Baby dedication

Wow, I'm getting really bad at keeping up with new posts! I'd love to do posts more often, but I don't think that's going to happen. I have a feeling that with Ethan becoming more and more mobile, life will only get busier!

I guess I'll start with an update on our washing machine, because a few people have been asking about it. It's still broken, but the part finally came in, so they will come to our house tomorrow to pick up the machine. Once they have the machine at the shop, it takes about three days to fix it. It has now been more than four weeks since it broke, so I'm very thankful it will only be a few more days before I can do laundry in my own home again!! We've actually gotten to the point where it feels weird to go to either of our parents' without bringing a load or two of laundry.

Anyway, onto other things. I know that every parent says this, and it's very cliche, but Ethan is growing so fast and changing so much all the time! He's been getting around so quickly that we have to keep our eye on him all the time (not that we ever stopped watching him!). It's fun to watch him crawl around and try to get to a toy that's under the couch or hidden in a corner. Sometimes I play little games with him like who can crawl to the toy the fastest. I'll put a ball about ten feet away, and then I'll lay on my tummy beside him and start making my way across the floor to it. He refuses to let me get to it before him, so he looks at me, smiles, and then motors across the floor to beat me to it. (I usually let him win, but don't tell him!) It's so fun to see more and more of his personality come through!

He's almost 7 months old, so this has been a long time coming, but we finally had Ethan's baby dedication last weekend. There has been a lot going on at our church, so we were never sure when to do it. We finally just picked a weekend. Dan's Aunt Louise had already planned to come out from Manitoba for a visit, so we wanted to do the dedication while she was here. The dedication went really well! Both our families were there, and the dedication was performed by Ron, who also performed our wedding, and has been a family friend of the Loewens for years.

Not much else has happened since my last post. We've just been keeping busy and enjoying spending time with Ethan. Since there's nothing else to share, here are some pictures!

Here's Ethan peeking through the bookcase. And of course, everything goes in the mouth!
This is one of his new favourite passtimes - sucking on the base heater. (Don't worry, it's never on.) I love this picture - good job on the photography Auntie Dayna!As you can see, Ethan loves the dogs at my parents house. He lights up when he sees them, and he loves chasing after them and grabbing their fur.
He got a little more than he bargained for, though, when Blue licked him!

Why is it that no matter how much money you spend on toys, they always seem to have the most fun with items around the house:)?
Ethan loves to discover new things - apparently there are new things to be discovered under the rug!
Grandpa Roth came over for a visit, and decided that Ethan wanted to go outside and watch the kids playing in the complex. I couldn't help snapping a few photos!
My little puppy dog playing in his crib after a bath. I love toddler towels!!
Solids have been going well - Ethan has tried all sorts of new foods, and no allergies yet!

Well, that's all for now! Have a great weekend everyone!