Here is a quick update of what we’ve been up to recently.  I needed to get this all out before baby girl arrives!

Ethan is enjoying all the baby gear we have got out lately.  He likes playing with the baby toys and is constantly snatching diapers to try to put on his dolls.  He’s pretty hilarious to hear him,  “Need diaper change baby sister.  Put in trash can.  All fresh!”  I’m sure he will be a big help when she is here.  We are getting anxious to meet her.  I have been much more uncomfortable this pregnancy than I was with Ethan, so I am very ready to not be pregnant anymore!  Though we are remembering that having a newborn is a lot of hard work and very tiring.  Luckily, Jason will be able to take several weeks off work to help out.

Ethan says such funny things.  I try to keep track of them all so here are a few:

• After we laugh he says “That’s funny!”
• We have been trying to teach him proper names.  For example we will say, “what’s mommy’s name?” and he will usually say “yeah!” which is his favorite response when he doesn’t know the answer.  The other day out of no where he pointed to Jason and said “name, hubby!”  We apparently need to work on that one more.
• He loves to announce when he “need diaper change” or sometimes he will just say “Ethan pooped.”
• When he is playing and wants to go to the other room he’ll say “I’ll be right back!”
• He still loves singing and will frequently break out into song, usually in the middle of a song.  He especially loves Jingle Bells and Rudolph right now.  He loves singing along with us or in the car when we listen to music.
• One of the sweetest things he’s said recently was when he was playing with his Legos.  We made a table and put food on it, then he arranged his two lego people on one side.  Then he said “Mommy Daddy hold hands, praying.”

Our sweet little guy makes us laugh every day, and also sometimes want to cry!  He is still quite strong willed and always has an opinion.  He loves to do things he shouldn’t including unplug and plug things into the wall outlets and eat his weight in chocolate.  He is still obsessed with music and musical instruments and I’m hoping to take him to music classes next month.  He also loves playing with Legos (especially with Daddy) and wants to be in the middle of whatever Mommy is doing.  I love the days I get to spend with him and am enjoying every minute of giving him all of my time and attention!

Here are some pictures of the last few months.