We've been pretty busy this last month. We celebrated my birthday and Father's Day in Ogunquit, Maine. Mike and I both loved spending time here when we were younger and are happy to continue the tradition with Ethan. This was Ethan's first stay in a hotel and he did great! The pool wore him out so much that he slept great even though he was in a different setting. We walked the Marginal Way, ate lobster rolls (oyster crackers for Ethan) and drank rum punch (bottle for Ethan) at Barnacle Billy's, and Mike and I got to relax on Adirondack chairs overlooking the ocean while Ethan slept soundly in the room.
Good friends of ours got married on Martha's Vineyard so we had our first weekend away from the baby - tear! He went to Grandma's house in Swampscott and had a blast! He came home with lots of new toys, including a ride-on fire truck that he LOVES and does not need any held riding. It was tough to be away but it was also nice to be without responsibilities for 72 hours!
We spent July 4th in Mashpee at our Aunt Bobbie and Uncle Don's house. We love going to the Cotuit parade every year and were so excited to take Ethan for the first time...but Hurricane Arthur got in the way! Oh well. Auntie Bobbie's baked ziti made up for it...Ethan loves pasta! Ethan had a great time playing with his cousins, going for walks and bike rides, and of course, swimming in the pool!
Swim lessons and baby classes have ended, but we are still busy with lots of play dates. He sees Parker as often as possible - they love swinging in the park! There is also a park near Coolidge Corner that we love and he got to meet up with his other baby friends for a picnic and some fun. We celebrated his friend Madison's adoption with a yummy brunch at Zaftigs.
He is down to two naps a day and they must be in his crib - he is not an "on the go" napper which is good and bad at the same time. Maybe it will keep me from shopping so much during the day :) He is sleeping a little later these days - 8 am - and as wonderful as that is, I know it can change any time so I'm just trying to appreciate the 12-13 hour nights now before it stops! He can sit up in his crib now and sometimes when I put him down, he sits up and plays and laughs for a long time before he falls asleep. It's pretty cute. Unless I need him to nap!
He continues to eat anything that you put in front of him - I don't think there's a food he has disliked so far! The current favorite is definitely baked ziti. He devours it and will eat all the pieces of that before he touches anything else. Can't remember if I mentioned it before, but he has EIGHT teeth now!
He really has developed a mind of his own. He is curious about everything and seems to understand the word "no" because it is always followed by tears and screaming! Luckily, they don't last long. All of a sudden he is crawling everywhere and you can't take your eyes off of him for a split second. In the few days since he's really gotten the hang of it, we've already had quite a few scares! As soon as we get back from vacation, we have to focus on baby proofing. I have a feeling this child is going to be quite the rascal and get into everything. For his birthday, he would prefer only electrical cords :)
His 9-month check-up isn't for another week and I'm very curious to hear about his height and weight - to us, he seems huge! But we don't have much to compare it to. My guess is 23 lbs. I'll keep you posted!
We love this guy more and more each day. It's amazing to see him learn and discover new things (I stared at him for probably 20 minutes the other day watching him realize that when he lifted the lid of his toy, music played - it was mesmerizing to watching him figure it out!) Our adventures continue tomorrow as we head to Nantucket for a week...another favorite of ours that we're hoping Ethan will grow to love just as much as we do! Pictures to follow...thanks for reading!!!
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