Update on Ethan

Well, the daycare switch is going good. The first two days were really rough, but I think Ethan is starting to make some friends and warm up to the teachers. I feel so bad for the little guy. Going from a place where he knew everyone ever since he was 6 weeks old, to not knowing a single soul. I seriously cried after dropping him off on Monday knowing how hard this week was going to be for him. However, we are now finished with day 4 and he is already 50% happier. So, I just know by the end of next week, he'll be all settled in. I am so proud of him and how strong he is. Yay little E!

T

Daycare Switch!

Unfortunately, we had a pretty eventful week last week where Ethan's daycare is concerned. It turned out the church's pastor was not happy with the contract with the school and ended up kicking them out? Yeah, I know, sounds like there is alot more that we don't know.  Nonetheless, we had a week to find backup daycare for the little guy. This stinks in so many ways, not to mention the fact that I was traveling last week which left John running around to tour some new daycare options. Also, Ethan has been with Sage Academy since he was six weeks old. We LOVED the teachers there and so did Ethan. Luckily we have kept in touch with them to babysit Ethan every now and then. Also, we lucked out and one of the previous teachers offered to watch Ethan for a few weeks until we find a new school for him. Her name is Tracy and she has a little boy about 6 months younger than Ethan...his name is Max. So, Max and Ethan have been hanging out this week and today they went to the Children's Museum! Below are some pics that Tracy sent me!

So, John and I opted to pull Ethan out of Sage even though they are moving to a closer location. They are loosing all of the teachers we love and we just don't have the faith in their ability to run their business appropriately. Most importantly keeping the teachers and kids best interest at heart. I especially feel this way after stopping by Friday and seeing them using their teachers to move everything out of the school while one teacher was watching all of the kids in one tiny room. Not ok. We think we have found a new school that we fell in love with and I promise to report how Ethan makes that transition. He is such a social boy and I know he will do well.
T

Allergies, ugh

As I shared a few entries ago, we did get Ethan tested for allergies. I got a call while on my press check today from the doctor's office to go over his results. Here are the convicted allergens that have my baby sneezing, dealing with a pretty consistent running nose, and lately bothering his poor little tummy.

Home allergen:
Our cat Sierra :(

Food:
He's considered highly allergic to these:
yogurt
buttermilk
Cassein
American cheese
Moderately allergic to these:
Cows milk
parmesean cheese
mozzerella cheese
cottage cheese
swiss cheese
and on the low allergy list are these:
Kidney beans
Cinnamon
egg whites
gluten
goats milk
Oranges
Oysters
soy bean
wheat
whey

We have an appt with Dr. Seudekum to go over these allergens in more detail and also a nutritionist who will help us come up with good ideas and ways to avoid these foods as much as possible. After talking with a few people and researching a bit, I believe that most allergies (especially food allergies) at Ethan's age are just temporary. So, although we will probably take that route of avoiding these foods for the most part, we know that these are not life threatening to Ethan and in small quantities will be alright to consume. Maybe we will have a different opinion after Ethan's appt next week, but for now that is how we feel. Also, I definitely think that after Ethan is older it will be worth while to test him again, just to see what if anything he is still allergic to at a little older age.

Anyway, that is the update on Ethan for now.
So, anyone want a cat? ;)

Tanya

Do you want to go swimming Ethan?

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, so this video was shot after Ethan let out his enthusiasm about going to the pool...but it was so cute we had to get it on camera....with a little convincing the second time. ;)

Swim Excitement

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The Mama

Getting Big!!

Today was Ethan's 2 year check-up. No vaccines today, but Ethan did have to brave a needle anyway. We decided to get Ethan tested for animal and food irritation allergies. Ethan has had allergies pretty much all of his life and we want to do everything we can to avoid his constant nasal irritations. This was just the blood test, so Ethan had to have blood drawn. Mommy went first to show Ethan how it works and then Ethan sat on my lap while the nurses drew his blood. He did jerk his arm and cry a little bit, but he was a total champ and I am so proud of him!

Ethan's 2 year stats:

Height - 36"
Weight - 28 lbs

Vacation Rocks

One of the best parts of my day!

Pick-up Time

I love it when I get to pick up Ethan. He is ALWAYS so happy to see me. I get the squeal everytime. ;)

David Beckham in the making

We headed to the park last night to burn off as much little E energy as possible. There were a few kids kicking around a soccer ball and Ethan joined right in. Luckily...they were all about including Ethan and one of the kids even started coaching Ethan on what to do. This video is a bit dark....however, you get the idea. This was so fun to watch.

Soccer Boy

The San Diego Zoo!!

San Diego has an amazing zoo. We didn't get to see all it had to offer in the short time we were there, but we thouroughly enjoyed ourselves.

Monkey business.

Ma! What are you doin'?

More Monkeys.

.......

The Tiger.

The star attraction.

Yay! The Zoo is fun!!

So cool to see this guy up close!

At this point, kids were screaming and moving away from the window because the Tiger was so close.  Not Ethan. He just said, "ROAR"!

This Panda Bear was circling his little pin, over and over and over again.  Not sure  what his deal was. But he was cute nonetheless.

Hippo underwater shot.

Hippo above water shot.

Fun in the Sun

We thought the pool would be a little too cold yet for Ethan to want to get in it...but as you will see in this video, it didn't seem to phase him much!

Enjoy!

Excitement at the Pool

Park Time!

These are some fun snapshots of Ethan at the park near his daycare. He loves going because normally there is a soccer team practicing while we are there. He always wants to run over and see what's going on. ;)

Baseball player in the making

Ethan has been watching his Daddy play softball many Friday nights in the last year. Well, his new favorite thing is to run bases. This past Saturday night, John had late games, so we went to the fields early to just play with Ethan since we know he and Mommy would be heading home for his bedtime before John's team played. Well, the below two videos are Ethan's version of softball...er...baseball. ;)

Video 1

Video 2

Easter 2011

Here is a video of Ethan Easter egg hunting. ;)

Egg Hunting is so exciting!

Playtime with Mommy & Daddy

 Big kiss for our fans. ;)

 "Hi!"

 Funny face #1.

 Funny Face #2.

Ok...now we got it.

I love my bedroom!

Ethan LOVES his bedroom. He loves the independence of his toddler bed. He has been in the toddler bed since before Halloween last year. He really disliked his crib. He learned how to crawl out of it at an early age by pilling up his stuffed animals so he could reach the top of the crib. Then he would pile up his toys on the outside of the crib and crawl back in. we weren't crazy about his "crawling in and out of the crib" ventures....so we switched him to the toddler bed as soon as we could. 

I know. It looks like his room was attacked by stuffed animals. What can I say? He loves them. 

The frog rug was John's when he was a kid. 

My backyard is the best playground!

Often times while I am cooking dinner, I will let Ethan run around and play in the backyard. He loves his sandbox so much that he will sit in it and play for 40 mins at a time. He is such an outdoors guy. I wish that back when we landscaped our backyard that we would have known Ethan was coming. I think we would have designed it with less pavers and more lush grass. I think we may need to add a slide to the backyard this year sometime. Here are a few snapshots of Ethan doing his thing in the backyard! 

 Collecting rocks.

  Go easy on us...we still haven't figured out the whole growing grass in the desert thing yet. At this point and time we needed to mow in a bad way.

Ethan likes to take pictures upside down. ;) he's camera shy!

Pick up time!

I love it when mom picks me up from school!!

The food Gremlin

I love to wear my food. There is no better way to enjoy it. :)

The Valentine I gave my Mommy

Best toy invented!

I love Daddy's Shoes!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP5vi_o6YlA

I am Hilarious!

E-man is Strong-man

The Zoo

Our good friends Tami, Andrew and Sarah joined us at the Zoo recently. It was a blast!