Happy Veteran's Day

Adam and I both had off of work for Veteran's Day; the weather was so amazing we decided to take Ethan on his first trip to the park with grandpa. He loved the swing, check him out....

On the teeter-totter with grandpa

Happy Halloween

TRICK OR TREAT, SMELL MY FEET, GIVE ME SOMETHING GOOD TO EAT.....

Ethan dressed up as a little monster for his first Halloween. Unfortunately, we won't be able to take him out or go to Auntie Michelle and Uncle Teddy's for a party because he is sick. Our poor little man has had a fever since yesterday and is just not himself. Ethan has had a rough couple of weeks with being sick; two weeks ago was his first trip to the emergency room. Poor guy had a touch of the flu and he broke out in a weird rash all over. He seemed to be getting better, and now this? We are going to stay in today and give out candy and get some sleep; hopefully he will be back to normal soon! Anyway, we couldn't let Halloween pass without some pictures in his monster suit, check him out.....


A few more pictures.....

Ethan has been getting bored with his "baby" toys, so we gave him an early Christmas present. Ready for winter...
Daddy dressed Ethan today, notice how well the colors work together.

6 Months Old

Ethan is officially 6 months old; today was his 6 month doctor visit. They started out taking his height (27 1/2 inches) and weight (18 pounds 13 ounces); he is in the 75th percentile for both. The doctor was very pleased with his progress both physically and developmentally. He is a pro at rolling every which way and he can now get up on all fours; he just hasn't figured out that he needs to lift his head and he doesn't quite know how to get crawling? Our instructions were to increase his solids each day; he will now start getting 4-6oz of solids three times per day and we will continue to follow that with some formula. This means he will be moving on to the Gerber Stage 2 foods. There is a lot more variety which I know Ethan will LOVE....he is a really great eater! She also said that he can have some juice once a day as well as some water. We have already given Ethan a starter cup to learn to use. It is still a little heavy for him to hold on his own, but he is getting the idea. She told us that in the coming months we can look forward to him starting to sit up on his own, crawl, pull himself up, and we might see some teeth soon. Check out our little 6 month old....

6 month crib picture

Practicing with his new cupHanging out in my Bumbo......GO BEARS!

Baby Play Date

On September 26, 2010 we got the cousins together for a play date, aka photo session. Check out how big they are.....
Also, Ethan's 6-month check up was moved to October 13, 2010, stay tuned!

Our Little ManWhat's up cuz!
Carly: "Ethan, if you don't stop eating my hand I am going to tell!"
Ethan: "Lorraine don't be sad"
Hanging with Lorraine
"Okay, on the count of three let's all close our eyes"
Happy Cousins!

Football Season

Ethan has a big decision ahead of him!
Please help him choose by taking the poll on the left side of the screen.

Similac Recall

Recently I had noticed that Ethan wasn't eating very well; he hadn't been wanting his formula and was very fussy for about 2 weeks. On September 22 we found out that his formula was recalled due to beetles, GROSS! He is fine, thank goodness, and now that the problem has been figured out he is back to his normal self and, so far, seems to be eating better. He now eats "solids" three times a day: cereal for breakfast, fruit for lunch, and a veggie for dinner. I think his favorite are bananas and pears, but he has also tried prunes, which he surprisingly loved, peaches, apples, and carrots - next on the agenda is peas. We have the 6-month doctor's appointment on October 8 so we will see what she has to say about out little man.

That is all for now, check out these amazing videos....

Ethan LOVES his Exersaucer, but the boy is a little NUTS!!!!


I can't believe it but I think he is going to be on the move very soon, YIKES...

Ethan Ronald

He is such a little man, I had to post these new pictures.....

Ethan's 5-month crib picture

Happy BoyHanging with Mommy
Hanging with Carly