2 months old

Ethan is 2 months old today. We had his baby well check and here are his stats:

Height: 24 1/4 inches (90 percentile)

Weight: 12 pound 4 ounces (60 percentile)

Head: 14 inches, i think (25 percentile)

He is getting bigger by the day and he is also a lot more active. He smiles and coos for us all the time. It is so fun to talk to him and get a reaction from him. At the doctors today some kids were playing and he just sat on my lap and watched them. It was so cute to see him focused and interested on what the kids were doing.

Okay, so it has been a long time since I posted and a lot has happened around here. So to start it off her is my post that I started on January 31st.

6 going on 7 weeks:

I can't believe Ethan is almost 7 weeks old and that Jeff has to go back to work on Monday!

He is going to need a lot of coffee to get going in the mornings as we are still learning all about Ethan. He has decided it is a wonderful idea to scream and cry from around 7 or 8pm until 1 or 3am. It is sad when we feel lucky to be asleep at 1am. And assuming he went down at 1 he is up at 3, 5, 7 etc... and every time he wants to eat!

However, he is a great baby during the day and we are having so much fun with him, we just don't want to have to go back to work just yet!!

And since I haven't posted in a couple weeks here are a couple of pictures, he is getting so big!!

So that post was never posted because Ethan went from screaming and crying at nights to screaming and crying all the time, so obviously there was no time to blog.

The painful crying lead to some googling and self diagnosis of the problem, which we then confirmed with the doc. Ethan has acid reflux and food allergies. He is most likely allergic to dairy and soy, but this won't be confirmed until a blood test at 3 months. I have changed my diet and must avoid all foods with allergens and caffeine(ouch, that one hurts). But since my diet has changed and the meds for reflux kicked in he is one happy baby who finally sleeps again!!

So now that my baby is better I can blog and share some cute pics of Ethan.

*** okay, I lied no pics on this post....but pics to come along with the story of Ethan's first visit to the ER, don't worry he's okay!!

We have snow!!

Well we did have snow. We were woken up by Ethan around 7am yesterday and while Jeff was on diaper duty he saw all the snow! It hasn't snowed here in almost 3 years but each year it is predicted in the forecast, I have even set if the house alarm while checking for snow, so needless to say I was beyond excited. I started planning what I could dress Ethan in so he could build a snowman as big as him, I was even planning on using ziploc bags over his feet, but then it started raining and our snow was gone before I had a chance to take him out. But we are predicted more and I am on the look out!!

Finally....

Yeah, the birth annoucements have finally been mailed!!

California Grown

100% pure Californian!
We love the California Grown t-shirt (thanks Maile).

4 Weeks Old

At 4 weeks old Ethan got his first bottle and Daddy got to feed him for the first time. I think they both had a good time and Ethan was a champ he had no problem taking a bottle.He also got to go on his first walk. The weather has been amazing and it has been so nice to get out and enjoy the sunshine.And just for fun here are some fun pics of Ethan hanging out

Happy New Years

(better late than never)
Ethan celebrating the New Year!!

Happy 2009!!

3 Weeks Old!!

On Tuesday Ethan turned 3 weeks old, so of course that means it is time for lots of pictures of our little cutie

He really likes to be on the floor to kick and roll around, we are working on tummy time but he isn't so much of a fan yet!

And he loves to fall asleep being held but we are tyring to not make that a habit or we will have a two very tired parents. But since he is sick (poor baby has a cold) we will do what he needs to make sure he is comforted and as happy as can be till he is better.

However, he wasn't a fan of sleeping on his cousin Jake especially when Jake tried to give him a wet willy.

But he got a kiss from Jake and they are both happy again!And in Ethan's 3rd week he got to ring in the New Year with some family and friends. It was a wild party!!

And New Year's Day Ethan got to meet his Auntie Jenn and try out his swing for the first time

#1 reason the government is not my savings plan

Since I am a tax accountant many of my friends make fun of me for owing money with my tax return instead of getting refunds. Most seem to think tax refunds is the way to go, and well they are nice I assume I always insist that my money earns interest in my bank account and it doesn't with the government so I would rather pay a little in April then have a refund.

But I don't think anyone will be making fun of my strategy this year once they read this article.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28448852/