December 14, 2010

Today, Ethan is 11 months old! He was wearing this super cute outfit so I just had to get his picture with the lion and zebra. He is such a snuggle bug!



Today was also Kaitlin's preschool Christmas program. It was very cute and quite funny! She got sick last year and wasn't able to be in the program, so we were very excited to see it! Her class sang "Baby Jesus, We Love You" and "Santa Claus is Coming to Town." She did well, but seemed pretty grumpy. Here is a picture of her with her class where she is actually smiling a little. She is in the back row, 4th from the left.



Here is the video (part 1):


Here is part 2:


Here is video while they were taking pictures (the many faces of Kaitlin):

Ethan's 9-month Checkup

Ethan had his 9-month checkup this morning and the doctor said he looks great! He weighed in at 18 lbs, 7 oz and is 26 ½ inches long. I was very anxious about this appointment because 9-months is when Kaitlin's weight started to drop off and we had to get a bunch of tests done. Ethan did drop from the 50th percentile in weight to the 25th percentile and from the 25th percentile in length to the 10th, but the doctor didn't seem concerned since his thighs are so chunky! Here are a couple pictures of Ethan from today. I tried to get one that would show off his thighs! He's not pulling himself up or cruising yet, but he will slide himself off a chair, couch, etc. and stand up while holding on (like in the second picture). I keep telling him that he's not allowed to start cruising before he crawls!

War Eagle!

We took Kaitlin and Ethan to the football game yesterday. It was Ethan's first game and he was clearly unimpressed! He slept for about 5 minutes and then the band started to play and woke him up. At that point, he was ready to eat so I left the stands and found a shady place to feed him. Kaitlin was ready to leave before the game started, but she did enjoy seeing Nova, the golden eagle, fly, and singing "Glory, glory to ole Auburn" with the band (we've been practicing at home). Most of the games have been late, so it was nice to be able to take the kids. I doubt that we will take them to another game this season since Kaitlin doesn't like the noise, but it was fun to share these traditions with Kaitlin.

 

 

 

Kaitlin's 3-year Checkup

We just got back from Kaitlin's 3-year checkup and she is doing great! She weighs 26.6 pounds and is 36 1/4 inches tall which puts her around the 25th percentile for both. She hasn't even been close to 25th percentile since she was 6 months old so that is wonderful news! We are very lucky to have two healthy kiddos! Here is Kaitlin in her new dance outfit from Mrs. Christy.

Peek-A-Boo!

I was in our bedroom putting away laundry yesterday, when I heard lots of giggles from the great room. I went out to see what was going on and this is what I found:

First Day of School

Kaitlin moved up to the three-year-old class at school today. She looked so grown up carrying her backpack!

Seven Months

With all our travels, I never got around to taking 6-month pictures of Ethan. I'm really glad that I started taking these great pictures of him with the zebra and the lion when he was a baby since we won't be able to continue the "Harley/baby" series. So, here is Ethan at 7-months. As usual, I couldn't just pick one picture, so here are a few of my favorites.




This one cracks me up! Ethan is looking at Kaitlin like "What are you doing in my picture?


Ethan adores Kaitlin! Can't you tell?

Harley Yost 6/13/03 - 8/5/10

Today we lost a member of our family. Shortly after moving to Auburn, we got Harley. He was defective when we got him; he had a little spot on his nose that the breeders vet hadn't diagnosed. We decided to take a chance on the little guy and we are so glad we did! Harley has been the best dog. He just loved everyone and was the official greeter at the Yost house. As soon as the doorbell rang, he would run to the door to greet our visitors. We always joked that if someone tried to break in, he would lick them to death! Harley loved to take walks! We started calling them "things" because he knew what walk meant and would get all excited as soon as someone said the word. Harley didn't get nearly as much attention after Kaitlin was born and even less after Ethan was born, but he still loved us and he loved our kids (especially when Kaitlin would drop food for him)! He let us do a lot of silly things to him and he put up with a lot of stuff that Kaitlin did to him. He was very gentle with her. We couldn't have asked for a better dog. We miss you already, Harley!

Here are a few pictures of Harley through the years.






To see more pictures of Harley, click here.

Ethan's Six-Month Checkup

I took Little Man for his six-month checkup today. He weighed in at 16 pounds, 13 ounces and is 26 inches long. The doctor said he looks fantastic!! We are so thankful that God has given us two healthy children.

Ethan Sits Up!

While we were in Florida, Ethan really started to master his sitting skills. He still falls, and gets really mad when he falls backwards! I took several pictures within a few minutes and I just loved all the different expressions I caught. I just couldn't resist posting all of them!