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A Little Bit about our Little Ones
Thursday - February 10, 2011 (one year ago today)

I should probably be writing a lesson plan or a test of some sort, but I just need a break, so I'll write about Ethne and baby Stone No. 2.

As far as baby no. 2 is concerned there really isn't much going on except that the child is a rather active little bugger-- I have been feeling this baby move since at least week 16 and the further along I get the more the baby wiggles.  I had a multiple marker (also known as quadruple) blood test done about a month ago and it came back normal, so there's no concerns as far as spinal defects or down syndrome, about a month ago.  I feel really quite good except that my feet have been swelling ever so slightly recently (this may also have something to do with the fact that I'm on them all day).  My belly is growing, but I don't have any pictures to share, mostly because I just haven't done it yet, and it should continue to grow a lot over the next few months.  The big ultrasound is next Monday, what a fun Valentine's present!!  So I'll be sure to post when we have the pictures.

As for Ethne...  She is growing and learning like a weed!  She loves to read and when I'm home she will bring me books to look at and read to her.  She enjoys nightly bedtime stories and we're teaching her about folding her arms and being quiet for prayers.  She loves to throw her blocks and legos all over, then clean them all up and start over again.  She also LOVES stuffed animals and carries one with her just about everywhere (she sleeps with two).  She enjoys spending time at Grandma Humphrey's house and playing with uncles Gabe and Isaac. 










I think if Gabe would chase her around the house growling at her all day she would be a pretty happy camper.  She also really likes Snoopy (Gabe's dog), but he's not quite as fond of her.  She is learning how to eat with a spoon and does pretty well if she 's closely supervised and given a little guidance.  She says puppy, mommy, daddy, baby, hi, beep-beep, and moo now, but she says puppy the most.  She can show you where someone's nose is, but not by that name, she calls noses "beep-beep."  Ethne also has a mouth-full of teeth, 8 to be exact, with more on the way.  She is a true girl and loves anything chocolate, but she also enjoys various other sweets, bananas, apples, carbs of all shapes and sizes, cheese, and Lasagna.