a whirlwind couple of weeks

Boy have we been busy these past few weeks! We took a trip up to Minnesota last weekend for my sister's wedding shower and we were sure on-the-go the whole time! Ethan was beloved by all of our family - many who were meeting him for the first time! I got to have a bit of a break as he was passed around from grandparents to aunts and uncles and cousins. Even though it was my sister's shower, Ethan also came home with quite a few presents as well - we sure are blessed to have such a loving family! Sunday morning we had our first official family photo session with the best and most talented photographer we know - Andrew Vick (www.vickphotography.com), who also happens to be my cousin's husband! Ethan was so tired after such a busy weekend that he quickly started melting down and was practically hysterical here and there as we tried to get through the photo shoot. My usually very mellow and even-keel baby boy was not having it! But, we made it through and are excited to see the final photos in a few weeks!
A few pictures from the big weekend - our camera battery died and so we didn't get as many pics as we normally do but here's a couple highlights...


Once we got home (a nice 10 hour drive ending at 1am!) it was another week of preparing for my sister's St. Louis wedding shower, which we had this past Saturday at our house. Another whirlwind and very busy weekend but we sure had a good time!


I'm pretty sure Ethan has had a little growth spurt this past week too. He is comfortably fitting in carter's size 12 months (and 9 months too) which were a little too big just 2 weeks ago or so. We moved him up to size 3 diapers this week. He also has discovered that his crib mirror not only shows his reflection but is an actual object! He has been waking up and reaching out to play with the mirror, smiling away!
This is a Blues outfit that Pete got Ethan a few months ago from a thrift store - I squeezed Ethan into it this week as it is already too small - but it made his papa happy to see him all decked out in Blues gear!

And, last but not least, we may be witnessing the start of the "roll over".... His pilates (as we call them-he wakes up and raises his legs in the air, slamming them back down over and over) have an added twist as of the last week or so - legs up in the air and then down to the side...