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| Ethan is 10 months old! |
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| Getting ready for the flash! |
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| Ethan loves to blink at the flash so I have about 20 various "squinty" photos |
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| This one you can see all those teeth! |
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| Happy baby |
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| Standing and starting to walk! |
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| Precious boy |
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| I love this sweet face! |
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| Sweet 10 month old! |
Ethan wears size 9 & 12 month clothing, although I am beginning to weed out many of the 9 month items. Ethan wears size 3 diaper & size 3 shoes, but hopefully will be in a size 4 shoe soon so he can wear his big brother's early walkers.
Ethan still naps two times a day generally around 10am and 2:30pm. There are always a couple of days a week that we get out in the morning for an activity (or church) and his nap suffers and he has to go down around noon or 1pm (if he can make it). So, he has made it through a few days decently with one nap which always means he and brother don't nap at the same time. (bummer) Total nap time is around 3-3.5 hours usually. If he only gets one nap though it is usually only 2.5hrs. I am definitely not pushing the only one nap thing yet, I will enjoy those 2 naps as long as he will take them! Ethan sleeps around 11-12 hours every night and this month has made big strides in sleeping through the night again. I am generally only in his room once or twice a week now over night as opposed to once and sometimes twice a night! Yay Ethan! Mom is enjoying the extra sleep for sure. Ethan is also still breastfeeding full time and nurses 4 times a day and occasionally 5 times if we are out at a late night activity I will nurse him right before bed. A typical day though is nursing 7:30am, 11:30/12, 4pm, 7:30pm.
New Foods this month:
Wheat crackers, French toast, mango, animal crackers, Chick Fila chicken, ground beef, oranges, red and green bell pepper, Hawaiian sweet rolls, pancakes, french fries, mushrooms, turkey sausage, homemade ice cream, squash. Pretty much if we are eating it, he wants it! He will get very upset if we are eating something that he is not allowed to have (so I try not to eat things in front of him that I won't share).
Ethan has pretty much mastered the sippy cup at this point although he can still make a mess when he plays with it. He is generally just offered water out of it, but he can have breast milk out of it as well when needed.
Ethan is beginning to enjoy books, but certainly has his favorites. These include almost any touch and feel or lift the flap. He often brings me his "That's not my..." books, Peek-a-who?, "Where's Mommy?", "Eyes, Nose, Fingers & Toes", a variety of Sandra Boynton books and "Bubbles Bubbles".
Ethan loves climbing stairs and is trying to climb just about anything he can including step stools, fireplace, window ledges, etc. He has actually lifted himself up in his crib where he is leaning up on the railing and feet in the air already which is scary to Mom because she doesn't want him climbing out. (yes, the mattress is at its lowest setting already...) However, his brother was able to get out of his crib by 18 months and hey, that is only 8 months away! (WOW!) I am not ready to think about toddler beds again just yet. Although, Ryan is anxious to have Ethan move into his room, which I think we will talk about around the time Ethan turns 2.
This month Ethan has taken his first couple of steps alone to Momma. He started doing this around July 1st. He has taken about 7 steps in a row several times and will sometimes take 3-4 steps over to a toy or from a table to a couch or something on his own. He is not venturing everywhere on his own just yet, but I imagine that will all change by his 11 month post.
Ethan enjoys giving kisses and even makes the "mwah" noise sometimes when you say "kiss". So cute! He has started learning how to "blow kisses" too and puts his whole hand in his mouth and says "mwah" and flings his arm (and often some drool) in your direction. ;-)
Ethan is a little chatterbox. He jabbers a lot and has lots of new sounds he is trying out and I love to see his facial expressions too. He has a few new words as well. Just this past week: "uh oh", "whoa" and "yay" have become prevalent to add to "Mama", "Dada", and "hi". The word "yay" is always joined with clapping his hands. It is adorable!
I'm amazed at how many words Ethan shows he already understands: no, all done, more, milk, night night, nap, bye bye, hi, yay!, uh oh, book, ball, bear, cat, on/off, light, etc. Children really do soak up knowledge and information so quickly. I know I always take for granted how much young little babies can understand and learn. We have continued with baby signs for Ethan to help him communicate and he currently uses "all done", "more", "milk", and "please". I know "thank you" is another one I did with Ryan, but we haven't done it yet and I will have to look up a few more to teach him after that.
Opinions and preferences certainly begin early. Ethan's small little tantrums have begun already this month mostly over things being taken away from him. Some examples include brother or parents taking away a toy, or him not getting a food item he wants, or taking him away from an area he is not supposed to play. The way he displays his dislike is generally by crying and then laying down face down to the floor ( I have noticed him sometimes biting the carpet too). These little early tantrums are typically very short lived and while I know it certainly won't be funny later it is kind of humorous to me now. Ethan is trying his best to communicate his needs and likes and dislikes and definitely gets frustrated when things don't go as he would like. You would think their little world was ending the way my little ones can be so dramatic sometimes.
That is pretty much Ethan in a nutshell from this past month. What a precious and sweet little boy he is. We are so thankful that God gave him to us and feel so blessed!
~Emily
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