My new years resolution.

My New Years Resolution is to go more green:
Today is my first day of going completely cloth! That means, cloth diapers all day and cloth wipes for everything from diaper changes to cleaning up Ethan's face.

We're buying another set of dishes to avoid paper plates and plastic silverware. We're getting a basket to put in the kitchen so I can use dish towels instead of paper towels.

I'm working on making our own wipes.

We're switching to more "earth friendly" cleaning products.

I'm hoping to find some other things that we can do, but I think those are a great start!

It's Christmas Time...

We only got Ethan three real presents for him to open, four total really (he's already playing with one). We buy him odds and ends occasionally and have already got his big stuff for him. He's still having problems sleeping, but I think that's in part his growth spurt and in part the fact that he cut his top two teeth. He's started pulling to a stand occasionally, though not on furniture yet, just when he's sitting on the bed next to Andrew or I or on our laps. He is still trying to do the crawling thing, but I think the problem is he hasn't had the right incentive.

He's a big boy! He's almost outgrown his 12 month sleepers and is wearing all 12 month clothes.

Ethan is getting so big!

Ethan sits up by himself. Ethan eats almost full containers of food (that we buy), he'll eat a full serving of the food we make. He's a very clean eater, doesn't really get it anywhere. He army crawls wherever he wants to go and he crawled just a couple of "steps" last night. He's getting so big! His 6 month appointment is next week and I'm hoping that everything is fine.

So much!

has happened. Ethan now sits up. (really well I might add). He got his big boy carseat put in today. It's much roomier for him, the only downside is it's impossible to comfort him from the front of the car because the back is so high. He also sat in a high chair the resturant and did pretty good and he rides in the shopping carts for awhile when we go to the grocery store. He's growing up so fast! He's in mostly 9 or 12 months clothes now, but his growth seems to be slowing down pretty good.

Sleep Regression

I think there is definitely something to this whole sleep regression thing! Ethan has been up late and early (and a couple times in between) the past couple nights. Of course this would fall on my "reading week". Of course, this is both bad and good. I have the week "off" (still have tons of homework to do and papers to write) so it's not the worst thing to stay up late and get up early, but I'd like to get to sleep at SOME point. Oh well, maybe next year around this time...

Baby Food!

Ethan has started eating solids (he gets really made if we're eating and he isn't). He did a week of oatmeal and then we started making his baby food. So far he has had banana and sweet potato. He's gotten a lot better at eating, too. I'm so happy we decided to make his food. It takes like 30 minutes 1 day a week and then 5 minutes max prep time before the dinner! And it only has cost about $10 so far for 3 weeks with of food for him!

It's official, Ethan has a tooth that has broken through! I'm hoping that means he won't be drooling quite as much. I also hope that's why he's been acting a little weird this week!