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Jun

16

Well it’s about time …

By sarah

I’m sure that’s what you all were thinking when you noticed this new post. Because it’s true. It’s about time I posted something new on this forgotten blog. I don’t have a picture to post with this. Perhaps I will try to capture one tomorrow. I just thought I would give an update on my life with Ethan since he’s begun walking. Which has been a few months.

Since Ethan began walking he has transformed from a little baby to a toddler. He is into EVERYTHING now. And he’s falling all over the place.  He fell down the stairs once …  ALL of the stairs. That was the scariest moment of my life. We don’t have gates for the stairs and before his fall down them he was pretty good about going up and down them safely on his own. Apparently I got too comfortable with that. I was putting some books away that we had been reading which was literally around the corner from where the stairs start when he took the plunge. I have never felt so helpless watching him go down those stairs. I was running after him the whole way down. Once I got to him at the bottom I scooped him up and  checked him all over for broken bones, gashes, bumps … anything. All he got was a couple small scratches on his head and after 3 minutes of crying he squirmed out of my arms and started playing again. Unbelievable. Kids are so resilient. However, ever since the plunge he’s avoided the stairs. That was nearly a month ago and he’s just now starting to get the courage to go up and down them again, mostly with my assistance, thank goodness. But that will only last so long … cringe.

His latest escapade has been running around on the pool patio. He fell three times in one day and has the scab on his nose to prove it. It’s actually healing up nicely. I’ll have to take a picture of it tomorrow before it goes away for good ( that just doesn’t sound right somehow ). Anyway. I think that day was just as hard for me to go through as it was for Ethan. I mean I realize I am just beginning to experience the pain I will have to go through to raise this kid, but I really don’t know how I’m going to do it. Parenthood is no easy task for the heartstrings.

On another note … my new little nephew was born today. Jax Clinton Johnson. Alicia asked me to post some of the pictures I took this evening on her blog … so go check it out. He’s the sweetest little guy. I forgot how light newborns feel to hold. And just how sweet and cuddly they are … sigh … there’s nothing like a newborn baby. Straight from heaven, they are.

Mar

25

Ethan Walking

By mike

Ethan has learned how to walk in the past week or so. We haven’t taken many pictures but we do have several videos. Take a look below.

He’s also a fan of climbing the stairs. This next video is Ethan & Sadie playing together on the stairs.

And the last one is what he looks like when he’s eating. His mother seems to encourage him in his messiness.

He’s been making tons of progress. We’re very proud.

Feb

24

Just another picture of Ethan …

By sarah

Feb

3

Ethan’s First Birthday

By sarah

Better late than never, right? So Ethan’s 1st birthday was November 21st, 2009. Here are some photos of Ethan’s first birthday party.

Nov

16

Ethan’s going to be ONE this week!

By sarah

Ethan will be turning one this Saturday, the 21st. I can hardly believe that a whole year has gone by. Ethan has grown up way too fast. I had envisioned Ethan having more hair, a mouth full of teeth and would be walking by age one. But alas he’s still pretty much bald, he has a total of 5 teeth and he’s an official ‘scooter.’ He doesn’t crawl or walk, but scoots. So the moral of this short story is that things never go as planned or rather how you ‘envisioned’ them … but  everything always turns out okay in the end. In Ethan’s case, he’s ‘practically perfect in every way’ at least to his mother :)

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Nov

15

Back on Track … Halloween

By sarah

Hello everyone. No I have not fallen off the face of the planet and I haven’t completely given up on blogging. I promise. As you could probably tell the picture-a-day thing stopped for awhile … I’m sorry! I got overwhelmed and I just kept putting it off one day at a time. *Sigh*  But I’m back! More importantly the pictures are back!

So the following pictures are from Halloween. Ethan was a dog, a St. Bernard to be specific. The first few pictures are when I put him in the costume the morning of Halloween. I was so worried he would only last a minute or two in his costume so I wanted to give it a test run in the morning and get a few pictures, but surprisingly he enjoyed being in it! I think he liked the extra attention he got from wearing it. I didn’t put the little barrel around his neck in the morning shots which really makes him look like a St. Bernard, but you’ll see it later in the evening shots.

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