New song

Sing with me now, to the tune of "BINGO":

There was a boy whose name was Ethan

And teething was his game-o

1-2-3-4 teeth

1-2-3-4 teeth

1-2-3-4 teeth

in less than 30 days.

Yes, that's right, Ethan just sprouted his 4th upper tooth THIS MONTH, putting his grand total at 6 teeth. Pirana lessons, here we come!

My skills

Oh the joys of a cardboard box!

I got a box today. What a fun present!

You can do so many things with a box. You can play peekaboo.

You can open the box. You can close the box.

You can eat the box.

You can read the outside of the box. Or pretend to read.

Oh the joys of a cardboard box!

absurd!

I really can't believe I'm saying this, but Ethan just popped yet ANOTHER tooth today! I think that's 3 teeth in 3 weeks! No wonder the poor kid was grouchy this weekend. It was the other front tooth, and it really looks like the other eye tooth is coming right away as well. Good grief. Am I raising a shark or a human??

lopsided!

So Ethan just popped another tooth today...so now he has his two bottom teeth, and on the top, the right-hand fang (eye-tooth??) and the left-hand middle tooth. What a lopsided little face!

you just have so see it...

Ethan has a happy dance now, and he does it when he sitting, when he's lying down, when he's standing, when he gets a new toy, when he's eating, in the cart at the store...it's hard to describe but if you saw it, you would have to laugh! He shakes his whole upper body from side to side, usually while holding a toy or something else in his hands so he just squirms like a worm. I guess you just have to see it!

night out

So we finally had a date tonight, and got our first "real" babysitter. I say she was a "real" babysitter because we actually paid her. :) We love our free babysitters but we don't want to wear them out!

We're going to visit Grandma, Grandpa, and Auntie Erin tomorrow. Lots of exciting things have changed since we saw them at Thanksgiving. A new tooth, better sitting, better giggles, and a really cute toque! Yay for growing babies!

our sweet "new" ride

pinchy pinchy

Ethan's finally figuring out a rudimentary pincher grasp, as evidenced by the fact that he's learning to feed himself Cheerios! It's so fascinating to watch his development. He is getting better about pushing himself backwards, and sometimes even gets his butt up in the air with his knees under him. He never tips over when he sits anymore. And his favorite game is when I load up a bucket with toys and put it in front of him so he can tip it over and pull all the toys OUT!

ahh

So we're finally all getting better. Ethan's still got a cough and a sniffle, but at least he's sleeping well and not nearly as whiny today. I really can't handle the incessant cry-whine. I understand that it sucks to be sick but MAN. When there's nothing I can do to calm him down, I just want a mommy-vacation!!