Christmas Card Excuses

We wanted to do a little update on how we are doing!
I feel like we haven't really given an update on how our family is doing! (Plus, Christmas came wayyyy to fast and there is no way we're getting a Christmas card out. :] )

Troy is doing good. Glad the semester ended, and he just got a new job at the Logan Airport. We are excited because it is a foot in the right direction, and it's better than answering phones. :] He is still excited about flying, and is really excited about this new adventure. He's a really great dad and loves spending free time playing with Ethan. He enjoys his calling, and is a great teacher.

Whitney still loves her job, even if it is challenging. She is slowly working through school, and hopes to be able to graduate with Troy. (If not before. :] ) She has changed her major a million times, and has finally settled on a Speech related one. Her calling as the RS Secretary has kept her busy, but she is loving getting to know the sisters in the ward better. We are both really loving our ward, and are making great friends. She loves being a mom, and is Ethan's favorite parent. :]

Ethan is such a happy kid. He loves to laugh and play, and gets excited about everything. He is learning to scoot forwards and backwards, and has been sitting up on his own for a while now. He has learned that standing is really cool, and wants to be doing it on his own, all the time. Neither of which he can manage yet. :] He loves to bounce or kick or wiggle. He has the greatest laugh and loves to have his feet tickled. Christmas music is a cool thing, and he likes to listen to it in the car. Ethan loves veggies and cereal. He doesn't love being dressed, and really hates to not be the center of attention. Ethan will be having his kidney surgery on January 18th. Mom is really nervous, and if Ethan knew what was going on we're sure he would be too.

Merry Christmas from us to you!

5 months (and a little extra)

This post is extremely late.
And I'm disappointed with the picture, but hey when you are like almost 6 months old, the 5 month post gets a little less love. :]

At 5 months Ethan enjoys:
*sitting up all by himself. He is so good at it! He loves to sit up, and tries to do it all the time.
*trying solid food. Ethan had cereal and a few veggies for the first time this past month!
*laughing at mom and dad. He is the happiest kid ever. Plus, he has the most adorable giggle.
*fake coughing. Oh yeah, that's obnoxious.
*pretending to crawl. Ethan thinks that pounding his arms and legs simultaneously gets him places. It doesn't, and he gets mad when he realizes this.
*Ethan has the cutest little faces. One in particular, we call the duck face. It is his go-to expression, and it's awesome. We will get pictures of this.
*Ethan loves to drink out of cups. He holds onto to the top and guzzles the water I have. He has learned to not spill all of it, and now can actually drink some of it.
*He loves to roll around. He has mastered the no-hands-on-the-ground-roll-over-with-a-toy, and where he used to hate being on his tummy, he know prefers it.
*Ethan loves music. He loves to listen to it, and tries to sing along. He loves it!
*he enjoys pounding for things he wants. You know he really wants something when he gets his hand pounding on the table, ground, his stomach, or your legs.
*He is an attention hog. He loves to be talked to, or played with. If there is a room of people, and all eyes aren't on him, he will scream until he is looked at.
*he loves the Johnny Jump Up. However, he doens't jump. He runs. For as far as the cords will let him, and then he gets pulled back. It's the funniest thing ever. Me and Troy spend hours watching him run so hard, and then just swing back. He even gets his little arms going.
*mostly Ethan enjoys being with mom and dad. Even in the middle of the night. :] But, we enjoy being with him too. :]