It’s been two weeks since we brought the little boy home, and he’s doing great! Here are a few updates on our burgeoning family:

* Ethan is growing like a little weed. Yesterday, he measured in at 4 lbs 14 oz and 18″ long. He’s still in the 0th percentile for his age, but 20 ounces in 26 days feels like a lot!

* E’s newest adventure is tummy time. He’s pretty cute doing his “preemie pushups” (as the nurse called it). He tries really hard to roll over, but for now he gets stuck on his side. We have to time it right, though, because he gets so hungry that he’s crying his angry cry by the time we finish. Little boy has a temper.

* Mom and Dad are learning how to live on a feeding schedule and a lot less sleep. We’ve also learned that we need a short outing on most days. Otherwise, we get cabin fever like crazy!

* We’ve purchased three pounds of coffee in the last two days. That’s a lot…even for us.

* We just celebrated our first Christmas with Ethan. We dressed him in the onesie that you see in the picture, and it was HUGE on him even in a newborn size. I’m pretty sure it’ll fit him in a couple weeks, but he needed another 2″ at least to fill the length. We had a great time at home and spent the whole day in our pj’s watching episodes of Top Gear on netflix and drinking Martinelli’s. Our apartment was decorated with stockings and a burst-into-flames-it’s-so-dry wreath. Next year we can dress things up for Christmas, and we’ll have a little one year old to celebrate with!

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas! (And on that note, happy 3rd day of Christmas.) It’s time for me to go feed him again, but we’ll keep you updated with pics and info now that things are starting to normalize. Keep checking back!

All my supplies out and ready to go! This year I used a mix from a box because that’s all I had time for, but they were surprisingly tasty!

First batch is done

Gingerbread cookies

Mmmmmm….tasty

Behold the mess!

And one last pic for you. I found a few of these on my camera when I uploaded them. Here’s Eric, my husband, sneaking one of the first cookies.