Our Trip to the zoo!

Well in my last post I said we had plans for Saturday well we went to the Akron zoo. We went with my Aunt Cindy, Uncle Bryan, Dad, Grandma, Sister, and Brother-n-Law and their boys.
We went to breakfast before we left for the zoo and got there when they opened.  The boys were all so excited.
I was worried because it was raining all morning and the whole way to the zoo but as soon as we got there the rain slowed down to just a light spit and then before we got into the zoo it stopped all together. I bought the boys raincoats just in case it would start to rain again but it never did. It was a nice day not to hot not to cold and dry.
Ethan loved one bear that was there it stands by the window and walks on a log back and forth all day. He just sat and watched him for several minutes. He also love the snow lepard cubs because they were playful. Well right beside the Lions they have a little play kitchen and Ethan did not want to leave that he kept saying "I'm cooking leave me here" Liam loved looking at the fish and anything that was active. If it just laid there he didn't care to see it.

I took several pictures but because I am at work I cannot add them to the blog.
I cannot wait until or next event on the 23rd of this month. I am sure the boys will love what we have planed for then too.

I almost forgot.

In my last blog where I was trying to get everything back up to date I forgot one BIG thing that went on since I posted last. Ethan lost Puppy! I remember posting about his Puppy before he was like part of the family Ethan's favorite toy and he went EVERYWHERE and did EVERYTHING that Ethan did. Like I said before we would go back for puppy if we left him behind.
Well on June 16th we went on a little day trip and he took puppy like he always did we had him all day and at one point he put him in my sisters stroller and that was the last place we saw him well Ethan had to go to the potty and I didn't think to stop and get puppy I just rushed him off to the bathroom and when we were done we got in the car to go home. We were 1/2 way home when Ethan said Where is puppy? Oh crap we forgot him in the stroller so I called my sister and she said she did not have him so we went back to find out if he was left there they told us he was not there and they would call if they find him. Well we never got a call and I went back three or four times to look and see if they found him.
Ethan cried for hours the day he lost him then every day after that for at least three weeks. It was so hard on him to not have puppy I even took him to get a new snuggle toy but he didn't want it. He just cried for puppy and that made me cry for him. I wish he did not have to go through that it broke my heart. I wish he could still have puppy and give him up when HE was ready.

To be 100% honest with you I don't think Puppy was lost or left I think he was taken. My sister always hated that he took Puppy everywhere and kept telling me that he shouldn't be aloud to. She has taken a binky form my cousins little girl because SHE felt she was to old for one so she took it and let her mother think she threw it away, so her mom took all them away from her. So I wouldn't put it past her to take it into her own hands and get rid of Puppy. I felt like that the day he came up missing and I feel stronger than ever that she does have him because her oldest son told me one day that she had him, We were at dinner and everyone was talking about him not having his puppy anymore and William got all excited and said "I know where Puppy is! I saw him in our basket mommy put him there" Well Shawnda said "William that was a different puppy now stop talking about it right now" Why would a 5 year old say he saw something if he didn't? Well a few weeks ago I was at their house and he took my hand and said "come with me let me show you where mommy put puppy" I said no you don't have puppy and just acted like I don't think she has him because she was there and I did not want to make her mad. Now I wish I would have went with him to see where Puppy is. I want to go down there sometime and see if I can find him while they aren't home. If I do or not I don't know. All I know is Ethan is over Puppy. He still talks about him but he doesn't cry for him so if I do get him back I will just put him up and keep him safe. I still have hope.

It has been a long time since my last post!

Well it has been almost a year since my last post. My boys are growing up so fast. I cannot remember what was going on in my last post. So here goes. Liam is almost 13 months old now and he has four teeth. He just started walking three days ago. He isn't fully walking but he takes about 10 to 15 steps before falling or sitting, He still won't say Mama I know he can but just won't. He is more of a Daddy's boy than Ethan. He likes to feed himself and climb! He LOVES the water. Ethan is 3 1/2 and 100% potty trained (I think he was in my last post too) He is talking so much more. He loves playing with his baby brother and hates when he cries. He is a HUGE Mommy's boy he doesn't even like to spend the night away from me. He just started where he doesn't want anyone to see his naked butt and makes me close my eyes while I change his clothes. He pretty much does everything on his own, He likes to pick out his own clothes and dress himself and he likes to give himself a bath. I let him think he is doing his bath alone but I wash him off. I sit in my room so I am close and can hear if he needs help. This summer was great! We went swimming a lot and went on the boat. The boys loved the lake. We took a mini vacation to Kelley's Island and Ethan still talks about it. We went into a lighthouse and Ethan LOVES and ahs loved lighthouses since he was a little over a year old so when he saw it he got so excited and could not wait to go in. Liam loved the ferry Ethan did too but not as much as Liam. Ethan also loved riding around on the back of the golfcart. I was worried I would not have fun but I did and I am gald we went. Next summer is going to be even better because we are going to Flordia for a week in July. I still have a lot coming up but I'm not saying what until it happens. The first thing we have planned is coming up soon this Saturday! Yesterday was my 27th birthday the boys woke up around 6:30 and we spent the morning together then I had to work. Well today Ethan went with my Mother-N-Law to shop for me she let him pick out what she got me. My sweet boy who loves to shop wanted to buy me a ton of stuff but ended up getting me flowers they are fake and I love that because I can keep them forever he also got me what he calls a night light but it is a candle warmer thing he got the little wax discs that go with it and I was told it took him a very long time to pick the ones he wanted for me. Well I like all the sents but one called Monkey Farts it smells like banana and I hate that smell lol. Well after they got done shopping she broght him to work so he can drop it off, He was so excited to show me what he got. I loved it because this is the first year he has ever told me Happy Birthday (on his own) and picked out a gift for me. Keith got me a new camera because my old one stopped working and I told him I NEED a camera because I love to take pictures. We are going to go out Friday to celebrate since I worked on my birthday. Over all I had a good day until I got to work lol. I don't think there is anything else I need to talk about and it's almost time for me to go home so I am going to end this post here. I will try to get back on next week and post about what we do Saturday!

Ethan

Ethan is learing so much he makes me smile just hearing what he is learing. He can count to ten all by himself and knows all of his ABC's but maybe 9 letters. Now he is working on who has a winky and who doesn't. He knows mommy doesn't and daddy does. He knows him and Liam both have a winky too... 
He gets mixed up with other people but its so cute to have him ask me Mommy Aunt Shawnda have winky then he shakes his head no and says Noooooooo then he says Mommy William winky then shakes his head and says Yessss.
Last night I got three pumpkins and let William, Octavius and Ethan "carve" them. William did more helping than the other two he picked the headless horse man and he poked a few holes to trace it and he pushed the chuncks through once we got them cut free. He even cleaned the pumpkins out. Octavius only picked out his picture he picked a cat. Ethan picked a bat flying he also didn't really help much but they all had fun. I will add pictures of them later.

Hospital trip X2

Well Saturday Liam started to puke a lot he never does that so I called his doctor today and because his puke was green she sent him to the ER to be checked. Well I took him to one hospital I got there at 1:00 they did blood work and at 5:00 I left there being told he has reflux and colic and is borderline dehydrated. I was very worried and did not believe what I was told, so I took him to a different hospital and they told me he is NOT colicy and does NOT have reflux but he has a virus and is NOT dehydrated. Now we are home and he is in bed sleeping.
I have a few pictures to add but I will later.

Tomorrow is the big day.

Lol tomorrow is not really a big day but I do have a lot going on. First I have to take Liam over to get his shots and then I have togo to my WIC appointment. I am not looking forward to shots I ALWAYS hate taking them to get shots but I hope Liam does good like Ethan and just sleeps them off and doesn't get fussy.
As of right now both boys are sick nothing major just colds I made sure it was ok to give Liam shots while sick and his doctor said it was fine as long as he doesn't have a fever.

It's been 2 months!

So today Liam is 2 months old! I cannot say that the last two months have been perfect because they have been far from perfect. I have felt stressed, depressed, alone, helpless, you name it I felt it. It was a struggle to get Ethan used to his baby brother and I did that alone. Lucky for me it did not take long.
I can say that even though the past two months have been far from perfect they have been wonderful. I love getting to know Liam. I know he is not the person he is going to be as a young child like Ethan but I still enjoy watching him grow and learn new things. So far he only talks (coos) smiles when he sees someone he knows and he has rolled over a few times. He is sleeping better at night too. Still not good enough to sleep in Ethan's room.
Liam was the puzzle piece we were waiting for and he made our family complete!