Pumpkins

It was a beautiful day today so we decided to get some fresh air. And since it is October...

I Spy...

...a first tooth!

Ethan had quite the rough night last night. He didn't require us to actually get out of bed and get him, but he was awake and doing some pretty good complaining about every 2 hours. He'd been doing great in the sleep department, so I figured something was up. Turns out he has a tooth making its way to the surface (already!) - you can easily see it and feel it (but he's too wiggly and his tongue gets in the way too much to actually take a picture of it).

I have decided that this new tooth emerging is just a defense mechanism. Mason, being more mobile than he, will often be caught scooting his way over to his brother and stealing toys right out of his hands (grabbing and pulling with great force). Ethan decided the best way to deal with a bully is to be the first one to get a tooth and use that tooth to the best of his ability to fight off this toy thievery.

Daddy is very sad about the impending new tooth. One of his many nicknames for the boys is his "gummy bears." He even sings them the theme song to that cartoon - he used to love that as a kid. But now one of his boys will no longer be gummy.

Sigh. They are growing up too fast.

In Action

Ethan: Part Monkey, Part Motorboat


Mason: Rolling...taken a little too far


Ethan: I LOVE to jump...a lot...it makes me happy :)


Mason: Jumping in this fancy thing? The $1 burp cloth is far more entertaining.


Ethan: Exersaucer - not as good as the jumpy thing but it will do


Mason: Exersaucer - I like to talk to it - it talks back!



Ethan: These rings. I love them. But then they go and hit me. And so I must bite them and whack them on the floor in return. Paybacks man...paybacks.


Mason: The Spin Doctor

Rollin, rollin, rollin - The Sequel

Ethan officially rolled over today!! Both his father and I witnessed it! He went from his back to his tummy and then, after a pause for recognition of his accomplishment, kept going from his tummy to his back! And because he needed to be different - he rolled to the right (Mason favors rolling to the left - I can just see them rolling in opposite directions across the living room in the near future). He didn't repeat it - but we could tell he was doing it on purpose when he did it - he beamed with pride when he got to his tummy and looked up and saw how excited we were. Then he kept going to his back and thought it was absolutely hilarious. He actually thought everything was hilarious today - he was full of giggles about everything all day! Actually, Mason was too - I swear we didn't put anything funny in their bottles!

5 Months Old!

Today we turned 5 months old!

Mason
Mason is rolling all over the place - from one end of the room to the other. He is also most definitely hunting rabbits in his sleep. He starts the evening on his back in one, nice, comfy, safe spot in his crib and once or twice a night (though less often now) he will get himself into quite the predicament which requires daddy to go in and help him because he is on his tummy and has gotten his head jammed into one corner of the crib or another. He is also scooting across the floor. He can no longer be trusted! If you leave the room for a minute - you might be surprised to find that he is not where you left him! He is also making great progress on being able to sit up unassisted, but has a ways to go as this is something we just started to work on fairly recently. Mason has discovered the joy of blowing raspberries with his spit and is making the most of this new sound. He also has discovered that he has quite the set of lungs and he is not afraid to use them. If food is not presented in a timely manner, he will LET YOU KNOW!!!

Ethan
Ethan apparently thinks rolling is just a waste of time and is trying to scoot across the floor on his tummy instead. He is also sticking his butt in the air when he does this in an attempt to actually crawl, though that will be a while (I hope anyway!). He is also working on his unassisted sitting. He's an overachiever and doing sit-ups in his bouncy seat to try to strengthen his abdominals. I am told he rolled over 2 times, though this was witnessed by other family members. And I am fairly certain both times were just an attempt to get a better view of the television. He is our TV junkie. If it's colorful and has music - he's all about it. No TV for children under 2? Yeah right. Tell him that. He'll get started on the signs to protest. His favorites: Backyardigans and Wonder Pets. But we give him a break on this because poor guy has to wait 30 minutes every morning and every evening before he's allowed to eat because of his medicine. So while he is starving he gets to watch some TV. We think it's only fair. He has also discovered the joy of blowing raspberries. So much so, in fact, that he went to bed a full hour later last night...because he was blowing raspberries...for an hour straight. Oh yeah, it's that fun.

Big Bro, Little Bro


I got your back (...literally)


Hey, you! Where'd you take my brother?!


Pretty soon I'll figure out how the recliner works - just need that right arm to be a little bit longer


Whoa! Where'd the big guy go?!


Can you tell, I just love the camera?

Time to Bundle Up!

Geez, I think it was like 60 degrees outside with that wind chill! Brrrrrrrr :)

Pears

Our first taste of fruit - and no surprise - we loved it!

Ethan



Mason