I'm calling out Ethan & Anna!

[laurski81]

jennmm Let's see and hear about your adorable kiddos!!

[jennmm]

Fun! Ethan is my mellow kid. He was a calm, mellow baby and he is still the easier going one. He's 7 and in the first grade. He makes A/B honor roll but he does get in some trouble for talking. He. Never. Stops. Talking. He loves cars, trains, Digimon and riding his bike. He takes karate and he likes to watch baseball with me sometimes. He's a sensitive boy and always has been. He's a good big brother and loves to hang out with his sister. Right now he is missing 4 teeth in a row including his two front teeth, which makes him extra cute!

[jennmm]

[jennmm]

Anna is my independent, my way or the highway kid. She's stubborn, smart, and has to do everything for herself. She was a surprise, obviously a pleasant one. She likes to watch MMCH, Dora, and Thomas the Train. She loves trains. She can sing the alphabet, count to 10 and has a really good vocabulary for a 2 year old. She loves to blow kisses and hugs to me at night and say "I love ju." Her favorite foods are tacos, spaghetti, quesadillas, peas, and mashed potatoes. And bananas. The kids all about the bananas. She would eat nothing but. She has a banana limit per day because that's her absolute favorite thing in the world.

[jennmm]

[jennmm]

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[laurski81]

They are so cute and look like they really enjoy spending time and playing together! How did they compare during their newborn stage? How did Ethan adjust to Anna's arrival?

[jennmm]

Apr 2, 2015 7:49:22 GMT -5 laurski81 said:

They are so cute and look like they really enjoy spending time and playing together! How did they compare during their newborn stage? How did Ethan adjust to Anna's arrival?

Ethan slept all the time as a newborn. That made him a little easier at first. He did have terrible reflux, so I slept in the recliner with him a lot but he slept really well. Anna also had reflux and slept in the swing so her head was elevated but she thought sleep was for wimps. She and I sat up many a night watching Friends at ridiculous times. I was concerned that he would be super jealous because he was the youngest until he was 4 but he has always loved to help with her and he used to beg to hold her and feed her. They do have moments where they are jealous of each other but he took to her way better than I thought he would.

[origamimommy]

They are both so cute! What is the most surprising trait that they share?

[jennmm]

Apr 2, 2015 8:34:14 GMT -5 origamimommy said:

They are both so cute! What is the most surprising trait that they share?

They both love to help me clean. I'm not sure where they even get that from because I hate cleaning. They will fight over the broom. Bet that ends soon.

[mommymadness]

They are adorable!

[aimeefarrahfowler]

They are so cute and it looks like they really play well together. Alex always tries to steal the broom from me too! Crazy kids.

How did their births compare? (is that too personal? lol) What's Ethan's favorite subject in school? Does Anna go to daycare? How is she doing there?

[jennmm]

Apr 2, 2015 9:26:28 GMT -5 aimeefarrahfowler said:

They are so cute and it looks like they really play well together. Alex always tries to steal the broom from me too! Crazy kids.

How did their births compare? (is that too personal? lol) What's Ethan's favorite subject in school? Does Anna go to daycare? How is she doing there?

Labor was very similar with them. The only real difference was one was vag and one was C-section. With Ethan, my water broke at 34 weeks 5 days. I didn't have any contractions, membranes just ruptured spontaneously. Went to L&D and they let me labor overnight but I wouldn't dilate so they gave me  pitocin. Once they did, that he was born within an hour and half with four pushes. He had to spend 11 days in the NICU with a feeding tube and was 4lbs 9oz. With Anna, my water broke spontaneously at 35 weeks exactly (I see a pattern). No contractions then either. Again, they let me labor overnight. I was dilating but not very fast so again with the pitocin. This time, they didn't hook it up right and it actually ran out all over the floor behind the bed and no one noticed for well over an hour. Because of all this, she was getting distressed and her heart rate was becoming erratic so they did an emergency C-section. She weighed 5lbs 8oz and was able to go home with me from the hospital. So they started out eerily similar but forked and obviously ended up in very different place. For the record, I will take a vaginal birth any day over a C-section. That sucked.

Ethan likes reading in school. Right now that is his favorite. He loves books. Anna does go to daycare. She loves it. It's a small daycare and they only have babies through age 4 or 5. It's very much a family type environment and she adores all of the workers. She's been going since she was about 6 months old. I'll be sad when she's 4 and it's time for Pre-K and I have to move her.

[roo1582]

They are so cute And I love that they seem to get along so well. What do you really look forward to doing with each of them this summer?

[jennmm]

Apr 2, 2015 9:43:29 GMT -5 roo1582 said:

They are so cute And I love that they seem to get along so well. What do you really look forward to doing with each of them this summer?

I plan to teach Ethan to ride a bike without training wheels this summer. He's past old enough, we just haven't had time and it's rained here all winter. I would really love to take them to the beach. Anna wasn't even 1 the last time we went, so I know she won't remember it. Would love to see her reaction. I need to work on talking DH into that.

[summergirl1211]

They are so cute and you can tell they really love each other! I don't think we see enough pictures of either of them. And I'm super jealous of Anna's willingness to eat delicious food like tacos and spaghetti.

[jennmm]

Apr 2, 2015 12:31:12 GMT -5 summergirl1211 said:

They are so cute and you can tell they really love each other! I don't think we see enough pictures of either of them. And I'm super jealous of Anna's willingness to eat delicious food like tacos and spaghetti.

I just figured out how to do pictures on this site. I'm behind.

[xanthepants]

I can't see pics at work - but I know I love these cuties. I love that Ethan is so adorable in his Karate uniform and doing so well. I adore that Anna is your little pistol. She makes me laugh all the time from your pics. Adorable!

[USCgirl]

jennmm, what a great duo! They seem to really love each other and get along very well. All of the photos are really nice. I think it's cool to have two different personalities to help balance each other out.

[cbear]

What cuties!!! What Are you most looking forward to doing with them this year? In the future?

[nursedesi]

Thanks for sharing your cute kids with us!

[jennmm]

Apr 2, 2015 18:39:47 GMT -5 cbear said:

What cuties!!! What Are you most looking forward to doing with them this year? In the future?

Looking forward to spending some time with them this summer once school is out. Plan to hit the lake and all kinds of stuff. It's really fun now that Anna is getting old enough to have as much fun as Ethan. I'm kind of excited for when Anna is old enough for Pre-K but also dreading it because she's the youngest!

[junkytrunk]

So cute! They look like they truly enjoy each others company.

[somethingcleverer]

They are adorable! They remind me a little bit of my two with how described their personalities!
When did Ethan start karate? What activities are you hoping to do with Anna?

[jennmm]

Apr 3, 2015 9:33:15 GMT -5 somethingcleverer said:

They are adorable! They remind me a little bit of my two with how described their personalities!
When did Ethan start karate? What activities are you hoping to do with Anna?

He started back in December. I'm hoping to get her back into swimming lessons soon.

[babywinks]

Oh my gosh the video is so cute! Adorable kids.

[starfishy]

They are so cute!! Ethan looks like he's such a good boy and Anna looks like she's so spunky. They must be so much fun!
Does Ethan like Karate? Tommy already asks to do Karate. So random!

[jennmm]

Apr 6, 2015 10:14:38 GMT -5 starfishy said:

They are so cute!! Ethan looks like he's such a good boy and Anna looks like she's so spunky. They must be so much fun!
Does Ethan like Karate? Tommy already asks to do Karate. So random!

He loves it and I like it because good behavior is a part of it.