Seventeen Months Old

Ethan,

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You are more full of beans then ever! You play silly mentally and physically. You will laugh over and over hysterically at the same "BOO!" or "ROAR!" sound for as long as we will play. You move your body in strange ways - lunge walking or tilting your head to the side to see what the world looks like from there and smiling and giggling the whole time.

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Your vocabulary has started to explode! You are a bit difficult to understand, but you try to copy us and say lots of words. Sometimes you shock us when the words come out crystal clear, like "Ahh-pull" (apple). When you say it you open your eyes and your mouth wide tilting you head back slightly for the first syllable..."Ahh" - and quickly nod downwards over emphasizing the lip and jaw movements.."pull". It is pretty darn cute.

You like to "pwey" (play) at Nolan and Cheryl's house or play group or at the pool. When I ask you if you want to go play you will often run to grab your shoes and a jacket or vest to bring to me.

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Your eye teeth are on the verge of "popping" up. You were a bit sick and I'm not sure if this was part of it. For five days straight you were not yourself and slept almost 13 hours a night. We felt bad for you... Probably a combo of sick and teeth.

You are going through a bit of a not-eating-too-much phase, which is weird, but I guess it happens. You always have the time of day for apples, fruit snacks, goldfish, and bites of Dad's peanut butter and jam sandwiches.

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In short, you are a joy to us - and we spend a lot of our time laughing with you and at you. Time just flies by when we are with you, and we are mostly just goofing around and having a lot of fun. These are the best kinds of times. Ever.

We love you!

Mama