Is He Teething??

Is he teething?? This has been the question of the year. The only explanation that we can come up with for... lets say... unexplained behavior. Like, screaming for hours at a time in the middle of the night, or needing to be held 24/7 by mommy, or gnawing on everything in sight.

The past few days have been like this, but I can't see any teeth coming in. Two or three times a day I pin him down and pry his mouth open to see if there is a bump where a tooth is about to pop. That is my light at the end of the tunnel of fussiness. Last time I just pushed firmly on the bump and popped the tooth through for him. But, this time... no bumps.

So I was beginning to doubt that teething is his problem right now. Until this morning, when I had to go looking for him through the house. If he is quiet for too long, I know he's getting into something. I found him in his room. He had a disgusted look on his face and was spitting something out of his mouth. It was a piece of his favorite foam football. Minus a lot of foam. This football is pretty hard, I don't know how he got these chunks out of it with only 6 teeth. I swear he's a little puppy dog inside a baby's body. And YES I think he's definitely teething. Because if he's not, then the only other explanation is that he's losing his mind.

Sweet Potater Pie

Eric's been jonsing for some sweet potato pie. (Not that either of us have ever had it before). it just sounded good. I usually only make pies on Thanksgiving because somehow that has become my job at the Ursic house every year. Pies have always been a challenge, so I thought I'd take it on. I found a crazy pie crust recipe that is quite complicated but it turned out pretty good. The sweet potato part turned out just okay though. We're not sure how it is supposed to taste, but it was a little blah. We decided that pumpkin is better. We will probably throw the rest away. The baking was the fun part. Plus I'm making a birthday cake for Eric today. And that's just too much junk for 2 people... well, 2 1/2 people. (The dollop of whipped cream is because someone already took a fork full out of the middle. I'm not sure who it was, but Eric thinks it must have been Ethan.)

GQ baby

There is something wrong with the fact that my child is more fashionable than I am. When you don't have older siblings and you grow every month everything you own has to be brand spankin' new. I, on the other hand, try to avoid growing every month, so I still have and wear clothes that I had as a freshman. I can't help but be a little jealous.

Camera Shy

Ethan has taken up dancing. He often stands by the computer and points until someone turns on some tunes. Despite the many dance sessions we've had, I have yet to get a good video of him. He gets too excited and curious about the camera and stops completely. This video shows exactly that. I love the hand movement he's about to do when he spots the camera.

Lunds visit Spokane

Audrey's mom, dad, and Sam came to visit for the weekend. They only stayed two nights, so we had to give them the whirlwind tour of Spokane. Here we are at Manito Park

We tried out the carousel again. This time Ethan didn't like it as much. We ended up just sitting on a stationary bench, but he still screamed the whole time. I hope I haven't traumatized him.

My Dad was much more excited for the ride :)

Ethan's favorite indoor game...

He almost jumped out of his skin when I took this picture. He knows he's not supposed to be up there, but he just can't resist pushing buttons.