Smile for the Camera!

Not sure where little kids learn to smile for the camera but at 11 months old, Ethan started squinting his eyes and smiling when asked to pose for a picture.

Ethan makes a fast break at Gymboree!

I've been horrible about updating Eman's blog. Here is a picture of him practicing his basketball skills at 10 months old.

Brushing Eman's Pearly Whites!

9 Months!

Ethan showing off his two new pearly whites at 9 months of age! He's had these beauties for at least 2 weeks now.

Growing up...

Month 8 was a big one for our little Eman. He starting eating lots of different kinds of food including some table food. He likes dim sum and porridge and once his daddy even made him pureed teriyaki chicken. His first two teeth, the bottom central incisors came in. He starting crawling, pulling himself to stand, and walking around while holding on to furniture. He also learned to clap his hands, wave bye-bye, and pick up food using his pincer grasp amongst other things. It's amazing how fast he's grown. *tear*

Here he is clapping his hands...though he was very reluctant! hah!

Hot-tubbing on my 8 month birthday!

Neither one of them can contain their excitement (as you can tell)!

Ethan's 1st Haircut!

It's a bird, it's a plane....

It's our little E-man!!!

Here he is flying up, up, and away...

And as always, he stops to pose for the camera with his usual big smile!

After coming down for a smooth landing, he digs for "gold" treasures in daddy's mouth...

Chef Louie Jr...

Another chef in the making? ... I hope so... This way we won't be eating ramen when we're 80...

Lucky Number 7!

Ethan sits with pacifier in mouth and enjoys the serenity of Emerald Bay in Lake Tahoe. Just a taste of the good life now that he's 7 months old, that's more than halfway to the big 1.0!

Happy Holidays 2008!

Ethan Loves Great Grandpa!

Ethan loves his Great Grandpa and can't contain his excitement when he gets to hang out with him! Here they are just kickin' it!

Ethan is Old and Wise!

Ethan turned 6 months old today! Old and Wise indeed!

Ethan Loves Making Music!

Ethan loves it when Grandma lets him play the piano. Let's listen to the music Ethan makes...

Ethan loves both Trees and Bears!

Ethan could not decide whether or not he was going to root for Stanford or CAL for today's Big Game so he decided he would support both. Go Stanford! Go CAL!

Playtime with Daddy!

Ethan loves spending time with daddy. He loves falling asleep in daddy's arms while he (daddy) watches cartoons. He also loves that he gets thrown in the air, gets flown around like superman, but most of all he loves being tickled...

Ethan's New BFF Adam!

"MMM.... We both have apples! Let's eat them. Yum Yum! This is definitely our idea of a playdate"

"Huh, what? Did someone call our names?"

"You want us to pose for the camera. Sure thing! Are we looking in the right direction?"

"Hmmm..Ethan, your apple looks pretty good too, do you want to trade apples?" "Hold on just a second. I'm still posing for the camera. I think they're still taking pictures so we gotta look good."

"Darn, I can't reach my apple anymore. I accidentally tossed it off the mat." "Hmmm.. your apple looks pretty darn good as well. I'll keep an eye on it for you and make sure no one comes and takes it away.

Ethan The Sailor! :)

Happy Halloween!

Auntie Amy and Ethan say "GrRrRrR!!!! Give me some CANDY!"

Ethan Sports a New Ride!

Happy 5 months old Ethan! He loves his new car. He's got it "lowered" to a 3 setting just like them LA BoYZ like it, so he can look COOL and "um" touch the ground with his feet. Ethan can only move sideways in the car, but he's sure to let everyone know that he's coming through by honking and tooting his horn and blasting his music. You can feel and hear the vibrations coming from his subwoofers. :)

Ethan meets cousin Alexis!

Ethan took his 2nd trip down to LA this past weekend. He got to meet his new cousin Alexis who is 8 weeks old. They're already holding hands. ;) awww. ..how cute!

Ethan Loves Rice Cereal!

At least we think he does... even though more of it ends up on his face than in his tummy!

Sleeping Through the Night...

Ethan had his 4 month well check appointment today. Here are his official stats: weight = 15 lbs 10.2 oz (62%) , height=26 inches (82%), head circumference = 43.5 cm (79%). In summary, he's a tall, skinny dude with a big head. Grandpa was very proud of his big head. hah!

He also had another round of vaccinations today. Poor guy! I was afraid he was going to be fussy all night again like his last round of vaccinations at his 2 month appointment. What did Ethan surprise mommy with instead? He slept 6 hours from 7 pm to 1 am, got up to eat, and then from 1 am to 6 am. I was a proud mommy! I thought perhaps this was when Ethan would start sleeping through the night. But boo...the next night, Ethan was back to his waking up every 1-2 hour routine. Someday..someday...

BTW, sleeping through the night is considered sleeping 5 hours straight. Will I ever get my 8 hours of sleep at night again???

Ethan's 1st Kiss!

Only it looks more like he's eating the whole puppy's face.

Big Boys Sit at the Big Table!

Happy 4 Months Ethan! He is so excited in this picture that he gets to sit at the dinner table with us.

Ethan Already Eating Apples!

Ethan puts everything and anything in his mouth these days. You name it-his fingers, your fingers, his shirt, his bib, his blanket, his stuffed animals, his toys, ... He especially loves eating his apple, sometimes even more than his milk!

Ethan in the World's Largest Chair!

This chair is actually not that big, but looks HUMONGOUS with Ethan in it!

Ethan Exposed!

Ethan loves taking baths and is always in a great mood immediately after. Here he is showing off his six pack, well he's working on it ;)

Pose for the Camera!

Ethan loves posing for pictures and he still loves his jumperoo. He can actually grab and spin all the dials now and jump faster and higher to activate the music.

Happy Birthday Maddie!

Ethan's good friend turned the Big 1! Wow, she's old!

Ethan goes Hot Tubbing...

Ethan was scared to get into the hot tub with the other kids at P&N's pool party in Santa Cruz. He was bullied by a big 15 month old boy who tried to pour pool water on Ethan, making him hesitant to get in.

Falling Asleep on the Job...

After 10 minutes jumping on his jumperoo while John and I were getting ready for the day, we found Ethan asleep on the job...

Oh hail Prince Ethan...

Ethan chilling out by the pool during our pool party over Labor Day weekend. While he sat there, he was fed, fanned, ooh'ed and ahh'ed by booootiful women...

Jump, jump, jumperoo...

Ethan loves his new jumperoo!

Happy 3 months old!

Ethan is 3 months old today. He's a big boy now and is happy as can be. If only he can learn to sleep through the night...

Ethan walking...

Ever since he was born, Ethan really liked walking... he seems to naturally move his feet, one at a time, right then left feet. Here he is walking at two and a half months...

He also loves sitting in laundry baskets.

Ethan's First Words

John asked Ethan to say something in this video. Let's listen to what Ethan had to say...

Ethan's 1st Roadtrip

We took Ethan down to LA to attend Candace's baby shower. We were worried at first, but Ethan did great. He slept the entire drive down and up, and had to be woken up and reminded that he had to eat.

John, the other kid...

Despite being a new daddy, John still has time to play. Here he is having some fun in the pool with Ethan's new Uncle Jeff. John can't wait for Ethan to grow older so he has a permant buddy to play with and watch cartoons with. Contrary to popular belief, this is a video of John and Jeff, and not of Anthony and Nathan (Audrey's little nephews who are 8 and 6 years old)

Ethan, the Kangaroo!

John has a new baby kangaroo boy to play with! Here's Ethan when he was less than 1 month old. Too much bouncing around though caused Ethan to...well, you'll see...

Ethan's Very First Video

Jeff took this video of Ethan when he and Jenne came to visit at the hospital. Here he is trying to open his eyes to take a look at the new world around him...