Ethan's Page: 1 year check-up

Ethan had his 1 year check-up today. He weighs 19.6lbs & is 28" long that puts him in the 5% for both height & weight. He's pretty much right on track with his development. The only thing that at this age he should be doing is starting to help get himself dressed. But he's actually a tad ahead with his walking. He should be getting about 16oz of milk a day, & we are giving him no more than 8oz of juice a day. She was very happy with the level of engagement that he shows & with his level of energy (he sat for her as well as he sits for us). I talked to her about his energy level regarding how we repeatedly tell him no to the things that he shouldn't be getting into & how he persists in getting his way. I also mentioned that he is really into hair pulling, biting, & yanking glasses off our faces. We have tried swatting/slapping his hands away but it doesn't phase him, & we are currently giving him warnings then putting him in his playpen but he doesn't forget about the no-no. As soon as he's released he goes right for it. She said the next thing we can do is if he goes right back for it he gets 1 maybe 2 warnings then back into the playpen. If we stay consistent on it then we should be able to get the point across. She said that it isn't too early for us to start disciplining him. He's testing to see if we give in. She said the persistence is good in one way yet bad at the same time. We just have to remain persistent. She also said that if we feel that he's ready to potty train then to go ahead esp. since he is starting to walk. She recommended starting out sitting him on the potty before his bath & just have him sit there, entertain him with a book or toy. Once he actually goes on the potty then we can gradually bring him to it more often. The fact that he is making diaper changes so challenging it wouldn't be a bad thing to train him early. It should be easy to do since he doesn't really like messy diapers. He gets fussy as soon as he poo's in his diaper. So all in all he's right where he should be. He got his vaccines & is all up to date.

I made a video for Ethan for his birthday but unfortunately I am unable to post it on his blog or youtube. It's 35 min long & if I post on youtube or esnips I need to break it down into segments which I will be doing as soon as I can figure out how to do that.

I took him outside yesterday since he was seeming to want to get into everything in the house. I figured he could burn off some energy in the backyard. So I took pictures of him playing outside.