Friday, August 29, 2008




It is hard to believe Ethan is going to be 3 months old tomorrow! Time has been flying by. Our little guy has such a sweet and mellow demeanor. It is so easy to make him smile.

Alanna will be starting nursery school on the 9th. We went to a "welcome back picnic," on Wednesday, where she got to meet some of her classmates, read stories with her teacher Mrs. Sanyoo, and play at the park. She is really adjusting well to life with a little brother. Can you believe she is going to be 3 in 7 weeks?! Her favorite activities these days include singing, arts and crafts, puzzles, and reading books.

Last weekend we had Ethan's baby naming ceremony down in Santa Cruz. Ethan was surrounded by Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins, who traveled far and wide (Oregon, NY, Connecticut, Sacramento, Santa Rosa, and Brisbane), to celebrate with him and welcome him into the family. We felt really blessed to have everyone there with us to make it such a wonderful day.

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Here's a video of Ethan chatting with me:

Friday, August 15, 2008

What's new this week? Well, Ethan has discovered his hands, he is constantly gnawing on his fists. He is continuing to do longer stretches at night (it wasn't a fluke last weekend), typically he eats "dinner" around 6:30p and then sleeps from 6:45 or 7p until 3a, then goes back to sleep until 6:30ish. Alanna is getting very excited about starting school in September. We found out that I have been assigned "animal care," for the school year. We will be bringing Ziggy the guinea pig home in a couple of weeks to get acquainted with him. I will be responsible for purchasing his food and supplies, changing his cage, and organizing his weekends/holidays with different members of the school.

I discovered Facebook the other day. For those of you not familiar with it, it is "a social utility that connects you with the people around you." Warning, it is extremely addicting! Check it out.

A couple of cute pictures I took yesterday: