First Words

Turn your volume up, he really does say danger, and it's so cute!

Always Climbing!

Our couch is now a jungle gym!

Well our little baby is quickly turning into a little boy who loves to climb and explore. It all started one day when I was talking on the phone and the next thing I know, Ethan is ON TOP of the end table right beside me with a conquorous (sp??) grin on his face. Once he realized he could climb on there, he needed to find out all the things he could climb on which included the toy box, his interactive table (toy), and anything that was even slightly off the floor (seriously, he climbed on a box lid that is exactly 2 inches high and was quite thrilled with himself).

I've always compared having a baby to having a dog (you say no, come, praise them the same etc...) Well Ethan is now in a cat phase. He has to climb in any space he can (as you can see by the pictures), and once he's in there, he just sits with a big grin on his face, totally content.

Also in these last couple weeks, Ethan's cognitive development has really improved. He can suddenly understand:

- go get your blanky (he'll look until he finds it)

- where's your puppy (also will look for it and makes barking sounds)

- close the door (perfect for when he's in the cleaning cupboard)

- turn around (getting off our bed and going down stairs)

- want your ba-ba? (knows it's his bottle and starts crying even if he doesn't see it)

- recognizes objects and says their names (banana, dada)

- knows what hot means and says it whenever he goes near the oven or any food/drink that's hot. (When the oven's on, he has to touch it until it's literally too hot to touch anymore)

- want to have a bath? (goes straight to the bathroom and tries to climb in the tub)

- ta-ta to daddy/mommy (will take whatever you give him and find the other parent to give to them)

I just can't believe he understands so much, it's so fun! He's also really blossoming in the speaking department. Just last night I said "hand" and he said the word exactly with the "d" sound at the end and everything, then kept saying it. he knows when he gets something right and feels very proud of himself. There are definitely letters he can say better than others, so I'm working on teaching him words that include them. I'll keep you posted as he learns them, and will try to take videos when I'm at my parent's (our camera has no sound).

There's Our Little Monkey!

Who Knew the Exersaucer would still entertain at this age?

He doesn't look impressed, but he really does love sitting in it

Our Little Kitty

Our Life

Well I've been realizing that although I could talk and boast about Ethan all day and find it interesting, it might not be quite as thrilling to everyone else, so I've decided to make this blog about our little family and what's going on in our lives. I'm going to add a poll to see what I should call our blog, so please vote!

As some of you know, Chris just started his new job on April 1. He is now a "real" pilot (he'll be ticked that I said that because he says he's always been a real pilot :) Up til now he's been a flight instructor, which means he was teaching people how to fly, giving them their private license, commercial license etc... He would constantly come home and tell me how some stupid kid almost killed him again and he really didn't like the job in general. But now he'll be CAPTAIN of a plane! So what he'll be doing is flying mostly charter flights up to Northern Manitoba. Apparantly his company flies lots of criminals, police officers, lawyers etc. up to Native reserves for court cases. They also fly Americans up north to fish. So because of this job, we have to move to Winnipeg since Chris will be on-call for 10 days at a time.

This is the type of plane Chris will be flying

Two years ago we bought our cute little starter home of only 730 square feet...yes, that's how small it is!! We do have a finished basement which doubles the space and helps a lot, but the house is still small. The new house in Winnipeg is a two storey and is about 740 sqare feet per floor, with a finished basement as well. I am SO looking forward to having space! Even having storage space will be a bonus. Right now we have one room just full of the stuff that we don't have anywhere to put. I'm also looking forward to the deck and garage....no more scraping windows or being scared of hail damage. Most of you have already seen the pics on Facebook, but I've put a few pics up just for fun.

Back of the house and deck

Family Room

Main Floor Bathroom

Living Room

As for me, I actually just got a new job too! I'll be doing booking for a Mary Kay Director here in Steinbach. She'll be paying me commission on the parties I book for her, as well as for some office work. This is seriously the best job to do from home! #1 I get to stay home with the kids #2 I can do it in my pyjamas or sweats and the person on the other end of the phone will never know. #3 I don't have to wear make-up #4 It only takes a few hours a week! I'm really excited about it, and it came at the perfect time.

Well, if you've made it through this novel, I'm impressed. That's it for now on the life update!

Fun at the Park!

It was his first time seeing his shadow, he kept staring at it

He LOVED the swing!!

So much fun!

There's that shadow again

Oops, fell down, but still lovin it!

I took Ethan to the park today for the first time this spring, and he couldn't get enough of it! I had put him on the swings in the fall, but he was only 6-8 months old so he wasn't walking around yet. Today was the first time he walked around outside and he loved being free. I also had a blast because it was just so darn cute watching him walk on grass in hard soled shoes! He was a little unsteady at first, especially while watching his shadow, but he quickly got rollin and didn't stop! The only problem was that there were mud and puddles, and apparantly they were the most interesting and inviting. Luckily he isn't a very strong-willed little guy, because I just had to turn him around and he'd walk the other way for about 30 seconds, then do a one-eighty and try again, but after a couple times of that, he'd get the picture and walk the right direction. At least he didn't throw any fits though. I am SO looking forward to summer when the ground will be a little cleaner and Ethan will be a little more efficient on his feet, it's going to be great! I'm also really looking forward to playing in the kiddie pool in the back yard - I love having a toddler, it's so much fun!

Fun Times at Grandma's House

Oh Ethan, you're so funny!