Disneyland with Daddy

After breakfast this morning Dan went upstairs to get ready for work. He then came down the stairs with his Mickey Mouse shirt on and said he was going to take Ethan to Disneyland. I was so excited for them to spend father/son time together but I was so sad that I wasn't able to go with them. I got to lay on the couch all day instead. Luckily my sister was in town for the day to keep me company.

Ready to go to the happiest place on earth together!

They got to see the Pixar Parade at CA Adventure which is the best parade ever! Ethan got to see his friend George from Monster's Inc.
And of course his other friends, the CDA.

Ethan told Dada today that Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is his new favorite ride.

Cutest kid ever on the teacups!

Dan & Ethan on the Buzz Lightyear ride. Ethan is actually pretty good at this! He must take after his Dad!

More Bedrest Fun

I have now been on bed rest for 3 1/2 weeks. Ethan has seriously been having the time of his life! Here are a few more photos from his daily adventures.

Julia & Spiderman watching a movie together.

Ethan is so excited that GG brought him his own Starbucks! It's the pink milkshake, not the cup of coffee!
Ethan got to spend the night at GG & Papa's house with all of his friends.

He got to play with his buddy Hayden today. How cute are they as Buzz & Woody?

They are so good at taking turns!

And here is a photo of my giant bowling ball for you. I am 34 weeks. I only have 2 more weeks on bed rest!!!

My lovely friend Karen took these photos.

Ethan's New Haircut

Dan has been dying to shave Ethan's head for over a year now. I always won that discussion...until now.

Before After

Bedrest Adventures

I am 33 weeks today and have been on strict bedrest for almost 2 weeks now. I haven't really been enjoying myself but Ethan's life got way more exciting! Everyday he goes on a new adventure at a different friend's house. Now when he wakes up in the morning he asks, "Who's coming over?" He definitely knows that his days are different now. Here are a few photos of his activities over the last 2 weeks.

On the "up & down" with Daddy!

On his way to spend the day at Dylan's house.
Being Buzz Lightyear at Hayden's house.
Julia the dragon and a sad Iron Man with a golf club.

Cake Head Iron Man playing with Mr. Potato Head.

Spiderman relaxing.

TWO Spidermans - Dylan gave Ethan this Spiderman costume for his birthday but it didn't come in the mail until last Friday. Ever since he got it he kept asking if Dylan could come over with his Spiderman costume. He kept saying, "I want to play 2 Spidermans!" There was finally a break in Ethan's busy schedule so Dylan, I mean Spiderman, came over to play. They had a blast!!!

Look at those muscles!

A little more flexing...

Then it was time for a break. They made smoothies and sat on their cars drinking them. How cute are they?

Cheers!

I have made it to 33 weeks! Very exciting since this baby has wanted to come out now for quite a few weeks. Every day that this baby stays inside, the healthier he will be!

Thanks to everyone who has taken Ethan in and entertained him and fed him. I truly appreciate it. And thanks too for sending me photos of his adventures! I love receiving them!

The doctor's goal is to keep this baby inside me until 36 weeks. If the baby hasn't come by then, I will be taken off of strict bedrest and my medication to stop my contractions. Pray that whatever happens, our guy will be a strong and healthy baby. Thanks everyone!

Ethan's 1st Dentist Visit

Today Ethan had his first dentist appointment. I was way more nervous than he was. He did such an awesome job. No tears. No complaining. I think what really helped was we read a bunch of "going to the dentist" books for a couple of weeks before we actually went. However, we read a "Little Critter" book and it talked all about having holes in your teeth & the dentist drilling. Everyday Ethan would have me look in his mouth to see if he had any holes. Poor kid was traumatized from a "Littler Critter" book!!! Anyway, here are a few photos from Ethan's experience.

Does he look mad at me or what? At least he had otter with him to keep him company.

A hygienist cleaning his teeth. Ethan picked cherry flavored gloves for the guy to wear. How cool is that?
What a trooper!

Then it was the dentist's turn to look in Ethan's mouth. It looks like he is still giving me dirty looks!

I would definitely recommend Dentistry for Kids & Adults with Gina Dorfman. It was a great place for kids!!!

Ethan's 3rd Birthday!

Today is my baby's 3rd birthday! I can't believe how fast these last 3 years have flown by! They have definitely been the most fun 3 years of my life. This morning started with a lovely song & dance in Ethan's room by his mommy & daddy...I know, it should have been recorded.

Then we walked down the stairs where Ethan saw this huge inflatable birthday cake to which he said, "Oh my gosh!" Um, did he turn 15 overnight? Ethan had options for breakfast since his daddy the cook was home; pancakes, French toast, eggs, anything. All he wanted was Apple Jacks for his birthday breakfast.

I thought that Ethan would love to spend his birthday at the fire station since he talks about it all the time. When we visited Fire Station 126 back in February, Ethan fell in love with Fireman Andy. Ethan has a little ride-on firetruck and fire hat and zips around the house pretending to be Fireman Andy all the time. So I scheduled a visit and Andy's shift just so happened to be working today! We had about 12 kids total join us and it was a fabulous tour. One of Ethan's friend's brought him this yummy cookie.

My little 3 year old very excited to go into the fire station.
The start of our tour. Ethan & his friend Mason held hands through most of it.

The smile on his cute little face just melted my heart.

Ethan & Mason listening to every word that Fireman Jack said.

Mr. Attitude! I know I'm a little obsessed with taking photos but geeze, I never thought my 3 year old would treat me like a paparazzi!

During our tour the firemen got a call to an emergency & had to leave quickly. Here are Mason & Ethan covering their ears because the siren was so loud.

And off they go! Lucky for us the captain stayed behind & continued our tour.

The kids enjoying all their lazy chairs.

Yay! Fireman Andy finally got to join us! Ethan couldn't believe it!

One happy guy in the fire engine!

Fireman Andy dressed up for all the kids. He was a huge hit!

Ethan got to try his heavy hat on.

A group shot with some of the kids and the firemen.

Ethan was very serious because he new that the tour was almost over.

Not happy about saying goodbye.

"Did Mama just say Chick-fil-A? I'm coming!"

After the fire station we went to Chick-fil-A for lunch; Ethan's favorite restaurant. This was our first time eating at the restaurant since the grand opening. I'd say Ethan had the best birthday ever!

Hot Air Balloon Festival

This evening we went to the Hot Air Balloon Festival in Santa Paula. Ethan loved seeing all the pretty colorful balloons and it made me realize that I had never seen one up close before. I have seen them in the sky from miles away but never up close. They were huge and extremely beautiful when they were all lit up. Here are a few of the pretty photos we took.

Ethan got to touch one while it was on the ground being inflated.

All of the balloons all lit up at once.