11 weeks old today

On Sunday, we went down to Slapout for our niece, Natalie Kate's baby dedication.  Afterwards, we had fun with the family for lunch at Gam Gam and Pop Pop's.  It was supposed to be a lunch celebrating Ethan's great-grandparents anniversary, but unfortunately Maw Maw was sick, so the guests of honor didn't make it... We had a nice time relaxing and there was a house full of little ones, so there was never a dull moment.  Here are a few pictures from the day:

Natalie Kate hammed it up for her Aunt Andrea's camera

Trying to get 3 babies to look at 1 camera proved impossible...

Ethan was excited about changing clothes!

After lunch, the newest member of the Reese family,
5-day old Baby Logan, visited.

This week has been difficult for us after losing Lexie, but Ethan has been so sweet and doing his best to cheer us up with his generous smiles, cooing and snuggling.  Yesterday he began intentionally using his hands to hit toys on his playmat.  It was so fun to watch him go from accidentally bumping them, to really concentrating and watching his hands intently as he made the toys move.  He seems to be learning something new almost everyday!  Other exciting news, for Mommy and Daddy, (hoping I don't jinx it...), is that last week, Ethan started sleeping consistently throgh the night, from about 8 pm until 6-6:30 am!!!! 


The magic frog sleeper that started the
"through the night" trend


We can't believe that he is already 11 weeks old!  He continues to be such a joy and we are so blessed to be his Mommy and Daddy.