"DaDa" Wins!

I've been working so hard with Ethan to say 'MaMa'. Over and over I'll say it to him, and he just looks at me and smiles and then makes some other noise. I was for sure he was going to say it first...but he tricked me. Yesterday he just kept saying 'DaDa' over and over. I love this stage in his development. It seems like he does something new everyday and it's so exciting to watch. Have a great weekend!

Pulling Up

Ethan was working so hard at pulling up to his piano this afternoon...and he finally made it! I don't think he quite knew what to do after he was on both feet, so we helped him out a bit.

Finally standing and having some fun

Snow Day!

Everything looks so beautiful and cold outside after the 6 or 7 inches of snow we got yesterday. Ethan and I have enjoyed an eventful day inside staying warm. Here are some of the things we did...

Longing to play in the snow

Yes, we still have our Christmas decorations up

Playing the piano

"Sledding" inside

7 Mo Stats

Ethan was supposed to get his 2nd flu shot tomorrow...but I got a call from the doctors office and they needed to cancel his appointment because they ran out of flu vaccine. So, these measurements are courtesy of the Wii and our tape measure.

Wearing Aunt Abby's 'Boots with the fur'

7 Month Stats

Weight: 19.3 lbs

Length: 27 in.

Crawling...Almost

Ethan has been trying so hard to crawl for the past week or so. He rolls a lot, but here is his attempt at crawling.

He really likes Max and his toys : )

Chatter Box

Ethan was just talking and yelling (happily) tonight, so we got the camera and actually caught some on video. Enjoy!

7 Months Old!

Ethan was 7 months old on Monday. I know I say this every month, but I can't believe he is already 7 months old! He is growing and learning so much everyday. Just in the last few days he has been rolling all over the floor. He is also REALLY wanting to crawl and has definitely made forward progress a few times. He goes to the doctor next week for his second flu shot, so I'll post his 7 month stats after he is weighed and measured. Happy New Year everyone!

Merry Christmas...a little late!

This year for Christmas, Jared and I decided to take the week off between Christmas and New Years so we could have some extra time with family and just relax. We've had a great break so far with lots of family around. With the exception of my Aunt Jeanne and Uncle Bruce who live in Virginia, Ethan has met all of his great aunts and uncles this trip. He has been passed around, loved on, hugged, kissed and had his feet/toes inspected :). Enjoy a few pictures from our first Christmas with Ethan

Christmas morning!

Our Little Basketball Player

Opening presents with Aunt Abby

On the 26th we headed out to the Colliers, spent the night and had Christmas there. Ethan had a great time opening all his presents and playing with Grandma, Grandpa and Uncle Dustin.

Jared and Dustin played Wii most of the time :)

Grandma opening her present from Ethan, a picture Calendar and Ethan singing into the microphone on his music table.

Opening presents with Daddy



Sunday afternoon we had the Squibb family get together. This was the first year we did a big gift exchange (rob your neighbor). There was lots of stealing going on for lots of great gifts.

Micah and Phillip playing some mini ping pong with an audience

Ethan 'standing' at the footstool

Our Monday

Today Abby made a trip up to see us...well mainly Ethan. I guess she just couldn't wait until Wednesday when we will be in Salem :). We had a good afternoon which included a quick trip to the mall and some hanging out around the Christmas tree at our house. Ethan really likes playing with his Nativity...I think Jesus and the camel are his favorites. Here are a few pictures from our afternoon.

Max wanted in on some fun too

Having a little Jesus time

Neighborhood Christmas : )

Tonight we hosted a few of our neighbors for dinner. We had good food and great conversation. It was also pretty fun watching the babies. Braden is 2 days older than Ethan and they enjoy playing together. We did a little exchanging of gifts and the boys were more interested in playing with the wrapping paper. See below...

Braden, Zach and Ethan

Visit from the Grandparents!

Ethan got both sets of grandparents on Sunday. Jared's parents and my parents drove up on Sunday for lunch and an afternoon of playing with Ethan. Pictures in front of the tree for everyone!

Family shot...Max didn't want to cooperate

Cookies...Cookies...Cookies!!

Today Jared and I decided to do some Christmas baking. We picked out several different cookie recipes and got started. We started baking this morning at 8 and didn't finish until 8 pm. All in all, I think we ended up with around 20 dozen cookies in 6 different varieties! I'm sure Ethan will have more fun next year when he can "help." Here he is surrounded by all the cookies.