GI

Somehow, I forgot to mention Ethan's appt with the pediatric GI. Besides the fact that we had to wait TWO HOURS to see him (he was on time until the patient before us!), it went great. He is in agreement that Ethan is most likely just adjusting to his genetics. So no more tests for now. But he does want to follow him for a while. And because he works closely with our regular pedi (he actually sees patients as a regular pedi himself at our office), he has learned to trust her instincts. So, just in case her gut is right, he gave me a list of things that he would want to know about right away and his personal pager number.

So that's it! Ethan's a healthy boy. My assumption is that if he continues to not gain weight the next step would be a close monitoring of his diet, rather than tests. Whew!

"I'm Stuck!"

Ethan's current favorite game is to be 'stuck'. It began as a game while we were holding him. We'd squeeze a little, he'd yell "I'm Stuck!", and then we'd tickle him or pretend to be the kissy monster. Now, Ethan will tuck himself into little places (or even pull things together to create little, tight places) and yell out for us. He is never really stuck, but it's just so dang cute!

So Tired....

I've given up on getting anything done this week. Between the couple of thing that I just can't ignore (dr's appts, eating, etc.) and the show, I'm pooped. We've had rehearsal every night this week, and the show opens tonight. Luckily, we cleaned the house for playgroup at the beginning of the week, so I'm just letting it go for now. Ethan and I are spending the mornings doing what we have to do for the day. Then, after we both nap, I shower and get ready for the show while he watches a movie. (If my hair didn't take so long, this wouldn't need to take hours!) Then I get dinner started so that when John comes home I can eat quickly and head out the door, not to walk back in for another 5 hours, most of them spend standing under the lights. My legs are going to give out by the second show on Sat! I don't know how those in shows with longer runs keep it up.

Actually, I'm loving this production. It's a privilege to be a part of it. But I'm tired.

Favorite Word

Our current favorite Ethan word is "camtpur". It means computer. We think it's extra hilarious because Ethan is usually very understandable and is good at big words. (He tells us things are delicious all the time.) I wanted to write it down before he figures out how to say it correctly and I forgot how cute it was!

Ethan's Best Friend EVER

Ethan told me today that Maggie is his best friend EVER. I have no idea where he even learned that phrase, but it's just so darn cute. To see his friend Mags, go here. It's an old video, but shows our favorite side of her.

EDIT: If you couldn't tell from the top video of Mags eating her birthday cake, we love to watch her eat. It's endless entertainment. Scroll down to the banana video. It's even better.

He did it!

He pooped on the potty! I should admit up front that it wasn't intentional. He started to go while in the tub, so John grabbed him and we wrangled him down onto the potty. Then he sat and we made faces at each other until he went. So regardless of how he got there, he did it!

We've been talking with Ethan about this for weeks. We have a little video and book that he loves and we even take him with us when we go. (He is always so proud that we did it.) So maybe we this was the kick we needed to get him on the toilet. Wish us luck!