2 months old

We haven't been taking pictures lately. The last few weeks have been hard for us. The baby's sleep schedule has gotten all random. But last night we moved him into his own room and he only woke up to eat once. This is a good sign. I don't know about Ethan, but I feel much better today.

Ethan has started doing more fun things. He watches his hands now, and likes to keep his index finger out, so it looks like he's pointing at things. He laughs now, but only for Daddy. (No surprise there; Daddy's the fun one in this family, Mama's all about business.) He's cooing and talking to us now, which is very cute. I'll see if I can get a video of that to share. Brett's started him exercising by having Ethan hold onto Brett's hands and sit up and stand up with a little help balancing. It's funny because now Ethan knows that it's possible to stand, he doesn't want to lay down anymore, he's always struggling to sit up.

We went to 2 doctor's appointments this week. The first was the baby ENT, to check out Ethan's ears. The doctor said that both his ears are infected, the eardrums aren't moving at all because of the fluid pressure behind them. He prescribed Ethan some antibiotics to see if we can clear up the infection that way. We're going back to see him in a month to check if Ethan has improved, and if not, he's going to have to get tubes in his ears.

Then we had Ethan's 2 month wellness/immunization appointment. Ethan weighs 11 lbs now, and he's 24 inches long. The shots were a sad time for us; he cried initially only for a minute or so, but later on in the day he was a very sad boy. Thank heaven for Tylenol!

Brett's been recording with Dulce Sky as well. He had to take Ethan with him one day, because I was taking my interpreting test, so the bebe got to hang out with all the gear. Ethan was a little embarassed in front of all the guys because I left him in his nightgown. hee hee.
We got him a new toy, a type that Jackie recommended to us. I think he'll get more into it as he gets a bit older. As you can see, he's not too enthused.
He's been doing this lounging pose, with his hands behind his neck. Very cute. This picture was taken after his shots, you can see the little bandaids on his little thighs. Poor baby.