The Stare-down

The other day, I caught this picture. I was cracking up! It was hilarious watching Ethan and Lucy just stare at each other. You could just see their thinking. Ethan...Wow, I can't wait to get a hold of her! Lucy...So I guess he's not going anywhere and I have to get used to him taking up all of Mommy and Daddy's time.
It's great watching the two of them start to connect to each other. Lucy loves to come up and lick him and every time Lucy walks in front of him, Ethan just stares at her.

This is the most perfect age! Ethan is starting to reach for things and play with his toys(with help, of course). The other day, he was "playing" his piano all by himself! Everything is so engaging and he gets the giggles all of the time. His little face lights up and he is so excited at the littlest of things. He is talking all of the time and now he loves to grunt. I LOVE hearing him talk, it truly is the best sound that I have ever heard!

The Best Sound Ever

Ethan and I were having a conversation the other day...of course, it was more of me talking than him, but I promise he said the word "Ever!" He was a little slow to get going and I was a little slow getting the video started because I missed recording the first half of our conversation, but here is my baby boy in all of his preciousness!

It's times like these that I begin to panic at the thought of returning to work in three short weeks and missing these moments that I now get to share with him every single day. What was I thinking when Ben told me to turn in my resignation after we came home from the hospital with our little bundle and I said "Oh no, I couldn't do that, I love my job!" I do love my job, but now I have another job that takes priority. The Mommy Balancing Act is about to begin.

This is when Mommy has time...

As you may have noticed, the number of times I have updated our blog since Ethan was born has been slim, but now you understand when I have time to work on it. These moments are rare, but sometimes it's worth it to ignore the dishes and laundry and have some computer time all to myself!

Georgia Fan Already

Our little man is already rooting for the Georgia Bulldogs, making Daddy a very happy camper. Nothing beats watching the game in Dad's arms! I don't know what it is, but he is fascinated by it all. Next up...going to the game at Sanford Stadium, of course!

Favorite Video

I am not into YouTube nor do I watch music videos...but the video of the baby dancing to Beyonce's Single Ladies song is something that you have to see.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr4mlmgO5Pc

Plaster, Ink, and an Infant

Explanation not necessary, as you can see this was not a good experience. But...Mimi and I decided that we had to create the plaster footprint of Ethan's "newborn" feet before he truly no longer is anywhere close to the size of a newborn anymore. We received a casting kit at one of our baby showers and were told then that if we wanted it to turn out well we needed to do it while he was young. I had never done this before and didn't realize that plaster set so quickly so I think that we have a cast of his heel. We weren't even going to try to attempt his hand.

Then we felt the need to torment him more and make the ink prints for his baby book. If you're going to do it, why not go all the way. We thought this was going to be much easier...but we were WRONG! Not only was he mad, mad, mad at being victimized by the plaster, he decided to exercise his lungs to the best of his ability (in a VERY high-pitched SCREAM) as we manhandled him to get his hands and feet on the ink pads. Mimi and I decided the best approach was a 1, 2, 3 GO method. So, at the count of 3 we did it and I am so glad they are done. Not my finest or neatest moment, but boy am I glad not to have to think about doing that again anytime soon. OH, did I mention that we decided to do this a few hours before his newborn pictures for the birth announcement.

The First "Play Date"

Keller came to visit last week. She was born a week and 2 days after Ethan and weighed 3 pounds more than he did. Lindy and I spent the whole time holding them (she held Ethan and I held Keller) and talking about the ups and downs of first time mommyhood. Toward the end of the visit, they were pooped. Ethan, a little more so than Keller as we see here. If only, it were always this quiet...