Photo Shoot

Ethan loves puting things on his head!

He also has to have something in his hand(s) at all times

I just love this picture because he reminds me of a little chipmunk

This is his guilty face when he knows he shouldn't be touching something

Ethan LOVES his puppy, and carries it all over the house. When we say

"Aw, nice puppy" this is what he does :)

It felt like I hadn't taken pictures of Ethan for a long time, so I followed him around with the camera for a while. These were some that I thought were cute, hope you enjoyed them

Update Time!

This is what I came home to after a weekend of renovations

After A LOT of cleaning!

The coulour in the kitchen does not look like this at all.

For some reason, these pictures are really dark

So I noticed it's been a while since I've posted the latest in our life. We have been VERY busy - to the point of wanting to curl up and sleep so everything would just go away :o)

We want to sell our house, ASAP, so we've had to do a TON of renovations (even though we've been constantly renovating for the last two years of living here)! There was lots of drywalling to do, so my house was COVERED in dust....not fun. And I don't know about you, but when my house is cluttered and messy, it makes me feel on edge, like I can't relax. And on top of getting all that done, Ethan was sick...again....oh yeah, and cutting 4 teeth.

This time he just had a head cold, but it still took him out and caused quite the crankiness in him. We were starting to wonder if our days of having a happy, content baby were behind us, because he was becoming quite defiant and was throwing crying fits. Luckily, now that the cold is gone, and the teeth are through, he's back to normal - Thank the Lord! I was getting to the end of my rope in the patience department.

So as for our house, a guy Chris works with is very interested, and it's just a matter of waiting to see if the financing going through for him. We are really praying this will work out, because it saves TONS of money on realtor fees, and just the headache of waiting for the house to sell. I'll keep you posted (we find out Wednesday).

6 Quirky Things About Me

My friend Lauren "tagged" me to write out 6 quirky things about myself that most people wouldn't know, so here goes, enjoy!

1. I can't eat off of a utensil that has food even slightly up the handle. For example, when I order a McFlurry from McDonald's and they stick the spoon all the way in, I have to take the spoon out and lick off all the ice cream that's higher than the scoop part of the spoon

2. When I drink an iced cappuccino, I have to drink it from the top so that I'm not left with unflavorful slush at the bottom. If you don't get what I mean, I take the straw and always stir it, then basically pull the straw out as far as I can and still get some drink out and work my way down. (do you get it?)

3. My dishes have to be completely rinsed before I put them in the dishwasher. Not a single crumb or morsel of food can be on them. I also always arrange them in the same order and the cutlery has to be handles down because I feel they get cleaner that way. (but you have to grab them by the handles when you unload them)

4. So enough about food, I'll try to think of some other quirks....hmm...(I'm sure Chris could tell you a long list) Oh, I know! If I have to sit in the back seat of a car, I always like to sit on the passenger side. This was "my side" as a kid, and I just feel weird if I'm sitting behind the driver because it's not "my side."

5. So you've probably noticed that I have OCD tendencies, and here's another one. When I was a kid, I counted everything. I couldn't go up a flight of stairs without counting every step. I could even tell you how many steps people had in their houses. (so these traits are not only quirky, I'm pretty much realizing I'm a little crazy)

6. And lastly (this one's a doozy), I still have this weird kind of counting thing that I do. I'll try to explain it, but I'm not quite sure how to. Ok, you know how if you're counting something on your fingers, you always count them the same way? Well I do too, it's just different than most people. The order I do is: thumb, pinkie, index, ring, then middle (1,2,3,4,5 get it?)

Now here's where it gets weird; a sentence or a line from a song will get stuck in my head and without even realizing it, I'll be "counting" out the words on my fingers.....AND in my mouth....I told you it's weird. So I click my teeth in the same pattern that's on my fingers and I'm not actually counting with numbers, just the pattern that I count on my fingers with. I have no idea if I explained that right, but it's just so weird, I don't know how anyone else would possibly get it.

Well I hope you enjoyed that and I hope you won't tease me too terribly bad. I'm not going to tag anyone to continue this, but I'd love to read quirky things about others too.

A Poem

This is a nice poem that Chris' mom gave me when Ethan was just 6 weeks old and we were in Edmonton, visiting them. I held onto it and just found it, so I wanted to share it with you. It is definitely true and brings a tear to the eye. Enjoy!

Before I was a mom
I slept as late as I wanted and never worried about how late I went to bed
I brushed my hair and my teeth every day (SO TRUE)

Before I was a mom
I cleand my house each day
I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poinsonous
I never thought about immunizations

Before I was a mom
I had never been puked on
Pooped on
Spit on
Chewed on
Peed on
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts
I slept all night

Before I was a mom
I had never held down a screaming child so the doctor could do tests or give shots
I never looked into teary eyes and cried
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep

Before I was a mom
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put it down
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much
I never knew I could love someone so much
I never knew I would love being a mom as much as I do

Before I was a mom
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby
I didn't know that bond between a mother and a child
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy

Before I was a mom
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was ok
I had never known the warmth,
The joy,
The love,
The heartache,
The wonderment or the satisfaction of being a mom

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a mom.

(now for you grandmas:)
And before I was a grandma
I didn't know that all those mom feelings, more than double when you
see that little bundle held by 'your' baby

Sick Baby Update

Poor Ethan, he has not been a very happy camper these last few days. I have spent a LOT of time in the chair in our living room, rocking him. It's actually been kind of nice! He pretty much cries unless one of us holds him with his chest against ours and his head on our shoulder. He slept on me like that for over an hour like that while I read. I loved it.

So the sore on his tongue has grown to almost the size of a dime and it causes him A LOT of pain. It's quite raised and has a red ring around it. He still won't eat but he will drink his bottle, which makes me feel better knowing that he's getting nutrients. We went back to the doctor and got a prescription for his sore to help it heal faster, but I read that they can take up to two weeks to heal, and since this one is VERY big, I'm thinking we're in for the long haul.

One thing I'm VERY thankful for in all of this, is that Ethan is still sleeping really well! He goes down for naps no problem and sleeps over 2 hours, and is sleeping 12 hours at night! Oh I love my baby! I don't know how well I'd handle this if I was sleep deprived.