Learning new things

Wednesday, Feb 18, 2009

Ethan just keeps on getting bigger. Now he is trying to pull himself into a standing position from a sitting position. He was doing that while holding our hands for support but he has moved on from the hands to whatever he can grab. As of late he has been using his baby einstein stand. He hasn't quite made into a standing position but he probably will soon. As for crawling he's still got to figure it out. Ethan has a habit of rolling until he reaches a roadblock such as the entertainment center, gate, or door, then continues to try to roll even though there's something in his way. He is yet to learn that he needs to roll back the way he came. When he tries to get on all 4's he tends to roll. It's quite funny. Poor Ethan gets frustrated & starts screaming & hitting. He'll figure it out eventually. I have been working with him on the "word of the day" today it's mama. I figures that it might confuse him if we throw too many words at him all at once. So we work on one word a day. His top 2 teeth have really come in. I thought that I was going to miss his smile with just his 2 bottom teeth but his little grin has just become even cuter. Right now he is going through a growth spurt. It's easy to tell b/c he wants to eat more, & he sleeps most of the day. It's a pattern that was noticed when he came home. Yesterday he got up after sleeping for 13 hrs, had breakfast & was ready for a nap an hour later. He ended up sleeping about 3.5 hrs.He got up ate, was up for an hour, took a 1.5 hr nap, took a bottle and was down for the night by 8:30. He's not as bad today. It's amazing how much energy it takes for him to go through these little growth spurts.