Twins

I am finally starting to see a little of Aaron in Ethan, but I still think that Ethan is about 98% Wray.

Here is my dad at 12 months.

 

Look familiar? I think if I gave Ethan a hair cut, they would be twins!

One Year

March 26, 2010

March 26, 2011 (close enough)

 

I can’t believe that it has already been a year. I almost don’t remember what life was like with out him. Ethan has brought so much joy into our lives. We love you Ethan! Happy Birthday!

Trying to Escape

The other day I was doing the dishes and I looked up from the sink just in time to see Ethan trying to escape out the front door! Haha! I guess he doesn’t like to be at home.

10 Months

*I completely forgot to take Ethan’s 10 month photo. I am hoping that by posting this will be the motivation I need to get the photos taken. You’ll have to come back for the photo.

He learned to share this month. He will eat a Cheerio and then he will feed you a Cheerio. Although this really applies to anything that he puts in his mouth. He will put his bottle in his mouth and then try to put it yours.

He also learned to play peek-a-boo! He knows to put the blanket over his face and then to take it off to get the BOO reaction. Also, anytime you say “Where’s Ethan?” He covers his eyes with his hands. So cute!

He learned to wave hi! Anytime he sees you he will wave hello.

He cruises all over the place. Not only is he a speed crawler. He loves to walk around the furniture. Although I think he believes that he can actually walk(he can’t) because he will keep going even though there is no more couch to hold on to. There have been plenty of accidents this month.

He also learned to clap. Anytime we start clapping or anytime we say YAY he will clap right along with us. He loves to clap along to “Patty Cake.”

 

The kid loves to eat. He could eat all day and never be satisfied. 

He now sleeps on his stomach, well kind of. It looks more like he fell asleep in the middle of  crawling. Knees bent, bum up in the air, face squished into the mattress. It is adorable.

He moved up to a big car seat. I wanted to wait until he was a year, but he had reached 23 pounds and the weight limit on his other seat was 22 pounds. Plus he couldn’t fit in it anymore. I couldn’t even buckle him in.

I know I mentioned this in a previous post, but his favorite place to hang out is on top of the dishwasher. I can no longer do the dishes while he is awake or he will climb aboard.

He also learned to go from laying to sitting. He already knew how to go from sitting to standing. Now every time I go to get him after a nap he is sitting up or standing up in his crib waiting for me. It still kind of freaks me out. I haven't gotten used to that one yet.

Just for Fun!

I haven’t done a good job of keeping up with the blog lately. So I thought I would share one big post about what Ethan has been up to lately.

Ethan loves to read! Anytime he gets his hand on a book he will lay on the floor to read it. Adorable!

Here is Ethan getting in his daily work out. I think this kid can do more pushups in one day then I have ever done in my entire life.

Lunch time is always more fun for Ethan when Mommy has planned bath time for dessert. (And that is avocado, not what you are probably thinking it is.)

 

My little shopper. The other day Ethan came out of my room with a bag around his arm. It was hilarious. He just dragged it with him all throughout the house. 

I’m not sure what this one is about. He is probably mad at me for putting him to bed. He hates nap time now that he knows how to sit up and stand up in his crib. And Hey, do you see those two teeth? His bottom two are in and the top two just broke through this week.

 

This is almost a daily occurrence in our home now. Ethan loves to open and close doors. He frequently will close a door and get stuck in a room all by himself. Then he will sit directly behind the door crying, because he wants to get out. Luckily we have hard wood floors. I gently push on the door, as the door pushes him back far enough so I can get in the room to rescue him.

My sewing helper. He loves to push on the pedal as I sew.

My mess maker. We have finally started gating him in so I can do things like go to the bathroom without him destroying the house while I am gone for two seconds. He now loves to pull himself up on the toy shelf just to dump everything off of it. At least it is a contained mess.

I know these pictures are blurry, but they tell the story perfectly. Ethan loves to sing his ABC’s. He always sways back and forth as we sing. He even tries to sing along. He is always so proud of himself afterwards. He gives himself a be round of applause.

 

The Climber

   

Ethan almost over night has become very mobile! He is a speed crawler. Plus, the kid thinks that he can walk. He pulls himself up anyway that he can. Then he cruises around the furniture. When the couch or the bench or the chair ends he keeps on going- well tries to at least. There have been plenty of accidents this month. He doesn’t even walk yet and I already feel as if I spend my days chasing him around the house. Yikes!

Here is his latest adventure- climbing. Yesterday I turned my back for a second to pull something out of the oven. When I turned around he had climbed onto the dishwasher! Oh how I love this little boy!

Doing Laps

Ethan has started walking around the furniture. He loves to do this! You know when he gets in a walking mood because he stiffens up and refuses to sit. So when he gets in this mood I let him cruise around the crib. He makes him so happy to just do laps.

I Was Tired…

…he was hungry. Terrible idea? At least he had fun.

  

End result: Being sprayed down in the sink. I can’t tell which part he enjoyed more.

First Basketball Game

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9 Months

66% Weight 21 1/2 lbs
97% Head 18 3/4 in
97% Height 30 1/2 in

This month he started crawling. As far as baby proofing goes, sure he can get distracted by the occasional power cord. The thing that I have to watch out for the most is shoes. He loves to lick the bottom of shoes! Sick!

This month more than any other I noticed that he could tell the difference between us and other people. Ethan has always been such a people person(can you say that at 9 months?) He loves people. I am often reminded of a quote from Elf… “Smiling is my favorite!” I can just imagine those words coming out of Ethan's mouth. He loves to smile at people. This month was the first time that he got nervous, on occasion, when someone new was around.

He loves Aaron! Anytime Aaron leaves for work Ethan will just cry and cry. When Aaron comes home from work, if he doesn’t hold Ethan right away, Ethan will just cry and cry until Aaron picks him up.

He first tooth finally broke through.

This past month was Ethan’s sickest month so far. He started the month with a terrible cold and high fever. He ended the month with the flu. If this next thing doesn’t prove that Ethan is mine then I don’t know what will ;) The only thing that would comfort him while he was sick was a Mickey Mouse book. I would try to distract him with others, but Mickey Mouse was all that he wanted :)


Ethan is still as awesome as ever! We can’t wait to see what another month will bring!

Here is a video that I forgot to add the other day. We have trained Ethan to shake his head No!

Good Morning

Now that Ethan’s hair is getting longer he has started to wake up with some sweet bed head.

  

Video Time

Ethan is growing so fast! I love it! He recently learned to army crawl. I was hoping to put off the crawling until Christmas was over. I couldn't hold him back any longer. Two weeks ago he decided that he was done spinning himself in circles. He wanted to actuallly get somewhere. It all happened so fast.

Wednesday looked like this. Slow and steady.

By Friday he was a speedy- well speedier?

This video is just for fun. Last week Ethan started sniffing everytime I gave him a bite to eat. Nothing was sour. Everything was fresh. Mostly peas, carrots, and oatmeal. Now he will bust out this face anytime. He will squint his eyes, scrunch up his nose and and sniff away. Love this kid!



Eight Months

Weight 21 lbs 

He loves to dance! Anytime a song comes on he just starts bobbing his head and swaying back and forth. Hilarious!

He understands the word no! Well we have at least trained him to shake his head anytime we say no. It is adorable!

He is sooo close to crawling- well army style. It is probably my fault that he isn’t already crawling, because ever since he has started licking the floor I don’t give him much tummy time. When I do he uses his arms to pull himself around.

Even though he is not crawling he can still get around. Just this morning I sat him on my bedroom floor. He scooted his way over to my dresser, pulled it open, and then stood himself up. He started to pull everything out, but he hasn’t learned that if he lets go he will fall down.

He says “dada” now.

He hates his car seat.

He is starting to get picky about where he sleeps. He will only sleep in his crib, stroller, or car seat(then only if it is in the car and the car is moving.) Although last week he took a decent nap at my in-laws. He also passed out on the bench during sacrament last week. So he is not totally picky, just pickier.

He laughs. He has been doing this for a while. Now almost anything can get him to giggle.

He loves to smile at people. He will stare at people with a big smile until they finally look at him and give him a smile in return.

He is a very active boy. He cannot stop moving. Standing, sitting, jumping, wiggling, grabbing and then repeat every 10 seconds. He will not hold still. Church is starting to get so fun ;)

He finally likes to cuddle, but only sometimes and only when he is tired. I’ll take what I can get.

He has learned to put his arms up when he wants to get picked up.

Life with Ethan just gets better everyday!