Enjoying Life!

Ethan with his 6 month old Cousin, Brody.

Brody & Rece at Grandma & Papa's house.

Here we are taking a little snooze on Sunday afternoon. It was a busy day. We were in the middle of cleaning the house to get ready for 16 people to come over for our small group from church! I was taking a little break from cleaning to snuggle with the little guy.

Ethan is 11 1/2 week old. He is getting better at sleeping during the night (although last night wasn't so great). Other than last night...he has only been waking up once during the night. He is usually in bed by 7:30 or 8:00 and wakes up in the morning around 6:30 or 7:00. He has gone 6 1/2 or 7 hours stretches of straight sleep on many nights. He usually wakes up to eat and then goes right back to sleep! I AM looking forward to no nightly feedings, though. I am hoping by the time I go back to school he is at this point. We are trying to work on our daily nap schedule. Some days he is good at napping, and other days it is tough to get him to stay asleep. 

Today we had an audiology appointment. When Ethan was born they tested his hearing and he "failed" the test on his right ear. They had us schedule an audiology appointment for another hearing test. It was quite difficult - we had to have him sleeping for the test. How do you get a baby to sleep when they are sticking the sensors all over his head and putting things and sounds in his ears!? We finally managed and he passed the test. They said his hearing was fine - so that is good to know.

He is usually pretty happy, unless he is hungry or tired. He has figured out how to get his fist in his mouth and keep it there. He is also LOVING his kicking toys. He tries to kick everything, now. When you lay him down he is constantly moving...arms, legs, head...everything. =) 

Have I mentioned that Ethan is huge!? We know a couple of babies that are 6 months and older and Ethan is the same size as them. He is wearing all 6 months clothes, now. It is kind of scary! I wonder how big he is going to be when HE IS 6 months!? Here is a picture of Ethan with his friend, Kade. Kade was born on August 12th, so he is just about 3 weeks younger than Ethan. Ethan's face is like twice the size..ha ha ha!