I've started this post many times over and each time I felt like I couldn't quite get it right in the way that I wanted. I'm just going to write about what Ethan likes to do lately in the hopes to capture what he's like at 2 for us to remember down the road.
- Ethan is definitely trying to figure everything out for himself. Everything we do, you'll hear a "No, me" as he tries to tackle the task on his own. Things like climbing into his car seat and doing up the buckle, putting ALL the fixings onto his taco, unzipping himself out of his sleep sack.
- He's talking so much now and we can even understand what he's trying to tell us most of the time. One thing that I've noticed is that he hasn't said his own name yet. Whenever we ask him what his name is, he'll always reply with "Me". He doesn't even like to repeat it. Funny guy, is he trying to tell us something?
- I love that he's trying to sing along to song in the car. My favourite though is "Ba--Ba, Boa....Fi it!" (What do you mean you can't figure it out? It's the theme song to Bob the Builder. Duh...) He's also loves Head and Shoulders and ABC.
- His favourite stuffy right now is he beloved Woa-Woa. Doggie goes to the doctor and is subjected to many shots, he goes to the hairdresser for haircuts and goes through the entire pregnancy and birthing process many times over. Poor Woa-Woa is looking rough, but that's probably part of his appeal.
- Trains and Trucks. Can't get enough of them. I try to take him to see as many construction sites as I can because he gets such a kick out of them. Today we went to see some on Kingsway and he practically sat down in the middle of the street to watch. I had to pick him up and finish crossing the drive way with him before letting him get a good seat. He also loves his trains and when you mix the two together like the fire truck train set from Thomas, he's in heaven.
- We go for walks around the neighborhood and I once made the mistake of just letting him sit in the middle of the sidewalk when he got tired instead of carrying him. It was fine because it was a very quiet street in the middle of a week day. The problem is that now whenever he's tired he'll just shout "Chaw-chaw, sit!" and demand that we take a break no matter where we are.
- One game he likes to play is to run buck-naked from the bathroom after he's had a bath and jump in our bed. Then I'll call out "Do you have your bum on my pillow?!?" and he'll squeal with laughter. Ahh...the fun times around here.
- Lastly he LOVES to do whatever Jeh-Jeh is doing. Anything she does, he's right behind. For the most part Maddy loves it too because he'll go along with whatever she's doing. The only hard times are when she actually wants time to herself and he doesn't understand that. Luckily he can't open the door to her bedroom yet because the knob is a little tricky.
