This and That

This is going to be a busy weekend, and it kind of stresses me out. My mom and family are coming in Friday to stay the night. My cousin is graduating from West Memphis High, and there is going to be a big family party. My mom is planning to take Nathaniel back home with her on Saturday. He always has a blast over there. We miss him while he is gone, but it is also nice to have a little break. On Sunday night, my aunt is coming in from South Carolina. She is staying the night with me, and I am taking her to Arkansas Monday morning. I am really not used to having so much stuff to think about and do, but it will all be really fun. 

I also joined the church orchestra. I listened in on one of the practices last week, and had my first practice last night. I am so glad that I joined! I have an activity just for myself now. We are getting ready for a concert on Sunday night. The music wasn't too hard, but I really need to work on building my lip again. Stefan was wonderful, and picked the boys up from church so I could stay for an extra practice after. He even had Nathaniel in bed when I got home, and Ethan had a short nap. 

Ethan has really been wanting table food here lately. I finally decided to try it and see how he could do. He did so great! He really loved poppy seed chicken, and green bean casserole. I was surprised at how well he could get the food into his mouth. 

He finished all of this food, and there was not much left in the chair. I really have to work on cooking things he can eat with us now.

He also got to try his first Cheeto last week. Of course he loved it. I never gave Nathaniel anything that wasn't healthy. Nathaniel used to be such a great eater, but now he doesn't try anything. I am being a little more relaxed with Ethan, and letting him try lots of different things. 

I am quickly realizing that this blog has a lot more Ethan than Nathaniel in it. I haven't been taking many pictures of Nathaniel here lately. He usually prefers to go without underwear, and I have stopped trying to keep them on him all the time. Nathaniel is doing so great with potty training. He rarely has an accident at home. We have been taking him on short outings with real underwear on, and I am really beginning to trust that he will tell me when he needs to go. We have visited with a couple different friends recently, and Nathaniel has used the potty at their house without a fight. He is also starting to talk so much now. I think he repeats the end of almost every sentence I say. I think he is going to be having full conversations before long. It is so fun to see him learn new things! Nathaniel's favorite movies right now are Cars, UP, and anything Veggietales. He probably watches a little too much TV, but it is just so much fun to watch him the different scenes out! He really is learning new things each day, and I am going to make more of an effort to record it all here.