oldest son Max with the baby, Ethan! how cute huh???  

Mikey turned 8 April 2, 2006!!! OMG! I have one son 15 nearly 16 and now one 8!!! He is such a Red Sox fan and of course he did get things that were baseball oriented (some Red Sox bendy people, a Red Sox tshirt, Red Sox paraphanalia, and a baseball organizer) but my proudest moment was when I gave him money to go to Toys R Us and get whatever he wanted. He picked up some wooden food for his kitchen set, a stroller for his 20 inch boy doll, and some Little Tykes kitchen dishes, including a blender, etc. (I know, its plastic, but they are well made). I was proud of him spending his money on things that I would have bought him and things that encourage him to be creative and imaginative. Some people think that after a young age, young boys only want cars and stuff but thats just not true. Mikey did a great job allocating his funds for the purchases he made...and spent a lot of time in contemplation. He never considered cars or electrical stuff in his equation. He did get a pack of baseball pendants to hang on his wall but he's a baseball fanatic! I will have to post a pix of his room later! Im so proud of my little guy.  

i LOVE this pix! he looks so inquisitive!!!  

tummy time!!!  

isnt that an adorable laugh??? its so rare to get one from him once he sees the camera!!!  

Little frog man with a bunny! Isn't he just adorable???  

2 of my little boys...got this idea for a pix from another MDC (mothering.com) mama. Great idea to take an arial shot and it came out great! Ethan is playing with his organic cotton Minoma baby from Under The Nile! yummy! Mikey's teeth are finally coming in! So he won't be toothless anymore.  

Sleeping babies always look like such cute angels, don't they? This beautiful, peaceful face appeared shortly after nursing on mama's milk. :)
what more thanks can a babe provide his mother? 

One of the rare pix of Ethan and I (no i don't look great! haven't in months!). When will I get rid of this baby weight??? He looks a little zoned but he was really happy that day...don't know why he looks so bored here...he really does NOT like the camera!!  

Another pix of April and Ethan...how beautiful huh? Do you think they look alike at all? Im not sure yet. To be continued.... 

i know i am supposed to be keeping track of this blog and posting but i just seem to forget! here is a pix of April, Ethan's sister, holding him while he sleeps! He slept the entire time she was here! What is up with that? He doesn't do that when we are alone and I am trying to get things done! :)

He is a wonderful baby, though...so cute and cuddly and he really is so alert! Yeh for having babies with no drugs, huh? :)

He is now 13 lbs. 8 oz. (well, he was last Wed. at his ped. appt.). He's growing!!! 

Emie loves Ethan!!! She can't get enough of him!!  

here's the dresser!!! 

and this is our finished product! we were going to do a mural on the door, but it just didn't work out. we also put pooh toys on a dresser for Ethan...i love it and will post a pix of that too! :)  

just catching up....Mikey and I painted the nursery all by ourselves! this is the Before Pix!  

this is the
"old man" face...he's just saying, "i know you want me to do x but i am really not in the mood".  

it took sooo long for me to get an action shot! every time i tried to get a pix of him holding and pulling the toy, he would stop!!! he just knows how much i want these pix! 

what a cute little smiley baby, huh? he hates the camera, so its rare that i get a pix of him smiling!!! every time he sees the camera, he gives me the "old man face" (ill try to post one of those later).
 

I am really trying to get the hang of this but I dont know if I just don't like this blog. Others have all these bells and whistles....and friends!!! hmmm... perhaps i should find another space b/c i just dont seem to be able to figure this out and this isnt important enough for me to work on for a long time. If anyone has any suggestions on how I can jazz this up, I am more than willing to listen!!! Fast and quick is what I am looking for!!! :)

i am trying to get the hang of this blog thing.