As usual, we've been on the go for most of this past month. We had a wonderful trip to Nantucket and many visits to the beach and the pool. We survived two trips to Ikea (just writing that word makes me shudder) and started to put together Ethan's playroom. Mike and I celebrated our 5th anniversary and although it was our most-low key celebration to date (thankfully, no surprise doggies this time), it was the BEST because we could share it with Ethan.
Goodbye, army crawl - this guy is crawling for REAL and good luck catching him. If you thought he was curious before...we can't baby proof fast enough! He is a big fan of iPhone chargers and recycling bins.
He is able to pull himself up to stand on the furniture and he loves it. Standing is his new favorite thing and he can't do enough of it! What is not as fun is the hysterical screams that ensue if he cannot figure out how to pull up on something. Luckily, they only last about 3 seconds before he's distracted by another activity.
It is so funny to see the look on his face when he masters something new. He turns and looks at us with this huge grin like "yeah, I did that." It is ridiculously cute.
Of course, Ethan can't just play with the kind, gentle, loving dog (Brady.) No, he is much more interested in pulling Chewie's fur. So far, so good...Chewie seems interested in Ethan, but doesn't quite know what to make of him. We have to keep a very close eye on them because we just don't completely trust Chewie - but he may surprise us!
Ethan is a big fan of the "d" sound - lots of "dadadada's" and now we think he is (sort of) saying "dog!" He has discovered pointing and will point to the dogs and make a noise that sounds like the word - could be parents overreacting but I really think he's saying it! No "mama's" yet. Not even close :(
Ethan got his first cold on his ten month birthday and we managed to survive it (I only called the doctor twice, lol!) No fever, but an upset stomach (luckily he happened to be in the old carseat when that lovely experience happened) and a constant runny nose. Poor guy had some trouble sleeping but (fingers crossed) is back on track. This may seem strange but I didn't even mind when he woke in the middle of the night because I got to rock him back to sleep and as many of you know, Ethan is NOT typically a cuddler - it was so nice to get some snuggle time in, even if it was 2 am!
Because of his cold, he really didn't eat much the past week, but he really has been loving fruit. His new favorite is watermelon and he seems to like raspberries and grapes too.
My favorite new trick of his is when he waves goodbye. It is so sweet! Although, let's be honest, I think everything he does is sweet :)
I start work in just over a week...so I'm going to cherish the last week of summer with my best guy. More adventures to follow...thanks for reading!
