The Last month in review

So I've been a little out of touch with blogging for the last month- maybe I just lost the drive, maybe I wasn't sure if people really wanted to see that many pictures of my baby, or maybe (and this is the one I hope it was) I just got caught up in being a mom and had no time for anything else...so here are a few fun pics from the last month

First off Ethan decided he is just too busy to breastfeed so he weaned himself, but as you can see even a bottle puts a cramp in his playtime- it's kind of like feeding a baby calf- I am almost convinced that if we didn't make him eat he'd just play and play until he completely ran out of juice and keeled over!

The only things he is interested in taking time to eat, are things that seem important to me, so since I was cutting up the other pepper, he must have thought that I was eating it, so he would eat one too...

If you can't tell, he didn't like it at all, however he kept at it..

And kept at it some more...

And just decided that he would bite it, then remove the piece from his mouth, throw it to the ground, then bite off another chunk! Needless to say there was quite a mess all over the kitchen floor!

I also discovered two different toys that I NEED, yes I said NEED, for Ethan- number one...Little people barn with animal sounds and a giant Lego table...these so far seem to be the only things that have kept him entertained for more than 2 seconds other than electrical outlets and cords! I discovered the lego table while on an outing to Carter's outlet...

That's a face of pure bliss

He literally spent the whole time at this table while I browsed- it was great and he was completely content...I have got to get one of these so I can actually get chores done around the house!

And I suppose the last thing to add for this little blog...the most important thing that happened this whole past month...Ethan got EVEN CUTER!!! I wasn't sure it was possible, but it happened!

Such a little clown- he's always making faces...no question he's David's son!

Please excuse my armpit- I was trying to get him to smile at the camera and his attempted smile cracks me up! Little mister personality!

He just keeps transforming into a little boy - I can't hardly believe he's not really my BABY anymore- but I love the little bundle of boy he's becoming!

Oh and P.S. exciting Zoo adventures blog to come...it will be epic!

Weekend adventures

So there really aren't a ton of pictures of me with my little boy, but this weekend David went crazy with the camera- so I thought I'd share our weekend story, just so everyone knows I really do exist!

Just before my hair change...I can't believe how long my hair was!

Trying to get Ethan to pose with me for a picture to show off my new hair...it was hard work!

Not too bad in the end though!

And on to our bubble blowing adventure at the Municipal Park...the lighting was weird due to the eclipse

I had to keep moving away from him but he kept trying to attack the bubble wand...

aaaand still following me- also his new thing is that he always has to be touching me...sweet but sometimes a little much!

His concentrating face...

Our little family

Love this pic!

 Yes he does smile but this is after I decided to sit in the front of the car on the way to the park instead of sitting back by him...it didn't go well- and he didn't get over it for a while

Part of his happy dance...

the hat only stayed on this long because he 'forgot' it was there

this is what usually happens when I try to take a picture of him- ATTACK!

Oh yeah- I just remembered you put a hat on my head and I hate hats...

So there it is in a nutshell, another great Hegstrom weekend...nothing incredible so to speak, but man we have a GREAT life!

A hair journey

So, this is a silly story about hair...maybe it sounds familiar to some maybe absurd to others, but it is what it is (and I just wanted to give a little precursor before anyone who reads this blog sees pictures and wonders who David's new girl is!) lol...I've had fine hair my whole life- then it got beautifully thick when pregnant- fell out horribly from months 4-6 postpardum and grew in WAY darker. So naturally I panicked- ok color was an easy fix- bought some hair dye- wa la I became a brunette- problem solved, but the chunks of hair slowly growing in have posed a different problem- there are mass amounts of them right on my hairline that just stick out everywhere- I have played around with cutting it for a while and when David got me a coupon for a hair appointment I decided, what the heck, if I'm going to cut bangs so the little guys in the front can grow in more gracefully I may as well chop it all off- so here you go- a hair transformation!

Longest ponytail I've ever had in my adult life! but look at those ridiculous hairs!

And there they are again- thwarted again and again

So one haircut and weave later- I'm blonde again and sporting a very short- ok short for me- hairstyle

the bangs blend in my little chunks of flyaways so well!- so now I won't look like my son took scissors to my head!

Little fingers and GINORMOUS messes!

Well we are really pushing finger foods lately- mostly because when he is shoving stuff in his mouth, it gives both David and I the opportunity to use both of our hands to do the same for ourselves- oh the luxury- however we discovered quickly that a dropcloth( or a torn trash bag- since we're cheap) is absolutely necessary unless I'd like to be pulling crusted, unrecognizeable chunks out of the carpet for the next couple of months...so here's how the experience is going- we've turned the boy loose on chunks of mango and strawberry...

Overall not too messy- neither item could mush up too much so in the end everyone was smiling...GOOD experience...

Then we tried green beans...and I only had french cut...lets just say I think mostly Ethan was smiling...

I mean why wouldn't he smile- he got a bath out of it since we had no idea what else to do with him...

So overall an ACCEPTABLE experience- at least one of us was filled with pure bliss...

So after two decent experiences we just went CRAZY and decided to try spaghetti...and yes I already had an inkling that it would be bad...and sometimes I hate how I'm so frequently right! lol

this is a face filled with much trepidation
...and Ethan's filled with wonder and delight...if you couldn't tell by his serious expression- I know that is wonder and delight because his eyebrows aren't furrowed! lol yeah he's either a very serious baby or a complete crack-up

oh yes...someone was having a good time

there's his five o'clock spaghetti shadow...

and this is the picture we are going to show to any girl that he wants to take on a date, if we don't like her...although it is kind of cute in a primitive way...

So overall round three was a GREAT and TERRIBLE experience- he was having a hoot and we were sitting in horror wondering where to begin with the damage control, and then he was hollering when we started to clean him up, naturally it's much more fun to be messy, and so you may guess what happened next...yes a bath, when all else fails and the mess is too overwhelming it is much easier to watch your child delightedly splash as large chunks of food float around him, than to pick them out of the carpet, your shoes, your toes or anything else that picked them up by accident.

But don't worry the little guy cleans up well, and then slobbers himself silly! Man it's tough work to be a baby!

I sure love my baby boy...he's such a sweetheart when he wants to be :)- and he definitely likes his Mommy! we're pretty much attached at the hip, leg, arm, foot, or whatever he can get hold of!

 

30 years

I always wonder, will I still be as madly in love 10, 20, 30 years down the road as I was when we were engaged. Will my heart still flutter when he walks through the door. Will I feel giddy all over every time he holds my hand?...Well after 3.5 years I have to say the simple answer is no, but the full answer is that so far, in the 3 and a half years we've had together and after all of the changes we've been through, graduating from college, having a baby, and getting the first big job (to name a few) I haven't ever been more in love than I am now. So no I don't love him the same, I love him more, and its a deeper love. No my heart doesn't flutter every time he comes home but my heart sighs in relief because he's come back to me again, like he does every day and will every day for the rest of our lives. Man it feels good to have a love like that and to know that it doesn't have to feel like new love anymore because the comfort of the old is even better. You've worn into it and it fits just right.
This last weekend David's parents celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary and came up to Boise to spend it with all of their kids (hence the mushiness thus far). It is just always such a comfort to know that love lasts and as I look at their family, my family, you see a great group of people, none perfect, but all woven together by love- the love that started with just two- two people once giddy in love and now so perfectly comfortable in love. Congratulations to them on what I'm sure was a great 30 years. Not lacking in its difficulties and trials I'm sure, but never lacking in love either. So to Rob and Katie, thank you for your example, and thank you for loving each other and your children enough to allow them to reach adulthood!

Here are a few pictures of the wonderful weekend!

30 Years of Marriage- Congratulations!

The Hegstrom Boys

The Whole crew

Among many of the fun adventures, Ethan got to have his first experience in a pool - I thought he'd love it since he loves the bath, but I'm not sure it was a winner...

please excuse the no makeup look!

So long story short, it was a great weekend, it was so good to see everyone, and from David, Ethan and myself a big thanks, without your love I wouldn't have my love, and my little love! I am eternally grateful!

And now, because I absolutely cannot help myself, here are a few pictures of Ethan!

Right before his first haircut- yes it was WILD and very SCARED hair

I'm cute and I know it

This face means trouble...

Just love his grins when he's crawling toward me!

And there you have it- so now I'll sign off yet again!

9 Whoppin Months Old!

Wow- can't believe it but the little cub is 9 months old as of yesterday! WHAT?! And it appears that even though he looks like a spitting image of his Pa, he seems to be just starting to get the first influx of Momma's side of the family genes in the size area. But he still has a big head...

19 lbs. 15 oz.  - 41st  percentile

27.5 in. long  - 25th  percentile

18 in. H.C.   - 63rd  percentile

Just glad he's healthy and happy and we love this boy so stinking much it's ridiculous! He's got so much personality and I am loving seeing his toothy grin as he smiles at me, then rears his head down in a speed crawl in my direction- so sweet!

Some of the most recent adventures...you may have seen these on facebook, but if not, well they are my absolute favorite...

Now you must click on this picture to see his face close up- hysterical!

His model look

just sweet

Grandma and Grandpa came for a quick visit and Ethan got his first chance behind the wheel- he may have found his true calling in life- yes indeed he is fast and furious

We also went on a beautiful Sunday afternoon stroll along the Greenbelt, and the Nature Observatory Park...then played at the playground...

Here, smell this...yeah right

We decided to crawl around in the red tube- hence the red faces

He quite enjoyed himself inside there

LOVED the slide

Every stage is so much fun- he is into so much TROUBLE all the time but so cute when he does it...everywhere he goes there is a trail of destruction

And he's already figured out how to remove the outlet covers I put in place- grrrrrrr....now I'll have to upgrade to another style- hopefully that'll take more than two weeks to figure out!

But I'm just glad he's active and healthy- couldn't have asked for a better little boy- he's exactly the one I wanted and he blesses my life every single day!