Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Terrible Two's Already?? and Wedding Weekend.

Whoever said that the "Terrible" does not begin until two, never had a child. Ethan is 17 months old and has started the tantrums and fights for independence. His new favorite word is "no" to pretty much anything I ask him to do, except of course when I ask him if he wants to go outside...the answer is always "yeah". Sometimes I honestly don't know what to do with the child when he is throwing these tantrums. I have started putting him in a "time out" chair when he hits/kicks me which is multiple times a day. My saving grace is that he will still cuddle when he is tired and in-between tantrums he will show me how loving he still can be (by hugging/kissing).

In other news, my brother Bryan got married this weekend....It was a lovely ceremony outdoors (no rain thank goodness) and the reception was fun. Ethan had a hard time because he kept wanting Bryan to hold him and obviously that was not possible. Ethan did look darn cute though! I helped my mom with the Rehearsal dinner and that went very smoothly. We had Macaroni Grill cater, with Cheesecake Factory for dessert, (Thanks to Mimi)and my sister and I decorated with the decor she used at her wedding (trying to be thrifty). Ethan had a blast playing with all his cousins (Parker, Clayton, and Wesley) and was really pleasant at the rehearsal dinner. My only regret is that I did not charge my digital camera before the wedding and when I started trying to take pics at the wedding, the stupid thing died on me....So unfortunately I have nothing to show for our fun weekend. Bummer! But at least I learned my lesson and it will not happen again (hopefully).

Friday, May 16, 2008

Busy, Busy

Our lives have been very busy lately with work, graduations, and showers....and next week my brother gets married. All exciting stuff...but as a result I have fallen behind in blogging. Here are a couple of pics of Ethan and what he has been up to.

My Little Copycat

Ethan's new favorite thing to do is copy what other people do. Today at the DMV, Ethan was looking at the guy next to us who had his arms folded, so he dropped his sippy and snack and folded his arms just like the guy, then continued to stare at the guy until he looked over. It was very cute.

Ethan also likes to copy mommy and use my doppler (device to hear the baby's heartbeat). He puts the gel on the wand and then turns it on and rubs it around his belly. In the exact sequence that I do. It is soo funny how much they observe.

Here is a pic of that



Ethan also likes to empty his toy blocks out of the little wagon and then jumps in and wants us to push him around. The only thing is, he never wants you to stop, and after awhile it is pretty tiring.



Lastly, Ethan has learned to eat with utensils...Yippee!! He did not like us to spoon feed him, so he was limited to finger foods....now he can eat just about anything. It is a little messy, but way worth it.

Monday, May 05, 2008

A Child's Love

The other day Ethan did something really sweet while I was putting his shoes on. He leaned over and started rubbing my arm, then leaned over and kissed my arm, then he gave me kisses on the lips (He has finally learned how to pucker and not open mouth it). It was such a tender moment, it made me a little weepy. It just reminded me of how perfect a child's love is! It brightens my day immensely. Just thought I would share.