Ethan's quotes 6/9/10 - 8/18/10

June 9, 2010 – Two days after I had my ventral hernia repair, my thoughtful little man began praying: "Dear Jesus, I pray for mommy's tummy to not be swallowed anymore." He meant to say "swollen". LOL :)

June 12, 2010 – Ethan: “I wanna stay at grandma & YayYay’s house for a hundred nights!”

June 16, 2010 – Ethan: “Mommy, I pray you get better soon so you can hold me again for a hundred nights.”

July 7, 2010 – When I found Ethan’s missing bug he said, “Wow…you found it! Good eyes!” Later on, when I was dusting he said: “You’re doing a great job, mommy!” Me: “Why don’t you come help me?” Ethan: “I am helping! I’m just sitting on the couch watching you.”

July 10, 2010 – Ethan first looked at Emily and said: “You’re my favorite love love.” Then he looked at me and said: “And you are mommy…and daddy!”

July 11, 2010 – When I was nursing Emily tonight, Ethan said: “You’re so sweet mommy.” Me: “Aww…that’s nice of you! Why am I sweet?” Ethan: “Because you’re so gentle and loving to sissy.” Later, he said: “Mommy, you’re the funniest girl in the whole world and the nicest.”

August 13, 2010 – Ethan: “Amber, you’re hilarious!”

August 17, 2010 – Ethan: “Mommy, I hurt my finger.” Me: “What happened?” Ethan: “I was working on my truck and cut myself with a knife.” Me: “What knife?!?!” Ethan: “Oh…I didn’t have a knife. I was just telling a joke.” Me: “That’s not a funny joke, Ethan.” Ethan: “I was just kidding.”

August 18, 2010 – Ethan: “Mommy, did you like the Dodgers game? I was being a little fritzle. A fritzle means I spilled water on daddy’s shorts. I was trying to play with the water. He said don’t spill it and I did.” Me: “Who said you were being a fritzle?” Ethan: “Randi. She always comes to the game. She’s always there, then she goes home…and Uncle Kurty came too!”

Ethan's quotes 3/8/10 - 4/27/10

March 8, 2010 – While cuddling with Ethan before his nap he was squeezing me so tight I could hardly breathe. He looked at me and said: “You’re my best friend, mommy! (pause) Don’t go, don’t leave mommy! Stay and cuddle with me!”

March 9, 2010 – Me: “Where’s your lizard?” Ethan: “It disappeared with Jesus in Heaven.”

March 11, 2010 – Ethan: “Mommy, you’re so cute!” Me: “Why am I cute?” Ethan: “Because you’re cooking those pancakes.” Then, when Emily threw her sippy cup on the ground Ethan said: “Hey, Mr.!”

March 25, 2010 – Ethan: “When sissy eats too much she’ll get sick and throw up on that package (points to it). We don’t want that to happen! Mommy and daddy will be upset because the package will get ruined. Daddy will say: I love you, but that package is ruined!”

April 1, 2010 – Ethan’s prayer before dinner: “Jesus, I pray for sissy to not yell, to not fuss, and to not be cranky. Thank you for the Lord of Jesus. Amen.”

April 6, 2010 – Me: “It’s a nice day. You should go outside with daddy.” Ethan: “The weed wacker and the lawn mover are giving me a hard time, so I can’t go outside. They’re too loud!”

April 7, 2010 – Ethan: “Daddy, you’re doing a great job pushing those trash cans!”

April 8, 2010 – Ethan flexes his biceps and says, “Mommy, feel my muscles. It’s bigger than daddy’s. Turn on yoga, so you can get strong muscles like me and daddy.” He waves one fist in the air and shouts, “Yeah!” Then says, “I wanna exercise and go side-to-side and turn.”

April 8, 2010 – Ethan: "I have a headache." Me: “What are headaches?” Ethan: “Headaches are when you’re sick and you eat too much food.”

April 18, 2010 – While playing with his toy airplane, Ethan told his grandpa: “Airplanes fly better with the wing off. I compared it.”

April 20, 2010 – Me: "Your sissy is almost 1!" Ethan: "Aww...I don't want her to turn 1, I want her to stay 10." Me: "She's not 10, she's 11 months." Ethan: "Oh...well, I want her to be 10."

April 20, 2010 – When Ethan was playing with his Hot Wheels, he looked at me and said: “You see…this is a scientific car. It does tricks.”

April 27, 2010 – Ethan: “I don’t want sissy to turn 1.” Me: “Why?” Ethan: “Because she can have a cupcake when she’s 1, and I’m the only one who can have sugar!”

Update: Emily Grace

Emily had her 15-month checkup today. She weighs 18 pounds 13 ounces (less than 5th percentile) and is 29 ½ inches long (25th percentile). Her pediatrician said she's very healthy. She's cutting more teeth, which can cause her to be cranky at times. Otherwise, she's a very happy toddler.

She's still nursing approx. 3 to 4 times a day. My goal was to gradually reduce feedings and have her completely weaned by the time she's 24 months, but so far my little munchkin isn't cooperating (ha!). She frequently looks at me with her big, brown puppy dog eyes and does the sign for "nurse". The fact that she's teething doesn't make the weaning process any easier. So, I've come to the conclusion that I'm going to have to wean her cold turkey, which is not going to be an easy task. I'll eventually know when the timing's right for both of us.

Emily is a very fun, lovable, spunky, and active little girl. She's also fearless, which is very much the opposite of her big brother. She loves the water, isn't afraid of heights, loves to climb, and is always on the move. Besides nursing, her favorite activity is self-feeding. She loves to eat a wide variety of foods. Her second favorite activity is dancing. Whenever she hears music, regardless of what she's doing, she automatically starts moving her body in a rhythmic motion. She recently started doing ballet moves...it's the cutest thing! I'm assuming she learned them from her favorite book, "Tip-Toe Ballerina". The main character's name is Emily. :)

Working out with daddy

Little ballerina

Sweet cheeks

Big brother/little sister

Ethan and Emily don't always get along (like most siblings), so when I see them bonding I sometimes get emotional. Moments like these will be remembered forever.

Watching daddy do yardwork
15 months old & 3 1/2 years old
July 2010

My babies ♥

Best friends

Deal of the day: Emily's new shoes

Most of you know that I'm a bargain hunter. Well, I got really excited when I found these NSS shoes for Emily at Kmart today. I hardly ever shop there, but I have to say that I was very impressed with their children's department. These tennis shoes were originally $14.99, on clearance for $12.99, then marked 50% off. I ended up only paying $6.49! They're one size too big (toddler size 4), but they'll be perfect for this fall/winter. Not only are they cute and comfy, but Emily loves them too! They had a wide variety of boys shoes on clearance as well, but unfortunately they didn't have Ethan's size.

Food & entertainment

Ethan (3 1/2 years) & Emily (14 months)

Afternoon snooze

They both fell asleep on a walk 

3 1/2 years old & 14 months old