Merry Christmas

I just wanted to take a minute to say Merry Christmas if you still actually bother checking our blog.  I don't blame you if you don't, it isn't like we update very often.  This last year has been busy for us, Aaron has been working away and I have been taking care of things at home.  Now we are just trying to prepare for our new arrival that should be here in the next 6 weeks sometime.  I am amazed at how much more quickly this pregnancy has gone than the last one.  I am good and sick of being pregnant already, but I guess there isn't much I can do about it.  I told Aaron I wanted a catheter, three days sleep and a crane to lift my oversized pregnant booty up for Christmas.  He didn't take my request seriously.  Looks like someone is going to get coal for Christmas.

Ethan has just been growing and becoming more independent.  Yesterday I walked into the bathroom to find him stripped down to his underwear scrubbing himself with a wet toothbrush.  He was so proud of himself and told us he was getting himself all clean.  It is funny how kids perceive things.  I wish I could freeze time and keep him from getting older.  He also tells Aaron that he is an old man, but mommy is new and is not old.  He is pretty excited to be a big brother so hopefully the transition from one to two will not be too horrible.  He has started drawing actual pictures lately as well which I can't get enough of.  This is a picture he drew of the two of us.  Apparently the big blob at the top is me and those aren't legs, those are tentacles.  The little happy cute blob is Ethan.

I almost forgot

Ethan is pretty much potty trained.  While in Iowa, something clicked and by the time we came home Ethan was pretty much done potty training.  I still keep him in pull-ups most of the time, but he rarely has an accident.  I am so proud of my little man for finally doing it.  I am super excited not to have to worry about diapers for a while.

Grandma's Visit

I know these will be in the wrong order, but well, at least you are getting something.  Right before we headed to Iowa, my mom came out for a visit over Mother's Day.  It was good to see her and have her spoil us!  Ethan loved making Grandma sit in the back of the car with him and read stories to him.  As soon as she got out of the car at the airport to head home, Ethan told me he missed Grandma already.  I wish we lived closer so we could see each other more often.  

Blog?

After being harassed for months about updating my blog, I finally decided to do it.  I will have you all know (I am referring to my mother and sister, the only people that probably actually attempt to read this sorry excuse for a blog) that I am making a great sacrifice to do this.  I could be cleaning you know.  

Aaron is now almost finished with his second year of residency!  Wahoo!  I consider June 24th medical New Years.  It is way more exciting for me than actual New Years in January.  For starters, we get to go to some fancy dinner to send off the graduating chief's and welcome the new interns.  It reminds me that someday we will be done too.  An attending does a presentation on each of the chief residents which usually teases them and tells funny stories about them.  If anyone has embarrassing or funny stories/pictures you want to share, send them my way.  I know I have four more years before we really need to worry about it, but I have no clue what kind of fodder to give them.

We recently visited my sister in Iowa for a little over a week while her husband was out of town.  It was just good to have some time with my sister and to get our kids together.  She has posted quite a few pictures over at her blog www.neiharts.blogspot.com if you want to see more pictures than I am going to post.  She actually frequently updates her blog (I don't know how we are related) so you may have to scroll down a little ways to see all the pictures.  The kids played really well together and it was a great trip.