Ethan's One Year Checkup

I just came home from Ethan's 1-year checkup. He weighed in at 20 lbs, 14 oz and is 27 ¾ inches long. The doctor said he looks great and wasn't concerned at all that he isn't walking or using a cup yet. Ethan has had a couple incidents when he cried so hard that he couldn't catch his breath and his face started to turn blue. This freaked us out a little, but the doctor said it's actually very common for babies to have breath holding spells and eventually they grow out of it.

Here are a couple pictures of Ethan with his lion and zebra taken on January 15. It's getting harder and harder to get him to lean back and be still! He has learned to rock the chair by himself and just wanted to keep rocking himself.

Ethan's Birthday

Wow! What a great birthday celebration for our little Ethan. I still can't believe the little man is 1! My mom, sister, niece and nephew were able to make it into town despite the icy weather in Atlanta last week. It means so much to me that they drove all this way to celebrate the life of our little man, Ethan. Kaitlin had a really great time with her cousin Sarah and was very sad to see them go this morning. Robbie and Ethan aren't really ready to play together just yet, but I'm sure they will be good friends just like Kaitlin and Sarah! Here are some pictures from the party.

Toomer's Corner

Everytime the Auburn Tigers win a football game, it is tradition to roll the Oak trees at Toomer's Corner in downtown Auburn. So, as you can imagine, after winning the 2010 BCS National Championship last night, there was a lot of toilet paper in those trees!! And there was also tp all down the streets. We couldn't make it to Toomer's to help roll the trees, but we were able to stop by this morning and take some pictures to celebrate the big win. Kaitlin was hungry and grumpy and did not want her picture taken so we had to sneak it. Ethan was tired and grumpy so he wouldn't smile for any pictures. We actually all have Auburn clothes on, but it was way too cold to take off our coats!

Sharing??

A very rare occasion when Kaitlin actually shared one of her toys with Ethan.

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!