Wow, it's been awhile since I've updated! I can't believe it's been over a month. Work has been really crazy and it's been hard to balance life these days. I got my first (2) work trips under my belt. They were a little rough, but I made it through and Ethan is still in one piece. ;) It's good and bad. At this age, they don't really miss you...which is good. They just need someone to feed and play with them. The bad part? They don't miss you. Sigh.
We also took our first vacation since Ethan was born. Well, actually since our honeymoon. It was way overdue. It was not only our vacation, but Bob and Brandi's wedding in Las Vegas! It was beautiful and suh a good excuse to get out of the midwest and see some sun before the snow flies here in Chicago.
While we were gone, Auntie Shell came to stay with Ethan. She says she had a good time, although I think Ethan exhausted her a bit. I called to check in on her on Saturday night and she was sleeping...it was a little before 8pm CST. :)
Shell bought a new video camera for the occasion (and future occasions, I'm guessing). I've included a couple for you since I've been really bad at keeping up with pictures. You'll notice that his hair is out of control...again! I've cut it two times already and it's already grown out again. You can really tell it was me who cut Ethan's hair in these pictures ...yikes! I've gotta find someone who will do a better job!
Morning with Ethan and Auntie Shell:
http://sharing.theflip.com/session/13def5c13035bbb4a9d0c702dfceb767/video/6859347
Meal Time:
http://sharing.theflip.com/session/da693eefc9078991b889d523c5ffa79d/video/6894654
Ethan is sitting up alot now and is getting more sturdy every day. He still won't crawl; he doesn't seem to want to when he can roll to everything. But he does want to walk all over. I'm starting to think he'll walk before crawling. We'll just have to wait and see :)
I want to take a minute to give a call out to 2 of my very close friends today. I got a lot of good news.
1st: Congrats to Peni and Aaron...they are having a boy!! Pen, I know you wanted a girl, but I assure you, once the news sinks in, it will be all goodness :) Little boys have a way of wrapping their moms around their li'l fingers, so watch out. And remember, even a boy can have a little sparkle ;) Ha!
2nd: Congrats to Jen and Tom!! They will be bringing home a baby brother or sister to Katie this spring. Another impossibly cute baby on they way!
The baby boom continues into 2010!
