its the little things...

It seems like Ethan is developing and growing at record speed these days. We have had several new developments in the past two weeks. He has mastered eating pureed foods and a few days ago we started some "finger foods" that he could feed himself. After a few unsure moments he was ready for more. He's still working on getting things in his mouth instead of just on my floor. Bryan is not as excited about this new development...as many of you moms know how messy this can be.
He is also doing a commando type crawl now and I don't think it will be too long before he has this mastered as well. He started with just pulling himself around in the floor with his arms and now he is realizing he can get a lot more places when he gets his legs moving. I'm sure our animals won't be too excited, he is already tormenting the cats by pulling his hair when they get too close.
We also had the first bath in the big tub this week. It's amazing how these little accomplishments mean so much.

Christmas fun

We celebrated at our house again this year and had the best Christmas. We had so much fun watching Gracie open her presents and Ethan even had fun with the ribbons and bows. Bryan got some gourds from my mom and Ethan got lots of toys that make lots of noise. Gracie got her own pair of high heels, a purse and a cell phone so she is ready for her night out on the town.

Ethan's first Christmas Party

We took Ethan to my office Christmas party this year. I was a little nervous about him protesting once his bed time approached, but I put him in the sling and he ended up falling asleep. He slept through most of the party!

Ethan's surgery

Ethan made it through surgery yesterday and everything went well, even despite some confusion about the location of his surgery. His surgery ended up being slightly more complicated than his doctor originally anticipated, but it could not have gone better. He was sleeping in my arms when the nurse took him back and he woke up smiling and laughing. One nurse even said she would trade in her new dachshund puppy to take Ethan home instead, which we were told was quite a big offer. Today he was playing and laughing as if nothing had happened.

Gracie and Ethan get to know each other

While Kristina, my mom and I were having our girls weekend, our boys hung out together and got some cute pictures of the kids together. Gracie thinks Ethan needs to have his paci all the time and helps him with it...so cute. I look forward to watching them grow up together and just hope they don't get into too much trouble.

6 months big

I am thankful for...

Ethan turned 6 months today! I am so grateful for his wonderful little life. Thanksgiving is next week and this year I have so much to be thankful for. This time last year Bryan and I had gone through several losses in our lives and could not yet realize how different and wonderful this year would be. I am looking forward to spending some time with our families during the holidays and hope that I can truly be thankful for all the blessings in my life.