A Few Pictures

We have made it to almost six weeks, well six weeks tomorrow.  Ethan is doing great.  He continues to grow.  

He loves to sit in his swing.  This outfit that he is wearing is one of those sacks that doesn't have pant legs, it is just square at the bottom.  This was one of our favorite things to put Connor in.  Zach calls them his Space Dog when they wear it because it has a rock and dog on the bottom.  It is a little big for Ethan still, that is why it looks like he lost one of his hands.

We lay Ethan on this couch often because he can look at the windows.  He also likes to look at his first book.  He will sit and stare at this book for a long time.  Connor will sometimes sit and tell Ethan what each of the pictures are.  They get a long really great.  

Ethan has started to really look at people.  Occasionally you can get a smile out of him.  In the middle of the night I will look down at him thinking that he is asleep and he will have this same look on his face.  He is very observant.

We are so glad that Ethan is in our family.  He adds so much joy.  

These are of Ethan and Connor playing.  When Ethan wears this outfit, the Rubber Ducky, We have to sing the rubber ducky song.  You know, "Rubber ducky you're the one.  You make bath time lots of fun..."  I am sure that you can all hear Ernie singing that in your mind.  That has become a favorite song.  I just can't remember all the words, so the song is a little different ever time.

Ethan Hunter Scott Batty

Ethan was born May 11th at 6:58 in the morning.  He weighed in at a whopping 7lbs 4oz and 19 inches long.  He came out just perfect and healthy.  I am sorry that the next pictures are in kind of a random order, but they were having a hard time downloading anyway.

This is Zach's grandma, so Ethan's Great-Grandma, Nana.  She is so great with kids and it is great having her close enough that she could come see him in the hospital.

My Mom and Grandma came to visit one evening.  This is a generational picture with Great-Grandma, Grandma, Mom and Grandson.  I am so glad that Ethan has so much family on both sides of the family.  

He is the most awake newborn that I have known.  He has long stretches of time that he likes to just look around.  Luckily these times are usually not at night when he is suppose to be a sleep.  He seems like a very curious baby.  

Connor cannot get enough kissing in.  He know that he can kiss the top of Ethan's head, but very softly.  He also likes to rub his hair.  I am afraid that Ethan is going to have a bald spot on the top of his head instead of on the back like most baby's get.  He is such a great big brother and likes to help out in any way possible.  He is adjusting to change well and is the best big brother any baby could have.  

Zach and Connor would come to the hospital to have dinner with Ethan and I.  Connor enjoyed the picnic that it was because there wasn't anything to sit on.  

He got new sunglasses that day and wouldn't take them off for anything.  He now is usually seen walking around the house with them on, no matter what time of day it is.  

This is just was we were leaving the hospital to start on the grand adventure of a family of 4.  It is has been a great experience that I wouldn't trade for anything.  So far we have had no health problems.  We are excited to see where this adventure takes us.  

Catching up.

It has been a really long time since I have updated my blog so there are going to be a bunch of random entries that are probably in no way in any order, but I thought I would still put them down.  Just a quick update.  Zach and I are expecting our second child.  I know this is a little late in being posted, but I am due May 17th.  We are having another little boy and are very excited about it.  If you ask Connor, there is a brother in my belly and one in his too.  We have moved him into his new room and a big bed.  We are also in the process of potty training, which he is doing great at.  I stay at home and love taking care of him.  Things are busy in getting the nursery ready and painted.  I will have to get pictures up when it is done, if that happens.  Zach owns a little car dealership in Lehi and works from home some mornings before going into the "office."  We are in a great place in life.  We love our home and where we live.  Life is just wonderful.

Let it snow!!

  The other day Zach decided to take Connor out into the snow.  They got all decked out in their snow gear.  Quite an ordeal to get Connor into hat, gloves, coat, scarf, snowpants, and boots.  Once that was done, they headed out side.  

  Connor wasn't so sure about getting snow on his nice snow gear.  Zach decided to take him to the park behind our house to let him play a little bit.  Connor wouldn't move.  He was just stand there and want Zach to hold him.  

  Zach tried to get Connor to walk to him.  He tossed Connor out a little ways and tried to persuade him into walking to him.  Connor was not happy about this at all, but eventually made it to Zach and promptly told him that he wanted to come back inside.  Unfortunately Connor still does not like the snow, but doesn't mind being outside as long as he doesn't get wet at all.  Hopefully next winter will be much better. 

More Connor

  

  Zach's grandma Nana lives close by and we try to see her often.  The last time we were there Connor tried on her glasses.  He basically loves anything at Nana's

Super Cooking Connor!!!

Connor loves to help cook anything.  He loves to stir anything I will give him and is in charge of the mixer when we make cookies.  We recently made a lot of butter shortbread cookies for an activity.  We used a "cookie gun" (which he is holding) to press the cookies.  He also wanted to where his "cape" while he was helping.  He really is a Super Helper.

Sock Boy

Connor got two little sores on the bridge of his nose.  We found out one morning, when we went in and there was blood all over his face and bed, that he is a picker.  We tried many things to get him to stop.  We put Band-Aids on the sores, we taped his finger tips, and we a few other things.  Finally we decided that drastic measures had to be taken.  One night Zach grabbed the duct tape and I grabbed some socks.  We went into Connor's room when we knew he was asleep.  I grab one arm and put the sock over it while Zach duct taped it to his pajamas so that he couldn't take it off.  We did the same thing with the other arm.  Connor was pretty groggy through that whole thing.  It wasn't until about 3 in the morning that we heard a surprised squawk from his room.  He now thinks it is pretty cool that he gets to wear socks on his hands.  His sores are gone, but we found that since it is so dry in our house, Connor now picks his lips until they bleed.  So it looks like for now we are going to have to keep the socks on his hands.