A while back, I would ask Ethan how old he was. First he'd say 3, and I'd say no…. and he's go, "two!" … then soon after that I would ask him how old he was, and his answer would be, "two and three." HAHA! Then also when I asked him what color his eyes were, he'd say, "red and blue." Funny man!
Whenever Ethan would answer questions with, "yea," I would remember how much I loved it when Diella switched from yea to yes. Well after he stopped using yes, he then switched to either "Mmm Hmm," or "uh huh." haha… and NOW he answers with Yes, hehehe.
Some new funny things that Ethan says include one that I (don't remember why I) taught him to say… "what a waste." But he says it like "whaddawase." hehehe. And also one time Diella was changing into her jammies, and I playfully called out, "pantyless!" and then Ethan said it, and since we have thought it was hilarious… and then of course later realized that this probably isn't the best thing we could teach him to repeat, hahaha! Cuz then one day I said, "Ethan, say what a waste." and he did… and then after that he called out, "Saaaaay pantyless!!!!" HAHAHA!
He also says the word enchiladas….. PERFECTLY! Its awesome to hear him pronounce it so well! He also says "hippopotamus" perfectly!!!.... and he also once said, "I'm handsome." Atta boy! … oh and one of those things that is funny to hear him say, even though its not the best thing for him to say… is when he says, "in a minute, I'm busy." HAHHAA! Oh and Another one like that, that he says… is, "lemmie finish." lol sigh*
Whenever we're in the car, usually the first turn we make of the trip, Ethan says, "we go this way???" almost every time, hehehe. And when we're getting off the highway, on our way to church, usually when we're on the offramp, he says, "we almost there???" and we are! HA!
Two things that he used perfectly, and correctly in sentences, were…. "I had that one yesterday." And once when I told him we have no bananas left, he said, "hafta go buy one." lol! and then a few days later he said that to Grammie O. too! HA!
I must mention one little thing we've been dealing with. A few months ago, we started to notice a slight stutter when Ethan talked. It was only the first letter of the first word of the sentence that he'd repeat a few times first, and then the rest of the sentence would come out just fine! Some days he did it A LOT, and other days not at all! Of course we wondered if it would stay, or get worse, or what… but he's gotten MUCH better recently! About 3 weeks ago, I was trying to pay attention to when and how often this was, and there were 4 days in a row that he didn't AT ALL, and then maybe once on the 5th day. So this was good to know… encouraging that this wouldn't last. And even to now, he still does every once in a while, but even already much less than he used to. So, no worries here!
We're still working on learning his colors. He has a few of them down. Today, when I would associate a color with an object, then he got it right every time! … like, "where's yellow? Its the color of a banana…" then he got them all! … He doesn't know any letters yet. And he's doesn't want anything to do with going on the potty, Boo! The first two times I put him on it, he went #2! TWO times, TWO days in a row!!!! That was easily over a month ago, and he's done nothing since. We've been trying! Cuz I'm dyin to get this get outta diapers!
He's also working on dressing himself (its hard with all of these things because Diella did ALL of this stuff so early!)… but he's pretty good at getting a t-shirt on, and can USUALLY do his pants too! But very often times he starts, makes one mistake, and then asks for help…. which of course I Always encourage him to keep trying, and get it himself! He's a little Mama's Boy! "mommy, help me!" haha, one morning he came out of his room and his pants were on! But they were both backwards AND inside out! Love it! HA!
Speaking of him coming out of his room…. he is now in a "big boy bed." Jake kept telling me he wanted to see what Ethan would do if we just tried it one night, but I was still enjoying it so much when Ethan would lay awake in his crib for a half hour before he ever called me! He hadn't even ever attempted to climb out (where Diella had crawled out of her crib before she was 2!!!)… so I was torn as to when I wanted him to go to a bed. So then one day, Jake just did it! … It really was such a smooth transition! I think Ethan hardly realized, at first, that he could get out of that bed at his own will! So, of course he doesn't stay in bed & play anymore, like he used too… but I've still never really had to fight with him to stay in his bed when its naptime or bedtime! Well done E!
I'm sure its because of how often he watches & listens to his big sister sing…. Ethan is starting to become quite the singer himself! He's starting to sing along with more & more nursery rhymes and Veggie Tales songs and Disney songs! He and Diella were singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in the car the other day TOGETHER! Trying to stay as synchronized as they could… it was great! and THEN one day Ethan started to sing the song from Mulan, that Diella does so well, "Reflection." !!!! He sings, "when my refection show, who I am insiiiiiide." Its GREAT!
A few weeks ago, Ethan was talking in his sleep. I got closer to him to listen, and here's what I caught him saying, "Sorry. Sorry, Ella, sorry." It was both adorable, and a bit heartbreaking, hehehe.
Oh, and Diella took it upon herself to cut Ethan's hair last week! I went into the bathroom and saw 6 or 7 little blonde locks on the floor! I asked her about it, and she was honest... and luckily its really not noticeable. If you're close, and you're looking through his hair, you can find the spots where she cut, because they were pretty far down by his scalp, ugh! But luckily it wasnt the disaster it could have been!
Ethan and I are the physical touch ones in the family… taking every advantage we can to cuddle & snuggle. Well, one day we were sitting, holding each other, and looking at each other, and he said to me, "can I have you?" …. talk about instant tears!
