Sorry it has been so long since I have posted. The last couple of months have been good. Everyone has been happy and healthy. We enjoyed a nice long spring. So many people complained about the amount of rain, but I am convinced that the rain kept it cooler longer. Most days that it rained the sun came out for part of the day and we were still able to play outside. It also allowed me to get away with not watering my flowers. Ethan and Aaron have enjoyed playing in the pool, sprinklers, going to the park, and getting together with friends so far this summer. We had dinner with some friends and the boys were able to swim in the "big" pool which they also enjoyed!
A week ago this past Saturday Ethan started coughing and mommy had a sore throat. Throughout last week E, A, and I all had colds. Unfortunately daddy has one now too. We ended up at the doctor Saturday morning. A had a low grade fever Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and had trouble sleeping Friday night. E woke up with a low grade fever Saturday. Both went on Augmentin for their ears (E the right and A the left). The doctor also said that E's right lung sounded wet and gunky, so he would need to take his inhaler twice a day. Unfortunately E's temp spiked to 103 on Saturday afternoon and we have been dealing with high temps since.
Tomorrow the boys will be 18 months old and today was their 18M appointment. E's lungs were sounding better and both of their ears were doing better. Hopefully E's temp will stay under control without Tylenol or Motrin soon. E and A both weighed 23lbs 8oz., E was in the 15th percentile and A the 19th percentile. E was 33 1/4 inches tall putting him in the 76th percentile and A was 33 inches tall putting him in the 70th percentile. Aaron's head was 19 inches (63rd percentile) and Ethan's was 18 3/4 (45 percentile). This is the first time they have weighed the same amount in quite some time.
A couple of weeks ago a friend of mine and her kids met the boys and I at the mall. I had been meaning to get the boys feet measured but just hadn't gotten around to it. It was a good thing I did. Due to the fact E had taken his croc off and thrown it they were wearing their tennis shoes which were size 4's. E measured a size 6 and he was between a wide and a regular width. Aaron measured a size 5 1/2 wide. I was so upset and felt so bad. The crocs they have are a 4/5, but run big. We tracked E's croc down and were able to get it back from Target, but they also got new shoes from Clarks.
The boys got their pictures taken a few weeks ago. We met the photographer, Molly Connor (Molly Connor Photography) and Aunt Lou at Potter's Bridge Park. They turned out fantastic. I will post a few of my favorites soon, but you can check them out at http://picasaweb.google.com/molconnor/DittmerFamilyPhotos.
The boys and I are very excited that the King Tut exhibit and the new welcome center are now open at the Children's Museum. That means that Daddy will be able to take some vacation time now. He is actually taking off this Friday and the following Monday. Marc and I will be celebrating our 4 year wedding anniversary this Friday. My mom is coming up for the day to spend it with the boys and I am not sure what fun things Marc and I will do yet. Saturday we are having a little 4th of July get together.
Milestones
-E and A can say all done, momma, dada, duck, no, yes, hi, bye, Syd (for their dog Sydney), please, thank you, papaw, up, out, ball, shoe, sock, night, book, and Me for Aunt Megan (possibly others but those are the things I can think of...I told the doctor they had about twenty words and he said that was advanced. He thought they would have 5 or six. I started to second guess myself, but after typing them out they do have 20 or so. They have begun to imitate words quite often, particularly Ethan.
-When I say love your brother they will pat each other's heads and/or give each other kisses
-When I ask them to share they often do
-They colored their first pictures on 6/19/09
-They can eat with a fork and spoon, but often prefer their fingers
-They figured out how to get the baby gate at the top of the stairs open and made it down on their own (boy did that surprise and scare me a bit)
-Both boys still love dancing to music
-Have enjoyed not only taking blocks apart, but putting them together for some time now
-Prefer the sprinkler over the baby pool, because they like to play with the sprinkler head
-The word that A says the most at this point is still no, E has moved on to repetitively saying please (it melts your heart)
-Today they learned that a snake says "sssss", they also know that a bear growls, a dinosaur roars, a dog barks, and a sheep says baa
