I have to say that Ethan is my most accident prone child. Whether it be his fault or he be the brunt of someone else's mishap. So this night he and Aidan were bathing. I tell him all the time to not get in and out of the tub because he might slip and fall. Well he did just that. He got out of the tub and somehow slipped and fell forward knocking two of his top teeth loose. I wasn't in the bathroom when it happened but heard a lot a crying and screaming which is pretty normal. I quickly went in there to see blood coming out of his mouth. I really didn't think much of it. I just assumed he bit his lip or something and started to rinse his mouth out. It wasn't until later when he says to me, " Can you put a band-aid on my tooth?" did I realize what he had done. I immediately called Ben freaking out because I didn't know what to do. He told me to call our brother-in-law in Vegas who is a pediadontist. I called Jaren up and explained to him what happened. He pretty much told me there was nothing anyone could do. I would just have to watch it and cut up all his food for him for the next two weeks so he wouldn't be using those teeth to bite into his food. He said either it will heal depending on if he damaged the nerve or not or if he did damage the nerve the tooth would eventually die and fall out. So this happened about a month ago and I am sad to say I am pretty sure it is dead and will eventually fall out! My poor little 2 year old might just have to have a missing tooth until he is nine or ten!
Ethan was so awesome and I really can't take the credit. All I did was have patience. It took him about a week and half before he was completely potty trained. When we went to Reno he continued to do well but then the last week and a half I was there he started to regress. He started wetting his underwear and wouldn't let anyone, not even myself take him potty except for his grandma. Unfortunately his grandma wasn't always around. Now we have been back in Utah for a week and we are back on track. No more accidents. Waking up dry 90% of the time in the morning. He still won't let anyone take him potty except for me now which I can't complain about because at least he's going in the toilet! I had to have him in underwear before the baby comes. I wasn't going to have two in diapers again….no thank you!
Potty training has got to be one of the hardest, patience trying things I have had to do as a mother. Aidan was potty trained at 2 1/2 after two weeks of training. Ethan is only 25 months old but I feel like its that time. He is much different than Aidan was. Aidan was waking up dry every morning and from nap times and he would hide when he had to go poop. He didn't want anything to do with the toilet for the longest time. So we made a chart with stickers for every time he made it to the toilet. Ethan wakes up pretty wet in the mornings but he would start hiding as well when he had to go poop. He loves sitting on the potty and has been doing it since he was about 20 months. With the baby coming in a couple of months I really want Ethan out of diapers by then. Today is kind of our real first attempt though with really trying to teach him. He has no problem going poop in the toilet. We have had NO poop accidents but he can't quite make it to the toilet when he needs to pee. I am crossing my fingers this won't take too long! How cute is he in his little boxer briefs though?!
This one is for you Roxy!
Ethan's favorite song…Gatorade commercial! from jaclyn on Vimeo.
Ethan is hilarious when it comes to dancing! Anytime he hears music whether its on the TV or the radio, even if its a short commercial, he has to get up and dance! He has soooooo much energy and it never seems to wear out. I have a small idea where he gets it from…:)
Ethan and his GROOVE! from jaclyn on Vimeo.
Ummm...Ethan is only 10 months old and he took his first steps about a week ago. His favorite thing right now is if I am laying or sitting on the ground he will pull himself up on me and just stand there with out holding on. This day I moved away and held out my hands to him and he walked two steps towards me and then fell into my arms! I couldn't believe it! My little boy is getting so BIG!
I think time with the second child seems to fly by even faster than the first. I really can't believe that he is already 9 months old. June is just right around the corner and he will be one! Ethan has been such a joy to have. He and Aidan are complete opposites. It's unreal how different they are. Ethan is quite the eater as you may have seen on an earlier post. He loves to be held. He is most happy when someone is holding him (although now he is a mommas boy) :). He is now crawling everywhere which helps him not want to be held all the time because now he can move around. He has two little teeth on the bottom but thinks he can eat anything. He can now hold his own bottle which is SOOO nice! He really is such a happy baby and loves it when Aidan plays with him. He just laughs and laughs! It's really so cute! Ethan saw the doctor yesterday and here are his stats:
Weight: 21.5 lbs.--65%
Height: 29 in.--66%
Head Cir.: 18 in.--62%
He is all very proportional! :) He is a little chunk though compared to Aidan who only weighs 25lbs. My arm seriously dies after trying to hold him for too long. But we love him and are so grateful for his constant smiles!
Ethan loves food! The other day Ethan was literally screaming at me when Aidan and I were eating french toast! He wanted some so bad, so I caved and fed him some. No joke he closed his eyes while he chewed his food and then proceeded to scream at me for another bite! He looked like he was savoring every bite. He ate about half of my french toast when I just had to stop. He WILL NOT eat his Gerber food anymore. He HATES it! He spats it everywhere. So now I just have to feed him everything we eat and mind you he only has two itty bitty teeth on the bottom! What else am I supposed to do. It kind of worries me because baby's aren't supposed to have any dairy before a year old not to mention other things and I feel like I have no choice. I even tried salt and peppering his Gerber chicken dinner one time because that stuff is so bland and he didn't buy it for one second! He has gotten to the point where you just have to say "that's enough" otherwise he will eat and eat and eat! He is now in the same size diapers as Aidan and is only about 4 lbs lighter then him! Here are some pictures from January when he used to eat his Gerber food!
Ben and I actually missed our ward Christmas party because Ben's work party was that same night. Fortunately for us we have some good friends who watched Aidan and Ethan and took them to the party to see Santa. Jenn said Aidan was being a little shy but didn't try to get off Santa's lap which is way better than last year! Ethan just sat there and didn't fuss either. Thanks Troy and Jenn for watching the boys for us!
(This is a picture of Ethan eating rice cereal for the first time...he didn't like it too much but he ate it.)
Ethan turned six months old on Thursday last week. He saw the doctor yesterday and here are his stats:
weight: 18lbs.--59%
length: 26 in.--42%
head cir.: 17.5in--69%
The doctor said Ethan is doing really well. Ethan is one of the happiest babies. He sleeps about 12 hours on average every night which I love! He is so smart. It's so much fun to see how much he is learning everyday. He loves to roll over to his belly and see everything that is going on. He especially loves to watch Aidan play. I can't wait until Ethan is a little bit more mobile so he can play with Aidan. Right now he is learning to sit up on his own but hasn't quite mastered that yet. No sign of any teeth which I am okay with at this point. We just love this little guy so much!
Everyone has their opinion about the boys, whether they think they look alike or they don't. So see for yourself...(Aidan is on the left and Ethan is on the right)
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3 months
4 months
I know I say this a lot but time really does fly for me. He is growing up so much quicker then Aidan ever seemed to be at this age. He saw the doctor yesterday and here are his stats:
Weight: 15.5 lbs.--62.6%
Length: 25.5 in.--72%
Head Cir: 16.4 in.--32%
I have to agree with my sister in law Britney...I love my sleeping children sometimes more than the awake ones. They are on their best behavior when they are sleeping! In all honesty it's hard trying to hold a baby in one arm and a diaper bag and purse in the other and trying to chase your toddler around. Yesterday I went to Carls Jr. to get something to eat and let Aidan play around in their playground. When it came time to go...I am sure what people saw was quite the site to see. Here is a mother carrying a baby in his carseat in one arm, a purse in the other, two drinks, Aidan's leftovers, and Aidan. I will say that Aidan has been really good as of late. We went through a really rough patch there for awhile where Aidan would throw himself on the ground and scream if he didn't get what he wanted and it didn't matter if there was carpet or cement below him. At first I did do a lot of yelling and spanking which didn't seem to do anything. After much prayer (because I was on the verge of a nervous break down) I have found a new way to deal with these "terrible two's". I started putting him in time out even if he started to throw a temper tantrum and I would just give him lots of love those times he seems to just be having a bad day. Because my Heavenly Father is aware of me and my needs He has really blessed me, and Aidan has not thrown himself on the ground anymore. He is really trying to communicate with us using his words and has really started to listen to his parents when he is asked to do something. All in all, Aidan is a wonderful little boy who I love more and more everyday. Ethan is such a great baby and I am grateful to my father in heaven for always blessing me with so much and who continually answers my prayers.
I just love them! Aidan has been so cute with Ethan and very protective of him. He's really learning to be a good big brother!
