My little boy is all grown up...

Ok so maybe he's not all grown up by this last weekend David said it was time for him to move out...of our room...so in the grand scheme of things I suppose that isn't a big deal, but for my first baby it was a HUGE deal- I am now waking up every hour or so to go into the next room to make sure he's breathing. Before all I had to do was lean over to the left a little in bed and catch a glimpse of him. So if I was losing sleep before I don't think I even know what sleep is now, resulting in headaches, late & cranky mornings, and ultimately no change in the little boy- it's as if he doesn't even realize he's sleeping alone now- the nerve of the little guy! lolOn another note- it is always fascinating to me how frequently people tell you who your child looks like- we've had some say that he looks exactly like David and others say that they see so much of me in him...soooo I guess here you can decide for yourself...
                                                                                                                                              

Daisy(obviously)

David

Ethan

So you tell me what you think- and while I'm at it with old photos....a tribute to our childhoods...

Our Growing Boy

Soooooo... we just had Ethan's 2 month checkup- yes he is just over 2 months, but hey who's keeping track? It was pretty eventful for us as first time parents because it was his first round of immunizations, as well as another chance for us to see how he measures up in size! So Fun!!! So here are the stats and it looks like he is definitely not taking after the Heiner side...

Weight - 12 lb. 8 oz       55th percentile

Height - 23 1/2 in.          75th percentile

Head Circ. - 15 1/2 in.   75th percentile

So it looks like we've got a tall boy with a large brain- perfect!!! I just knew he'd be smart- he gets that from his mother!

As far as the shots went, well I think he had a sense of his impending doom all the way to the doctors because I couldn't get a smile out of him- see for yourself!...

 

Some of our other adventures of the past week.....

We played frisbee golf at the park... I think he enjoyed himself

Ethan's first trip to the mall- probably one of very few experiences at the mall if he's like his Dad

Dave and Ethan tuckered out after following the girls around the mall

His little fohawk (sp.?)

Can you tell his father picked out the outfit

What a cute boy!

 What can I say- we have the cutest little boy I've ever seen- I am absolutely obsessed with him- We just love making him smile, cuddling, playing with toys and just spending time together as a little family! David is such a great Dad and just dotes on his little boy- we can't get enough of him and are enjoying this time we have together- what a blessing he has been for us!

Updates

So just a few more updates on our little man-cub...
 His most recent stats as of Friday...

9 lbs 15 oz

21 3/4 inches long

overall 25-50th percentile (not exactly sure how that works)

So he's not huge but I feel pretty good about it- especially since he is steadily growing- that's the most important right!? He's also starting to smile while he's awake and not just when he has gas- it is amazing the ridiculous things that David and I will do to get him to smile but it is totally worth it! He is so adorable and we love him to death!
David is in his third week of his masters program and from what I can tell it is going pretty well so far- I am in my fourth week of living in Boise and have managed to find my way to Albertsons, WalMart, Boise State, and the Distribution Center. I have driven on the freeway once and I didn't get lost so I feel highly accomplished. As for little Ethan, here's what he is really up to...

Sooo....my son gave me an arm hicky- (sp.?) I don't think he feels very sorry!

Somehow his thumbs always seem to escape the sleeve covers

his first swimsuit and first experience at the pool- very eventful for him!

like father like son...such handsome boys!

 

 

 So here are a few pictures from a photo shoot I gave him since he hadn't finished messing his britches...it's just a bad idea to change him when he's still working on it!!! But seriously he was so happy to be working on his bowels I just couldn't resist snapping a million photos of his adorable face!

not sure what's going on here but I like it

What a smirky little smile! Don't worry it's just a pooping smile not an "I love my mommy smile"

OK SERIOUSLY he is just a handsome little guy...

Whoever says that boys are harder to dress up just hasn't had the opportunity!

Second swimming adventure...post swim and he is still out!

he loves his hands- or hates them but has no idea he can control them!

 Now here's the thing- I don't appear in hardly any pictures but I promise Ethan does have a mother and David, a wife- I just have nothing to wear that fits and frankly never have time to get ready for the day- plus how many guys just sit and take pictures- not many so that leaves the photos to me...but I love my role- it is just a whole new adventure fitting into it-I'm no pro yet at organizing my time- in fact I'm far from it, but as long as everyone eats and no one has died I figure I've accomplished something in my day!

Free Time- ha ha ha ha!!!

You know- I thought that I would have so much more time to blog, and that I would have the time to keep a very updated slew of pictures of this little boy of mine, but alas that is not the case. He prefers to have all my daytime hours spent cuddling him- (now I'm more than willing to do it as he is so stinking cute and cuddly) which of course is how I am able to get all the 200+ pictures of him that I currently have (lol) but at this point I am the only one who will really get to see them since this leaves little time for anything else including blogging, cleaning, cooking, and yes sometimes bathing. But I absolutely love being a mom- I love my little boy, and since we have compromised, meaning I currently have him snuggled up to me in the snugli carrier- I have two hands free to put in a few updates!!!! yay- I am really excited to show him off some more!

First of all... August 7 I got one of the greatest birthday gifts- to have my worthy priesthood holding husband bless my newborn baby boy....so here's some pics. of that beautiful day!

had to zoom on that one- look at that face!!!

Hegstroms

Heiner clan

he is absolutely a doll!!!

The cutest little boy EVER!!! Yes I am biased...but that doesn't mean I'm not right!

I should have had those up sooner, but we moved right after and then went to the Oregon coast and now we are just barely getting settled in here in Boise...Ethan already looks so different from these pictures and he is 2 pounds and 2 inches bigger as well!!!

Ethans contribution to the move...it only lasted about an hour!!! lol

Our little family

David's crab pot full 'o crabs (I think they're called pots)

we love our little boy- so fun to take him on his first trip with the family

The Trouble With Little Boys

     The trouble with little boys is they grow up to be big boys. They come into your life and suddenly you want to spend every waking moment with them. You can’t imagine what your life would be like without them and you can’t remember what you ever did before they became a part of it. You drink in their smell, you live off the sound of their voice as they tell you they love you and then steal your heart making you theirs for eternity. Then they turn around and give you a little boy… and suddenly you realize you’ve been trapped yet again in the same snare, but you wouldn’t have it any other way. You’ve never felt so complete before you became so completely dependent on the love you have come to know from these little boys.
     I never in a million years could have imagined how beautiful and complete life could be before I had my sweet husband and now my perfect little boy. I used to feel like I had to wait so long for some of the things that everyone else seemed to get so quickly. Once I found the person I wanted to spend forever with, I had to wait for him in the service of the Lord, I didn’t know he’d be mine yet, but I sure did like him. Then I had to wait to see if he’d still love me after I returned. Turns out we had a similar idea in mind and though it didn’t all happen overnight, I decided I wouldn’t have had it any other way.
We had to wait a little longer than we really wanted to start a family together, but we had more time to grow closer to one another. We became the best of friends and learned and laughed with each other every day and now we have this beautiful little boy and I think we’ve both realized we wouldn’t have had this any other way as well. Our time together, just the two of us, helped prepare us not for a better or stronger love, but a more complete one. A love that I am already seeing is binding us in another beautiful way. I am so thankful for this wonderful new addition to our family and I sure hope that the Lord blesses me with the ability to care for my two boys in the best way possible so that they never doubt my love and devotion to them. Welcome to our little family Ethan David- you are loved more than you could possibly know…at least more than you could possibly know just yet.

     

The Waiting Game

38 1/2 weeks- no need to see my chubby face!

Now no matter how much they tell you not to get your hopes up that you will go into labor a week or two before 40 weeks, I think that it's impossible not to. I have tried to convince myself over and over that there is no point in thinking that it could possibly happen any sooner than 40+ weeks so as to not be hopeful but there is an extremely strong optimist in me that just won't let it go. So here I am at 38 1/2 weeks along hoping that any moment could be the moment- not that I am really having any strong signs- but still- if I laugh/cough/sneeze/etc. too hard I may just have an accident- so it seems that it would only be fair to put an end to this right?! lol

I have also decided that this waiting and the unknown are taking a toll on David!!! The other evening as I was sitting on my pregnant woman's throne (i.e. toilet) I was yet again attacked by a bug, this time a big brown spider which was threatening my pleasant experience. Naturally since I didn't have shoes on and am definitely not coordinated enough to kill one from that position anyway, I hollered out for David to come to the bathroom- next thing I know he comes flying to me all frantic asking what happened and what he can do- thinking that I've gone into labor. I hadn't even thought of that scenario and it seemed perfectly natural to yell for him to come kill the spider- anyway he said that I can't just go around yelling for him like that ;) I guess I'll try not to give him too many false alarms!!!

 It is strange but there is also that side of me now that is thinking, wait a minute, maybe I'm not ready to be taking care of a baby- I like being just 'Dave and I' I am going to miss it- but at the same time, as David pointed out the other day it does kind of feel like this little boy already has a personality and a place in our lives. I want him to have a great home with security in knowing he is loved and that his parents love each other and will provide him with the things that he needs. I also don't know really at what point they are actually aware of anything in the womb- but I like to think that if he is aware of himself right now that he knows what family he is coming to and that he is excited about it. Although anything outside of the cramped space he's in now probably seems delightful. Whenever I get the lovely BH contractions I feel like he is being shrink-wrapped inside me- I feel bad because I think, "well what if he got himself into a really uncomfortable position and then I contract and he is just frozen like that" Maybe I'm strange for thinking things like that but I do it all out of love for this little guy! Anyway I would love any little well wishes from anyone who would like to send happy thoughts our way to encourage this little man child to come on time because we are moving to Boise the 11th of August and it would be quite difficult if he and I are only a couple days out of the hospital and trying to move!

On that same note we have found an apartment- as long as we pass the screening process- I think we have clean histories when it comes to criminal backgrounds and previous rentals so hopefully we're good in that area- the apartment is beautiful and I am hoping it can be a great place for us to plant our feet for at least a year- I am really wanting to make another apartment more like a home rather than just a place we stay for a few months- it seems like we haven't really been anywhere long enough to make this happen yet.



On another last note- we decided to go trade in a couple of our Wii games that we don't play for a couple of new ones...this may or may not have been a bad idea as David is the ultimate comics nerd and we came home with "Marvel Ultimate Alliance"...the following pictures may give you the full idea of the impact this is going to have on my life...

Looks like a serious game doesn't it? Well apparently it is!

Now to direct this drive and focus to Grad School homework...lol

Still alive and still breathing (well most of the time)

There is a light at the end of the tunnel- or a baby at the end of pregnancy- I mean, statistics show that's what happens in most cases, but for me right now it seems like when the pregnancy is over- it'll just be over and we'll go back to being normal David and Daisy- it seems a little unreal to me that I will have a real, live human child!!!! A half of me and Dave-I feel right now like this little boy is only some being that lives inside me- I don't know if that makes any sense to anyone else, but it still seems so surreal that David and I will be parents! Who would've thought that we'd be trusted with a sweet little innocent child!? OK I hope a few of you could have at least let that thought cross your mind, although I understand that it could be fairly questionable ;) So here I am beginning to explode at 8 months along! Yeah I feel huge, hot & sweaty all the time- and a little like my lungs are deflating- maybe a little like a beached whale- so I hope that this little guy isn't getting too comfortable inside there and will come on time!

I'm HUGE!!!! 8 months along now! So much belly weight I can't hardly stand straight can you tell?!

So I have also been working on a few projects...mostly for the baby's room...I didn't want to get everything for the room that matched my crib set- but I did want a few more coordinating colors- so I made covers for my blue and white rocking chair and made two throw pillows as well. They come close to matching- I'm sure no one is looking too excruciatingly close! We are also currently sanding down our dresser/changing table so that we can re-stain it to be a similar color to the crib- I doubt that we'll get a 100 percent perfect match, but I think we can come decently close! I'll post picts once we complete it- hopefully by this weekend!

My rocker- I made the slipcovers and pillow to coordinate with my bedding

My crib (my son's crib) the quilt is being washed currently! And my mobile has no hook yet to put on the crib!

I sometimes think that David feels as though the whole baby thing is only for me and the baby...so this is what happens when he feels as though something should be his...

He just couldn't help himself- I guess he deserves to open a baby gift too- the child is half his!!! :)

Needless to say, everything is gearing up in ready mode for this baby- I am not getting my hopes up to go at 38 weeks or anything like that- I mean it would be nice, but we are in the process of getting our go-bag ready and having all the basic necessities just in case. I have a terrible fear that if we didn't have everything ready and David winds up having to make a trip to the store (while I'm in the hospital) he'll do a little bit of what we call "freaking" and either buy absolutely nothing useful, or he'll buy one of everything- then he'll proceed to get upset with the cashier if he/she takes too long which will lead to him being overcharged, which will then lead to another disaster... well you all know how it goes- one bad thing leads to another- so the moral of the story is ..."If ye are prepared, ye shall not fear!!!" (Or at least not tremble in fear right, I think it's ok to still be nervous!!)

As for our plans- well we will be here in Twin Falls until about mid-August (another reason the little guy needs to arrive in a timely manner) and then we will be off to school- most likely in Boise. Wish us luck cuz we're gonna need it! And if anyone has any heads-up on good, cheap places to live in Boise, let us know- we're on the hunt for housing yet again! It'll be apartment #6 in less than 3 years So I know consider myself a professional in the art of moving!!!! BRING IT ON!!!