Mariel smiled warmly at Minerva from her seat. "You must not be getting a lot of sleep these days," she said, figuring that was the way with new parents and not minding at all the fact that she had dozed off. In fact, she probably wouldn't care much if she ended up feeling her eyelids too heavy. Though she didn't really know if she wasn't getting sleep, but that was what she had heard about newborns, yeah? "Oh, alright," she said lightly as Minerva mentioned checking on Gunnar. She certainly wouldn't want her to wake the baby for her, though secretly she might. She did come to see that precious boy before she had to leave probably until at least Christmas.

"Oh I'd really like to come more often," she agreed with a bigger smile, then nodded to Ethan as he sat down to join them. Of course it seemed like she had taken a lot of time off of work lately, she might need to be a little prudent there. Mariel laughed a bit as Min looked over the gift. "Of course I'm going to bring something, these were just too cute to pass up, and he needs to have everything he'd ever want." Now.. where was her great-nephew?

"These look great, Ethan, thanks," she smiled at her nephew before reaching over to grab one of the mini sandwiches after Minerva left the room. They were for everyone, weren't they? Looked that way. She took a bite before saying, "Just wanted to bring something by before I left tomorrow. So how are things? How's parenthood treating you?" She glanced up again as Minerva returned, smiling widely as she saw the baby in her arms. "Oh there he is," she beamed as she stood from her seat. Mariel took Gunnar from his mother, he stirred a bit in her arms then cuddled back to sleep in the crook of her elbow as she carefully resumed her seat.

One little sandwich finished, Ethan took another to snack on as he nodded at Minerva who was getting up to get Gunnar. Then he glanced over at his aunt as he chewed thoughtfully upon hearing her question. "Oh things are great," he smiled. "I mean, we're still figuring things out and not getting a lot of sleep.." Especially Minerva who had to take on feeding him so often nearly all by herself. "But he's really amazing, you know? I took a couple weeks off from work so I could be home and help out with him."

He glanced over to the gifts that she had brought, reaching for the wagon handle. "So what did you bring?" he asked, pulling the wagon back and forth a little. "This is cute," he said with a chuckle. He missed his auntie gifts, but something for his son was great. Gunnar was going to be one spoiled boy. Ethan looked up again as Minerva returned with their sleeping baby, smiling affectionately at both. "I'm sure he won't be asleep for long," he grinned as Mariel took the boy to cuddle him. Though it seemed like he spent much of his time asleep, it was never for very long at a time.