No Pants and "Peas"

Spending the summer with Ethan helps to assuage the feelings of guilt I have for seeing him so little on weekdays during the school year.  It's been great to be with him this summer because now that Ethan's a toddler, he's just so much more fun to be around.* Ethan does the funniest, cutest, things that are probably only funny to me and my husband.  This, for example...

I've also been amazed by Ethan's language development this summer.  I'm so happy to have been with him so much during the last few months to see the daily progress.  Right now, his vocabulary is rapidly expanding and it's helping him become more communicative and expressive. Most recently he's started to say "peas" (please) unprompted when he wants something.  He's saying "uh oh," "oh no," and, "oops," at the right time, and he also has started to say "more" and "milk" instead of using his baby sign language.  The cutest thing Ethan does right now, though, is "read" books.  He will sit down, flip through the pages of the book, and babble away.  I love that he loves books so much right now. I guess our weekly trips to the library this summer have paid off.

* Not that I didn't enjoy being around him last summer, but it's a very different experience to take care of a 16 month old than a 4 month old.