Ethan loves his new walker

The only walkers I could find at the stores were ugly. I found one by Chicco but every website and every store said it was discontinued or out of stock. But after a month of searching, I found one website that had some in stock.

I know lots of people think walkers are dangerous, but those are parents who put their kid in a walker to keep them quiet and don't stay in the same room. Ethan is only in the walker if he's next to me or within a couple feet of me. And we don't have stairs, so that's safer too.

After I put it together and put him in it, he was so happy that he was shaking and smiling so big. It has a musical insert that goes in the tray spot so he can play the keyboard and make other noises.

I'm missing Redmond

I miss living in Redmond - we had the best Value Village in the world (or so I think). Since it was in Redmond with all the Microsoft folk, there was great children's clothing there. I bought probably $500 worth of kids/baby clothes for Ethan and only spent about $50. Everything was 50 cents to 2 dollars for the most part and they were all top brands (Old Navy, Baby Gap, Tommy Hilfiger, OshKosh, Gymboree, Children's Place, etc.) I have a closet full of clothes for him up to size 4T, so he's set for a few years . . . unless he keeps growing like he has been. He's around 15-16 pounds and he's only 4 months old (wearing size 6-9 month pants already). He's not fat or chunky, so I don't know where he's hiding the pounds. But my nieces were the same weight when they were a year old, so my doctor was right when she called him a Jumbo baby while i was only 6 months pregnant.

Since we don't live in Redmond anymore, I won't get to frequent my very favorite Value Village anymore, but Ethan has a Dr. appt next week in Bellevue, so since I'll be in the area I just have to stop by :) I haven't moved his pediatrician's office yet since he's supposed to have another check up on his kidneys/bladder around 4 months and want to keep the same pediatrician for that in case he needs another ultrasound at Children's Hospital. If everything's okay, he probably won't need to be checked again until he's a year old. So for now, I'll just drive the hour trip to Bellevue/Redmond and just happen to drop by Value Village.

Firework Fun

Ethan loved his 1st 4th of July. He only jumped at the first couple fireworks and then was memorized by the colors and flashes of light. Then about 20 minutes into the show, he fell asleep and stayed asleep for the next hour or so through all the loud bangs and bright flashes. I still covered his ears, but he slept right through them.

Michael's new camera did a good job catching the fireworks too. And believe it or not, Mom had never lit off a firework in her life (besides a sparkler, but those don't count), so Michael gave her one of ours to light off and she teased Dad that she was going to light it off on top of his Porsche.