Ethan is 18 months old!

Ethan turned 18 months old yesterday! We celebrated by attending his friend, Luke Freel's, burthday party. He did a lot of jumping in the bounce house (even with the bigger kids which he loved but nearly gave me heart attacks). And he really loved seeing the pet turtles.







Gommy and Laura came to visit on Sunday and stayed through today. Blythe went with Braden to visit Grams and Peep in Cashiers, NC on Friday and came back on Monday. Blythe stayed with Grams while Braden and his dad headed to Atlanta for the big VT vs Alabama football game. Sounds like Blythe and Grams had a really fun time shopping, painting, playing, swimming, and watching movies.


Ethan was home without his sister, which I think he really liked for a few days. No one threatening to take his toys away. It was like having freedom for the first time. And oh, all the attention! (especially from Mommy!) We did a lot of running errands...he was quite the trooper.

Anyway, let's see if I can think of some 18 month milestones for Ethan (and he hasn't gone to the doctor yet, so will have to update later on height/weight stats).

• These are the days of expanding vocabulary. He's not quite at the point of being able to always tell me what he wants, but he gets closer every day and things get easier. Good thing because, "eh, eh...mommy" get old after a while.
• He's starting to sing his ABC's. Sounds a little something like this "A, eh, deh, bah..yay!"
• His favorite toy inside is probably his big tonka truck. He loves pushing it around the house. His favorite toy outside is probably the Little Tikes Cozy Cruiser. Either that or the "gator" at the house next door (electric John Deere kids car). He will go straight over to their garage, sit in it and just honk the horn.
• When we go to the playground, he still likes the swings the best
• Still eats like a champ most of the time and isn't too picky about what he eats. I think his favorite food might be bananas.
• He's starting to drink from a regular cup instead of a sippy cup. I usually fill it only a little because he's easily distracted and will then spill the whole thing if not paying attention.
• He has the BEST laugh and it's so contagious. It's so cute when you get him laughing. He loves to push the buttons on the phone base and thinks it's hilarious every time he hits the message button and it says, "No messages". You think he's mocking us because no one ever calls us?
• He's teething. Still.

• He hates to have his teeth brushed and will yank the toothbrush from my hand while I try to do it. And then, of course, he cries when I don't let him have it.
• He's wearing size 6 shoes and staying true to size as he is growing out of his 12-18 month clothes and starting to wear 18-24. His spiderman jammies are actually 2T.

Happy half-birthday Ethan! A day late...a dollar short.