To Poop and Beyond!

Well, been awhile. I want to update this again, along with his calendar...so getting things sorted today!

Pooper is 16 months old! He is getting so big, and learning so much! Today Daddy works til 4 PM, then we are going swimming...that will be a nice change of pace. Getting a nice tan, teaching Pooper about the water, hanging out with Lawrence; ahh sounds amazing!

I need to charge the camera and start taking more pics, and get some pro pics done soon...On my list!

Love ya'll,

Marshmallows

Let There Be Snacks!

Aha, so I promised I would write more, and here I am =}

So, today Ethan had some of those little snacks, like cheerios, but they disolve quicker so he cannot choke..He seems to like them, but has not gotten the concept of 'grabbing' them himself...aha, but still so cute!

He tried to hold his sippy cup today, but of course it is de-sippy-itized, because I took the lid off just so he could learn to hold a cup with handles for car rides...but he can drink out of it great!

So, today Lawrence had to work at 2, so we played our new WII, Mario Carts, and just hung out...Tonight Squishtush and I are going to Grammypoo's to do laundry, hangout in the free air, and fast internet =D

Ethan is grouchy lately, I think that is due to teething, so maybe these little cheerio wanna-be's feel good on his gums! :D

Lawrence has the day off tomorrow, so we are going to do something....not sure what yet..ugh Ethan tried to choke just now, stinker..but all is well.

So, let's see. What is new. Well, we did some cleaning last night, but it is due again..aha..the loveliness of having a family that is messy =) At least we are having fun, but that reminds me of a quote I try to remember...since I am a clean freak, I try to heed it before it is too late =D :::

Cleaning and scrubbing can wait 'til tomorrow
For babies grow up, we've learned to our sorrow.
So quiet down cobwebs. dust go to sleep
I'm rockin' my baby and babies don't keep!

Something good to remember =D

Cross your fingers for some good weather in Ohio on the 24th and 25th, please! :D

-Marshmallows

A Frame!

So, our Squishtush does this new move.

He gets in an army push up stance, then pushes his bum in the air, like making an "A"...So fricka cute =D

He is getting so big, it is obnoxious..He has his doc. appt the 31st so we can see if he is getting fatter....Woot!

So, I have been pumping on and off since he was born, since breastfeeding did not happen..still a sore subject for me, as I miss it. =( But I was up to a decent amount, then I lost it all from stress...Well, now I am getting some again! Ethan is 6 months and I still can make him milk, how amazing is that =) SO I am pumping my bum off every 2 hours and will til he is 2 years old, even if it means getting a mere ounce a day, it is so worth it..He savors every last drop! =D

So, what is new.
Well, the surprise Cedar Point trip is happening the 24th and 25th now. We will leave around 3 pm, drop Ethan off at Grampypoo's, then head to Cedar Point..I am driving so it will be a huge surprise! I am sure he will catch on when it says 'Welcome to Ohio!', but he will still be surprised!

Ethan and I have been going outside more and reading a book a day, starting later but making great traditions for life =D For a few days I have not been feeling well, so we have been lazier, but hopefully the weather suns up and we can go swimming today. =)

So we went to lunch with my mom Sunday, not sure if I posted that yet, since I have been slacking but I PROMISE to write more, as I made it in my 'daily tabs' section, so now I have no choice. It was nice and it went well. The food sucked, which was a huge disappointment, but oh well. Ethan was a little nervous but he was tired so he had an excuse...

Also, we bought a high chair! We are doing Baby Led Weaning, but since he will not touch his food, so weird for a baby lol, I feed him off my fork and he loves it! I love his faces =P He ate Peaches and Cottage Cheese today with me, and we got some video! MUST get cord! He also had some bananas and rice the other day...He is doing so well, my little boy just skipped purees!

So, if Tiffany cannot do Ethan's 6 months pictures then I will have a little photo shoot. We are still working on daddy's surprise book from Father's Day (Hey, it is much more work than I thought!), but it is fun. =D

Well, I think that is all for now. Ethan is scooting, A'ing it =P, we are going to Cedar Point, tackling solids, and enjoyin' life =D

Love ya!
-Marshmallows

Party Hardyyy!

What a day! Lawrence had to work from 11 AM til 10:30 ish PM...blah for all of us! But luckily my dad came over, JayJay, and helped with Ethan so I could be lazy =}

We went to Lawrence's work for dinner, which was nice to see him for awhile. This morning the love had surprised me with breakfast that he and Ethan made..hehe..my little men are the best =D It was delicious! Turkey sausage, scrambled eggs with cheese, well done hash browns, and bread. yummy!!...

So, we do not have the extra cash for a 6 month birthday party and the love's surprise party, so instead Lisa, Lawrence's mom, is giving us a full day at Cedar Point as his birthday present =} That is soo much fun and I am super excited! We are surprising him with that, he just thinks he will take the day off work to hangout, since we are out of extra cash at the moment..I am excited, because he has really been wanting to go to Cedar Point for some time now.. =}

Ethan sits up! When we got his pictures done at the Mall with Tiffany, he sat by himself for a few minutes just posing and checking out the mall and such =D Such a cutie! So that was our 5 month pictures, and we are going to get the 6 month done soon...I need to upload those here and on the totsite..-adds to the LONG to-do list- lol...

Hmm,...anything new...I sold my first mobile and shipped it. Albeit a few days late, but yay for officially being done...Tomorrow I am making myself finish cleaning the house, since we already did a good cleaning in the bathroom and living room, but it needs the floor and the table done again..but progress is made and the love folded all the laundry....and I have been keeping up Ethan's room...which is progress.

Hmm...next...we bought a new convertible car seat! Woohoo..and it was amazing..so our favorite Rainforest pack and play was recalled, so we are sending part of it in for a $100.00 refund check..so we found the new Safety 1st Air Protect car seat that we wanted, I felt comfortable and like it was the one, for $250.00..and it had just starting to come out that day, really! So we used the $100 for the seat, so we needed 150, well we had a 15% Coupon off of the 250, so that brought it down to 105, and then JayJay donated 50, so that is 55! Well, Lisa also bought a display model PnP for $40.00 and used a 10% Coupon for the PnP, so the lady took 25% off of the carseat, so we got the PnP and Carseat for around $230.00 *the $100.00 check will be here in a few weeks*, so we owe nothing Lisa says..woohoo..we adore it..It is orange and brown and very comfy and just safe..It hooks into the car frame in newer models, and is very secure..Ethan seems to enjoy it more than the infant seat, and now more since we re-sized it...

Well, I think that is all for now...We are watching Numb3rs, so I wanted to catch this up while I had the chance and remembered....Hope all is well all around the world! =}

The Marshmallows.

Sittin' and Scootin'.

So, it is official. Ethan is a scooter, hehe =} Also, when we went to the mall yesterday, Tiffany was there and wanted to take some of his 5 month pictures...Well, we sat him on this marble that had a mirror for a background (it was under the escalator), and he sat up by himself, pushing himself up to look around and such..How adorable!

Here is a secret: Ethan's 6 month birthday falls exactly on Lawrence's 25th birthday, so we are having a two-fer party..but he thinks it is just for Ethan..We will then be having a surprise party for Lawrence on the same day, with an after party for him and his friends at our place. I think it will be fun! We are having it at Lisa's so that way I can setup without him knowing..Sneaky, eh? =) So I will be sending out invites! It will probably be the 15th or the Sunday around then, so that Lisa will be home and gives us time to prepare for 'Ethan's party'..hehe.

Well, we have been going to the mall a lot to get some exercise and look around...and are hoping to hit the pool soon.. I am beyond excited to see how Ethan enjoys it.

We went to the Ann Arbor Art Fair, and that was pretty nice...I got some cool ideas for my future painting adventures, so we shall see how that turns out.

OH, I posted Ethan's 4 month pro pics on our totsite:
http://www.totsites.com/tot/marshmallows
So be sure to check those out and soon the 5 month pro pics will be on there.

Well, Lawrence is making us breakfast since he is working this afternoon, so time to go.
Have a good day =}

-The Marshmallows

Let There Be Sleep!

Well, Ethan is sleeping..I hope. I swear, being a mother brings so much worry.

"Is he breathing?"
"Did he get caught and that is why he is not fussing"
"Is he mad at me for letting him fuss for a moment?"

blah. but usually those are not true, just part of being a mommy, for me at least =}
Well, Ethan was exhausted from yesterday. My dad came over for his weekly Saturday stay so that the love and I can sleep...Amazing, yes! Well, Sunday we went to breakfast at Bob Evan's, then cleaned up some before Lawrence had to work. Well, then my dad asked us to go to the park, so we went to the park and watched him played Tennis and Ethan and I went for a stroll...It was so nice out, but I wish we were able to swim...but we are saving that for a time when daddy can come so he does not miss out on his first swim =D

So, all that sun and activity wore Ethan out and he went to bed at 7:30 pm. He usually goes down by 9, but we had been trying to get him to bed by 8 or 8:30, since he seemed to sleep as long either way...Well, 7 is too early for him it seems! He woke up at 5 am to eat, then played, and now is battling a nap which the nap seems to be winning currently, so I decided to make a post before my busy day begins. =} So 8:30 pm is the latest for bed for him now, since 5 am does not work for the love or myself..hehe.

Well, Ethan had his doctor's appt, and it went well! He weighed 15 lbs 7 ounces, I believe, and is 27 inches long! He is in the 95% for height and his head circumference (Thank daddy for that one =D) and like 50% for weight. The doctor is not worried about weight because just at the office she could tell how active he is. He LOVES tummy time, and trying to crawl.

Yesteday Ethan finally figured our the jumping part of the 'jump-eroo'...finally! So I caught a little video of him jumping with grampa Jay, which was adorable. He also 'scoots' backwards and now forwards..and he did crawl 1 length, and I have video for proof. Sorry grammypoo, that is what happens when you abandon us for a cruise! =}

For the 4th of July, Lawrence and I went to his friend's house for a party, then with his friends we went to a school for the fireworks (that were awesome! And we got an amazing video, woohoo!), then back to hangout. It was so nice, but we kept catching ourselves talking about Ethan..hehe..cannot escape him even when we are supposed to be 'young and free'. We just love him too much and missed him! Ethan will get his first fireworks next year, he was too young this time around. He slept great through all the fireworks this year =}

Well, I should try to nap while I can...The love works til 2 pm ish and then we are going to go swimming if warm enough....

Oh, Tiffany finished all of Ethan's pictures that she did, and the disc should be here any day now. I am excited to upload his new pictures and then get some more taken next week, the 17th or such.

Well, good update for a couple days missed. =}

And Then She Returned...

Well, I certainly do not plan on taking a haitius like that, anymore. =} This is to become something daily...so sorry about that!

Well, I am just thinking about what to eat, while Ethan takes his name. I have some new lovely pictures of him that the love's cousin, Tiffany, took...She is hoping to become a photographer, or something with art. They are gorgeous, but my laptop rejects the CD everytime...gah.

Hm..so what is new? Oh! Ethan went to his first birthday party last Sunday. Amanda, a girl I met on craigslist that has 2 babies, the one just turned 1 and the other is around 3, I believe, invited us. It was fun! Ethan sat in a pool for his first time and also tried out the swingset. He loved the swing! It was great, and I am happy to say that the love forgot the video camera in the car the day before, so his mess up gave me a video of little squishtush on that swingset and pool. How amazing =}

Well, Ethan is taking a nap. Something wonderful has begun. We can now just lay him in his crib, give him his paci (he is teething, otherwise we are planning on taking that away soon) and a blanket to cuddle and he is out! It is so nice to not have to rock him to sleep, though I sometimes do just because I love to kiss, cuddle, and smell him... What can I say, I am a mommy now..Those things are the best in life. =D

We are going shopping today at the best mall ever, Somerset I believe? I am not sure, but it is huge and so much fun. Plus they have 3 baby stores that I attack, especially Gymboree. I spent $51.00 last time and bought so many cute outfits for winter that were all $4.99 or less a piece. Amaazzingg! And now I can use my coupon that I got for spending $50.00 and get $25.00 off. Which reminds me, I think we sold the boat for grampypoo that we have been trying to sell for a few weeks. I make everything over $1,000.00 that I sell it for, so I have been trying to sell it for around $1,800.00, but I think we sold it for $1,500.00. Not bad, $500.00 for doing nothing, but still who wouldn't want that extra $300.00? lol. Oh well...I found this really nice car seat that costs about $300-$400.00 that I am thinking of buying, but goodness that money will be gone quick.

Ethan is so worth it. So once I get some pictures working, we will put an occasional on here, also.
Don't forget his totsite that we try to update with pictures and stats. Ethan has a doc. appt. Thursday, so plan for an update then.

On a woman note, instead of mommy, I think I am losing some weight! I am feeling more confident and falling more and more in love with Lawrence everyday. Things have been going well after the larger hiccup we had the other day, but oh well. =} I cannot wait to marry him, soon I hope. He is amazing.

Well, I am going to see about ordering some Starlite for dinner tonight, and make some Pasghetti (yea, spaghetti, =D) until then. Thanks for reading this!

-Larissa =}