A Few Things to Remember

Well clearly I have been quite poor at keeping this up to date. But nonetheless here is a post mostly for my benefit to record and look back at. Around 18 months I wrote a list for both Micah and Jane of some things about them I want to remember. I few months ago when Ethan was that age I wrote a list for him too. So here is a list of a few things I want to remember about my sweet baby.

:: Your head on my shoulder
:: The way you sign please (up by your jaw line)
:: You love putting on other people's shoes
:: Getting to hold your little head
:: When we are walking you always want to hold someones hand and will just hold yours up until someone grabs on.
:: These simple days that we have together
:: That you want my full attention
:: Your laugh and how at times it is a cackle

:: How you say "eee" (cheese) when we take a picture
:: I am amazed at how much you understand
:: How close you want to be to me
:: The way you wrap your arm around my neck, grab my hair, put your head on my shoulder and suck your thumb
:: When we pray before meals you have purposeful jabber like you are praying
:: The way you say "meh" when we say amen
:: The way you say Mam and Papa over and over and over
:: How much you love to play peek-a-boo
:: The way you talk without ever opening your mouth
:: If there is someone, anyone going outside you want to join
:: The way you like to put your feet on my cheeks after bath or over my eyes to play peek-a-boo
:: Your smile when I walk into get you up in the morning
:: The way you say "whoa whoa whoa"
:: How you will use your legs to push my hands away when I'm putting a diaper on
:: After nearly every diaper change you stand up and come straight into my arms
:: How you say surprise, usually when I open the car door to get you out
:: The way you enthusiastically say "night" 
:: Your big grin when we understand what you are communicating

:: Your thumb sucking
:: How you do pop out your thumb when we ask you to
:: You notice airplanes, trucks and tractors
:: Your fingers playing with mine
:: How you hang your head down when you're wanting to put it on my shoulder

Can I Tell You Sombing?

Jane is at the age where she says the cutest things. Right now one of her cutest phrases will be when she is talking with someone. If she was talking to The Farmer she would say, "Papa, can I tell you sombing?" Then she will continue on with what she wants to say. She will say this to start on conversation with you, or sometimes in the middle of a conversation you are having with her. Either way it is so cute and sweet the way she says it.

12 months

Ethan is one!! The first year always goes so quick and that is no different with Ethan, in fact it seems to have flown by even faster. He is such a fun boy. Ethan chatters quite a bit but nothing I have been able to distinguish as "words" yet. But he is learning how to sign and can sign more and all done. Ethan enjoys interacting with people and is ready to give a smile to whoever is talking with him. He is crawling and cruising, and he will walk around the house with a push toy. He also likes to crawl around with a truck in his hand, something his brother did too. Ethan is learning how to feed himself more. There are still a variety of textures and flavors he is not fond of, so he is still eating some purees. We just had a check up and Ethan weighs 19 lbs. 2 oz., and 30 inches tall. This first year with Ethan has been amazing and so wonderful to watch him grow.

11 Months

Ethan has reached 11 months!! The baby stage is fleeting. It really doesn't seem like Ethan should be that old. But here we are and he is so much fun. He loves to explore but still likes to be in the same room as me. He will often come and check in, meaning he will crawling to me then suck his thumb and lay is head down. After a brief moment he is off exploring again. Being a thumb sucker I get pretty good snuggles, and I love it. Some of his favorite toys are on old landline phone, a wooden crane and plastic mallet, all things that are easy to old on to as he crawls around. He hasn't developed a huge interest in reading yet, which is probably mostly my fault for not taking more time to read with him. But he does like going after books usually the ones he can't have. He is still nursing four times a day and eating breakfast, lunch and dinner. He is still primarily eating pureed food, a lot of the finger food I have given him and spits right back out. Ethan is a good boy and listens really well. He is a wonderful part of our family and we all, including his brother and sister adore him.

Jane is 3

I have been holding off on this post hoping to get more answers to these questions. But Jane does this thing when you ask her a question her answer is always "I don't know." So that is the response I got to most of these.

How old are you?....

What is you favorite color?....pink

What is your favorite toy?....

What is your favorite fruit?...blueberry

What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch?....peanut butter and jelly

 What is your favorite thing to wear?....clothes

What is your favorite thing to game?...

What is your favorite animal?....cow

 What is your favorite song?....

What is your favorite book?....

 What is your favorite snack?....

What is your favorite thing to do outside?....

What is your favorite thing to drink?....

 What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast?....

What is your favorite thing to do with Mommy?....

What is your favorite thing to do with Papa?....

 What is your favorite thing to do with Micah?....

What is your favorite thing to do with Ethan?....play

Who is your best friend?....

What do you like to take to bed with you at night?....

What do you want for dinner on your birthday?....mac and cheese

What do you want to do for work?....

What do you want to be when you grow up?....

10 Months

Why am I surprised every month that another month as past? But I am surprised yet again that Ethan is now 10 months old. Ethan is now crawling hands and knees all the time. He stands holding on to something, not attempts to stand on his own yet. But he is very good at getting from floor to sitting to standing and back down. Ethan still doesn't have any teeth, which is falling right in line with his siblings. We have begun some finger foods, so now meal time has become even messier. Ethan has also become more chatty especially at meal times. It is quite funny because he will be quite and then out of no where make loud noises. He will also try to talk when he hears Jane and Micah playing and talking together. He is still the most interested in independent play. He seems to go in phase where he is intensely interested in one toy, one he will carry around with him everywhere, right now that is an old phone. Comical that it isn't technically a toy. Ethan also really enjoys playing peek-a-boo it is so cute seeing him put a cloth over his face and the huge smile when he pulls to down. He is still a thumb sucker and we try to limit it to just sleeping. But him being a thumb sucker also seems to allow me more opportunities to have snuggles. Ethan will suck his thumb and lay his head on my chest and stay there for awhile, I of course let him and soak it in. Baby snuggles do not last long enough.

All the kids at 10 months

Micah is 5

How old are you?....5

What is you favorite color?....blue

What is your favorite toy?....my new tool box

What is your favorite fruit?...grapes

What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch?....pickle samwich (which is a meat and cheese sandwich)

What is your favorite thing to wear?....this shirt, these socks and these pants

What is your favorite thing to wear?...tag

What is your favorite animal?....roar with a mane, it's a papa lion

What is your favorite song?....my new CD

What is your favorite book?....the one from you and papa for my birthday

What is your favorite snack?....fruit snacks

What is your favorite thing to do outside?....baseball

What is your favorite thing to drink?....water

What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast?....strawberry cereal

What is your favorite thing to do with Mommy?....make a craft

What is your favorite thing to do with Papa?....help him on the tractor except I really can't get on it

What is your favorite thing to do with Jane?....play

What is your favorite thing to do with Ethan?....play with him

Who is your best friend?....Ben and Emily

What do you like to take to bed with you at night?....my vegetable

What do you want for dinner on your birthday?....mac and cheese

What do you want to do for work?....help Papa build a bed

What do you want to be when you grow up?....a photographer