10 Weeks old

Ethan is now 10 weeks old! He had a great check up at the doctors a little over a week ago. He's now 10 lbs and 21 3/4" tall. Doctor said he's doing great since he's now doubled his birth weight. Ethan is starting to smile more and look so much like a "little man". Here are some photos over the past couple weeks...

Ethan likes to read the warning labels on the baby furniture and we caught him laughing at it this time

8 weeks already????

I can't believe Ethan is already 8 weeks old! I actually DO feel like 8 weeks has passed because staying home all day makes time go slower, but when I look at him, he's so big that I can't believe how much he's grown in 8 weeks. He is such a wonderful little boy! He's not sleeping for very long periods of time at night yet, but we're working on it. I'm hoping it will get better over this next month before I go back to work. That's my personal goal  :) We'll see what Ethan thinks about that...

We go to the doctor on Friday for his 2 month check up. I have a list of questions to ask him and most of them I'm embarrassed about because they're quite obviously first time parent questions, but they need to be asked  :) Dr. Rich is such a great pediatrician though, that I'm sure he'll humor me!

We had our first "play date" two weeks ago. Craig's co-worker Tiffany invited me over to spend some time with her and another new Mommy. I had such a great time! It's ironic because the other Mommy (Angela) had her little girl 2 days before Ethan...right down the hall from us! So, we were able to exchange stories and had a great time. It's nice to spend some time with other new mommies since don't know many other local mommies yet.

I'm dreading the last week of the month because Craig has to go to Fort Irwin (CA) for 5 days!!! I don't know how I'm going to handle being a temporary "single mom" for 5 days...especially with my mom out of town on a cruise! Everyone's leaving me!  :) Sooooo, feel free to come keep me company April 26-30  :) LOL...Seriously!   This is going to be a true test. Usually, Craig is my savior when I'm frustrated between 3am-7am when Ethan's fussiest and the most work. He "tags in" and always makes me feel better and not so over-whelmed. He also helps me keep my sanity when I haven't had adult conversation all day. I love you Craig! Everyone- Don't be surprised if Skype is down due to heavy traffic that week.

Here are some adorable pictures from this week...

 Grandpa and Ethan at Fantasy of Flight air show

 Grandpa and Grammy with Ethan at Fantasy of Flight

 A stolen moment caught on camera of my sweet boys

 Still in Newborn size, but starting to outgrown the items with "feetsies"

 Thank you Grandpa Floyd for my John Deer outfit!