Looks like we have some updating to do.....
Ethan had his 18-month doctor's appointment October 12; it's hard to believe that was already over a month ago. Anyway, the doctor said that developmentally he was right on track. We discussed his fussy eating habits, sleeping habits, playtime habits, and everything was just as she would expect; that was good news to us! He weighed in at 26 pounds and 10 ounces (50-75th percentile) and was 34 inches tall (90th percentile); we are still not sure where that height is coming from but are happy to know we have a healthy little boy!
His vocabulary continues to grow by leaps and bounds (we will try to get another video of this so you can see how far he has come). He has says all sorts of words and it is nice that he is beginning to really be able to communicate with us what he wants. Something new since the last post is Ethan's love for babies. There is a little girl at Ethan's daycare and he just loves her, so he spends lots of time during the day telling us about babies and asking me to see a picture of her.....its very cute! He even has a baby doll that he likes to feed and put in the swing; then the boy in him comes out and he throws her on the floor and moves on to another toy, but its cute while it lasts! We has some great news this month, Ethan became a big cousin so he was able to meet Evelyn Jablonski in person, he calls her baby Evie. Congrats to Mike and Angela and big sister Lorraine!
Catching up....
In September we took one last trip to Green Lake for Labor Day; it was a great way to end the summer. We were fortunate to have some friends come along with us, they have a new little girl and I think it may be a love connection! Sophia also happens to be the baby I mention above, she started at Ethan's daycare recently.
October was another busy month for Ethan. We took him to the Shedd Aquarium for the first time and we decided to become members for the year, I hope we will take advantage of this over the winter months! Mommy and Daddy had a wedding in Iowa this month, so we took a trip and Ethan got to visit with Grandma Pam and Grandpa Gary. This was a special trip for Ethan because he took his first ride on Grandpa Gary's Combine and got to go with daddy on the riding lawn mower. I tell you this kid takes after daddy.....
It was also, of course, Halloween! For Ethan's second Halloween he decided to dress as a pirate, the costume was adorable but he wasn't super fond of the hat. This year went much better for him than last....he was not sick so he was able to go to Uncle Ted and Aunt Michelle's and play with his cousins and even do some trick or treating. He didn't quite get the point, but he liked walking around the neighborhood and looking at the other kids, we were blessed with nice weather. Unfortunaely, mommy had the flu so I didn't get to enjoy all of their little costumes this year...hopefully daddy isn't sick next year?
Before Halloween this year Ethan went to his first pumpkin patch with Carly and Aunt Michelle. It was fun, we went through a maze of hay and went on hayrack ride through some corn fields and of course picked out some pumpkins.....
Searching for the best pumpkin...great team work!
Check out the videos in the next post..........
