Happy Halloween!

Scooby, Velma and Shaggy

Who needs a costume with that cute puppy dog face?

Our Little Pumpkin

Ethan's First Birthday Parties

Ethan's first birthday was so special the he had not one but TWO parties! His first first birthday party was last weekend in Brandon at Aunt Ashley and Uncle Billy's house. All of Chad's family was there, and it was a blast! Ethan was a little overwhelmed by the time we got to the cake. He only ended up taking one bite from his adorable little dig-in cake, and out of all the cameras on him, nobody got a picture of it! But he ate plenty of Gigi's homemade ice cream! On Ethan's (and his PawPaw's) birthday, we had a party at home with my family. I made him a frog cake - he loves frogs! - and he went for one of the eyeballs right away.
We have had a great time the last few weeks, and it has reminded us of just how blessed we are to have such a healthy baby boy.

Good News

Ethan went to see the opthamologist in Jackson on Friday to check for nearsightedness, and the doctor says that he has great vision. Whew! We spent the weekend with Gigi and Papa, and Chad took some adorable pictures of Ethan and his cousin Laura Keegan. Here are a few...

Already "All Boy"!

Ethan already considers this funny. Should I be worried? :)

Ten months!

It's so hard to believe our baby boy is ten months old! It has been quite a stressful month for all of us, but we made it through (with only a few more sleepless nights and gray hairs to show for it). For the past four weeks Ethan has been sick, sick, sick. We've been to the pediatrician at least once a week since his nine month checkup. Initially, he was diagnosed with the croup; the next week it was an ear infection. Then we had a chest x-ray. After that, he was tested for pertussis (whooping cough). His test was sent to the health department, and the next day, we had our diagnosis. Ethan, Daddy, Grammy, and I were put on antibiotics and couldn't to go back to work until we had gone through 24 hours of our medication. It has been a scary month of terrible coughing and trying to keep him hydrated so we wouldn't have to go into the hospital. The good thing about the whooping cough is that he feels fine when he's not coughing. We are SO blessed that he has not had any complications from this so far. He's not well yet. The cough is much better since his round of antibiotics, but he could be sick for another month or so. So please keep Ethan in your prayers.
On a more positive note, Ethan has a tooth! Finally! And his hair is getting so thick! He's a very happy, giggly little guy. And what a flirt! Here are some new pictures...

Little drooler

Can you see my tooth?

He's finally started to notice his sister.

With my Gigi, wearing my Daddy's old shoes

March for Babies

We had a blast this weekend at the March of Dimes walk in Ridgeland. We walked with Gigi, Papa, Aunt Ashley, Uncle Billy, Cousins Laura Keegan, Tara, Peyton, McKenna, and Isabella, and some of the nurses from the NICU. And we made it the whole three miles!!! Here are some pictures...