Thank you for the lovely notes and cards of comfort and warmth yesterday. To be honest, I was a bit surprised to hear from some of you, but it's nice to know there are a few people actually reading this blog. I feel a lot better today because of you guys. *virtual hugs* Time also has a way of lessening the deepness of the sadness. I'm sure there will be days ahead that will be difficult again, like when I actually see my mom in person for the first time, but I'll cross that bridge then.
In the meantime, I'd like to continue doing regular things to further distance the sad feelings and memories. I wish I blogged more regularly so that I wouldn't start forgetting things, but c'est la vie. Ethan has gotten used to his new shoes now, and doesn't protest putting them on as much anymore. We did go to Little Gym in our area, and Ethan was curiously terrified. He wouldn't let go of Lucas, and refused to be put down. Even his legs and feet were strongly latched onto Lucas' sides. He was overwhelmed with all the people and unfamiliar surroundings, but intrigued at the same time. He probably had the most fun when the class was over and the room started clearing out. He wanted to start going through some of the obstacles with us, but the next class was filing in, so we had to leave. If Little Gym didn't require such a huge commitment, I would sign him up right away, but I think we're going to keep trying new things to see what he likes most. This past weekend I had signed up for a Kindermusik class, but after arriving at the appointed time, it turns out they had the address wrong. The closest class was going to be in downtown, and that's just too far to travel to for a morning class. Hopefully they'll start more Kindermusik classes in our city so he can experience that one day.
We did take Ethan to Petsmart the other weekend after a quick visit to Joann's. I have to say, Petsmart may be our new favorite weekend activity. Ethan LOVED it there. Not only do they have all kinds of animals, they also had a doggy daycare in the back where there's all these dogs safely behind glass. He loved seeing all the different animals, and mom and dad enjoyed the free A/C and entertainment for Ethan. He really got a kick out of seeing the hamsters run around in their habitats. I wish we took pictures or video, but we were too in the moment to remember to take the camera out...except for this one:
We also finally got Ethan's passport pictures done at our local CVS. I wish we could have used the first picture that was snapped because his face was more of his usual curious demeanor, but the picture was too far away or something. In the second, one you could see him start to whine because he didn't want to be left alone with a weird guy taking his picture. Something I learned though is I'll probably try to take visa/passport pictures myself next time and use the kodak kiosk machines to print ID photos. All CVS employee did was take a digital picture and then use the kiosk to print it out. Easy peasy. This was the end result:
We haven't taken very many pictures lately, but I'll insert some that I recently got off our DSLR. They were shot back in May when I had the urge to take more pictures to capture Ethan's development.
In the meantime, I'd like to continue doing regular things to further distance the sad feelings and memories. I wish I blogged more regularly so that I wouldn't start forgetting things, but c'est la vie. Ethan has gotten used to his new shoes now, and doesn't protest putting them on as much anymore. We did go to Little Gym in our area, and Ethan was curiously terrified. He wouldn't let go of Lucas, and refused to be put down. Even his legs and feet were strongly latched onto Lucas' sides. He was overwhelmed with all the people and unfamiliar surroundings, but intrigued at the same time. He probably had the most fun when the class was over and the room started clearing out. He wanted to start going through some of the obstacles with us, but the next class was filing in, so we had to leave. If Little Gym didn't require such a huge commitment, I would sign him up right away, but I think we're going to keep trying new things to see what he likes most. This past weekend I had signed up for a Kindermusik class, but after arriving at the appointed time, it turns out they had the address wrong. The closest class was going to be in downtown, and that's just too far to travel to for a morning class. Hopefully they'll start more Kindermusik classes in our city so he can experience that one day.
We did take Ethan to Petsmart the other weekend after a quick visit to Joann's. I have to say, Petsmart may be our new favorite weekend activity. Ethan LOVED it there. Not only do they have all kinds of animals, they also had a doggy daycare in the back where there's all these dogs safely behind glass. He loved seeing all the different animals, and mom and dad enjoyed the free A/C and entertainment for Ethan. He really got a kick out of seeing the hamsters run around in their habitats. I wish we took pictures or video, but we were too in the moment to remember to take the camera out...except for this one:
We also finally got Ethan's passport pictures done at our local CVS. I wish we could have used the first picture that was snapped because his face was more of his usual curious demeanor, but the picture was too far away or something. In the second, one you could see him start to whine because he didn't want to be left alone with a weird guy taking his picture. Something I learned though is I'll probably try to take visa/passport pictures myself next time and use the kodak kiosk machines to print ID photos. All CVS employee did was take a digital picture and then use the kiosk to print it out. Easy peasy. This was the end result:
We haven't taken very many pictures lately, but I'll insert some that I recently got off our DSLR. They were shot back in May when I had the urge to take more pictures to capture Ethan's development.
Why does he look so old?? Also, Lucas and I have been learning a lot about dinosaurs lately. Like, did you know the Jurassic time period was just one of the later dinosaur periods? And that dinosaurs started out really small, and only got bigger as time went on? We saw a pterodactyl/pteranodon the size of a T-Rex at the natural history museum on Father's day! Also, pterodactyls and brontosauruses didn't really exist! They're pteranodons and brachiosauruses! Why do "facts" keep changing?? Just like how Pluto isn't really a planet....whaaaattttttt...
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