Ethan Douglas Jahner: 8-9 months

Ethan continues to be a very healthy, happy little boy! He is a very fast crawler and excellent at walking around furniture and standing up on anything he can grab. His favorites these last two months have been simming, swinging, and playing all day long. He has also added throwing balls to his skill set....and throwing everything out of the bath tub. We go through a lot of towels! He has developed some stranger anxiety and hates when mommy leaves, but for the most part, he continues to be a very social and fearless baby. He will dive down stairs, off the bed, and out of your arms. We have to watch him closely - very busy boy! He did have his first trip to the ER (which was probably harder on mom and dad than him). He was treated for bronchopeneumonia, but made a quick recovery and has been back to his normal self for the last couple of weeks. He did very well over Labor Day in the hotel in Bismarck with mommy and daddy and their college friends, and he loved swimming in the pool and going down the waterslide. (Yes, daddy took him down the big waterslide. Mommy nearly had a heart attack.) Other milestones include two bottom teeth, climbing stairs, and sleeping through the night! It has only been three nights, but it has been a glorious three nights. After six very long nights of "tough love," he finally slept all night without mommy and daddy on September 13, 2011. It only took 9 1/2 months - ha, ha. We just hope he keeps it up! Oh - and I forgot to add that Ethan remains an extremely verbal baby. He says "ma ma" and "da da" very clearly and actually understands what it means (rather than just babbling like before). It is very cute...except when he reaches for mommy and cries "ma ma ma ma" when she leaves for work. That's a little heartbreaking. But he has fun with Brittany all day.

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