He's crawling

Ethan started really crawling on October 21. But now all he wants to do is stand. Silly little boy. He was doing the worm across the floor since September. He also pulls himself up in his crib. I found that out on the video monitor one morning. Halloween is this weekend and Norm's mom and grandma are coming to visit. This will be the first time Ethan meets his grandma. He is going to be a skunk for Halloween. I have to say he is the cutest little stinker. I'll upload pics soon. For some reason I am not able to

It's been 4 months

since I last updated. I am going to try and get back to updating regularly. Ethan is almost 8 months. He's such a little boy. Not my tiny little baby anymore. He's got chunky little legs. He's been eating solids for 2 months now. He loves food and really loves feeding himself. right now it's just been gerber puffs and mum mums. He is pulling up and getting ready to crawl. He's been army crawling for a few weeks now. We continue to see my family about once a month. Norm's mom and grandma are supposed to come out at the end of the month. It will be his first time meeting them. I am getting very excited for all the holidays. I can't wait to dress Ethan up for halloween. He is going to be a skunk. He is going to be so stinking cute :)

4 month appt

We had our first appointment at the new doctor yesterday. Things went well. Ethan weighs 11 lbs 13 oz and is 24 inches long. He is only in the 5th percentile for weight and the 25th for his height. This was the first time he got weighed without his diaper so I am thinking he has been in the low percentile the whole time. I'm happy with his weight gain. It's almost 3 lbs in 2 months. He did great with his shots. Norm held him and he cried. My poor baby. The doctor wants me to let him cry it out to fall asleep. I don't believe in that so we will continue doing it our way. It's been working for the past 2 weeks. He is reaching all of his milestones and has good head control. We go back in 2 months for another round of shots.

4 months

Ethan turns 4 months today! It is going so quickly. He has changed so much in the 4 months but especially in the last month. He is now reaching for toys and everything is going in his mouth. It's so cute when he gets excited. We bought him an exersaucer and he is way too little for it but we still put him in it with a blanket for support. He loves it and is reaching to play with the toys. We finally moved him to his crib and it's working out well. I am putting him to bed at 8:45 and he sleeps until 3 and I get up and feed him then he sleeps until around 6. Tomorrow we are going for his next set of shots and wellness check at the new doctor. I hope he has the same reaction as his 2 month shots. He did so well
In other exciting news. Lillian Marie was born on June 6 at 4:03 am. She is just a little peanut. She was 6lbs 3 oz and 19 inches. Erin was 38 weeks 3 days when she had her. They are home now and doing great. We won't be going to Pittsburgh until the end of June. Erin has already said we are going to do something since she will be stir crazy if she hasn't gotten out since then. I'm so excited t o see her.

He's rolling over

Ethan has rolled over. He did it first for Norm twice. I was so disappointed. I feel like I should see everything first. I know I am going to miss firsts since I have to work so Lois(our daycare provider) has a rule of not telling me if he does anything until I tell her. He is rollling from back to belly which is suppossed to be the harder way to go. The only problem is once he gets on his belly he doesn't know what to do. He still hates being on his belly. I can't believe how fast he is growing.

In other news we are waiting patiently for the arrival of our niece. It's killing me b/c Erin isn't sharing the name. Ethan and I will be going to visit at the end of June. By that time it will have been 3 months since I last saw Erin. 3 months is way too long to go without seeing each other

3 months old

Well today Ethan turns 3 months. I can't believe how time is flying. We found a new doctor to take him since I was very unhappy with his last doctor. He has gained a pound in the past month. He is now a whopping 10 lbs 4 oz. Norm and I both feel like he has gotten a lot longer overnight. I've tried taking pics but he doesn't want to cooperate today and of course I have a little t shirt that says 3 months on it. He is much more active. He loves yellow. We have recently started watching baby Einstein videos and he is so intrigued by them. He also loves when you stick your tongue out at him. He tries to imitate you and he giggles. There is no better sound than to hear him giggle. He still isn't sleeping through the night but he is only waking up between 3 and 4. He is only up for around 10 minutes so I don't mind at all.

It's also my first Mother's Day. Ethan got me a beautiful necklace that symbolizes a mother and child's eternal embrace. Norm made me a wonderful breakfast. Today is a great day. I love being a mom. He is definitly the best thing that has ever happened to us.

Back to work

Well I'm starting my 3rd week back at work. It's not as bad as I thought it would be. I miss Ethan like crazy and he's on my mind most of the day. I can't wait for my shift to end and come home to see him. I think it's not that bad b/c of the daycare situation. He is the only baby and Lois loves him. I know he is getting one on one attention and the other little girls there love him as well. It's also nice to see that he is happy and content when he is there. Norm likes having guy time with him on the nights that I work. It's taken a few days but they are adjusting well to each other. I love my days off and spending time with him.
My parents might come for a visit next weekend. I want them to see Ethan again. He's changing so much. He's much more alert and happy now. He "talks" to his stuffed toys. I also think he was talking in his sleep the other night. I kept hearing oohh, aahh and I looked over and his eyes were closed. At least I know he was having a good dream :)
It's not too much longer for Erin. That little girl is going to be here before we know it. I can't wait to meet my little neice.
Well off to work for me.