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October 7 - Jeff is gone again, to Chicago. Ethan was barely fussy. He slept 5
hours again last night, and then another three after we got home from taking
Jeff to the airport. I worked on the first of the moon-and-stars blinds for his
room, trying to figure out the best way to do it. We went on a brief walk with
the Baby Bjorn, just to the mailbox. I discovered I can actually fit into my
jeans, which is nice.
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Dave and Angie sent us a dragon outfit that Nicholas outgrew before he got a
chance to wear it. So Ethan's set for Hallowe'en. At Angie's suggestion, I'll
be a medieval sort of lady, and Jeff will be my knight. Tonight I experimented
a little bit -- we tried taking a bath in the evening when Ethan started
getting fussy. Then I nursed him a bit, and put him in his bed even though he
didn't seem sleepy. He fussed slightly, but I just left him, and he never got
going crying.
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October 12 - One of my favorite outfits is this very
stripey one from Baby Gap. I can't remember who gave it to us, but I
really like it -- it's easy to deal with, and looks cute. And it fits him so
well... he's outgrown all the 0-3 month sizes, even though he's not yet 2
months old.
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Jeff and I were standing over the crib today, cooing at Ethan as he lay there
lookin' all cute. And then with perfect comedic timing, he let loose a very
loud fart.
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October 17 - Today I went back to practice for the first time -- great! It's
such fun to do something that feels so familiar, and so FUN! I'm out of shape,
but it felt so good to sweat.
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October 18 - Gammi, Mom, and Erika arrived for a weekend visit. It was Gammi's
first time meeting her great-grandson, and she was very excited. We didn't take
many digital pictures of the visit, but Jeff took some with his real camera --
so I'll add some when I get them. There is a movie
with Gammi in it.
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Jeff and I have had some good conversations about several things... first, how
hard it is to keep up with everything there is to do, taking care of the baby,
cleaning the house, eating. And how I feel like I'm working all the time and
barely keeping up, and of course he also has to worry about work. I'm starting
to worry how it will be when I go back to work, too.
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We also talked about this realization I had -- that while I was pregnant, I
kind of got used to not being able to do things. And now I'm still sometimes in
the habit of thinking I can't do things, when actually I can. That's part of
why I enjoyed it so much when Jeff and I built the compost bin together, last
weekend. (It's very beautiful, by the way.)
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I love when Ethan is all sleepy -- like when I first take him out of the
carseat -- and he stretches his arms long, and pulls his little legs up, and is
just so floppy and warm as I put him on my shoulder. And when he's sleepy like
that, I can just lay him on my chest and let him sleep. I also love it in the
morning, when he's all smiles. He has this adorable habit of kicking his legs
out ramrod straight as I change his diaper.
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ethan
