10 months

Ethan is 10 1/2 months old now and is growing stronger by the day. He weighs in at 27 lbs 9 oz and 32 inches long. Ethan is also learning a few new things, so we captured some video of our amazing son! The quality is not great, but it will give you some idea of what he is up to.

Ethan has learned how to wave "bye-bye" and we like to think he is saying "bye-bye" as well... but in baby's words, "ba-ba"! Dann videoed Ethan performing, but forgot that when recording video, even on a digital camera, you cannot turn the camera sideways. Oh well, you still get the idea!

Above is Ethan crawling. He resembles a Navy Seal or G-I-Joe who is scooching under something. Ethan does get up on all fours and rocks, but he prefers to pull his body around with his forearms and pushes with his legs.

Ethan enjoys all foods thus far (just not baby food in a jar), and has started to say "Mmmmmm" after every bite... too funny & cute!

I thought I would close with some cute photos Dann took a couple of days ago!

Ethan playing "Peek-A-Boo" with the camera!

August Birthdays

Emma was invited to her friend's "Fireman" Birthday party yesterday and she had a hoot. Liam & Noah (twins) started their party with a tour of the fire station. The kids were very excited and Fireman Ben had his hands full!

The Birthday boys got to try on Fireman Ben's turnout gear, they looked very cute. Of course all the kids wanted to try it on, but we told them only the birthday boys were allowed.

Group photo!!

I wanted to hook-up my friend Holly with Fireman Ben, but he is married with kids... too bad Holly!

Emma liked checking out inside the fire truck.

The boys loved playing with all the dials and hoses.

The Firemen set up a hose outside for the kids to play with.
It was a big hit. Emma loved washing the Fire Chief's truck with the hose
(that is what she is spraying).


After the tour, we headed back to Liam & Noah's for cake and ice cream.
What a great Birthday party!



Here is Emma posing with her pregnant tummy.
She has a baby every other day I swear
(I think she is taking after Grandma Hein... LOL).


Bath Time!
Ethan playing in the tub...

Me and my kiddies

Ethan and Mommy

Dann and the kids bought me a little "Bling" for my Birthday...

Earrings and a necklace from the "Elle" collection.

There is a ruby set in the back of each piece (their signature).

The necklace and earrings are hard to see in this photo, but I love them.

To top it off... Roses!

A guy cannot go wrong buying a girl flowers!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!

FIRST HAIR CUT

Here is Ethan "HAMMIN' IT UP" for the camera with a piece of celery.

He loves to nah on celery... must feel good on his gums.

As you can see, his hair is hanging in his eyes.

I think I finally had enough of it last night because after his bath... it was hair cut time!!

He sat still for about 5 seconds... and then he was a wiggle worm!

I just cut the hair on the top of his head. Some of the hair was still from birth (did not fall out), so those pieces were mega long. He looked like he had a comb over... but not no more!

The final product!!

It will due until I take him to the Barbers for his first real hair cut

(maybe after his first Birthday)

Last Week's Events

Emma and I went shopping at Winner's last week and I found this adorable pink shirt for Emma.

She loved it because it has silver princess crowns on it...

I love the t-shirt because of what it says...

Look closely and you will appreciate the humor, especially if you know or have grown up around my little Emma

Drama Queen... how appropriate!!

(gotta love it)


In this photo, Emma decided she was going to wear her sun suit with shorts over top to bed. I thought she looked hilarious, but she did not seem to find the humor in her beautiful outfit she put together. As you can she, she was not that impressed that I took a picture either!

Ethan, on the other hand, was totally happy playing with Daddy on the floor.
We introduced him to his Leap Frog farm animals toy, and he loves it (thanks Stacey & Perry, great gift).

Dann had to put up a magnet board from Ikea for the toy though... darn stainless steel fridges (no magnets stick to them).

Ethan loves to sit and listen to the music play while he puts different animal sounds together. It is a catchy little tune that plays, and I have found myself singing the song when it is not on!




I gave Ethan his first fruit leather yesterday....

Needless to say, it was a hit!

I am not sure how much he actually ate, but he sucked the heck out of the thing!

Emma and her new army green hat... too cute. Many people have comment how much she looks like me in this photo.