No more harness! (almost)

Great news! After our checkup with Dr. Tis, it seems that Ethan's hips are looking great! We can now start weening him off of the dreaded harness. He can have it off 4 hours a day this week, 8 hours a day next week, and so on until it's off for good. Dad is excited, because he really wants to find out how well both harnesses will burn in the firepit.

Weekend with Grammy Litsch

Ethan had a wonderful weekend in Bethlehem with Grammy Litsch. Mommy and Daddy had to go to Aunt Alina and Uncle Tom's wedding, so Ethan got to hang out with Grammy all weekend. She was so happy to see her grandson again. She played with him all day. She fed and changed him, and even put him to bed ay night in her room. Grammy didn't like the way he would wiggle out of his swaddle, so she put him to bed Saturday night without and swaddle, and wouldn't you know it, he slept better and longer than he has ever done before. This means no more swaddle, and after tomorrows doctors appointment, hopefully there will be no more harness as well. We can't wait until Ethan can spend the day without being in that harness, because he is clearly much happier and content without it. Ethan has been laughing more and more, and he even chuckled for grammy, which then made her chuckle as well. All in all a great weekend.

All Smiles

Well, Ethan turned 3 months old, and all is well. He is getting bigger and bigger every day. His hair is really coming in now. He is on a pretty consistent sleep schedule, with the occasional extra feeding during the night.
In the beginning, Ethan was a pretty serious baby, but as he's gotten older, he is really smiling and laughing a lot more (Daddy's chicken imitation usually gets a chuckle). He loves walks in the stroller during the day with Daddy, and in the evening with Mommy. During the walks he checks out the world, smiles and then usually passes out.





Tomorrow is the weekend of Grammy's! Grammy Litsch is coming for a day trip with Uncle Joe, and Grammy Rechenberg and Poppy coming in the evening, and staying the night (at a hotel of course, because Grammy is really allergic to Gypsy and Dinga). We don't see either Grammy as much as we would like, so this weekend will be very special.