Happy Halloween!

This year, we debated whether or not to get Ethan a costume, he was only 6 weeks old after all. We then found an adorable little pirate costume at Shopko for only $8! You can't beat that. So, Saturday, our little guy became a big tough pirate!

We had planned on going to grandparents houses and showing off his cute little costume, but things changed. On Wednesday night (really late,) Mike and I closed on a house. Trust me, we signed almost a ream of paper! It funded on Friday and starting Friday night, we started to paint the apartment in the basement. Yes, it has an apartment, so if anyone is looking for a place to live, we have a nice little two bedroom with fresh paint! Needless to say, we didn't make it to any grandparents houses. Mike's parents came over to see Ethan, but my parents were quarantined from us as my mom had been diagnosed with H1N1 (sadness!)

Here is our cute little pirate. Enjoy!

Mobile Phone Pictures

These are some pictures that I took with my phone, that I loved, but have been unable to share until now. I haven't been able to connect to my computer via blue tooth (something about having to verify passwords or pins...) and so Mike hooked up his phone and transferred them. These pictures range from a couple of weeks to today.

While these pictures don't look as god as they do on the little screen of my phone, I love them. Some of the pictures showcase Ethan's first smiles (and how could you not just love that little toothless grin?) You can also see the progression of his little cheeks filling out. He is just our adorable little man.

Just Chillen'
First smile! Captured on Camera!!
I am not going to smile! Even though you are trying to make me :)
This is the smile that let mom know everything is ok with the world
(isn't it adorable?)
Just chillen' (at a couple of weeks old.)

More Pictures

Here are more pictures of our cute little boy! I cannot believe how fast he is growing! He changes so much everyday.

Who do I look like?

When Ethan was born, all the nurses thought he looked like me. As he has gotten a bit older, we hear more and more people say he looks like Mike. So, we are going to ask everyone what they think? (I think Ethan was most unfortunate to inherit the Lewis nose, it is rather large...) While Ethan does have my hair color (with the reddish highlights and all,) the amount, he definitely got the amount of hair from Mike.

Mike at 1 month
Becky around 1 month And Ethan...Ethan again...

So, who do you think Ethan looks like? Or is he just a good mixture of both of us?

4 weeks!

I am 4 weeks old, can you believe how fast I am growing? It seems like just yesterday that I was born.

A weed?

Seriously, a weed. That is what I am starting to think I gave birth too. Yesterday, Ethan had his 1 month appointment to make sure that he is a well baby, and oh, he so is a well baby. He is now measuring 23 inches (seriously? My little guy grew 2 1/2 inches in a month???) and 11.2 lbs. This may explain why I had to finally put aside the newborn pajamas and move up to the 3 month. Poor little Ethan couldn't stretch out his legs in them.

The nurse gave me a little chart of where Ethan is with his height and weight and his age group. He is 100%. His weight was right at the top and his length was actually off the chart. Seriously, he is growing way too fast! But, I am so glad that he is a healthy little baby boy.

On a side note, there was a little baby girl at the doctors who was born on the same day as Ethan. She was 4 weeks early, so for her to be smaller is to be expected, but Ethan was seriously twice her size! She was just barely weighing in at over 6 lbs. That is smaller than Ethan when he was born! She looked so tiny and fragile next to him. I just slightly wished that he had been that size when he was born (is it easier if they are smaller?) but am so glad that he is healthy.

Ethan has earned or received quite a few nicknames. Here are a few, and the reasons why he has them...

Little Duke (Mike's dad loves John Wayne and has taken to calling Ethan Little Duke. I am hoping that this doesn't mean Ethan looks like John Wayne, but Mike's dad has a special nickname for each of his grandkids. It makes it fun for them, both the grandkids and grandpa. These nicknames have a tendency to be picked up by the rest of the family and used.)
Squealer (Ethan has a tendency sometimes to squeal. That tendency, I think, is slowly being outgrown.)
Little Squirt (hahaha, guess how he got this one. It happened when he got Mike.)
Little Man (he doesn't look like a baby, but a little man. :( Should I be sad about that?
Chunky Monkey (this one is because of how fast he is growing! He is also starting to get the adorable baby rolls, slowly but surely.)

He has more, I am just having momma brain right now and can't remember them. I just can't get over how much I love being with my little guy, and how cute he is. Gosh, I love being a mom!

Proctor Family Pictures

Here are a few pictures from our family photo shoot on Saturday. To see more, go here.