Ethan - 15 months!

I haven't done an update on Ethan since his 12 month post.  He seems like a different baby from that time! Ethan is walking running everywhere and he's VERY active.  My mom stayed with me a few weeks ago and she got a taste of what a handful this little guy is.  She agreed with me that it's easier to leave the house with him and either have him strapped in to a car seat/stroller or in a non-dangerous climbing zone. I spend the majority of the day chasing him and taking him off the coffee table, down from the fireplace hearth, helping him climb onto chairs, etc. He's a little monkey and he gets so proud when he reaches the top of wherever he's headed.  He may or may not have climbed the attic stairs last week and hung out in the attic for a few minutes before we found him.

Ethan babbles alot and has several words that you can understand. Some consistent words he uses is: momma, dada, Hannah, puppy, diaper, hello, no-no, outside, milk, night-night, mouse, snack, pawpaw, vroom vroom, duck and book. It has  really helped that he's starting to use more words and pointing. I think he's happy now that we somewhat understand what he wants.

Ethan is definitely a daddy's boy.  This little guy LOVES his daddy and wants to be where he is at all times.  When Wes gets home from work Ethan darts for the door squealing and saying "daddy! daddy!" It's precious to me and I know the time they have together is so fun for Ethan.  If I had to guess, I would say Ethan is going to be handy like daddy.  He's always got a screw driver or some tool in his hand and his favorite "toy" is our riding lawn mower.  Maybe it's just curiosity, but I think it's in his genes to want to fix things.

Ethan has turned into a pretty decent night sleeper. I would say he still wakes up once or twice a week, but he's only up for a short time and then he's back to bed.  He sleeps from 8:00 p.m. to about 10:30 or 11:00 a.m. Yes! You read that right...that boy can SLEEP.  He usually naps for 3 hours in the afternoons. He sleeps ALOT!

Ethan's eating habits are good - in the fact that he eats constantly.  That boy never turns down food and is always wanting what we have. He's become a little more picky though.  I wasn't able to hold off with all the "junk" food as long with Ethan as I did with Hannah. Mainly because when Hannah has something, Ethan ends up getting a taste.  Now that he's tasted cookies, cheetos and pop corn, he wants in on that most of the time!

Ethan, you are so sweet to us and every day we talk about how we love you more and more. You are such a delight and you keep us laughing with your personality and funny faces.  We are treasuring our time with you so much, because you seem to be growing up so fast.  We love you little guy!

At 15 months you:

• Are in size 3 diapers
• Wear a size 4 shoe
• Wear 12 months tops
• Wear 3-6 month bottoms
• Drink 2 sippy cups of milk a day - rest is water. No juice for you yet.
• Weigh almost 20 pounds - you are so small
• Not sure how tall you are, but will find out Monday at your appointment
• Love books. You bring me book after book and sit in my lap for me to read to you - LOVE this!
• Sleep really well - 14-15 hours at night, 3-4 hours of naps during the day
• Eat pretty well - all table food
• Love wheels and trucks
• You love playing in the sandbox
• Have developed a strong personality and you arch your back big time if you are mad
• Sleep with your blue puppy and paci - very attached to the puppy
• LOVE being outside

Happy 15 months, Ethan. Love you so much!