Ethan seems to have transformed into a little boy over the past month.  He is has a mind of his own likes to tell us what he thinks!  He has also become more interested in his toys and playing on his own.

Ethan’s speech has really blossomed this month.  He is speaking regularly in 2 and 3 word phrases.  His most frequent words include “more, mommy, daddy, no, yes, help.”  This week he has started saying “are you?” (where are you?).  He will say “Ginger, are you? Rufus, are you?  Mommy/daddy, are you?”  He will also “call out” to items he wants.  “Milk, are you?”  “Elmo, are you?”  It’s pretty funny how he understands exactly what he is saying!  He can also count to ten, though he is not interested in actually counting objects.  He spends most of his day constantly talking.  He alternates thru babbling in his own language, saying a bunch of random words that don’t make sense, and speaking clearly, usually asking for something.

Ethan has a few obsession that we find hilarious.  He likes random objects around the house that aren’t toys.  We let him play with them until he shows signs he is going to break them or do something to hurt himself.  For example, he loves playing with the Wiimotes right now, but today he was running around with the plug in his mouth, and I was afraid he would trip with it in his mouth.  He was also obsessed with the immersion blender (with the blade removed).

Ethan still loves to read and has several books he has memorized.  He will say certain words he knows when we are reading and sometimes he will open a book to a page and say the word he knows.

Ethan has been struggling lately with hitting and biting.  He have to remind him on a daily basis that he should not hit or bite mommy or daddy or anyone else.  Discipline continues to be a challenge but we are working on it!

Ethan has loved the warm days and we play outside almost every day.  Some days he will bring me his shoes to put on him, then take my hand and walk towards the door and say “play play play?”  He loves to “swing” and “slide.”

Ethan has tried a few new foods over the past month.  He is officially a lover of french fries and will occasionally eat chicken nuggets.  He also tried grapes, celery, and fried okra.  He still loves ice cream, cookies, and donuts!

Here are some pictures of our big boy!

Playing at the Children’s Museum

Ethan snatched my computer off the desk, opened it, and went to work

Silly boy

Ethan is prepared for the tornado warning

Trying grapes for the first time

Playing with the computer at the Children’s Museum

Making sure he gets the last drop of ice cream out of his bowl

After his bowl of ice cream, he stole my cone and ate it all, making a huge mess!

One of Ethan’s 18 month picutres