too hot to handle

Ethan was so fussy last night when he woke up from his nap and since it's unusual for him to act that way, we were kinda confused. I got to thinking I was pretty hot, so maybe he was too warm. Sure enough, as soon as I unzipped the top half of his outfit, he was happy and giggly again. So I stripped him on down to his diaper and he was in the BEST mood now and so playful. I just thought it was too funny, and Brandon couldn't believe that a baby would be so mad just b/c he was hot! So Ethan had a blast playing in front of the Christmas tree with no clothes on.

Dying to talk

This is my first attempt at video on here....so forgive me if I fail miserably. Lately Ethan has been jabbering all day long, with the occasional holler. It always makes us laugh, so we thought we would try catching a few seconds of it.

What a difference a year makes

As we approach Christmas in a few days, I'm reflecting on Christmas last year. This week last year is when we found out we were expecting Ethan. On December 18, 2006 to be exact. We spent those first few weeks just hoping we made it long enough to "really" get excited and believe a baby was really on the way. We had so much fun telling friends and family the exciting news, and what a wonderful Christmas present we got. Now this year we are celebrating his first Christmas. At only 4 1/2 months old....he really only gets excited about the tree lights, but it still warms my heart and I know I have so many years of Christmas excitement to look forward to b/c the joy of this season is so much clearer through the eyes of a child.

Haywood Wedding Festivities

My dear friend Laura and her now husband Brent, had their beautiful wedding on Saturday here in LR and I was honored to be part of their special weekend. Here's a few pictures we were able to get.

Tummy Time

Ethan really does spend a lot of time on his belly during the day...either playing on the floor or taking his naps that way during the day. So I tried to catch some pictures of him, but every time the camera flashed, the smile fell off his face!

Daddy's Little Helper

Since it was warm outside, and I was trying to do some baking....Brandon and Ethan hung out while Brandon worked on some stuff. While he might not have helped too much yet....he's still great company!

Yummy....1st rice cereal

notice the hands are headed for the mouth!

This picture made me laugh, b/c notice the TV says "smooth" which is precisely NOT how this moment is going. :)

As shown in the last post, Ethan prefers his hands to every other object you offer him, therefore his right hand becomes my arch nemesis at feeding time. We attempted cereal for the first time on tuesday afternoon, as recommended by the doctor....and I can see this spoon thing is gonna take some getting used to. Brandon and I had a good laugh in the process!