Ethan Reads a Book

Ethan likes to feed Poquito, and Poquito likes it too!

This is Ethan in his hospital clothes before he went in for surgery. He was having fun playing with the toys and didn't have a care in the world.
We took him in for surgery to fix a birth defect called hypospadia, about one in every one hundred boys are born with it. The doctor at primary's said he does the surgery about three times a week. So it is a pretty common defect. In case your wondering what defect it is, it is where the hole he pees through is in the wrong spot. So he was all ready for surgery and we walked him to the door and handed him off to a doctor and he was off as cool as could be. He didn't cry or anything when they took him. An hour and a half later he was out of surgery looking really out of it. All the nurses kept saying how cute he was.
So we were at the hospital from 7am to 12pm it was a very long day. The doctor warned us that he would announce his diaper changes for a few days and boy did he scream the first time, poor little boy. But now he is mostly healed and is looking good and he probly won't remember the ordeal.

Ethan is a trouble maker, he likes to get in the cupboards. So far he has broken two dishes. But as you can see he doesn't like it when I tell him no.

Ethan Discovers Dirt

Ethan has never really had a chance to be interested in outside until now. There has been snow covering all the ground since he learned how to walk.



With the short thaw we've had lately, it was warm enough outside to do some yard work. We had a landscaping rock that needed to be anchored in the ground a little deeper, so we got out the shovel and dug a bit of a hole beneath it.





When Ethan saw what we were doing, he got all excited and came over to have a look. Without hesitation, he squatted down and stuck his fingers right into the dark, rich earth we had just dug up for him. He rubbed it between his fingers to sample the texture, stuck some down his pants and in his shoes, and even ate some. Jocee saw all the fun he was having, so she ran over and joined in. Needless to say, they both had to be cleaned up quite a bit afterward. If you're wondering what effect dirt has on a kid's digestive system and how it might come out, I've got one word for you: Earthworm.

Foggy Day

This is from the day it was really foggy in the valley. Emily went outside and took some pictures. This is what she found: a spooky tree and where the Ghost Light lives. Beware, Mater!


Ethan thought that the fog was pretty cool. He kept looking around. I think he liked it.

Piano Wiggle

Ethan loves to play the piano, and he loves to wiggle, too. We were lucky enough to catch him doing both at the same time.