New Monthly Update

Ethan is 5 months!

This little guys just keep on growing so fast, it's making Mama sad!
This past month:
-Solids! Yes, he is eating solids now. I wanted to wait until 6 months  but this little boy just seemed so hungry. So far he loves peas the most, broccoli the least.
-He can now roll from back to tummy, and tummy to back.
-He scoots all over the place and in every direction. He is starting to lift himself up from the floor with his arms. Crawling is just around the corner.
-He full out laughs, and laughs at silly things we do.
-He is so alert! He is already after any phone and remote he can get his hands on.
-He pinches when he grabs....and it hurts.
-He had his first trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and camping, he loved them both

Logan

Logan will be 3 in a little over a month, we cant believe how fast the time has gone by! We have been teaching him the proper way to pray, he loves to pray and asks to pray to heavenly father before each  meal.

Prayer Lesson:

Daddy: "Logan, when we pray to Heavenly Father, we can thank him for things. What is something you want to thank Heavenly Father for?"

Logan: "Hmmmmmm....chocolate cake!"

Daddy: "Okay, yes, you can thank him for chocolate cake. But you can also thank him for things like, keeping us safe and healthy. Now, we can also ask Heavenly Father for things, what is something you'd like to ask Heavenly Father for?"

Logan: "Hmmmmmm...BLUE chocolate cake!"

He did great for his first lesson, and he keeps practicing on saying prayers on his own. :)

Ethan is 4 months!

Logan is growing and changing so much! Whenever he runs he begins his step with any sort of flying sound effect. He has just begun to not  be too shy to say prayers now....he still mumbles through them but its so precious.  He now lets us brush his teeth willingly because we got this book called Sugar Bug Doug. So now we brush and kill the sugar bugs each night before bed time.

Here is a picture of Logan and David getting ready to go on their first Father & Sons camping trip. Logan had a blast!

Here are a couple of his new stories from this past month:

I was giving both him and Ethan a bath and I got Ethan out and dressed. I came back to sit with Logan, and he was trying to suck on the used wash towel.

Me: "Logan! No! That's yucky, I washed Ethan's butt with that towel!"

Logan: " "Mommy...turn around!" with the funny grin across his face.

I turned with one eye open and he went to suck on it anyway! I took it away before he did...but i thought this was pretty hilarious

David is installing a whole house fan system in our house. He was fishing wires from the attic to make a control plate in the hall way. This is done by using a "snake" tool. Logan runs into the front room to tell me

Logan : "Mommy!!! Daddy is catching snakes!! Come on Mom, Come see!!"

He's also began to say:

Oh my goodness!

Mommy, you crazy!

What the heck!

WOW! My little Ethan baby is growing so fast! He is now 4 months old and is up to so many new things! 

We had his 4 month well baby check and here are the stats:
-95th percentile for height - 26 inches
-75th percentile for weight - 15 pounds 13 ounces
-50th percentile for head circumference

Here is what he is up to:
-Mr. Grabbers is his new name, he grabs at everything so we now have to be careful when holding him at a table because he goes for just about anything.
-Grabs and picks up toys and they go straight to his mouth, with lots of chewing and chomping....and drool.
-He has discovered his feet this last month, and loves to reach & eat them.
-He stared at our food when we are eating, the Dr. says he is ready for solids now...but I don't think I am ready for him to be ready ;)
-He loves to hear himself chatter and squeal....and so does Mommy!
-He scoots around a lot, I put him down on his play mat and he scoots in circles...he sure can't wait to start moving.
-He is ticklish for sure, and loves it!

The Power of Pinterest

So I've decided to make a bigger effort to do more fun sensory things with Logan. So instead of just pinning all these awesome ideas I've found on Pinterest, I've decided I need to actually DO them with Logan.  In turn, I am spending more time with him doing fun things while Ethan is napping instead of being on the computer or cleaning my house while Logan plays by himself or watches TV.

This is Oobleck. Its Cornstarch and Water and its a solid and a liquid! I'd never done this before and it was pretty cool. I saw a video that if you pour it on a cookie sheet and put it over a sub it will respond to the bass. This we couldn't get to work but will try again.

We had Sofia come over, she loved the "goo" but Logan didn't so much.  He hates getting stuff on him, so it didn't go over well.

I made Moon Sand, and Logan liked this much better. I told him an astronaut brought it back from the moon for me...he thought that was pretty awesome.

My goal is to do 2-3 fun things like these each week we can do together while Ethan is sleeping. In turn, I am hoping he will be happier getting some one on one attention with Mommy and the whining will decrease a bit. ;)

Mother's Day

How blessed am I to be a Mother to two wonderful boys! I just love them to  pieces and am in awe of them each day that passes! They are both so amazing and I love watching them grow, change and learn every day.   Logan blossoms a little more and is saying so many new things. He went outside with me and let me take some pictures of him on Mother's Day -- this was his present to me to be able to get some good shots of him.

Ethan is such a special baby, he is so easy and laid back and has such a sweet spirit to him. Here he is getting his first haircut, and me GIVING my first haircut! I have to say it turned out pretty good, I was tired of him looking crazy with his hair heading in every direction. He is 15 weeks here.

Ethan, take your pick!!

One of my best friends who happens to be our neighbor had her twins at the beginning of the month! They are just so precious and beautiful! It makes me want twin girls! I can't wait to see Ethan grow up and play with them, and hopefully not break any hearts in the process! ;)

Rockin' and Rollin

Ethan has been very close to rolling over, and today...HE DID IT! He was on his tummy and rolled over to his back.  I am excited that he is growing, but also dreading this because he hates laying on his back...hopefully he doesn't start rolling in his sleep otherwise he will most likely wake himself up!

With this first of Ethan, he also had another first this week....his first fever. :( He has a cold, a light cough and a congested nose. His fever was 100.9 and his little eyes are red.  He is still so perfect, hasn't been fussy at all....just a sad baby. I hope he gets better fast.

Potty Triumph

Well, we had a step in the right direction! On 4/24 Logan went pee pee in the potty, twice! He used to go but lost interest and once Ethan came lost ALL interest.  I've been pushing and he didn't seem ready, well...he still isn't totally but has gone to sit on the potty a few times since. This was made possible by the bribery method.  For 2 days I had to set the idea in Logan's head that if he went pee pee on the potty, he could go to the store and buy Edward.  (Edward is a train he's been asking for.)  He gets another train when he poops...this I can see won't happen for a while, but I will keep on pushin!

I've been  exploring taking pictures with manual settings on my camera and using a free editing program.  These are my 2 boys feet together. I got this pose idea from pinterest and finally remembered to do it. I love how it turned out!

Here is Ethan, just because he is such a cutie! This is a picture from his 3 month birthday photo shoot by his practicing mama :)

In addition to my previous post of what Ethan is up to, in the last 2 weeks he has begun to laugh. Its so precious to see his sweet smile and little chuckles! He thinks it so funny when I put his feet to his face. He also began being curious as he is nursing...he likes to look around, especially if there is a noisy Logan lurking around. He only like to sit up or stand up. He tries to sit up in his car seat...hence why he is not a fan of it! I think we may get him his big car seat sooner than we did for Logan. He is never asleep in it for long, and when the car stops he wakes up, i think lugging it around is more of a hassle.