We've got a tooth!!!

Ethan got his first tooth!! It looks so cute. It's just poking out a little but it's so sharp! The boys are certainly starting to show their little personalities. Today the boys were sitting in the living room playing and Cohen had lot's of toys so I handed Ethan one and no sooner had Ethan taken it from my hand, Cohen swept in and grabbed it from Ethan...and then a minute later hit him in the face!! Sibling rivalry??? Hmmmm.... I am still not sure if Cohen was trying to touch Ethan's face (because he likes to do that to us) and his coordination was a bit off or if he was really trying to get his brother. Anyways, it was funny although I hope they don't start fighting already!! Here's a few pictured from today.

What's new with us?

It's been awhile since I've updated on here but we've been really busy it seems. Ethan had his surgery on Friday the 25th and it went well. It was a 3 hour surgery and there is more to be done but it was too risky to do it all in one shot. Six months from now he will have to have another surgery which isn't exactly ideal but it should be the last and it's a relief just knowing that! We were aware before the first surgery that there was a chance there may be a second surgery needed so we were prepared for that. We had a great experience with and the doctors and nurses at Children's Hospital here in Columbus. They took good care of us and especially our little boy.

Ethan is recovering very well. It is so amazing how a little baby can handle something like that with no signs of pain. He seemed a little more cautious the first couple days that we were home after the surgery but was still smiling and laughing the day of the surgery. Now he is back to being the old Ethan we know and love. Kicking, screaming, giggling, smiling and making all the funny noises he makes! We are just so thankful.

The boys are both sitting up really well now and Cohen especially loves sitting up and playing. He's getting pretty good at reaching for things out of his reach and I am just waiting for the day that he reaches out far enough and ends up on his hands and knees. Both the boys love touching our faces. Whenever you hold them they reach and hold our heads with both hands and it is SO cute. The are always grabbing our noses and mouths too. Once in awhile we get a poke in the eye!!

When Ethan was weighed at the hospital he weighed just over 19lbs so we are assuming that Cohen is over 20 lbs as he is usually a pound or two heavier than Ethan. They are both 27 inches long.

Josh and I are both doing well. We will be going on vacation to the beach on the 17th of June and are really looking forward to it. We are going with our neighbors Cy and Sarah and their little girl Isabella. Josh will start his part time job next week. He will work 3 evenings so we are both going to have long days! He will be working at Ross during the day from 7:30am -4pm and then go to his other job from 4:30pm - 9pm or so and I will be with the boys all day. We will miss him those days for sure. I'm sure we will both be very drained those three days but we'll be OK! So basically we've just been preparing for Ethan's surgery (which we are thankful the first stage is behind us), cooking out with the neighbors and doing things with the boys. All is well!!

Some new pictures of the boys...

Ethan sitting up.
Cohen and his crazy hair!!

I sat them up beside each other and Ethan reached out and grabbed Cohen's head!!


Cohen touching daddy's arm
Playing with daddy's hair!
Sitting up so big!
Such a big boy!
My cute little boys!!
Cohen wrestling with daddy!
All my boys!
Ducky looking after Ethan this morning
Ethan with his little lamb mommy bought him for his surgery

What's in your hair daddy?
Mischievous little Cohen!
My little froggy and Ethan's turban???

Just some random pics

Cohen sitting outside with mommy while Ethan was napping.
Cohen - sitting up so well!
Cutie pie Ethan
Who me??
"Aunt Sarah" and Isabella on our Pic Nic with the girls!
Funny Boys
Funny Cohen
Funny Ethan
Little feet

The boys playing together
Hi Mommy!
Daddy and Cohen
Daddy and Ethan
Ethan sleeping in his swing in true daddy fashion...tongue sticking out in sleep concentration!
Fingers and toes
Ariel photo of Cohen

The Bed Hogs and the Zoo

For a few months now our son Ethan has decided that at a certain time it's time to come and sleep with mommy and daddy. It started at 3:30am and went up in increments of a half hour or so and now we are at 6am. That's when he's decided it time for us to come and get him!! We are not parents who condone their children sleeping in their bed but if it's just for a couple hours in the morning we are OK with that! The only problem is that even though he's not all that big yet...he takes up a lot of room. Below is a picture of how he sleeps...

And he likes to be touching both mommy and daddy's face so we usually get a few hits in the face before he finds us and then leaves his hand there. He is such a cuddler and we really do cherish all of these moments as we know they have to grow up at some point and won't want to do these type of things anymore. This morning when Ethan awoke at 6am, Cohen (who usually sleeps through everything until 7 or 8am) decided he wanted to come in our room too so here is a photo of both boys (They had just woken up)...

I love you Cohen and Ethan.

Yesterday, we went with our neighbors to the Columbus Zoo. We knew there was a good chance it would rain but decided to go anyways. We had got free tickets so we figured why not? It was pretty good weather for the first hour or so that we were there but then it started to rain. The boys didn't seem to mind and Ethan fell asleep in the carrier on daddy and Cohen slept a bit in the stroller. They were actually interested in seeing some of the animals like the elephants. I can't wait until they understand more and get really excited about stuff like that. Anyways, Josh and I and the boys decided to leave after about 2 or 3 hours of being there. It's just not as fun when it's raining. We didn't get many pictures, just one of daddy holding a sleeping Ethan and one of Cohen who had just woken up.