Another healthy check up with no complaints. We are so thankful for your good health
baby boy! I didn’t get too many pictures this time as he would only sit on my lap and big
sister was with us. Definitely fun times though!
Height: 30 1/2 inches – 90th percentile
Weight: 21.8 pounds – 68th percentile
Head circumference: 47 centimeters – 84th percentile
My baby boy! Three months until you’re ONE! What? It seems like your first year flew by faster than your sister’s. I am soaking up every bit of baby that I can. You are crawling like a champ and have one tooth coming in, on the bottom. You have dealt well with teething, so far and your tooth popped up without any troubles. I’m thankful for that and hope it continues. You are letting go of things when you are standing and continue to get braver and stand longer all the time.
Kendall makes you laugh uncontrollably and so easily. I absolutely love watching you two play. Your sister already calls you her best friend and it melts my heart. She looks after you and always wants to “make sure Ethan doesn’t cry, okay mom?” We will always watch out for you, buddy. You have started saying da da da lately and are really good at making the ga sound. So far, no mama but I’m working on it.
I love you, my boy! I love snuggling with you, kissing your little cheeks. I love that you smile when you see me and come crawling so fast. I love that you’re a mommy’s boy right now. I love your laugh and your smile. I love you (and your sister) to the moon and back!
Here’s a little bit of October from my cell phone.
You are growing so quickly sweet boy. Closer to ONE as the days go by. You are attempting to crawl and sometimes get up on your knees but so far you aren’t going anywhere. Meal time is not a problem for you. Peas are about the only thing you won’t eat right now, maybe that will change. The sippy cup has caught your eye when it is on your high chair tray and you are a good water drinker. You love to pull up on things and Kendall wants to help you as much as she can. She loves you so very much and so do mommy and daddy.
West Farm is always such a fun time. This year we are going twice and I can’t wait. I didn’t get good pictures of the animals since so I tried to do better with the pumpkins. I love pumpkins!
I realize Ethan is wearing the same outfit in all of these beginning pictures, however, slacker me does not remember if they were all on the same day. I have to do better!!
This was Ethan’s first time trying a sippy cup, his first wagon ride and the first time he held his bottle on his own. He still needs a little help with that if the bottle is full.
Healthy boy! No news is good news. Not much to report at this well visit on our little man. Dr. Nordby said his torticollis is improving but still requires some stretching. Ethan had a small cough a few days prior to his appointment and turns out, his cough settled into an ear infection. I didn’t have a clue. Thankfully, Ethan didn’t seem to be in any pain. We left with a prescription for Amoxicillin in hopes of treating the cough and the ear infection. The scale was hard for our full time sitter to master so he finally had to lay down to be weighed. Boy, did I try to get a good picture without an arm in the way but no such luck!!
Weight: 19.4 pounds – 80th percentile
Head circumference: 45 1/2 centimeters – 95 percentile
We didn’t make it to Columbia for our Aunt Michelle photo session so these pictures from my phone will have to suffice. These were taken at Ryan’s uncle’s home in Mauldin, SC. Such a perfect back drop for my not so perfect photography skills.
Hard to believe it’s been half a year since we met our sweet boy. He is such a delight. Always smiling with his wide open gummy grin and his big blue eyes. He is so fair skinned and has such light hair, still. I’m wondering if he’ll keep his blue eyes? I sure hope so. 
There is no rhyme or reason to all of the pictures I took in Michigan so here is the rest of them from our trip. We were here and there every day. We went to a wedding shower, a book store, an ice cream parlor, read books, played in pj’s and just plan made the most of our trip. I miss those days so much! Thank you to all of my Michigan and Tennessee family for making our trip so fun…as always!
Yes, I am aware it has been a while since I have blogged. I can’t keep up with it as I would like to but yet again, better late than never, I say.
We took our annual Michigan trip this year, leaving SC on July 14 and returning home July 23. I must admit, I was nervous as to how the car ride would go with a potty trained toddler and a 5 month old new traveler. They both far surpassed my expectations. I took along a potty chair that fit fine in between the two car seats for those potty breaks that were no where near a rest area, gas station or fast food joint. Kendall thought that was the coolest thing to go potty in the car. She would say, “stop the car, grandma!” as we were on the interstate. Please know these were the fastest potty breaks and she was safely buckled back in her car seat very quickly. I did have to sit in the back a few times to assist with DVD’s, feed a bottle, console a bored baby and my favorite, color but all in all the trip was great.
I took a lot of pictures with my phone so I will just post them for your viewing pleasure and only use words when needed. 
