The base library is the only place that I can have access to the internet since the cable people can't get out here till Sept 6th. Therefore this will be short due to the fact I have Ethan with me.
He now has two teeth and is still fiesty as ever. His smiles were always cute but now that he has teeth, it adds in some extra cuteness. "Walrus" is the nickname that Eric has given Ethan because when Ethan starts moving around the house he looks just like a Walrus. He has not learned that he needs to pick his legs up to crawl, so he ends up pulling with arms and his legs follow him. It is something different to see. He will get into the crawling stance but ends up backing out. By all this moving around the saucer has been replaced with a walker. He loves it and is all over the kitchen. However, since this kitchen is about half the size of our last he has to move with the walls and there is not really that much space. Yesterday we backed the cars out of the driveway and let him loose. He was loving it and it was a work out because he was in bed by 8 without a fuss.
I will add tons of pictures once we get the internet so that everyone can see how big he has grown. I think he is going thru a growth spurt because his naps have been longer than they usually are.
Ashe Background
Friday, August 25, 2006
Thursday, August 17, 2006
1300 Miles
We have finally made it!!!! It was such a long drive and hit us a little harder than expected. Picture this. 2 cars, 7 month old Ethan, 1 hyper dog and both cars packed to the max. I can leave it up to your imagination on how the trip went. With all that over with, we have been busy trying to get settled.
Eric has a lot of down time till the beginning of Sept so we have been trying to get processed and eagerly waiting for our furniture to be delivered. Unfortunately, it will not be delivered till Monday. This is due to the huge mass of students coming in for the fall session. Therefore we have already started sightseeing what unique things there are in this area. Yesterday we went to the Aviation Museum on Wright-Patt. It is a great museum with so many wonderful exhibits. We got a chance to learn a little on the history of the Wright Brothers first flight leading to all of the modern planes. We will defiantly be taking any guest that comes to visit us; it is something not to be missed.
I love the neighborhood that we have moved into because it is family oriented. As soon as 7 o’clock rolls around it seems everyone is outside either socializing with their neighbors or playing with their kids. Everybody has come over and welcomed us to the neighborhood. They all are AFIT students and spouses so that helps me a lot because they can give me the low down on what life will be like. The best part is that there are 2 other babies on the block around Ethan’s age, so that should be fun.
Ethan has been so busy! He has turned into this curious infant that wants nothing to do with us (well until it is feeding time). After a while of holding him, he is trying to wiggle out of your arms to get on the floor and experience life down there. He has got the sitting position down and can even go from lying on his stomach to the sitting position. He hasn’t started to crawl yet, but it isn’t far off. He will get on all four’s see something he wants lay on his stomach and then pull with his arms and push with his feet. He is getting better everyday and I have to keep a close watch on him because he will be across the room before I know it. As soon as I get our computer up and running I will put a video on of him doing it. He has also discovered outlets, and I am constantly telling him not to touch them. Even though they are covered, I still don’t want prying hands all over them. Lately, Ethan has become more vocal and still has his fake couch. People have looked at us awkward in restaurants because of his weird noises. We just say that he is okay and he does it on purpose. Ohh I almost forgot, Ethan has started his sippy cup. I wanted to make sure he could hold his own bottle before we started the cup. He loves it because I think he sees us doing it and wants to do it too. Anytime he sees me drinking from a cup he grabs it and drags it to his mouth and starts to drink from it. (Sometimes it is coke! I know bad mommy, I am slapping my hand now. Hey at least it is not alcohol!) Anyways, he likes it and it may help us out later when we will start to take the bottle away.
Eric has a lot of down time till the beginning of Sept so we have been trying to get processed and eagerly waiting for our furniture to be delivered. Unfortunately, it will not be delivered till Monday. This is due to the huge mass of students coming in for the fall session. Therefore we have already started sightseeing what unique things there are in this area. Yesterday we went to the Aviation Museum on Wright-Patt. It is a great museum with so many wonderful exhibits. We got a chance to learn a little on the history of the Wright Brothers first flight leading to all of the modern planes. We will defiantly be taking any guest that comes to visit us; it is something not to be missed.
I love the neighborhood that we have moved into because it is family oriented. As soon as 7 o’clock rolls around it seems everyone is outside either socializing with their neighbors or playing with their kids. Everybody has come over and welcomed us to the neighborhood. They all are AFIT students and spouses so that helps me a lot because they can give me the low down on what life will be like. The best part is that there are 2 other babies on the block around Ethan’s age, so that should be fun.
Ethan has been so busy! He has turned into this curious infant that wants nothing to do with us (well until it is feeding time). After a while of holding him, he is trying to wiggle out of your arms to get on the floor and experience life down there. He has got the sitting position down and can even go from lying on his stomach to the sitting position. He hasn’t started to crawl yet, but it isn’t far off. He will get on all four’s see something he wants lay on his stomach and then pull with his arms and push with his feet. He is getting better everyday and I have to keep a close watch on him because he will be across the room before I know it. As soon as I get our computer up and running I will put a video on of him doing it. He has also discovered outlets, and I am constantly telling him not to touch them. Even though they are covered, I still don’t want prying hands all over them. Lately, Ethan has become more vocal and still has his fake couch. People have looked at us awkward in restaurants because of his weird noises. We just say that he is okay and he does it on purpose. Ohh I almost forgot, Ethan has started his sippy cup. I wanted to make sure he could hold his own bottle before we started the cup. He loves it because I think he sees us doing it and wants to do it too. Anytime he sees me drinking from a cup he grabs it and drags it to his mouth and starts to drink from it. (Sometimes it is coke! I know bad mommy, I am slapping my hand now. Hey at least it is not alcohol!) Anyways, he likes it and it may help us out later when we will start to take the bottle away.
Sunday, August 06, 2006
First Tooth
On the morning of August the 5th, I couldn't get Ethan to stop fussing so I lent him my knuckle to chew on. He was searching for anything to put in his mouth. It was then that I realized that something really sharp pricked my finger. I looked in his mouth and there was a little sharp tooth piercing out of his bottom gum. Of course we had to wake Daddy up and show him the new tooth. Since this has happened the only fingers he will be biting on are his own. That tooth is real sharp!!
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