Ethan Douglas Jahner: December 2011

Ethan turned ONE YEAR OLD on November 29th and had a wonderful time celebrating on Thanksgiving weekend. Grandma Gloria came to visit, and we had a beautiful Thanksgiving weekend with wonderful food and plenty of playtime at the park near our house. The Saturday afterwards, Ethan hosted his first birthday party and had several small (and big) party goers. He received so many nice things and has had lots of fun playing with all of his "big boy" toys. He's been a little miffed that the Christmas tree is now standing in the place of his toy box, but he has adjusted and is loving spending more time downstairs playing with his Thomas the Train tunnel (thanks nanny Brittany!), his basketball hoop, his legos, his new drums, and all of his other fun gifts. He spent his actual birthday with mommy during the day and just the three of us that evening. In celebration, he got to enjoy all of his favorites that day - grilled cheese, bean with bacon soup, pizza, and cake, of course. He continues to absolutely love books, and he enjoys music, dancing, animals, and sledding in the snow. He started to walk a couple of weeks before his birthday and has been on the run ever since. It's hard for mommy to even catch him for a hug. But he is still his momma's boy and runs to the gate at the top of the stairs, yelling "Momma!" every time he hears the garage door open. He's a pretty vocal (and sassy!) little boy and repeats lots of sounds and points to animals in his books when you ask where they are. Talking is just around the corner. We can't believe an entire year has gone by. Our baby is more like a toddler every day! One year well check = 26 lbs, 12 oz. and 32 1/2 inches. 90th percentile for both!