Ethan & Lexie

Ever since Ethan and Lexie started really moving around, I spend my time chasing these two little cuties all over our apartment...I took a little video of them today. I think this is the first time that I have really seen them "playing" together. Ethan would scoot a little and turn around to make sure Lexie was coming along and he started laughing at her, so I grabbed the camera and caught the moment.

Ethan bumps his head twice during this video, but don't worry...he's just fine :-)

Also, we noticed Ethan is starting to maybe actually crawl. Up until today, he's only done his little scoot where he pulls himself along with his arms and pushes off with one foot. He actually got up on his knees today and tried to crawl!

Exhausted!

We went to Kansas City for the weekend to go to Ben's cousin's wedding reception. It was on Friday, but it started right at Ethan's normal bedtime. We stayed for about an hour and Ethan was done! Ethan slept a little in the car on the way to our friend's house (where we were staying), but woke up while we were taking him in; he had a hard time settling himself in the unfamiliar place. Poor kid was so exhausted for the rest of the weekend! He did really well, he was just kind of glazed over most of the time. We did get to see lots of family and friends, so that was really nice. This picture was taken before the reception started. We got there early and decided we might as well get a picture of our cute boy!

I took this picture this morning. You can just barely see that he has teeth! He has 4 of them now!

Teeth

Ethan's been making up for lost time this week. He's getting both of his middle bottom teeth and then one on top. The one on top is off to the side, so I am hoping he gets a few more top ones, so he doesn't look silly! I really have no idea what order they are supposed to come in. He's been a little more fussy than usual and had trouble napping, but overall he's done pretty well with it all.
I tried to get a picture of his teeth, but he was not cooperating with me at all. So, here's a good one from earlier this week.

Here's a fun photo of Ethan at bathtime tonight. It's a little fuzzy, but still cute.

I also noticed that maybe I should get Ethan some new pajamas soon. His big toe poked through these!

Just some pictures

Smiley boy

Laundry basket fun

Ethan did not like his chicken and noodle dinner

Oops!

I was writing on the calendar the other day while I was holding Ethan. I set him down and saw this...

All I could think was "How in the world did that happen?" I guess I should have added a mark to the other side and finished out his little mustache.

New Scoots

I've been wanting to get Ethan a pair of shoes and I finally found what I wanted yesterday. He had a couple of newborn shoes, but he really hasn't worn shoes hardly at all. He wasn't sure what to think of them, but I think they are pretty cute. All he wanted to do was look at them and chew on them.

Here's a fun picture of Ethan playing with his toy cell phone. When I put it up to his ear he listens to it play music like he is actually on the phone....so cute.

Ethan would also like to say Happy Grandparents Day! He is a lucky boy to have such wonderful grandparents! We love you all!

8 Months

Ethan turned 8 months old on Monday. He just gets more and more fun. He babbles a lot, is moving around like crazy, and I just noticed today that he is finally getting his first tooth! Here's a video of him scooting across the floor for a book.

Lots of Pictures

We had a great weekend with Ben's family. The anniversary party was super fun; the food was delicious and the polka band was great! Here are a bunch of pictures of Ethan getting lots of love!

Ethan with Grandpa and Grammy

Ethan with Uncle Danny and Aunt Vicki

Ethan with Uncle Tyler

Five Generations!

Great-Great Grandpa Fred, Great Grandma Bernita, Grandpa Larry, Daddy, and Ethan

Family photo

Picture time

Nothing much is going on here this week. We are excited to head to Ben's hometown to see Grammy and Grandpa and everyone. Ben's great aunt and uncle are having a 50th anniversary party this weekend and I hear there might even be a polka band.
And since I can't seem to post without putting up a picture of Ethan--Here's a couple of cute ones of our sweet boy.