16 months followup...

Looking back at my post on Ethan at 16 months, I realized what a poor job I did to describe him at this age. I think trying to squeeze in a quick post in the middle of balancing mommyhood, work, and enjoying Fall I lost my words. Here goes a long ramble describing my 16 month old toddler....

First of all, he is a funny little guy. His laugh is the best laugh in the world. Truth be told, I have been horrible at getting out the video camera and capturing his "language" and laughs. Most lately have been captured by my iphone video, which isn't great. I have been slowly introducing him to tv....Barney, The Wiggles, Thomas the Train, Sesame Street. His favorite: Wheel of Fortune! It comes on and he goes and sits in this little spot on the rug and claps and cheers and repeats the vowel and consonants. It is truly adorable and is the only tv program that he is interested in for more than 2 minutes. I am keeping my fingers crossed that he will continue to prefer books. I've been taking him to the Library for Toddler Time which he seems to love. I think his favorite part is looking at the other kiddos. He always finds one kid that he "like" and wants to play with their hair. Meals are either easy or hard. The last few weeks he has had several meals where he isn't interested in anything you put on his plate. Since I refuse to cook 4 different dinners on these nights, I follow up with a large meal the next time. Luckly, he eats well most of the time. Those moms who kiddos are picky, my heart goes out to you! It can be very frustrating. Ethan's favorite word: Daddy. This mommy hears "Da Da" all the day long. We will be in Kroger and all of a sudden I hear a "da da" and a look that says "where is my daddy?" We are trying to enjoy every second of the fall season. Our morning walks now include a stop by the playground and usually we are back at the playground in the afternoon. Lately, he could swing for hours. He is running faster and faster everyday. He is still quite in love his best friend Alex. When Ethan is tired, I find him laying with dog cuddling with his soft hair. Every morning Alex gets a hug right after Ethan's feet hit the ground. He has had 3 hair cuts and could use another one. He loves bath time and always protests when it is time to get out. I have had the best time shopping for his fall/winter clothes. Something I have failed to mention in months past is how friendly he is. He waves at everyone he passes at the grocery, in the stroller in the neighborhood, standing in the yard as cars drive past....everyone gets a wave from Ethan!

All that being said....life with a toddler is busy. David and I pondered the other night about "what did we do before we had Ethan?" My first thought....sleep! Ha!