Because sometimes I forget.

Sometimes, I forget what this little angel looks like when he's sleeping.

MAMA!!!!!

Often overheard at the Elwell House:

Aden: "Mama!! Hey Mama!!! MAMA!!!!"
Me: "What sweetie?"
Aden: "I POOPED IN THE POTTY!!!"
Me: "That's awesome Aden! I'm so proud of you!"

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Aden: "WANT TO SEE IT????"

Where is Rip Van Winkle?

Well, Ethan is between 7 and 8 weeks old (if you can believe that!) and still isn't on any sort of sleep schedule whatsoever. Not even close. We're also coming off three bad nights where he has been up and down all night, grumpy and fussy. I had hoped by now he would be sleeping at least 5 or 6 hours at night, but we're still lucky if he gets to a full three hours. We do all the recommended things like establishing a bedtime routine, bath time, reading, calming the home before bed, dimming lights, you name it. I don't even really take him in the bedroom until it's time to start winding down for bed just so he can associate the feel of the room with bedtime. Sigh. No luck.

Playdate with Mia

We got to play with Mia this weekend and Aden had a blast. She just recently turned two - what a big girl!

Ethan got to meet his cousin too, he was as excited as he could be about meeting someone who can't feed him or change his diaper. He'll be able to play with the kids soon.

We all headed to the pool and met up with Little Lisa.

Then headed back to the house for dinner.

Shopaholic

Aden loves to shop. Anytime we get in the car, he wants to go shopping. If you tell him we're going to go to the store he gets so happy. This boy is really a miniature of his mommy. The new thing now is that he takes his stroller with his doggy shopping. Yesterday, we went to Target and when he walked through the door, he said, "Oh! THIS is a wonderful store!" And then, "Do they have food here?" (You can tell in the first picture that I didn't comb his hair after his nap.)

Maybe this face means Ethan is not as big of a fan of shopping. Honestly, he loves getting out and being strolled around - he doesn't care where it is.

Aden found frosting with colorful sprinkles!

Consulting the shopping list...

Ethan is enjoying shopping in his own way...

BANANAS!

Helping Lola pay for the items...

Water Baby

Ethan loves the water.... LOVES it. So for fun, Aden and I filled the sink with water and let Ethan soak his toes. He had a blast, and Aden enjoyed the entertainment.

I almost caught a smile on camera here!