Ethan 3/24/08

I think I am going to start a new format of posting what Ethan likes and what he is doing and title them by date. This way, I can remember when he did what so that I can write everything down later in his baby book.

Today Ethan has been saying "Mama" all afternoon. He has said Mama here and there before, but today he kept saying it and crawling over to me. He knew he was calling my name. Sometimes it came out as "Ama" or "Am". He is pushing all of his toys around the floor and making car sounds. He loves playing with the top to his baby food jar. He lifted up the window in his laugh and learn home for the first time today. I pointed at something and his hand followed as if he was pointing as well. He cracked up laughing when I made fake sneezing sounds.

I have to add that 2 days ago he tried to clap for the first time. His hands didn't meet one another, but he still tried. Also, last Wednesday and again at Dad's house, he climbed up one step. And this past week he has been grinding his teeth. His front two teeth are completely showing. The best thing that has happened is that Ethan kissed me twice. I had a headache and was laying on the floor. Twice he crawled over to me and planted a big, fat one right on my mouth. Sarah was my witness.

Catching up

I have lots to catch up on. I haven't written a post in quite some time. Our anniversary was a lot of fun. I decided to get Oswald a wooden pen and I bought him two silver mint julep cups. He really liked them both. I premade the mint juleps and after he opened his gifts, we had our drinks before we went out to dinner. He got me a nice silver vase from a silver shop here in Atlanta and for the wooden gift, he bought me a blackberry bush. We love blackberries so I hope that they will grow. He planted it yesterday. We went out to eat at Joel. We used to live next door to the restaurant and ate there all the time and loved it. It is just not the same though. Oz requested my favorite dish and they didn't make it and our favorite wine steward is gone, etc. But we still had a nice night. We went and got a milk shake from Steak-n-Shake afterwards!

Last week Ethan and I went to Hiawassee so that Aunt Frances and Uncle Fred could see him for the first time. We had a lot of fun. Dad took Ethan (well, I was holding him) for a ride on the mule (this is a 6 wheeler, not a real mule). Oh my gosh, Ethan loved it. We also took Ethan out to see the bull dozer and back hoe that Cotton was using to cut down the trees in Dad's pasture. Ethan is pure boy, because he just went crazy for the big machines. I think that he probably had the most fun of his life that day. Too bad he won't remember it. He also got to meet Uncle Ron for the first time and went for a ride on Aunt Becky's mule. I went and got a massage so that was nice for me!

Yesterday was Ethan's first Easter. Everyone at church lavished him with gifts of stuffed animals. They are so nice! We didn't get Ethan an Easter basket because I just assumed I couldn't fill it with anything other than cheerios, LOL. Chris also got him stuffed animals and so did Sarah and Aunt Frances. Mom gave Ethan some dough for his turtle. Yay!

I went to work today. I worked half a day and had a good time with everyone. Oz and Ethan had some male bonding time. When I got home, the house was a wreck. But I am sure they had fun!

Guess that is all for now.

Another new thing

Yesterday Ethan and I were hanging out in our yard with the neighbors and their kids. A car pulled up and Ethan waved bye-bye to the car all on his own. One more thing to add to his baby book!

Today I left to get my hair done and I got the biggest welcome from Ethan when I came home. I have never seen him so excited to see me and it made my heart just melt. Maybe he liked my new hair-do, haha, but I think he was just happy to see Mommy.

Tomorrow is mine and Oswald's Fifth Anniversary! The traditional gift idea is wood and the modern gift idea is silverware. I know that I should have gotten him something by now, but I am racking my brain for ideas. He doesn't want anything made from wood or silverware! At least I don't think he does. I will be hitting the stores tomorrow!

Two New Things

First of all, yesterday Ethan blew his first raspberry. Oh my gosh, it is the cutest thing. He has been doing it a lot since then. Second of all, he has cut two new teeth (his front two, E & F to be exact). I am not officially counting them as "in" yet, but they have broken the skin a little bit and so I wanted to record this little bit of information. That's all folks.

Babylegs

I made Ethan's first pair of babylegs today. Hayley from Babycenter taught me how to do it and I am so excited. I went out to buy more socks today so that I can make more. This week Ethan has tried to wave bye-bye twice. First to a lady at Publix two days ago and then again today at Wal-Mart. He has been very fussy today and I think he may have another tooth coming in. Oh, I also bought him a ride-on car today that I can push. He loves it. His favorite thing is to get on his Tonka truck and have someone push him around, but it is a pain in the back to bend over and push him. That is why I went ahead and bought this car. I will post a pic of it soon.

100% Boy

This morning Ethan was playing by himself in the den and he was pushing around a toy truck. While he was pushing it around he was making a lot of noise - "truck" noise. Just like an older boy would do. How do they know at this young age to do that?

Ethan's First Swim Lesson

Ethan had his first swim lesson yesterday. It really wasn't much of a lesson. The instructor just wanted the parents to lay the babies on their backs and let them practice kicking in the water. Ethan didn't want anything to do with it. He hates laying on his back. But we let him kick around and float on his tummy. It was fun because there were about 10 other babies all the same age. We played the hokey pokey and we let them practice trying to get out of the pool. He seemed really indifferent about the whole experience. But when we were done and leaving the Y, he was so cheerful. It is almost as if he didn't realize how much fun he was having until it was over. He napped really well afterwards so he must have been worn out. His Grandmama Lil and Pop are here to see him for a few days. They babysat last night while Ethan was sleeping so that we could go have dinner with friends. And I am actually going to go to work the next two days so they (along with Oz) will keep him tomorrow and then they will keep him by themselves Tuesday while Oz flies to LA. I am a little nervous, but we will see how it goes. At least I don't have to leave him often!
The video is of Ethan trying to climb out of the pool. Two other mom's were impressed at how well he was trying to climb out of the pool and wanted to know how old he was. I told them he was 8 months old (he turned 8 months on Friday) and they said, "oh, well ours are just 7 months old". Ah, I guess the competition begins. :(