Wow...I didn't realize it had been July since I last updated E's blog. For those depending on this blog for Ethan updates....Ethan has been good. He is a super good kid and we enjoy every moment with him. We recently went to Utah with the Clark side of the family and Ethan had his first ski and snow experience. I didn't realize they even made ski's for kiddos Ethan's age, but they do.....and these kiddos are really good. Could it be that they are too young to know fear? I don't know but as I was tumbling down the slopes....kiddos not much older than Ethan were passing me up making it look so easy. ;) Nonetheless, we are looking forward to our next ski trip.
Ethan is going thru a rough sleep phase. He doesn't want to go to sleep without mommy and daddy in the room with him. He also doesn't want to sleep in his toddler bed anymore. Yep..time to get a bigger bed. In the meantime, he sleeps in the murphy bed in the guest room. Last night we started transitioning into the tough mom and dad sleep routine....which basically meant that Ethan stood by our bedroom door for about an hour. We kept telling him to go back to bed...but he would walk back to our door each time. I think we are going to have to get tougher (i know, you think). We are reading books and doing all we can to figure out what will work best for E. :( A friend at work told me about "the nanny" routine. Basically after your regular routine you stand with your back to him. If he gets up, you have to keep putting him back in bed and turn your back to him and not talk to him at all. Each night you stand a little further away, so you are eventually out of sight. It kills me to not be able to soothe my little guy...but I know he needs this so he can have a healthy amount of sleep each night. Oh and a good amount of sleep for us would be nice too. ;)
In other news, we enrolled Ethan in a soccer class that started in Sept and ended a few weeks ago. I really think he enjoyed it and it definitely helped to teach him how to listen and follow directions. I think we will enroll him in a few more classes this year. Ethan also goes with us to CrossFit often and he loves to play with the other kiddos there. He also loves our trainer Jared. He likes to imitate him when he is explaining to the class what the workout is. It is super cute. He is also a burpee master. I have never seen a 2 year old kill a burpee workout (or any workout) like he can. ;) Oh, I am sure there will be CrossFit in his future.
Anyway, I hope the new year brings many blessings to all of you and your families this 2012.
Take care.
Tanya
