September 22, 2011 by Dad.

Etienne opening gifts - Trains, Trucks and a Trike !

Etienne “reading” the birthday card that Cezanne made him. Etienne doing a little drawing during the day.

Blowing the candle and celebrating being two ! Hooray !

We celebrated Etienne’s birthday today. He is now 2 and a real little boy. I think his big sister has a lot to do with just how big he is, not physically ( which he is ) but in other ways. He has learned to sing and dance; play all sorts of made up games; cook at the outdoor kitchen; ride bikes, trikes and scooters; and yet he has also found his own “style”.

It is hard to imagine life before Etienne, much like it was hard to imagine life before Cezanne. He is a busy little guy, always up to something. He has his two year appointment on Monday and we’ll post the stats once we have them.

Happy Birthday my BIG little boy !!

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August 22, 2011 by Dad.

Today was a milestone day for Cezanne and Etienne had his whole world turned upside down… His sister, his playmate, his buddy, his pal was now whisked off to school each and every morning… Oh well, he now gets to go for a morning walk to a place with lots of kids and a playground and then gets to do more walking / strollering and when he is returned home, he has sole access to all the toys. I think he will be just fine

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October 2, 2010 by Dad.

Big Boy drinks and chats up the ladies. Etienne’s personal cake !

The Monster Cake. Singing Happy Birthday to Etienne.

Cake muncher, the rainbow cake and Mr. cake face.

Opening gifts is hard work. Hey look what I got ! Are we all done yet ?

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September 22, 2010 by Dad.

September 22, 2010 - Etienne Caelan Lambert turns 1 !!

I had to travel for work Monday & Tuesday but made it home late on Tuesday night so that I could be home for the big day ! We took Etienne to the toy store to see if he would pick out a birthday gift for himself. We showed him the big red Chuck the Truck and it was a keeper. Chuck also has a bunch of friend which we bought and Etienne now plays with his trucks and does seem to like anything with wheels !

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July 30, 2010 by Dad.

With no direct help or input the little guy just got up on his knees and started crawling. I suspect that blisters and calluses that formed on his feet and toes from the odd scoot he had been using to get around got to him. We were so surprised and he has now been doing it regularly, no looking back now…

He has also decided that he likes to climb the stairs.

The other day he climbed his way from the basement to the 2nd floor stopping to catch his breath on each floor and landing. His forward and upward motion is great and the only risk of falling down is when he stops and looks around.

The next few months are going to be interesting….

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May 24, 2010 by Dad.

Ok, so the title is a bit misleading, the swimming is probably exaggerated but none the less, Etienne was in his summer swimming gear in a pool with water - that is about as close to swimming as what he will get for quite a few years. As you can tell he loved it ! By comparison, Cezanne’s first equivalent swim outside was at the start of May 2007

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April 14, 2010 by Dad.

Etienne now has 2 teeth - both front bottom teeth are now fully visible…

He does not seem to be as bad as Cezanne was ( she would throw up for 2 or 3 days before cutting a tooth ). We just hope this continues…

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April 5, 2010 by Dad.

Home again !

Monday evening at dinner we discovered that Etienne had cut his first tooth, front bottom left showing through the gum.

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March 22, 2010 by Dad.

We made it ! 6 months !

The milestone at 6 months for Etienne is his ability to sit unsupported. Oh and also he can eat a bowl of cereal and 3 - 4 oz. of food (fruit or vegetable) in less than 5 minutes…

We took some photos in the basement today to mark the 6 month milestone.
Etienne is generally a very happy baby and growing very quickly. His big sister loves him very much ( almost too much sometimes ).

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February 14, 2010 by Dad.

Valentines Day - but for Etienne it was his first “solid” food meal. We took some pictures and it made us think back to the many photos I took of Cezanne in her eating seat, mainly because it was the one place she would sit still long enough to take her picture…

I just love this boy’s eyes…

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