"something to live for..."

doing: this. and watching Comedy Central standup... kinda
feeling: tired and a little crappy
where am i?: winter seminar. i sat down too long on my bed and talked to Megan so i can't make it back up to hospitality. i'm a lame-o i know.


just a heads up.. this blog will be totally about my son!!

as every mother will tell you, their child is the smartest and cutest.... ever! so i will begin by saying just that!! Ethan = cutest and smartest!!

we've always sang ABC's to Ethan since he was little and a little while after he turned one he pretty much was able to sing it himself. along with that we've also been counting with him and helping him learn his numbers. he's gotten colors down fairly well by now and he knows every freaking truck known to man!!

but just in the last few months he's really gotten all of these things down very very well! he can now sing the entire alphabet on his own. and he can count to 11 and to 20 with a little help! he's started putting longer and fuller sentences together and his colors are pretty solid!

i'm always amazed with him and with what he learns.... sometimes its too much for him and it just gets him in trouble... but learning none the less.
the other night we ate dinner with my parents and he put his hands together to pray and while we were saying the prayer he was jibbering the words with us.
then he puts his hand up-as to start making the sign of the cross- and says "Amen". i almost cried.
he catches on to things so quickly and as a 2 year old NEVER forgets things like trucks or busses or a forklift. its random, but he remembers every time we drive by!
he's recently gotten excited about schools. when we drive by West i've told him twice that it's "Naynay's school" (Daniel's school), and now whenever we drive by he tells me whos school it is. also that he wants to GO to school.... i told him he'll learn about numbers and letters and colors and animals.... oh and dinosarus. and he will tell ANYONE that'll listen that when he goes to school THATs what he'll learn!!


i just wanted to share how totally proud i am and also amazed, every day, at how much information he can retain in his mind! he's just a flat out amazing kid. i'm incredibly lucky in every aspect when it comes to him. sure sure, i want to scream at him sometimes... but he's a boy and he takes after his dad. what can you do!

okay, i need to sleep. i'm in DM until Tuesday so i'll have a bed to myself until then! it'll be wierd to not wake up to a tiny had on my face... or feet in my ribs!
i'll miss every second!!