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After nap, Ethan has consistently run to his box of toys, pull the toys out, then climb in! It's so cute to see him there. Sometimes he'll drag his bay-bay (in Chinese, bay-bay is blankie) in and hang out for a while.</div>
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Please disregard the lovely child proofing on either side of our bookshelves. :( The grandfather's had a lil too much time on their hands and <strike>taped to death</strike> covered most right angles in our living room.</div>
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I really think my husband was created to make little boys and give them mo-hawk hair cuts. </div>
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I hadn't seen a grown man so excited when we finally agreed on giving our child a mo-hawk cut. I looove Ethan's long hair, but it was getting out of control in his eyes. It was too stick straight (thanks Asian hair genes!) to brush to the side, or tuck behind his ears. And the Florida heat gave him a constant 'sweaty head, matted hair' look. :/ </div>
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Now this wasn't an easy feat. We quickly learned that this was probably the last mo-hawk cut Ethan would have. He learned to squrim, fight, kick, scream, cry, give us the saddest puppy dog look- why on Earth would you as my parents torture me like this?! ALL.AT.THE.SAME.TIME. He haaaated the buzzer. We danced, sang, played Elmo on the ipad, pointed out airplanes outside. Nada. </div>
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Traumatizing for us too. Halfway through (he had a mullet at this point), I snapped at my husband- WHY did we think this was a good idea!?</div>
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I have to admit, we're pretty happy with his cute head. After a fun, long bath, we were all ooook. </div>
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Of course, he wasn't staying still, so we couldn't get great pictures, but you get the idea :)</div>
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As the mother of a curious toddler, I'm continuously exploring the food world for something: healthy, tasty, and easy to make!! Actually, if he's interested and it's healthy, I'll make it. At this stage, Ethan will love eggs one day, so I'll prepare a few more, freeze/store them, only to find the next day he won't even take a bite. </div>
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We're getting pretty creative in how to distract, shove spoon in mouth, do it 29 more times to make sure he gets a good meal! This kid is easily distracted. Great eater (mostly!), but likes to keep his hands busy. </div>
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I'm a big fan of any recipe that isn't precise in measurements, and allows me to gather what veggies & goodies I can gather up in my fridge.</div>
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I first cooked up some quinoa (approx 2 cups? maybe more?) with homemade chicken broth to give some extra yumminess and nutrients.</div>
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What I found and chopped/prepped: ham, cheddar cheese, carrots, onions, green onions, kale, spinach, cracked pepper, 3 eggs:</div>
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All the ingredients chopped up and ready to go!</div>
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So not only are these lil muffins delicious, they're super easy to store, freeze, pop in the microwave and snack on! Great, small size for my lil guy's fingers. It's my go to snack when we're out running errands. And I can pop them in husband's mouth after he gets home from work for a lil snack :)</div>
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At 14 months old, this kid is still loving his two, two hour naps a day. So thankful for a good sleeper! He's always loved and slept the best in his crib. I don't know how we'll ever transition to a 'big boy' bed because he covers every square inch of this crib. At night, we can hear/see him on the monitor rolling and flipping every which way. He usually ends up in one corner, all tucked in, or feet sticking straight up sometimes falling in between rails. Melts my heart getting to see him sleep so soundly :)</div>
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Hellooo unexpected hiatus! With a busy schedule, among other things, and deciding it was too daunting to plug in an SD card, I finally got the itch to keep this blog updated with our oh-so-exciting past few months :)</div>
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Going waay back to April, we celebrated Easter and snapped a couple of pics after a wonderful church service. Our lil man was obsessed with Easter eggs! Excited to think about him running around hunting the eggs next year.</div>
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Daddy decided our 'dada' and 'baby' gator magnets would be great props. Go Gators!</div>
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<br />Sonjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02495299997666233314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697062470569111340.post-19730141379971052882012-04-11T21:23:00.002-04:002012-04-11T21:23:34.695-04:00| E's first birthday party! |<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is one of Ethan's favorite book! Especially the finger puppet version :)<br /><br />Oh did I have some fun planning this party. It was the perfect park, the perfect day, the perfect family and friends all to celebrate our perfect little baby boy.</div>
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Our dear friends at <a href="http://www.studio222photography.com/blog/">Studio222</a> captured some parts of the special day :) Thanks guys!!</div>
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The many faces of Ethan:</div>
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Lil man is on the move. It gets harder and harder to get a good shot of this busy boy. My sister and I are maniacs running around the room trying to get his attention (let's hope no one gets footage of that) ;)<br />
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<li>you have certainly found your voice. It's hilarious to hear you 'conversate' with me. Sometimes I swear you're saying words right back. </li>
<li>teething wasn't much of a fight with the first 6 teeth, until these past couple of days. 4 wakes in one night? Tired momma and baby. This tooth better poke through soon.</li>
<li>I think you really know who I am! You've always been an independent kid. Easy to please and you entertain well sitting there with all your toys! Now you're always looking for a me and wanting to see what I'm up to in the kitchen. I don't mind the hugs and snuggles :)</li>
<li>The fridge is your happy place. I've never seen a kid crawl so fast when you hear the fridge open and me rustling inside. You could play in there for a while. (certainly daddy's boy. I hate the cold.) You are all about conversations when the fridge door is open. </li>
<li>you are just a happy kid. we love watching you on the video monitor. you wake up, chit chat, and you've started playing with the stuffed animals in your crib! Stinkin adorable!</li>
<li>peek-a-boo is a fun game we play while you eat in your high chair</li>
<li>you climb now. this worries me, but cracks me up because you're finding the funniest things to climb! you love sitting on daddy's guitar, climbing the couch to get the turn stick thing for the blinds, your high chair and car seat- it's a race to get you buckled in or you're standing/jumping exclaiming victory!</li>
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It's been fun, Ethan! I'm in total denial when I'm working on some diy projects for your birthday party. Enjoying each and every day of your first year! :)</div>
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We went on a little adventure to the Florida State Fair. Eye candy (colors! candy! fried everything!) galore! I wish I could say it brought back memories as a child, but we only went a small handful of times. Excited to start a tradition with our family. Ethan looooved every ball he could get his chubby hands on. Daddy won the water spraying game thing and got E a ball! </div>
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<br />Sonjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02495299997666233314noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697062470569111340.post-81505704552829616152012-02-14T21:13:00.006-05:002012-02-16T21:06:59.938-05:00| Ethan Growth |Better late than never!<br />
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It really is unbelievable how fast this kid is growing. He learns something new everyday.<br />
::sniff:: Ethan definitely isn't a little baby anymore. Believe you me, I treasure each moment that I can still cuddle him and pretend he's still my newborn. (These moments are rare, as this child rarely sits still anymore!)<br />
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<li>Still have 6 teeth (4 upper, 2 lower). Eating like a big boy. Just within these past 2 weeks, you want to be in charge of your own food. You only let me feed you yogurt and oatmeal! Finger foods it is!</li>
<li>Sleeping is going great! Night routine 7pm-7am with the occasional feeding around 4ish. 2 naps during the day keep you pretty happy talkative</li>
<li>It is one of the cutest things to see you interact with your little friends when we have park playdates. Totally depends on the time of day (how close we are to the next nap) to how social you are. We went to a Gymboree birthday party and we skipped our morning nap, and in protest you played with a ball in the corner by yourself. We won't be skpping naps anymore! (bad mommy)</li>
<li>The feeling of being wanted by your smiling child just makes my heart melt. You play just fine on your own, but once in a while you'll check to see what I'm doing in the kitchen and just want to be held. I love showing you what I'm doing around the kitchen! The fridge is a favorite. I've never seen anyone crawl so fast when the fridge opens up. You know it's where all the good stuff comes from!</li>
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This has been your most active month, yet! At about 7.5 months, you finally decided it's time to roll. You first rolled at 4.5 months, but that came to a halt when you realized there wasn't much use since we could get you to wherever you wanted to go.<br />
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<li>Up on your hands and knees! Rocking back and forth, and scooching while you sit. </li>
<li>Two more teeth popped out up top. Total of 4 teeth! Which you're very interested in. You grind your teeth. It's a horrid sound. You test our your teeth on everything! (including me :/)</li>
<li>You were meant to eat. During your monthly photoshoot, you weren't giving many smiles, that is, until there was food in your mouth. Doesn't seem like we can feed you fast enough! You haven't disliked one single food since we started solids at 6.5 months. So I can't really list your favorites. Since you eat ev.er.y.thing.</li>
<li>We've been battling a cold the past couple of weeks. :( Runny noses aren't fun. Maybe teething related? </li>
<li>You get the giggles first thing in the morning and right before bedtime (still a 7pm-7am sleeper!) Melts my heart!</li>
<li>Dad and I are coming up with a plan for your hair. Daddy wants a mohawk. I want a clean cut trim. Your hair is in your eyes! Why don't they make hair pieces for boys? Your hair is SO beautiful!</li>
<li>Hide and seek is a new favorite. You call for us with a quick yell, and start clapping once we pop into view. I could play this all day :)</li>
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We were in Houston for Halloween! It was good weather, minus the crazy jurassic mosquitos. Pumpkin carving seemed like a good idea...until the kids lost interest after 5 minutes. </div>
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<br />Sonjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02495299997666233314noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697062470569111340.post-16423535977387781852011-10-19T15:00:00.003-04:002011-10-19T15:00:53.916-04:00| Ethan Growth |<br /><br /><br />I feel like I'm doing these every other day. 7 months already?! Pics show the difference between before and after a nap :) He's always soo happy after a good long nap!<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<li style="text-align: left;">Welp, still not rolling around. I'm perfectly fine with this. You're content with sitting or laying on your stomach (or back) all day long. You're my paper weight for now. I put, you stay. :)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">You've become quite vocal when you're playing in your own world. Love hearing you sing yourself to sleep!</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Itsy bitsy spider can still calm you down in ANY situation. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Your hair is out of control. It doesn't mohawk anymore :( It's so beautiful, I don't want to cut it! If only we could use headbands and clips for baby boys. hehehehehe ....I might or might not have tried....</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">You loooove being outside. We watch Jordan puppy roll around in the grass outside. So cute seeing you run your fingers through the grass and your gorgeous hair blow in the wind!</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Sleeping is your thing! Seriously, we're spoiled. We play hard, and you certainly sleep hard. 7pm-7am. With the occasional night feeding around 4am-ish. I don't mind at all though. It's our snuggle time :)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">I see signs of crawling. The verrrryyyy early stages. You see a toy, you lurch forward for it. Then you're stuck because you won't roll. So cute!</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">We're doing solid foods pretty regularly. Once a day-ish. You haven't spit out an ounce of food. Let's hope this continues! So far, we've done avocado, steel cut oats, and green beans! </li>
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Over the weekend, we drove due West to a town called Brooksville. I hadn't heard of it before, but was excited to be in the woods with some dear friends. Being out in the wilderness takes my breath away. So excited to see my son experience and explore places like this! The stars at night were unbelievable. As we sat around the camp fire sharing stories, I couldn't help but stare straight up in the sky looking for shooting stars! We got super lucky with the weather! Glad we took advantage of the first cool night- a whopping 60 degrees! You better believe I bundled up my lil guy and brought my jacket! I have thinnnnn blood. :) </div>
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Another highlight? Midnight ATV rides through the woods. Our friends have four 4 wheelers. Um, I think we need to get one stat. They are SO fun! The guys went out on a 'jungle tour'- I'm talking machete hacking, rolling over trees bc the woods were so dense. I opted for the more docile tour. My husband drove, and I hopped on the back- we went through acres of orange groves, a civil war cemetery, and called alligators in the dark. scaaarrrry. (so upset we didn't take pics!!!)</div>
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Wanted to share some of my son's (+mine) favorite things. We've got quite a routine down with naps, eating, and getting out the door. I'll say it a million times: we are so thankful to have a good baby on our hands. Laid back, loves to eat, loves to sleep, poos regularly. Ethan has a ton of toys (spoiled by gparents already!), but will be happy sitting in your lap, or jumping up and down until your shoulders can burn no longer. </div>
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1: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/aden-anais-Muslin-Swaddle-Jungle/dp/B002SW3B0O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317911819&sr=8-1">Aden + Anais</a> muslin blankets. We swaddled the little babe in these from day one. It's pretty toasty in the summers here in FL, so these breathable, lightweight, and huge blankets are perfect for my sweaty baby. You can throw one near him and he automatically has his thumb in his mouth and blanket rubbing on his face! *melt*<br />
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2: Soft leather <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Eggi-Rookies-Shoes-12-18-Months/dp/B0058KG93Y/ref=sr_1_18?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1317912262&sr=1-18">baby shoes</a>. Shoes on baby are cute. Practical? Not really. We did succumb and buy some 'real shoes' for Ethan when he was about one month old. I tried to squeeze his meatball feet into them. He screamed. I felt bad. I decided a one month old doesn't need a sole and laces. Ethan's wide feet (thanks to my side of the fam!) fit nicely and painlessly in these cuties. We only put them on him when we're out, so his chunky feet don't get all germy on the restaurant tables.<br />
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3: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Space-Saver-Chair-Scatterbug/dp/B002OOWAK8/ref=dp_ob_title_baby">Fischer Price Space Saver</a>. We started solids on his 6 month birthday (avocado + breastmilk, yum!). But feed him here and there since he'll be primarily nursing till he's one. I thought the bumbo would suffice. Nope, Ethan, being a boy, takes apart the attachable tray and can <i>almost </i>wiggle out of it. We got this high chair mainly to save space. I HATE clutter. Another large clunky item just won't cut it. I love that this chair straps to your chair and baby can join us at the dinner table. He's strapped in and the tray is secure. Love it!<br />
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4: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ergo-baby-Baby-Carrier-Galaxy/dp/B002NGMXR2/ref=sr_1_1?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1317912798&sr=1-1">Ergo</a> baby carrier. My baby gets heavy. I put him in this carrier even around the house, so I can be hands free. It's SO comfortable! Great waist support and my back gets some relief! We went on a small hike with Ethan and he fell asleep :)<br />
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5: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bummis-Fabulous-Wet-Bags-Green/dp/B003TY3PNS/ref=sr_1_11?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1317912980&sr=1-11">Bummi'</a>s fabulous wet bag. Never leave home without it. This small wet bag is easily portable and holds maybe 3-4 diapers when we're out and about. We cloth diaper our lil guy. You can read about it <a href="http://sojolove.blogspot.com/2011/09/cloth-diapers.html">here</a>.<br />
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6: <a href="http://www.thebodyshop.com/_en/_ww/catalog/product.aspx?ParentCatCode=C_BathBody&CatCode=C_BathBody_Buriti_Baby&prdcode=67915m">Buriti Baby</a> from The Body Shop. For myself, I'm not a huge fan of body butter. (I like the convenience of a pump) For the little prince, we use this lotion after baths. We massage his chunky self and he is all relaxed! The fragrance is delicious! Ethan had sensitive skin a few of months ago (think he's outgrown it now), and this lotion didn't cause him to break out, and kept his skin very moisturized.<br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He could sit all day if I let him! </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Still no rolling....too much exercise? Why roll, when you can sit all day!</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SO ticklish! A gentle brush across his upper arm will give you a giggle</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mo hawk is back in full force. This is all natural folks. We actually can't get his hair to do anything else. Good thing the faux hawk is in! ;) I will never cut my child's hair again. (this boy had his haircut at just over 4 months and his hair was never the same!)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Started solid food for the first time. First meal? Avocado mixed with bmilk. He devoured it. I'm scared. What will this child be like in his teens?...nevermind. I don't want to think that far ahead. </span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reminiscing... Just the other day I looked like this:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Baby gear can be very overwhelming for new mommies. Definitely was for me: I spent <i>sooo</i> many hours researching strollers, bottles, lotions, paci's, carriers, blankets, cribs, you name it. To the point where it was a a few weeks before baby was due, I was like "I DON'T CARE ANYMORE!" The internet is sometimes my nemesis. Too much info can be a bad thing! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also, if you don't want to be overwhelmed, stay away from Babies R' Us. I <i>loooathe</i> that store. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our parenting style is pretty laid back. Yes, I do my research. If it's too complicated? Baby doesn't need it. Turns out when you have a newborn, you really don't need much. I'm his food, he co-slept with us in bed for the first month, and we had diapers. Yep, we even did cloth diapers. Didn't start our lil guy until he was about a month old. I wanted him to get nice and chunky to fit the diapers better. </span></div>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">supposedly, your kid will potty train earlier! (I'll keep you updated on this in a couple of years)</span></li>
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Sonjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02495299997666233314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697062470569111340.post-23945275392456465972011-08-25T16:24:00.001-04:002011-08-25T16:27:20.934-04:00| Ethan Growth |<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUoSOkyC-n8MozYUxGGhI_MGLkidocOu0MqRiq2jJSZ49srvxngCVNPA65_r_2-kMkSMlqkctVj8wfBs3NODNEC88ETnhVbzQPZgK4Es9j7HIOO5b-_27o0wEsWzHkgi4bpyb0yXqgL2E/s1600/5months.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUoSOkyC-n8MozYUxGGhI_MGLkidocOu0MqRiq2jJSZ49srvxngCVNPA65_r_2-kMkSMlqkctVj8wfBs3NODNEC88ETnhVbzQPZgK4Es9j7HIOO5b-_27o0wEsWzHkgi4bpyb0yXqgL2E/s640/5months.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Such a sweet thing. He's definitely a momma's boy. My husband thinks the Oedipus complex started early with Ethan. </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">less poo's per day!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">smiles every time he wakes up</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">itsy bitsy spider can bring a smile at any time of day</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">belly laughs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">quite a thumb sucker</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">first haircut at 4.5months (SO sad)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sitting up by himself! (with <i>some</i> assistance)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">loves reading! he actually pays attention and holds the book :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">clockwork with naptimes and 7pm- 7am sleep schedule</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">smiles all the time!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Traditionally, the Chinese culture celebrates a baby's 100th day of life. Yay to having a healthy, plump, little guy to call my own! We had family and friends in town, and pigged out! Lots of yummy traditional foods :) I was so worried Ethan would be cranky since he missed ALL of his naps- but we've got a social bug on our hands. I think he was passed around 100 times and just loved all the attention!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was excited for the yummy cake we got from the same bakery that did our wedding cake! It was also my fil's birthday (whom we call Ba, in Vietnamese), so we combined the two on one cake. When my husband went to pick up the cake, I got a phone call:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Babe, the writing isn't quite....right..."</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"What do you mean?"</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Well, instead of 'days' they put 'years', aaand instead of 'Ba', they put 'B.A.'.....</span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Alas, it was something like this. There were so many things to look at, so of course, it took a few tries to steal his eyes away :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7AXeSyk2QaZIOAVoWYAhl-e2G86ETtsJSnuQIpOI9RjNO8wFCOqfJsETUyjAcLs5YhQ9u4AovHzgoKgV-jbnUqp8dF2E2ZOncY9d3-yD0CuZFhXtpvn4zp8zDBKMLbe3Ymd9aTje_GAI/s1600/movie+night.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7AXeSyk2QaZIOAVoWYAhl-e2G86ETtsJSnuQIpOI9RjNO8wFCOqfJsETUyjAcLs5YhQ9u4AovHzgoKgV-jbnUqp8dF2E2ZOncY9d3-yD0CuZFhXtpvn4zp8zDBKMLbe3Ymd9aTje_GAI/s1600/movie+night.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We definitely had a great time. We laid out a huge comforter, and let Ethan enjoy the gorgeous view of oak trees above! I made some dinner and cut up fruit for dessert earlier, so we feasted and enjoyed some wine. It was pretty toasty and I was busy swatting away the mosquitos from my sweet boy's face. Then it was getting close to his bedtime, and we jetted. Maybe we'll try again when it's cooler out- perhaps November would be good ;)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This little angel of mine brings so much joy to our lives! I wake up to his smiling, giggling self every morning. And this little chunk is sleeping the whole.night.through. Since about 10 weeks. This mommy has finally caught up on sleep!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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