He Does Exist!

This past weekend Jim and I took Ethan to meet Santa Claus. I don't think Ethan knew what to make of his long flowing beard! He looks a bit terrified.

Twas the night before Christmas . . .

This hat reminds me of the line in this poes that reads: "And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap, had just settled down for a long winter's nap."

Ethan kept trying to take his cap off.

Bah Humbug!

Zero was having a difficult time getting into the Christmas spirit.

Mohawk . . .

Ethan's hair is getting longer each day. You can really notice it during bathtime. A few baths ago I thought it might just be long enough to try the ever popular bathtime mohawk picture that everyone seems to capture! It sort of worked . . .

Fat Lip

Ethan has been more adventurous lately . . . and with that comes falling. I have been told this is the first of many falls!

"I SAID MORE!!!!!"

He was pretty hungry . . . and aparently I was not moving fast enough.

More Please!

Chiara began teaching some sign language to Norah when she was about six months old. I was sceptical at first, but when Norah was about 10 months or so, she began signing. The first sign Norah (and Ethan) learned was the sign for "more." The sign for more is "the fingertips of all five fingers on each hand move toward each other to touch in front of your body." (I quoted the baby sign language bood I checked out of the library). Anyway, when babies make the sign, it looks more like clapping in front of the body- it's pretty darn cute though! Of course, Ethan's first "more" sign was for his aunt Cecca when I was at work . . . oh well! Here are some picks of "more" in action.

PS- Chiara tells me that he will probably use more for everything for awhile, but then he will slowly get the other signs. We have also been working on "eat", "all done", "milk", "bath", "dog", and some others . . .

Oma And Grandpa

Oma and Grandpa came to visit over Thanksgiving for about two weeks. It was great having them in town. Jim and I make a "to do" list for them when they come (they stay rent free after all!) but we didn't have too much on it this time . . . there's always June!