Will lost his very first tooth.  What was funny was that the tooth fairy didn't come until the middle of the day the following day!  Silly tooth fairy!  She generously left him 4 whole quarters though, so it's o.k.

Eli's smiling all the time now.  He's getting really good at sleeping through the night too.  He just doesn't like taking day-time naps in his crib.  He still sleeps on me most nap times.  Perhaps it's because I refuse to swaddle him during the day.  Eli's just starting to try to laugh, but it comes out as a weird gasp.  He's also discovered his hands.  He prefers sucking on his left fist.  It's always the left one.  Might we have another lefty in the family?  He's getting a pretty strong grip too.  He can't grab for things on purpose, but boy oh boy can he accidentally pull hair and not let go!  He still has a temper, but it's not as frequent, mostly only if Mommy's had too many onions or beans the day before.  He snorts pretty heavily when he's upset.  It's kinda comical.

Sean had surgery on his neck a week ago, March 10th.  He had two herniated disks in his neck that have been causing pain and numbness in his right arm and hand.  His shoulder's been pretty tight and sore too. 

His doctor was great and everything went really smoothly.  They actually fit two pieces of cadaver bone in where the cartilage used to be.  They shaved off all the bone spurs of his own vertebrate that were causing all the trouble.  He stayed overnight and came home the next morning.  He was feeling really pretty good that first day, just tired.  Then the heavy duty meds and anestesia wore off and he felt worse the next few days.  But he's feeling pretty decent again now as long as he remembers to take his muscle relaxer and pain medication.  His shoulder's really been killing him, now that his arm, hand and neck are better.  We're hoping that this goes away soon.  The doctor said it was not abnormal to feel such pain for a while after surgery while the nerves get used to actually "feeling" again.

We're very grateful for all the love, prayers, and support that have been sent our way.

Eli got his name and blessing at church today.  It was so nice to have so many family and friends be here for the occasion. 

Eli always sleeps with his hands up to his head, unless he's swaddled.  This is my favorite picture of Eli to date.