Four months, an aunt, and a cousin

Yesterday was four months since Ethan and I arrived in the US! Very hard to believe.

This weekend Ethan's aunt Jennifer and cousin Sasha came to visit us from the West coast. They tickled him a lot, and we took him for a walk at the mall since the weather was so yucky. At the mall, Ethan growled at the giant pretend crocodile, and we fed him lots of candy to keep him cooperative. (While she was here, Jennifer told me some insider tricks on how to raise nice kids: feed them Skittles on walks, let them eat crackers and cheese for dinner if they want, and sprinkle sugar on their pancakes if the syrup runs out.)

Ethan also learned some very important things while they were here, including what it felt like to have "this little piggy went to market" played on his toes, and "x marks the spot" played on his back. For their part, Jennifer and Sasha learned what a 'spoiler' is, and that it can snow in New England in mid April (sorry!). Ethan absolutely loved the attention he got from them, and fell fast asleep a mere 15 minutes after they left -- only the second time he's taken a nap at home in the four months he's lived here.