Sunday, June 29, 2008

Belly Picture and Procrastination

Since it has been a month since my last belly shot, here it is, as requested by Heather. 7 months down and 2 to go!! Although I love being pregnant, I am starting to get some unfortunate side effects this time around...namely varicose veins and swelling...sounds appealing, right?? It is all worth it, though, to get a beautiful baby girl at the end of it.

Now about procrastination...we have not even begun to put the nursery together. I think I had Ethan's nursery ready by the time I was 20 weeks along...2nd time around we are a little slower with getting things ready. Hopefully we can start it this weekend since Andy gets a long weekend.

Now for some sad news....Ethan slept in his big boy bed last night for the first time. He did really good going to sleep, but woke up at 5:45am because he couldn't find his binkie and then it took him awhile to get back to sleep. All in all, it wasn't a bad first try.....but it made me really sad to think that my little boy is growing up, so he is back in his crib tonight. :-) I think he is more ready than me to move into a big-boy bed. We will have to make the transition sometime soon because Cara will need a place to sleep when she gets here.




Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Here are a couple of pics from Father's Day.

Ethan and Daddy



Ethan and Aunt Nancy (Ethan really liked Aunt Nancy, and screamed for her the whole weekend.)



Mommy making icing for cookie ties




Ethan taking a nap in his big boy bed (growing up too fast, wipe a tear!)



Ethan and Grandpa Clifford coloring...Ethan instructed Grandpa to sit and then handed him crayons to color, and of course Grandpa listened.

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Family Fun and Fathers Day

First and Most Important...Happy Father's Day to all fathers especially mine and my husband. They are both great fathers and I would not trade them for the world. Ethan loves his "daddy" soo much. It is the first thing he thinks about when he gets up in the morning and he runs when he hears daddy's car pull into the garage in the evening.

Secondly, we have had visitors this weekend and it has been a blast. Andy's parents and 2 sisters are in town to visit. We celebrated Andy's Dad's B-day on Saturday. We went to the favorite Texas Roadhouse and then had some really good homemade carrot cake (that I made, pat on the back). We also baked sugar cookies all Sat. morning for the primary children to decorate on Father's Day. They turned out really good. I could not have done it without Andy's sisters. Ethan has been so pleasant this weekend! I think he really likes the attention that he gets from his aunts and grandparents. I will post some pictures of family and Father's Day soon.

Monday, June 02, 2008

One of the Saddest Days!!

I went to the funeral today of a little baby....and I don't think I have ever been more sad. My friend had twin daughters 3 1/2 months ago and she had to say goodbye to one of those little girls today. I cannot imagine going through something like that..I feel for her and hope she knows she is loved by so many, especially our Father in Heaven.

Sunday, June 01, 2008

We Went Cold Turkey!

No, I did not pick up a nasty habit of smoking or anything.....I am talking about getting Ethan off the bottle completely. Although, I think the bottle might be as addictive as nicotine. :-) I decided to start this adventure over the weekend so Andy would be home to help me out. Surprisingly it has gone way better than I thought and bedtime has not even been rough...except for tonight he just doesn't want to go to sleep but I don't think it has anything to do with the bottle.

Also, here is my monthly belly pic. 6 complete months and only 3 to go (unless this baby decides to be sweet and come a couple weeks early).



Here are a couple of cute pics I have taken lately of Ethan doing his favorite things.

Ethan loves to sit in the drivers seat and pretend he is driving (car is off and keys are not nearby...of course)



Here is Ethan playing in the rain with his cousins...He had a blast doing this!


Ethan washing dishes...I know he will grow out of this...bummer!



Ethan loves to make messes out of his food instead of really eating it. He will often try to feed it to whoever is around.