Ethan is growing and doing well. He has passed the 10 lb. mark and is outgrowing his newborn clothes. He is alert and looks around to check stuff out. I'm sure that he is very familiar and recognizes his sisters' voices. They love him and can hardly walk by him without giving him a pat, hug, kiss, or snuggle of some sort. Of course, they have no regard for his state of being awake or asleep in their love.
Several people have asked us about having 3 kids. As a matter of fact, I was in Coldstone Creamery this week and a guy asked if I had 3 kids. I'm not sure what prompted the question as only Ethan and Sara were with me. Anyway, he said his wife wanted a 3rd, but he said no way. He asked how 3 was treating me. If you have the same question, here is my (Darren's) take...Going from 1 to 2 was a pretty big change. With 1 kid, you can drag her around with you and maintain some semblance of your life. You make some adjustments but overall, life goes on. With 2 kids, life changes drastically. For many, you have heard my analogy. It's not like a waistband adjustment, it is like getting a whole new pair of pants. You show up at people's houses and restaurants with caution knowing that chaos can ensue and adult conversations are unlikely. Adding in #3 has a lot of variables. For example, our girls are old enough to play together. Kacy is old enough to help out. We also have added our third during the summer off time for educators. All that being said, Ethan's addition has been pretty smooth. Ethan is definitely a good baby. We've had to give thought to the whole family of 5 scenario including consideration of transportation, etc. Overall, with the experience of the previous 2, adding Ethan requires time to spend with the kids. It's definitely challenging at the beginning when you are figuring out Ethan and his schedule/needs. I give it more of the simple waistband adjustment review a month in...perhaps that will change as it goes.
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