Ethan is changing by the minute so I thought it would be fun to give another update on just him! He is such a JOY every single day! Here are some fun highlights:- His vocabulary has expanded ten-fold and keeps picking up new words every day. It's an absolute blast hearing him piece together words to make phrases. Right now he mostly says "I" followed by whatever he's doing..."I vacuum, I sing, I nap, I hide, I drum, I golf." I love when he can make a connection and either say a word or make a hand gesture. For instance, when we are driving and he sees a bulldozer or construction vehicle, he says "ohhhhh, scoop, scoop, scoop" and makes a scooping motion with his hand because in our book at home there is an excavator that "scoops, scoops, scoops."
- He can say his name "Effan." He looooves to say mommy. We're pretty sure he says it just to say it, but I don't mind it a bit. Lately, every time Eric or I leave the room Ethan is immediately saying "daddy, daddy"? And throughout the day Ethan will ask for daddy 50 times and then say "daddy work." He also asks for "sis" whenever she's napping or not in his sight =)
- Speaking of all the words he's picked up, it's really fun to go through his flashcards now and hear him recognize almost every single one. It literally is amazing! I've said this before, I know every parent thinks their kid is the next genius, but I'm just so proud of him! It's just cool to know that all those times it was just us repeating the word he was actually listening and soaking it in.
- He is really into hiding right now - both himself and toys. He loves to bury himself under pillows and wait until we discover him. He's always loved our closet too (guess it's a good thing he's not afraid of the dark quite yet)! He thinks it's hilarious when he hides his cars under the pillow, puts his tiny animals in the pillowcase, etc. He also cracks himself up when he puts a blanket over the vacuum and pretends like it went missing even though it's still clear as day - haha!
- He is ALL about dancing and anything musical. I absolutely love it. He learned the "Hokey Pokey" at church and it's probably one of the cutest things ever - he gets so excited whenever we sing it. He also loves to do the "hot dog dance" to the song of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. He's always been very interested in music, but it's been really cool to see him make it such a big part of his day. His piano is one of his favorite toys, he likes to play guitar, and he's enamored when someone is singing on TV. He always asks/signs for "more, more" after they are done singing a song. I really think music could play a very important role in his life!
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| No big deal - just eating cereal w/a bucket on my head. |
- He has found that some of his pants have pockets and he loves to walk around with his hands in his pockets. So stinking cute.
- Ethan has figured out if he uses his stool or a box, he can climb up on things much easier. The other day I found him in his bathroom with his feet up off the floor trying to turn on the faucet. I couldn't help but laugh.
- One of his nightly rituals with his daddy has become running up and down the hallway/living room of our house. They say "on your marks, get set, GO!" and Ethan takes off running moving his little legs as fast as they will go. He swings his left arm only - like a little chicken wing! He loves to say "March!"
- We had Ethan's yearly allergy appointment a couple weeks ago. He was retested for his egg and peanut allergy and he's still allergic to both. He got 11 pricks on his back and had to wait about 15 minutes before the doctor came back in. He was awesome and just laid on his belly and looked at pictures on the IPad (despite his back being soooo itchy)! He's also allergic to mustard seed - something I had the doctor test for after Ethan had a reaction to Dijon mustard. Mustard is easy to stay away from...we more so need to stay away from mayonnaise based products because of the egg. Then he had to get his blood drawn (just part of the allergy testing procedure). What a trooper. He definitely cried, but he was such a good boy - he still talks about his "boo boo" and tells everyone he comes into contact with that he had a boo boo on his arm where the band aid was.
- While Ethan is sweet about 99% of the time, don't let me fool you - he's 2. We still have plenty of meltdowns (i.e, when we have to put our jacket on), he takes his crayons and draws on the couch which results in them being taken away, and is known to hit when he gets super frustrated.
- He loves anything having to do with fire trucks, police cars, bulldozers, airplanes, and lawnmowers.
- He went to his first IU basketball game of the season with daddy - they had such a great time! Eric said his favorite part was all the flags during the William Tell Overture timeout - an IU tradition! Since the game last weekend, he's all about "ba-ball" and throws a tiny inflatable beach ball up in the air like a basketball.
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