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Thursday, March 17, 2011

7 Months...WHAT?!?!?!?!?

I know it's probably just me, but I feel like the past seven months have just flown by.



Ethan is growing bigger every day. He is learning to sit unsupported and juuuuust starting a few back and forth crawling motions. The little guy is sporting three teeth - two on the bottom and one on the top. He is slowly but surely growing more hair...we are thinking it will be a dirty blonde. We have heard some new sounds recently...MAMA (my favorite) ...dada...baba...and i even heard a wa-something the other day. Ethan doesn't use the sounds to refer to us yet but it's just great to here his little voice , like music to our ears. He is still Max's biggest fan!

I went away this past weeked to Newport, RI with my girlfreinds. Of course, I missed my baby boy like mad and when I walked in the door he was bopping up and down in his jumparoo. When he saw me his whole body stiffened and I was greeted by the biggest smile! Better yet...when I went to pick him up, he grabbed my face in his two little hands and showered me with a big WET kiss...mwah!

loving the swing and 60 degree weather on st. paddy's day!

look at those thighs!

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

the best of the best

I LOVE...
  • Nap time together
  • Walks outside
  • First time experiences (first bath, first foods, first time on swing)
  • Baby sounds
  • Walking in Ethan's room to get him in morning (uh...lately he has been really fussy during the night and has been in our bed. YES - I KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO, thank you very much)
  • Thursday lunch dates and shopping excursions at Whole Foods.
  • Wearing the little man in the carrier
  • Baby laughs
  • Taking monthly photos to see how he's grown
  • Taking photos of baby in general (this is probably on Ethan's list of Top 10 Annoying Things About My Mommy)
  • Playing peek-a-boo
  • Baby cuddles - the best is when they put their head on your shoulder
  • Playdates
  • Chunky thighs
  • Those cheeks!
  • Watching E play in the Jumparoo
  • Day trips with the family on weekends
  • Baby clothes
  • Love love love our stroller - Uppa Vista
  • The smell of diapers...clean diapers!
  • Cute baby socks - my fave are the Trumpette socks
  • Looking forward to family vacations
  • Raspberries
  • Dressing baby in just a diaper
  • Baby in a swaddle...a baby burrito
  • oh how could i not have thought of this one sooner...BABY SMELL...you know the smell!
  • Homemade baby food...the sweet potatoes are GOOD!
  • Reading books
  • Singing songs
  • Baby yoga
  • Wet, open mouth kisses
  • Kicking and splashing in the tub
  • Huge, gummy, toothless baby grin
  • The feeling I get when i'm just about the walk in the door from work
  • EVERY sweet ounce of my little baby boy

I'm sure it's just gonna get better and better