Ethan's first year of life

The first few months of Ethan's life seem to be a blur. I think it is owed mostly to the unfortunate fact that he spent most of his waking time crying and during the day he didn't sleep much. For his first two weeks of life he set himself up as the perfect baby so I was sorely disappointed when the crying started. Poor little guy has reflux which explains the crying, but nonetheless it made things a little difficult. At 10 months we finally decided to switch his medication and he became a new baby. We were so sad it took us that long to do it. Now he is very happy and easily entertains himself. He actually plays with toys and will do it often.

He is a typical second child and delights in teasing Cole. He gets a big smile on his face when he takes his toys or purposefully walks in front of him. He loves it when Cole reacts and they are found on the floor wrestling on a regular basis.

He loves us so much we couldn't leave him often. The few times we tried he cried the entire time. I never left him but a few hours until he was six months old. At that point for my sanity I started leaving him with Matt to work out. We came to find out he survived after all and we are working on leaving him more and more.

He has a great smile and very big brown eyes! He is tall and has lots of extra fat to love. He loves to be outside and wants to do everything brother does. We are grateful for what he brings to our family and we look forward to learning more about his personality!