Kicks

Sadly, our little guy has outgrown his newborn pajamas. His short burst of kicking after getting out of his tight pjs is nothing compared to some spurts in the next video. This long video features a lot of his favorite exercise (kicking), a couple of coos, a sneeze, and shaky camera work when the cameraman is stifling laughter. The whole video really is him kicking, so if you just watch the first 30 seconds and multiply it by 10 in your mind, you pretty much got it.

St. Patrick's Day

So those Sunday pictures were actually from a couple weeks ago and I know he's changing by the day even though I can't really see it so in an attempt to appease the masses I have some pictures from much more recently.

A friend of ours gave us a bunch of her son's clothes and I found a St. Patrick's Day outfit in the mix so even though it was a little bit too big for him we had to dress him up so he wouldn't be pinched.

Sunday Best

Ethan has made it to church a couple times now so I thought I'd share some pictures of him in his adorable Sunday attire even though these pictures don't quite do it justice:

 

 He's a pretty cute kid if I do say so myself.

He isn't a fan of the sitting still for 3 hours so, while I may have been at church, I can't say I've made it through many meetings since he's joined our family. 

Oh well. It's a small price to pay for such an amazing gift.

Oh! And for those who may want to know, we're going to be blessing him on Easter Sunday! Yay!

A smile

Talk about life changing.

 

I want to say that his mom and dad were entertaining him so thoroughly that he couldn't help but smile.

... Unfortunately, that was not the case. I'm pretty sure he was looking at a blank wall or the clock on that blank wall. I was talking to him though so that has to count for something.

One month old

Guess who had his one month doctor's appointment today ...

 I can't believe he's already 5 weeks old. How did that happen? 

In the last week or so he's started following us with his eyes (or by moving his head) as we walk around the room. And he's started smiling a lot more. That smile melts my heart; unfortunately, he refuses to do it for the camera. Hm. Seems like he's already taking after his dad. He is a huge fan of tummy time and is starting to require the walking around the house for comfort routine.

Although, even with all his new little developments he still loves those contrasts. Babies are entertained by the dullest oddest things!

Unfortunately, and fortunately, at his appointment we found out he might have gastroesphogeal reflux (i.e. acid reflux due to an underdeveloped ... esphogeal?) which explains his excessive spit up problem these last few weeks and why he'll suddenly start crying in the middle of eating. Now we have to keep him at a 30 degree angle at all times which may prove difficult since he does not like his carseat and that is how they suggested having him sleep.

He also got a another shot at his appointment today and the face he made for those 2 or 3 painful seconds just broke my heart. Talk about sympathy pain! I'll gladly do without that sad cry for another month until he has to get another. At least we know it'll help keep him healthy in the long run. 

On a happier note, he's growing!

He now weighs 8 lbs 14 ounces and has grown an entire 2 inches - 21 1/2 inches long.

I can't believe some people have babies as big, or bigger, than he is right now.

And since we're talking about measurements, we also discovered that his hair is 1 1/2 inches tall. 

 

We love this kid.

Even if he does keep us from sleeping.

Singing ... Or walking in the rain

We took Ethan to the duck pond park near us.

 

It was rainy and a little cold but it was great to get out.

The ducks followed us wherever we went but we disappointed them since we did not bring any bread.

 

And the entire time we were there, Ethan slept. ... I guess he's not really old enough to understand the awesomeness of ducks and parks and walks. Oh well, it was nice to get out of the house anyway.

 

We have a grunter

This is his regular wake up routine. Who would have thought grunts could be so cute?



(We like videos of our little guy, in case you hadn't noticed)