Twenty Two Months Old!

Ethan,

The months fly by...I do my best to note what has changed about you as you age - you are so different from yourself even a few months ago - but it has been tricky to pinpoint exactly what is so different about you.

I guess I could say that now you can climb the rope ladder up to the top of the slide at our favourite park by yourself. This is a pretty big feat for someone so small. And last night when we went to that park you grabbed on to the baby swing and swung yourself like a monkey back and forth hanging on to it from underneath. That was the first time either your daddy or I had seen you do that! You love to jump off of things right now...the bottom of the slide to the ground, from the stairs, from the stack of pavers in the back yard - basically off of anything!

Your speaking is getting better by the day. You string phrases and sentences together copying everything that we say. You are kind of like a little parrot. You also say phrases on your own and we are often impressed with the statements you come up with. You are a chatty little guy.

You have been even more interested in "people" this past month. When we are on our way to the park or into a store and you see ANYONE you say "people?". You always want to go where the people are - especially the little people. You have become really interactive and are trying to figure out what actions will initiate "play" WITH someone instead of near someone. You mimic sounds, expressions or actions to try to get a reaction out of the "people". Your favourite thing right now seems to be running up to someone and looking them in the face and saying "HI!" really loud and waiting for them to do something. Still not that shy...

You are still a humorous little character. Your Dad and I spend a lot of time laughing at, I mean WITH you. The comedy act seems endless - and you only get better as you become more of a little functioning human as opposed to a grunting toddler. We love watching you turn into you!

XOXOX

Love, Mama