Look How Far We've Come

As I was getting Ethan's things ready for his vacation with both sets of grandparents, I found a preemie diaper that Ethan wore when he was in the hospital. At the time, we didn't know any better, but looking at this diaper relative to his diaper now, I would say we have come a long way. The timing of finding the diaper could not be more appropriate as we celebrated Ethan's homecoming on Friday.

Due to our move, Ethan's birthday was put on the back burner and was never really blogged about so without further adieu, a little bit about our "big guy"....

• After 12 months, Ethan is finally on the growth charts. Weighing in at 20 lbs and almost 30 inches in length, he is in the 30th percentile for both height and weight. Not too shabby when you weigh 3 lbs. 13 oz. at birth.
• He is not walking yet, but definitely moves all over the place whether it be with his push toy or crawling. He cruises all over the place and has even began standing on his own, but no steps. Personally, I think he could walk if he tried, but for now, he is content to drop down and crawl everywhere.
• Ethan is pretty much a garbage disposal. Just about anything you put in front of him, he will eat. Veggies, fruits, meats, cheeses, anything. He loves mini nilla wafers the most though...can you blame him?
• He is enamored with wheels, big wheels, little wheels, whatever. He can sit and spin wheels for at least 10 minutes (which is an eternity in 1-year old time.)
• He converses with us with two different variations of "ba." When looking at a bottle, he pronounces "ba" different than when looking at a ball. He can also say "mama", "dada", "phfa" (fan) and "ta" (truck).
• He knows what he wants and often times gets it...right or wrong, we just can't resist his sweet face!

A lot has changed since this time last year and we are so thankful that Ethan has blessed our lives. He continues to be such a sweet little boy and we love him more each day. We can't wait to see what the next year holds, I know it will be great!