Ch-ch-changes

Forgive me if this seems a little disjointed; I'm still on painkillers from my surgery on Thursday.
I just felt the need to "jot" down some things before I forget them; one day, I'll print out this blog since I seem to write here more often than in my real journal.

Things I Don't Want to Forget
1. Ethan's babbling has really changed in the past few days. He's repeating sounds, "mamamamama," "dadadadada," and others. It's much more conversational that it's been in the past and it's constant. He always has something to say. :) (I guess he gets that from both of us, huh?) He's sitting up better now, although he still topples over. We recieved a Johnny Jump Up as a gift and he's still figuring it out. He spent the night with my parents for the first time on Thursday night (I was still recovering). Mom said he did great; he was happy and talkative, he ate well, slept well and she can't wait to have him for an sleepover again. Le sigh. Although, this means that Jason and I are going to try to have a night for just the two of us sometime in November and I won't worry (much) about the baby.
2. Jason has been working very diligently on making home movies on his computer. He uses clips from our videos and pictures, mixes them up and sets them to music and they are incredible. It's so sweet and thoughtful and almost always makes me cry. I love that he's just as sentimental as I am; it's part of what makes us such a good match. He's also been cooking a lot recently, something he loves to do and that he finds relaxing. He made some awesome potato soup on Thursday, stewed beans today-- I feel really fortunate to have married a man who enjoys cooking the way he does.
3. Halsey is going to the "Hook," for Halloween (read: the Hulk). He is terribly afraid of the monsters under the bed and the witches in the bathroom, but I guess this is what happens when you're 3. The Hulk, he says, can scare off any of those scary things. We all went swimming at the Y last week; he always says he's going to "die" in the pool, but he means DIVE. He gets so angry when we correct him, but this is one we feel like we need to correct. Afterall, it's totally cool if he wants to DIVE in the pool, but we are not okay with him dying in the pool. The other cute word mix-up he's doing right now is iPot. He always asks us to play "Roll, Baby, Roll" on our iPot. This one we encourage.
4. Our fur babies are slowly losing their minds. Neither one has adjusted to the new life so well. Sawyer is usually banished outside because she's been leaving her scent all over our house. And Dillon... poor Heavy D. I really think he's got doggy OCD. He's snapping at invisible flies, constantly scratching himself. It's almost sad to watch. We're thinking of taking him to Six Wags Dog Park to help him run off some of that nervous energy.
5. It's October! I've really come to love fall, which is a new thing for me. But the yummy smells, the yummy treats, the cool weather and changing colors. I love the celebrations and the fact that cooler weather means more snuggling. Hopefully I'll update with some pictures and share all of our celebrations with the few readers out there.