Monday, February 25, 2013

The First Four Months...

The first four months with Ethan at home were epic!  Apparently the transition from no kids to having kids is one of the biggest in life - it wasn't without its challenges but Phil and I have honestly loved it.  The amount of joy we feel when we see Ethan grow and develop is immense.  What a great blessing from God!  The first few months were filled with 'firsts' - Ethan's first car ride, his first outfit, his first superman arm, his first Christmas carols in the park, his first Christmas... 





But our favourite first was his first smile.  It took place the day before his 4 week birthday.  We were sitting on the couch talking to him about his day when he started to smile a lot - we were lucky enough to catch it on our camera.



From there it has been smile after smile, giggle after giggle.  What a delight!








Sunday, February 24, 2013

Ethan Arrives...

Being pregnant with Ethan was not an easy ride - lots of nausea and vomiting, stomach pain, swelling and other usual pregnancy symptoms.  Needless to say, I was quite over the whole process by the time his due date arrived.
At 9:33pm on the 25th of October 2012, Ethan Phillip Brown arrived to join our family.  He took about 24 hours to enter the world and by the end of the process both Mum and Dad were exhausted and happy.