Long Tongue & Short Hair

Ethan must have discovered his tongue this week. He's been sticking it out a lot. It's pretty long too; Uncle Tyler would be proud.

I also took Ethan to get his first haircut today. I know he doesn't have much hair, but it was sticking out over his ears and we are getting his one year pictures taken this weekend, so I wanted to clean it up a little. I could have done it myself, but I was nervous that I might cut him if he moved suddenly. Anyway, he did really well and was such a big boy sitting in the chair all by himself. The lady kept saying how cute he was....I have to agree!

Our Merry Christmas

We had a great time being at home with our families over Christmas! We all got so spoiled! Our family and friends are way too generous. Ethan has so many new toys, books, and clothes! He's one happy boy playing with all of his toys today.

*I just added this video of Ethan walking with one of his toys. I love how he starts clapping at himself!

Ho Ho Ho

We took Ethan to see Santa for the first time on Saturday. He kept staring up at him. Thank goodness he didn't try to pull on his beard!

When we got home, we let Ethan taste the candy cane that Santa gave to him. He loved it. He's like his momma and daddy with a bit of a sweet tooth!

Today, we decided to let Ethan open his presents. I didn't want to bring them home with us; plus I'm sure he'll have plenty to open there. He enjoyed his new toys and books all afternoon. I still can't believe that Christmas is this week! We are excited to go home and see all of our family!

Word of the Day...

Orchiopexy.
That's the word of the day.
If you don't know (I had no idea), an orchiopexy is the surgery to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum. Maybe more than you really wanted to know. But, that's what is in Ethan's future. We had an appointment today with a urologist in Columbia and scheduled his surgery for February. Thankfully, they were able to palpate the testicle in his inguinal canal, which makes the whole thing much more minor, so I'm told. He won't even have to stay in the hospital. Still, I'm not looking forward to the whole thing. I keep telling myself that it's pretty routine and shouldn't be a big deal at all, but no one wants their baby to have surgery!

Arrrrr...

I caught Ethan making the best pirate face the other day!

And, this is how I found him the other morning. He chased his car back behind the table and then he just sat there and hid out.

I will also share a few videos for Grandmas and Grandpas.

The first one he is enjoying some yummy hot chocolate.

Here he is pushing around one of our kitchen chairs. This is one of his favorite activities right now.

11 months

I'm a couple days behind. Ethan turned 11 months old on the 7th. He is so much fun. He doesn't have any words yet, but he has started to "talk" to things and will repeat after us much more. He's also turning into such a little boy and making all kinds of noises. He's still got 7 teeth and we aren't too close to walking yet. He is just so careful. I think it will be awhile on that one. He did start clapping this weekend, which is pretty cute. Check out the video at the bottom.

New Stuff!

We went to Kansas City this weekend to meet our new nephew, Levi. He is so cute and so tiny! I forgot how little newborns really are! We had a great time visiting Vicki and Danny and holding Levi. Thanks for letting us invade your house for a day and spend time with you guys!
Here is Ethan checking out his baby cousin.


Here's a picture of proud mama and daddy with Levi


Another new thing we got this weekend...

We were three hours from home on Friday and nearing Ethan's bedtime when I realized that I had forgotten to bring his bear that he sleeps with. I wasn't sure how dependent he was on the bear, but I wasn't going to chance him not having something to cuddle with when we were away from home. So, I made Ben pull over and we went into a Hallmark store, hoping to be able to find the same bear we already have. Of course, they didn't carry the same one so we just looked for something cute. We held up this cheetah for Ethan and he immediately started smiling. We let him hold it, and first thing he did was put it in his mouth. So, now we had to get it. Of course, there was no price tag, but he likes it, so I decide to not worry about it and go to the register. Yeah, so our new little stuffed animal cost me $26.86.
But, hey...he slept great and it was so worth it!