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September 22 - Ethan definitely smiles now. Jeff got a good one on the changing table, and I saw one just after he woke up. So cute! And a good thing, too -- he was very fussy in the morning today, from about 6 am until 11. We kinda tag-teamed him so we could each get some sleep.
My boobs are so productive now that when Ethan lets go mid-feed, he gets sprayed all over his face. He doesn't like that much. And I have to say it gets very messy. I have a whole nursing routine now -- before we start, I get everything ready: water, scrunchy in my hair, old cloth diaper to catch leaks, something to read if it's daytime. New nursing pads for after (speaking of which, I started using washable ones -- they're great).
Dad and Aunt Pat drove up to visit last week, after Dad's birthday. Dad and I fit in a trip to Artichoke Music, because Dad brought me his old guitar to use, having decided that he didn't play enough to keep calluses on for a steel-string. So he bought a really nice classical guitar, and left me his old Martin. I don't mind.
Aunt Pat was of course very happy to meet the little guy, and she brought him even more presents, a chenille teddy bear and a thick blanket.
We're having fun dressing Ethan in different outfits -- his little tie-dyed outfit from the Saturday Market is still too big for him, but he looks cute in it anyway.
Lest you think he's a perfectly angelic baby, here's a movie of Ethan crying.