Life Update

Ethan:  Ethan's swim team for the summer is over...  Overall, he really liked it but the last week or so he didn't put much effort into it.  Maybe swimming six days a week wore him out, but it was nice to add some routine to our summer days as well as getting to know some friends and neighbors better.  (Those meets are really long, so you have a lot of time to talk to people!) 

 

Here is an overview of all of his times:
FREESTYLE

• 6/25: 37.41 seconds (1st place out of 2 in his heat; 18th place out of 22)
• 6/29: 32.06 seconds (1st place out of 6 in his heat; 20th place out of 35)
• 7/6: 30.59 seconds (13th out of 24)
• 7/9: 29.76 seconds (1st place in heat; 17th place out of 30)
• 7/13:  32.03 seconds (20th place out of 32)
• 7/16:  30.25 seconds (19th place out of 32)

BACKSTROKE

•  6/25: 48.45 seconds ([I forget how many other kids were in this heat] 20th place out of 23)
• 6/29: 44.57 seconds (2nd place out of 5 in his heat; 21st place out of 27)
• 7/6: 39.72 seconds (15th out of 21)
• 7/9: 42.24 seconds (23rd place out of 28)
• 7/13:  31.50 seconds (25th place out of 30)
• 7/16:  41.0 seconds (20th place out of 24)

RELAYS

• 7/6: Ethan's relay team time: 2:16 seconds (placed 3rd place out of 5)
• 7/9: Ethan's relay team time: 2:16 seconds
• 7/13: Ethan's relay team time:  2:05 seconds
• 7/16:  Ethan's relay team time:  2:00 secounds

Ethan is adjusting to being a big brother really well.  He loves to give Owen kisses and talk to him. 

 

Sean:  Monday is Sean's last day of paternity leave - wow those three weeks went by fast!  He is such a good dad... he is really good at calming Owen down and is so patient with Ethan   We just found out that he will be traveling back to North Carolina, starting on Tuesday.  Hopefully this traveling a lot won't last for much longer (or at least not to North Carolina).  I also forgot to mention that about a month ago we found out that he passed all of his CPA exams!  We are so proud of him! 

Owen:  Owen is such a sweet baby!  At his two week appointment he wasn't up to his birth weight, so he has been on a "Get Fat Diet" :)  Today we had the follow-up appointment to check his weight and he has successfully gained weight - yay!  He LOVES to be held and if you put him down when you think he is asleep, he will crack his eye open just to see if you are still holding him and when he finds out you aren't, he will most likely start to cry (unless he is just too sleepy).  His eyes are starting to turn to a lighter shade of blue (still dark, but not as dark as they were when he was born). 

Me:  I'm doing well - still amazed that I am a mom to two fantastic (and quite handsome!) boys!!!  As with Sean, I'm adjusting to functioning with getting little sleep but love having a new baby again. 

Life is good! :)