HE SLEPT THRU THE NIGHT!!

That's right, it's a miracle! It only happened once, but I have hopes that this will happen again. Just about a week ago, his daddy Trampes came over and put him to bed. Much to my surprise, I went to bed and didn't hear a peep from Ethan until about 5am! I couldn't believe it. And of course, the following night was back to normal. But this past week, he's been getting longer stretches of sleep again. He may wake once or twice, but he's doing a lot more sleeping at night and that means I am too:)

And Ethan is loving to laugh at everything now. The other day it was the word "BLINK" and before that it was "PEACHES" or "ZIPPER". Anyway, he loves to laugh and all of us who get to hear it are loving it! I really want to figure out how to download a video because I have an amazing video of his laughter. So I'll find someone to help me and hopefully get it up soon. And I can't update pictures either because my personal computer is not turning on anymore. That's where all my pictures are and where I download all my new pics. So again, I'm going to need to find someone who knows a lot about computers to help me fix it. I have some great new shots of him and would LOVE to share them, but I can't right now. So I hope to do that soon.

Can't remember if I said this already, but he's sitting up by himself now. He's starting to look like such a "big boy". I know he's still a baby, but he's just growing and learning so much right now. It's quite amazing. And one of his new favorite things to do is fake cough... it's kind of a new way of "talking" to us. And he also loves biting his upper lip now that he has his 2 bottom teeth. He's always making this funny face when he bites his lip and it looks like his upper lip disappears. Again, I'll have to get some pictures on here soon I hope.

We'll be here in Valparaiso for Christmas, so that will be a fun change for me and great to spend Ethan's first Christmas here at home. Since I was a child, we've traveled to Minnesota or North Carolina every year for Christmas. This year my mom is helping out with the Christmas Eve service at Liberty Bible Church, so we'll be staying here through Christmas day. We're still planning on going to see Ethan's Great Grandma Hazen (my dad's mom) the day after Christmas. She's actually in a hospital right now and will be in a rehab center when we get up there, but we're looking forward to seeing her and lifting her spirits a bit. I know Ethan will help to put a smile on her face. So pray for a safe trip for us and especially that Ethan will do well on our long trip (about 11 hrs or so). And we also covet your prayers for my Grandma Hazen. She hasn't been in good health for years now and now my dad and his brothers have to figure out where she'll be going once she leaves the hospital. thanks all.