Happy 6 months!

The past six months have been nothing short of a whirlwind. I know it sounds so trite. It has felt like an eternity.. long days and nights of a crying baby and learning to adjust to three.. but at the same time, I swear I was just meeting this cute fella in the hospital. So bizarre!

I'm sure this will jinx us, but I'm happy to report that Ethan is finally through his colicky phase. Phew! To be honest, I barely survived it. Barely. Our poor babies.. it takes them a good six months to get comfortable in their bodies. Not the most idealistic arrival into mortality, but I'm grateful that they're in perfect condition otherwise.

Ethan sure lights up our world. His laugh is to die for, his huge smile melts your heart and his snuggles are heavenly. He's overloaded with constant loves from both Mylie and Luke and quite frankly, he enjoys every second of the attention. I can't seem to put him down either! All I want to do is cuddle my chubalub all day. It's not doing me any favors in up keeping our house, but I'm pretty sure it's ok. I haven't ever heard someone say they wish they cleaned more and didn't hold their baby as much. :)

My favorite moments with Ethan are early in the morning. He loves to chat it up while we snuggle in bed. He coos, screeches, grabs my face, does tummy time on my chest and laughs and smiles nonstop. It's our precious time together and I cherish it everyday.

At Ethan's doc appt, we discovered that he's 75th percentile in height and 45th in weight. He's actually one pound heavier and one inch longer than Luke. Fun little fact. His head is starting to take on a more normal shape, although its still long and narrow. A little 'toasterish' according to his doc. Oh, the sophisticated medical terms! :) We're grateful for that.

If you can't tell by the looks of him, Ethan sure loves his solids. He's starting to get more adventurous and we just can't wait until he's eating normal food with us. He's still on nutramigen and we are excited to switch him off of the liquid gold.. hopefully sooner than later.

I've truly been present this time around. I'm so humbled and blessed. I love my kids more than anything and I love being a mom with all my heart. I have to be careful.. I easily turn into a home body and never want to leave. All that I want to do is be with my kids and soak them up. Somedays everything else just seems like a distraction to that.

Happy 6 months my little squishy! Thank you for filling my life and heart with more love than I imagined possible. I love you!