"MILEStones...": November 2011

Ethan had his first experience with mac and cheese the other day. He ate a lil bit of it but he also had a few gerber snacks before the mac and cheese was finished. So, I'm not sure if he didn't like it or he just wasn't that hungry. He played in it for a lil' while. I did manage to snap a photo of him digging in to the cheesy goodness.

There are so many things that I want to do this month but I can't because my husband is currently deployed. One thing that I'm really excited for is taking Ethan to see Santa and getting a photo. But, I have to wait until next month because I don't want Josh to miss out on his first Santa visit. Also, the new Twilight movie is coming next week but I'm under strict orders that I can't go see it unless it is with the hubs. Starting next week, I get hear about how good the movie was over and over again but I have to wait to see it. Stop deployments come at the worst times!!!! Oh well, I am kind of busy taking care of Ethan, while working on my school work and trying to come up with something special to do for Josh and my 1st anniversary. Busy, busy, busy....

*He conquered the baby gate...

Until next time...I will be sitting here missing my husband!!!

Let start off by saying sorry for being gone so long. The past 3 weeks ( I think is how long it's been since my last post) have been a lil hectic, to say the least. Unfortunately this post is probably going to be shorter then normal only because I'm still playing catch-up on my school work and Ethan is due to wake up form his nap at any time now. I'll just kind of recap what has gone on the past couple weeks and include some photos.

We ended up taking Ethan trick or treating two different nights. The first night we took him around our neighborhood, which turned out to be a slight bust because no one got the memo that they would have tons of neighborhood "characters" knocking on their door for candy. That night ended being quite cold and I worried that Ethan was going to get sick but he hung in there like a trooper. Unfortunately, he fell asleep about 15 mins before we got home and mom had to carry his little sleepy life-less body most of the way.

*Forgot to mention he was dressed up as "Aubie" the tiger!!!!

The second night we took him (Halloween night), we tagged along with our friends, Eddie and Amanda, and went to a neighborhood down the street where they actually got the memo. I think we ended up trick or treating for about an hour but we managed to get good stash of candy. Yet again, he passed out before we made it back to the car.

This past week has been the most difficult because the two of us (Ethan and myself) managed to get sick. I believe it is from the first night of trick or treating and just how the weather changes so drastically around here. Ethan was just stuffy but the night after I started noticing it turned out to be one the longest nights because he just couldn't sleep at all. We ended up staying up practically all night and early the next morning. So, later that evening I finally went and bought a humidifer for his room and it worked like a charm. He fell asleep that night at 6 p.m. and slept until 8 the next morning. However, once he was in bed I started to notice that I was getting sick. And the next couple of days were the worst. It is not easy taking care of a 7 1/2 month old, that will not sit still for more then 2 secs, when you're sick. He did manage to keep himself entertained...

*"Mom, I want to help with the laundry..."

I have just started feeling better the past couple days. So, now I'm super busy trying to clean up the house, which has fallen to the way-side the past week, take care of "fully mobile" Ethan, and try to catch up on my school work. Not fun!!!! I haven't touched my school work in almost 2 weeks. Ugh.....

Well, wish me luck....