Ethan in Video

As mentioned, I take more videos of my little guy than pictures.  So here's the good stuff:

Mike is so good at making Ethan laugh.  Adorable!

First solid food - he didn't go for it nearly as much as Aidan did!  It also took Ethan about 2 solid weeks to really get into it (instead of 4.2 seconds like Aidan in the linked video!).

Demo of his mad sitting and banging skills.  Future percussionist, perhaps?

Finally, Aidan had a community ed class in a school building, and there I discovered Ethan's completely irrational fear of public toilet flushing.  Kind of mean on my part, but super hilarious!

Ethan in Pictures and Words

Oh no... second child syndrome!  Not only have I published about Ethan less, but I have fewer pictures, too.  Shhh - don't tell Ethan!  It doesn't mean I love him any less, just that I have less time!

Here are some recent pictures of my cutie.  I regularly call him nicknames that involve the word fat (Fatty Fat, Little Fat Fat, Chubby Fat, etc.) because I just love his cute fat legs!

I promise, my child is usually in clothes.  But really: why bother when he leaves lovely gifts like this?!

And also, he gets quite a few rashes in his fat rolls from sweating, so I figure that going naked can only be good for those, right?

Milestones:

Rolling over - he can, but doesn't often

Sitting - now a champ all by himself

Chewing toes - obviously, yes

Eating solids - total pro

Moving - some pushing and rotating, but no crawling yet (thank goodness!)

Blowing raspberries - one of his new favorite things, especially when he has a mouthful of food!

Seeing, Reaching, Grabbing, Putting in Mouth - um, yes.  He'll get a leaf, my necklaces, his food, YOUR food... you name it!

Teeth - none yet, but I think it will be soon

Sure love this little one!

And part of why I don't have many great pics is because I tend to take more video of him, so look for that post soon.

Three Years Old

People talk about the terrible twos... Aidan really wasn't terrible!
And then all these experienced moms told me that they though 3 was way worse than 2.

While Aidan still is a really wonderful kid, turning three has certainly brought some temper tantrums, especially about "doing it by myself!"  Here are some hilarious videos for you to enjoy!

I can't even remember why he was so mad in the car seat, but I thought the leg kicking was particularly amusing.

(In case you can't tell, he's upset because he got his arm twisted in the shirt when he put in on by himself, but he didn't want me to help him fix it.)

Does it make me a terrible mom that I laugh at these??

Cape

Wow, I'm so slow on blogging lately.  I figure most of you have given up on me by now, but I keep posting every now and then, more for my records than for anything else.

I made Aidan a cape for his birthday.  It was a great experience for me - my friend Lacey helped me learn a lot of basic sewing stuff that I didn't know before.  The cape is reversible so he can wear it to be either Batman or Superman.

He seems to like it!  And I had so much fun making it that I went ahead and made a second one (before I could forget how!) so that Aidan can have one for a friend (or for Ethan when he's older).  Go, superheroes!