Ethan turns 5!

Ethan at about 6 weeks old

Ethan Jerome was born 5 years ago today. After 16 hours of active labor our little boy was born. My reaction? "Oh, my God". The joy was overwhelming - my emotions were so strong and came so quickly. I felt awe of this little miracle. The only words I could muster were "Oh, my God." I knew our lives had changed forever. 5 years old. I have to keep saying 5 years over and over in my head to let it sink in. It doesn't seem possible that it's been that long ... yet, it fells like he has always been a part of our lives. Funny how that works.

From the start Ethan was a happy, energetic, determined and very social baby and he still is all those things today. He smiles all the time and first laughed out loud at 3 months old. At age 2 he recited the alphabet and ended it with "zebra" for z. He decided zebra was the last letter of the alphabet, no changing his mind on that and it was so darn cute.

Harmonica'd

Ethan has also always loved music. As a toddler, he used to round up all the music toys and we would all pretend to play in a band. He loved going to concerts at the park where he could shake his booty. We always laughed when he would say "Go Ethan, Go Ethan" as he danced around (sounds bit like his mom - huh?). For his birthday we got him a harmonica. He loves to play grandpa's when we visit him so, now he has his own to practice on (he's really good already!)

Well, my baby is now 5 and I couldn't be happier or more proud. He is a fun, smart and gentle little guy and I know he's going to have a blast starting kindergarten this year. Love you, Ethan.