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Ethan's First Bath

Ethan enjoyed his first sponge bath!  As evidenced by the first picture below, he was quite comfortable in the sink...  Now is a good time to mention how hard it has been for us to change little boy diapers!  the first couple days, it was a 3 person job.  One person to hold the arms, one to hold the legs, and one to do the diaper...  Every time we change him, he pees or poops all over us.  It has since gotten easier, but this has definitely been the biggest challenge so far! 

Happy to be Home

 

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Michael got the best birthday present ever this year, bringing home his son for the first time! Coincidentally, they are both dragons according to the Chinese zodiac, and with birthdays just two days apart, they are both Scorpios!
Here are some pictures from daddy's birthday party!

Happy Birthday Daddy, Welcome Home Ethan!

Welcome Home Ethan!

We got to take Ethan home on 11/18 - Daddy's birthday!  Best present ever! 

Ethan - Day 1

Catching some rays in the hospital room!

 

Ethan Meets Grammie and Papa

Papa was in the waiting room while Ethan was born and he got to meet his first grandson when he was less than an hour old!  It was fitting, since Ethan's middle name, Leo, is in honor of his Papa Leonard!  And Grammie came to meet him as soon as she dropped Elodie off at school!  Aunt Lindsey and Lena and also Uncle Jay came to visit later on Friday and Aunt Ali and Rick came on Saturday!

Elodie meets Ethan

Elodie finally got to meet her baby brother!  She came to see us at the hospital and was very curious, but slightly apprehensive.  On the car ride over there, she told Daddy and Papa she wanted his name to be Elodie and was upset that it couldn't be!  But at the hospital, she seemed ok with the name Ethan and was happy that they both share the letter E!  We were all sooo happy to see our daughter and son finally meet!  Our family is complete! 

 

 

Welcome Ethan Leo!

This labor and delivery story is SO DIFFERENT than our first experience with Elodie!  Luckily, it was also pretty short and in a nice controlled environment!  Dr. Jin recommended we come in to be induced in order to avoid panic about making it to the possible in time.  She kept promising that this baby would come in just a couple hours.... 

So we arrived at the hospital at 10 pm and it turned out I was already in early labor (which could have lasted hours or days...)  It was busy in the hospital that night so I laid patiently in the triage room until they had a delivery room ready for us.  At midnight we moved to the deluxe L&D room at the end of the hall with magnificent views of the East River and Queensborough Bridge! 

 

After breaking my water shortly after midnight, not much happened until 3:30 am when I opted to speed things up with pitocin and an epidural.  I wasn't in much pain at that point, but knew what was coming ahead!  Michael and I both took little naps and at 5:25 my nurse left the room and said she'd be back in 15 minutes.  Suddenly, I was in alot of pain and I had to wake up Michael.  The nurse came back at 5:40 as promised and called Dr. Jin immediately.  It was time to push!   

 

And Ethan Leo Tyre was born at 5:52 am on November 16, 2012.  He weighed 7 lbs 8.75 oz and measured 20" long.  My first comment was "He's so quiet!"  He yelped a little but just seemed so happy to finally be outside in the world!  He is beautiful and healthy and so calm.  And we love him so much!

 

Welcome Ethan Leo!