Three Months

Ethan celebrated his 3 month birthday this weekend with lots of playtime with his best friend the light-up butterfly, neighborhood walks with Layla and a bath.

Captured!

Ethan has been full of smiles and this weekend we finally got them on camera!

On to the Next Chapter

My maternity leave is quickly drawing to a close! The last 11 weeks are a blur at best, filled with long days of juggling the new demands of motherhood. I learned how to do almost everything one-handed – from picking up the house and preparing meals to typing email and surfing the internet. I also learned how to shower in record time and be a somewhat productive human being on little to no sleep. I figure the latter will come in very handy as I head back to work Monday!

Here’s a peek back at the last 11 weeks:

Day one at home:
A morning stretch during the early days:
Ethan's first Christmas

Tummy time!
Hanging out at home with Mom and Dad during recent weeks:

Great Grandma Love

Great Grandma traded Chicagoland's frozen landscape for the frigid Minnesota air last week. We spent lots of time cuddling Ethan and all three of us miss her already and can't wait for her next visit. We promise to leave the house more than twice next time she's in town.

One highlight of her visit was the completion of Ethan's blanket, which she knitted one night till it was done. I am so happy to have her knitting with mine!

Baby, it's Cold Outside

The Twin Cities got another dose of arctic air this last week! We were perfectly warm and cozy at home the first 4 days, but got a little stir crazy after that! We decided to bundle up and go dream of spring flowers at the Como Park Conservatory, who just happened to have an orchid exhibit on display. We ended the day with coffee at Starbucks, and then headed home as it was time to feed the boy again.