woke him up from a nap in the car.

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Dave's Father's Day Gift

I mentioned about Dave's Father's Day gift from his mom in an earlier post. The book was called "Just Like Daddy". I was able to scan a few of the pages in the book. I hope she didn't copyright the book :) Here they are.



The hat below is a hat Dave's aunt and uncle gave him when he was little. When Dave's mom started watching Ethan she dug out a few things she had kept of Dave's and this was one of them. This picture of Dave makes me see why people think Ethan looks like Dave.




Ethan was making the same face that Dave was making in this next picture.

New Pictures

Ethan and Daddy napping.

Ethan has found the water bowl. He is persistant. We are going to have troubles with this boy.

Our first two teeth. We now have four and 2 months sleep deprivation.

Ethan's first trip to the zoo. We went with Nana and Grandpa Simons while they were here for a visit.

Not so sure about Grandpa's hat.

Our new favorite toy - Titan has decided he likes it too and already destroyed one of the stars.

Yea, finally sitting up on his own, so long he had no interest in sitting up. He finally realized how much more he can do sitting up.

Where does the time go??

I can't believe Ethan is more than 7 months old now. I am not sure where the last 6 weeks have gone. We haven't been up to a whole lot around here, but we have been busy. Ethan has decided he doesn't want to sleep through the night anymore. He is waking up about 3 times a night these days. That makes for a long day at work, let me tell you.

Not sure why he isn't sleeping but it could be lots of things. Teeth are coming in like crazy. He has two on the bottom and the two on the top should be be here any day now. He is learning tons of new stuff. He is sitting up on his own pretty good now, he is even trying to get into a sitting position on his own, but needs a little help. He is a pro at rolling over now. He will be crawling any day now. Even though he isn't crawling he is getting around pretty well on his belly. Dave caught him going for Titan's water bowl tonight. We are going to have major issues with toys. Titan wants Ethan's toys and Ethan wants Titan's toys. Ethan is starting to wave, although he doesn't know it is for saying hi and bye and he waves to himself. He opens and closes his fingers but his palm is turned to himself. Very cute. He is also "talking" a ton. We have lots of "ba-ba", "da-da", "da-di" and even a few "ma-ma" and "na-na". Just in time for Nana and Grandpa to come for a visit. Sorry Grandpa - no Grandpa's yet.

He is eating lots of food now. He has tried all the fruits and veggies. He definitely likes fruit the best. Veggies are just okay. He isn't a fan of peas but will eat them. He sort of gags on them but continues to open up for more.

Dave had a nice first Father's Day. His mom made him this great book with pictures of Ethan and pictures of Dave when he was a baby. I think I appreciate it more than Dave does, but I am sure some day when Ethan is bigger Dave will enjoy looking back at the pictures again. Looking at these pictures makes me realize Ethan really does look like Dave.

I will try to get some newer pictures posted as soon as I have a little more time to catchup.

Happy 1/2 Birthday Ethan!!

We have had a busy month. Ethan is now 6 months old and getting big. He now weighs 21 lbs. 4 oz and is 29 inches tall. This means we have to move onto the big carseat.

He rolls like crazy (mostly from his back to his belly) and loves to stand and bounce up and down. We are still working on sitting up. He can do it for a few seconds but isn't really interested in it too much. No teeth yet, but we are thinking they have to come soon. He has been an absolute fusser at bedtime all week.

We started veggies this weekend. We started with carrots and he liked them very much. We will see what happens when we get to green veggies - since mommy and daddy neither one eat green veggies.

Ethan took his first plane ride about a week ago. He and I went to visit Aunt Stacy, Uncle Todd and Emerson and Athalie. Stacy had surgery and needed some help with the kids so we went for about 5 days. It was nice to visit. Sure wish they lived closer so we could see them more often. Emerson was so excited because there were 2 babies!!

Ethan also had his first dip in "the big bathtub". Dave's parents have a pool and we took him swimming this weekend since it was so nice and warm. He got all decked out in his hat, sunglasses and sunscreen. We can't have any sunburns with this pale skin. He definitely liked the pool. He kicked around just like he does in the bathtub.

He also has picked up a new trick this week.