Sorry this is LONG overdue. We went on a retreat in July--well it was supposed to be a retreat using recreational therapy but Ethan gave us all a stomach bug so I was sick the WHOLE time and the recreational therapists cancelled on the day they were supposed to come. Anyway, he gave us ANOTHER bug that we are just getting over now. I also started babysitting two additional boys (Joshua aged 3 and Jacob aged 3 months) so I've definitely had my hands full. On to Ethan:
He took his FIRST steps on his birthday!! Wes saw but I missed it because I had my back turned cleaning up in the kitchen from his party. He stopped crawling on the 13th of July (the day he turned 13 months old). His second word was "doggie!"--which he LOVES to say whenever he sees one on tv or in a magazine.or the real ones that we have. Consequently, he's really into this dog and deer playing video on youtube right now. He says buhbye! now and daaa/da-da. Hardly ever says mama though. I just noticed yesterday he cut one of his molars! And it looks like the other 3 are bulging. He also went for his first dental appointment after he turned one. The dentist made a mention of the extra skin under his lip that he has--so who knows if that'll be a problem in the future or not with space for his teeth--it was for me so I had to have it removed. Aside from that, his weight is up to an acceptable amount. I guess he was tracking on the 10% line but then when he got sick I guess he wasn't even on the growth chart anymore. he's about 20 lbs and last I measured about 31 inches. So he still has an inch left in his infant seat. :) What else? When he says movie now he claps his hands. He likes oatmeal, doesn't like carrots anymore because he's too obsessed with watermelon. Doesn't like any type of beans or meat, but we went to olive garden and we have since discovered he likes salad! with italian dressing! So that's neat..and unusual. He still nurses a ton but luckily he's down to only waking up for usually 1 night feeding about 5am..and then he goes back to sleep til sometime b/w 6-7am. He REALLY loves little cars--like matchbox cars. He's also starting to really get into his "Scout". I guess the other night he brought his scout and a stuffed animal to Wes and climbed up on his lap and went to sleep. He also throws the ball to the dogs now and has started the last few weeks to realize the difference between what goes and doesnt go in his mouth--it's still a learning process! But at least he's not trying to drink the baby bottles anymore or put the dog food in his mouth! :)
As far as Wes & me/the family--we are trying to go to Yellowstone for our anniversary--hopefully we can swing it financially-trying to get a veterans organization to help with lodging. And that's about it for updates. Still waiting on pending claims from the VA---fingers crossed and prayers for us that they resolve soon and in our favor!
