I thought I would devote this blog to Ethan's quirks and favorite things! It cracks me up at how such a young age he already has a full personality and so many opinions about his world....i love watching him interact with others and his surroundings!

He Loves:

-Cuddling! This is one of my favorites. He cuddles with Craig and I all the time and he loves giving kisses. I know this won't always be the case, so I am soaking it up! He really does have such a loving nature.

-Balls, balls, balls-He is pure little boy and carries a ball around with him everywhere we go or if he sees a ball in a store or a kid playing with it, he becomes obsessed with figuring out how he can get to it.

-Playing outside, rain or shine. I have to drag the child inside when it is raining because he doesn't understand why it is too cold or wet to play.

-Giggling. A good book, veggie tales, hide and seek, mommy and daddy tickling him or chasing him around prove to be good ways to get him to giggle.

-Tickling others feet. His Mel Mel taught him how to do this at a young age, so now when he sees toes, he goes straight for the tickle.

-Macaroni and Cheese, Chicken Nuggets, Pineapple, Peas, and Goldfish are some of his favorite foods.

- Cell phones! Sad but true. He is always grabbing for ours, so we finally gave him an old one of ours and he walks around with it having "conversations". Hilarious!

- His blankie. His blanket goes with us wherever we go because it is his comfort blankie. Luckily we have two, because it gets dragged, spilled on, and chewed on constantly. He looks like a little Linus.

-Flirting with older girls. I'm not so sure about this one, but it sure is cute. He manages to bat a flirty smile at most girls he sees.

-Sour candy like me!

-Obsessed with balloons and any sort of animal!

-Music- He will start pumping his arms and bending his legs to just about any type of music.

-Being Adventuresome- He enjoys hanging upside down or trying out any new little game we come up with. He is always up for a new adventure

Quirks and Mannerisms:

-Calls telephones, "Hellos". Anytime he hears one ring, he says hello!

-Wants to wear his snow boots ALL the time

-Says "Uh Oh" anytime one shoe comes off

-Saying, " Hello and Bye Bye" automatically to anyone we see at the store

-Puddles up "his" blankie in a neat little pile and then lays his head on it before he goes to sleep

-Blows kisses all the time, even when we are just driving down the road

-Pointing up at the sky and saying "airpane" anytime he hears a noise that resembles one

-Dipping anything and everything in ketchup

-Loves sips of my morning coffee

-Likes to "pet" people. He doesn't quite know how to respect personal space, so we tell him to be gentle and since we started out teaching him gentle with our cat and dog, he pets kids when we tell him to be gentle....very funny.

-Tries to charm his way out of time-out or being disciplined by coming up to me and giving me kisses

Gosh, I could go on and on! I just love learning my little boy. He is so very special and unique, and I can't wait to see the boy he grows into!