2 Weeks Old

Here are some additional pics of Ethan at 2 weeks old. Most of the pics of the pics this week were from Christmas but here are a couple additional pics for fun.

Ethan and his Great Grandma Alice

Also some cute pics of Ethan waking up from a nap. When he wakes up it takes him a good 15 minutes to stretch and open his eyes before he is ready for us to pick him up.

Christmas 2008

We spent our first Christmas with Ethan at home surrounded by lots of our family. Its amazing to finally be blessed with a child of our own and then to have him here for the holidays was truely a amazing. Here are lots pics from Christmas with the families!

Christmas Eve

Our first pics as a family of 3

Helping Ethan open his first Christmas gift

Watching Jake open gifts and play with them all
Christmas Day

The grandparents and grandkids

Fun pics of Jake on Christmas
Baby Jail

Ethan hanging out on Christmas

Auntie Meg and Ethan

Sleeping again!
Christmas with the Starkels

Ethan with Dad and Grandpa Starkel Ethan and Uncle Jamie

The Starkel brothers and cousins

Ethan and me watching his cousin help him open Christmas gifts

Cousin Shaun enjoyed opening Ethan's gifts for him

1 Week Old!!

Ethan is 1 week old today! He had his first doctor appointment and weighed in at 7lbs 12oz. This is such great news since he had lost 8% of his birth weight when we left the hospital and now he is 1oz over his birth weight....our boy can eat!!

He did so well at the doctors, he didn't scream and cry like we expected so we pulled out the camera......and yes.....we are those parents that brought the camera to his first doctor appointment.

Ethan's Due Date

Today is Ethan's due date so just for fun Jeff and I attempted to take my last "belly" pics. Okay we are nerds but what else do you do when all your vistors are gone and you suddenly have a newborn?!?.....take lots of crazy pictures!!

And just becuase here are some pics of Jeff and I hanging out with Ethan

First Bath

Ethan had his first bath tonight....I don't think he enjoyed it too much.

Ethan had no idea what was to come

Here are a few pics of the Ethan's very short "sponge bath"

He tried to escape

Then he pee'd on all of us

We tried to block it

Finally warm and happy again

A new addition...

We finally got to add a new stocking to the fireplace!! Maybe 2009 will bring an additional stocking to the fireplace...haha just kidding!!
And some random pics of Ethan