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40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 Minutes @ Yahoo! Video

If you're feeling depressed or downtrodden. Watch this. It is like liquid success. Enjoy!

Here Comes Santa Claus

My sister, Melanie, took these pictures of Ethan and I think they turned out so cute. Yes, she is a good photographer, but you have to admit her subject is pretty dang cute too!

Crawling Video

Yes, I am bribing Ethan with tissue paper which I have to take away as soon as he reaches it.

Surprise!

I went to the nursery today to get Ethan when he woke up from his nap and this is how I found him...
Yep, he's standing! He just started crawling, but now he loves to pull himself up on the ottoman and now in his crib. I just hope he doesn't start trying to walk for a while!

The Joys of Teething!

About a week and a half ago Ethan's first tooth broke through on the bottom. A few days later another one came in right next to it. He has been such a trooper and really hasn't been too fussy through it.
Can you see them in there?

Moment of Insanity!

I was a little stressed out yesterday. Ethan has been sick for about 2 weeks and he's teething so he has been fussy lately. I know that I have been spoiled with such a good baby that I'm not used to the fussiness, so my patience was running a little low. Anyway, we sat down for dinner and Ethan was still fussy. I got him to eat most of his food, then out I gave him his dishes to play with so I could scarf some food down. This little boy played with his food and made the biggest mess, but he sure had fun for a good 30 minutes. Of course he had to go straight to the bath afterward and the floor had to be mopped around him, but it was good to see him enjoying himself!



Ethan has been helping (i.e. playing) with the laundry lately. He sits in my lap as I fold and he pulls all the clothes out of the basket for me. This morning he got an extra treat as Derek pushed him up and down the hall in the empty basket.

Halloween

We spent last weekend up in Washington for a family reunion. For Halloween Ethan dressed up as a cowboy.
Here he is with his cousin Hank!