Dedication to Half Birthdays or...

Half Birthdays to...

So January 22nd was Ethan's half birthday! We were in Salt Lake to celebrate it and really enjoyed being around family and friends. With Ethan being 6 months I am excited to give everyone an update on the progress that he has made and what we plan to see in the next 6 months. 

~ At 2 weeks old Ethan began sleeping through the night. 

~ At 5 weeks old he was rolling over and pretty holding holding his own head up without help.

~ At his 2 month check up his pediatrician told me that he was acting more like a 4 month old. He was also able to shake a rattle on his own.

~ At 3 months he made his first road trip and it may possibly be the longest one he ever makes.

~ At 4 months old he began eating rice cereal.

~ At 5 months Ethan was able to stay in a sit up position on his own, saw snow fall for the first time, reached for mom and dad consistently. He also began eating fruits and vegetables. He has his own personalized crawl. He began pulling himself to a stand with our help. He was walking while holding on to our hands and trying to 'talk'. 

~ At 6 months he is pulling himself to a stand on his own. He can take a few steps while holding on to objects (ie coffee table, couch, stationary toys). He has mastered the crawl. 

Dedication

My faith is extremely important to me and I want it to play a LARGE role in how I raise my children. With that said I planned to have Ethan dedicated but my plans just never seemed to work for anyone else. I first feel in love with the date of November 14th because that is the date a year earlier that we found out we were expecting but my dad was going to the Utah v. Notre Dame  football game and my brother was planing to drive to Denver for the Broncos game. Plus Spencer was worried that it would be too stressful to make such a quick trip home while in school. Well, that date went out the window. My next pick was the weekend of January 22nd. I particularly wanted it to be on the 22nd because Ethan would be turning 6 months but the 22nd was not a Sunday! UGH! The point of a dedication is not only to recognize that you are making a promise to God to do everything within your power to raise your children in a godly way, prayerfully until they can make the decision on their own to follow God but to outwardly express that promise, which means dedicating your children with the love and support of your community (ie Your family, friends, and church family). On top of the fact that it was not a Sunday Spencer was again worried about a quick trip home just before going back to school... "REALLY?! My my wishes are being put off again!? No! Not this time! Both Spencer and I compromised. Spencer made a quick trip home just before school to help please me and I decided to dedicate Ethan on the 23rd without a party afterwards. In the end it turned out perfect and we felt so blessed by how many people took the time and made the effort to attend such a special event in our lives.