Smarty Pants

Ethan loves the Monkey Tumbles book that Grandma Sweetpea gave him.
He is getting pretty good at dropping the little monkeys in the slots
of the book. He practices with both hands.

Ethan is learning new things every day. He can now say "no, ball &
dad". We think we have heard him say "bye bye, attack, outside, & back
(to the dogs to get out of his way). He still refuses to say mommy...

Ethan can walk really fast now, almost running. At least I can still
catch up! He is really good at crawling up the stairs and throwing
balls. He has also learned where his head and nose are...we are still
working on the other body parts.

Ethan eats almost everything we do now. His favorite food is cottage
cheese. He loves cheese, milk, yogurt melts, cheerios, goldfish,
hamburger/turkey, peas, toast and eggs. He is still unsure about ice
cream. He makes a funny face every time. He just learned how to
drink from a straw while we were in California.

He still loves music. He tries to sing "bumpity bump" from the
wheels on the bus. He also does all the hand gestures from Patty
Cake...his version of rolling is slapping his hands together. He has
done some hand movements to The Itsy Bitsy Spider, but not too often.
He will clap his hands to If your happy and you know it. He has also
improved his "E-I-e-I-o" for old mcdonald.

He is growing up so fast! He is moving into the big kids (toddler)
room at daycare next week. We are very excited. He will not have
any bottles during the day. In fact, we will no longer have to fix
sippies/bottles for him during the day. They don't have high chairs
or cribs in the new room, just small tables and chairs and cots for
them to sleep on. He has already been visiting in the new room and
really likes it. His old teachers will really miss him!