Merry Christmas!

This past week, Ethan had his first Christmas. Actually, since we first celebrated in Boston, and then celebrated in Chicago with grandma and grandpa, and then again in Chicago with great-grandma and great-aunt Judith, he really had three first Christmases.
I think he's hooked.



We headed to Chicago on Tuesday night, and stayed until Sunday. It was a great trip, always good to see family.



The weather in Chicago was not great--lots of freezing rain and snow--which limited our ability to go out much. Ethan didn't seem to mind though--there were so many new things to explore at grandma and grandpa's house. He crawled up his first flight of stairs, and enjoyed taking baths in the kitchen sink.


Ethan seems to have somewhat of a therapeutic effect on my mom--she is much more engaged when he is around. It is amazing how a baby can bring this out--sure wish we could visit more!