Sitting up and spitting up

Another few illnesses have swept through the Z "household". Wendy is immune from illness. How could she catch a kitty cold if she is never in contact with any other kitties? Unfortunately (or fortunately?) we DO come into contact with lots of others of our species and suffer the consequences.

Ethan is saying DaDa less these days and spends most of his time just sqeeling with delight and making the "razz" sound by vibrating his lips. Just this past weekend he made great progress in the sitting up department. He can sit up for a while by himself before either toppling over or until we feel sorry for him for leaning so far forward. And, as the title of this blog suggests- our little guy still spits up very frequently, so watch out!

Feel free to let us know that you read this blog by adding a comment (you can just say "Hi" if you want)! I didn't think anyone was reading it until recently when Carlyn and Aunt Margaret said they've been stopping by. We'll try to be better about updating it more frequently.

Z news 1/19/06

Ethan is still having some breathing issues. We took him to the doctor this evening and the doctor wants to take a "wait and see" approach. Most likely, it is nothing serious, just a slightly soft trachea which he will outgrow.

We have had some very nice visits the past couple of weeks. Two weekends ago, Steve's parents visited. Last weekend, my parents and Godparents visited. Then, Lindsay came to visit and we went to the zoo- it was cold but fun. Ethan has really enjoyed himself (as well as Steve, Wendy and me)!

Ethan is still jumping a lot. In fact, he continues to jump even when he is not in his "Jumperoo". He tries to jump during his bath, while eating and while lying down! Speaking of baths- yesterday I was pouring some water on his tummy from his favorite red cup and he reached up and "felt" the water. His eyes were twinkling with concentration and one could just imagine all of the new neural connections being reinforced by these new thoughts/feelings. The next morning, while at the sink with Ethan on my hip, I poured some water from a cup and again he reached for the stream.

Peas, Carrots and Rice

The nights are still a little sleepless, though we are getting used to a new routine. Ethan sleeps for 3 hours in his crib, next to our bed, then wants to be in bed with us and nurse the rest of the night. Many people have been advising us to let him cry it out in his own room. This just doesn't feel right to Steve and me. We feel really good about being close with him at night, especially since he is in daycare for around 10 hours every day. It seems natural that he would want some snuggly comfort too.

Ethan has been saying "Da Da". It all started about one and a half weeks ago when he imitated Steve (the first instance of Ethan obviously imitating Steve. He says Da Da a lot when he is cranky- so it sounds very mournful a lot of times. He also says "Da Da" while jumping in his "Jumperoo". At daycare, they say he is able to crawl all the way across the room.

Another big milestone has been the eating. He is getting really good at being spoon fed. We started with Rice cereal on his four month birthday. And followed that with Carrots then Peas. He has liked all three of those foods. We tried Oatmeal briefly but he hated it. The doctor says we should wait a little longer before feeding him oats anyway. Last night, Ethan ate an entire jar of peas and was demanding more peas; "faster with that spoon please"!!!!

Well, that's what is going on with us for now. Sorry for the infrequent blogging. We will try to be better. Ethan is the center of our universe!