Ethan Update

Well, Ethan is officially into the "terrible two's!" Too bad he's only 18 months old!! His new words are "NO!" and "um." I'm not sure why he walks around saying "um"...anytime he hears someone say this somewhere in the middle of a sentence he repeats it back. He only goes up and down stairs like an adult (no crawling for him!) and he tries to ride the twins' scooters - which is too funny since he tries to put both feet on at once instead of just one and pushing the other foot along the ground! He usually topples over, chews out the scooter, and tries again...not too bright sometimes. He went from being a great eater to entering the "if we only get one meal in him a day than we've done well" stage! I remember the twins doing this so I didn't panic too much once I realized that he wasn't refusing ALL foods. He does prefer the unhealthy ones:) I keep reminding myself that I read once that toddlers only need a few tablespoons of food a day - seriously!

Here are a few pics of his life!

Ethan and his buddy Collin. I walk in the mornings with Collin's mom and this is how they ride together. Usually one of them falls asleep - sometimes both do. This picture was taken at Mustafa Centre (yes, I spelled that correctly) an Indian Wal-Mart so to speak.
Ethan's new past time is cleaning out my wallet and playing with my money (not that I have any) and my debit cards - no credit cards here Dave Ramsey fans! I remember the twins sitting in church doing this with Kara Snyder's purse:)
He likes to accessorize these days! It's not unusual to find him with one of Kait's headbands or my shoes on. I don't worry too much as today he handed me a bug - all boy in every other respect!
Lately he's taken to sleeping with the twins. He LOVES to snuggle up to either one and will wake up if we try to put him back in his own bed. We don't mind too much as it keeps him out of our bed and sleeping through the night.
Today he "helped" the Salvation Army guys take apart his crib! He kept grabbing tools out of Ryan's tool box (for some reason they don't carry any with them) and handing them to the men. I think that they were a little annoyed but I though it was cute so sat there taking pictures instead of getting him out of their way:)