Ethan, say "Mama!" .... PLEASE!!!

I have to say that I love the stage that Ethan is in right now. Although he can be quite clingy and gets rather set in his thoughts (Hmm, not sure where he gets that from!!) ..."No, I will not take a nap!" or "I am hungry NOW...feed me NOW!") I am very anxious for him to talk and learn to walk. He has started saying Dada...and he loves that he can say it. He loves it so much that when I try to get him to say Mama...all he says is Dada! (and he says it with alot of determination too!) The funny thing is that when my mom tries to get him to say Mama...he just smiles at her. But for me...no...he's not going to say Mama. He says Dada! My mom says not to worry...when he wants to say it, it will be the right time. (My brother said Dada for months, and then finally said Mama first on Valentines Day.) It's just one of those things, I guess. I'm here every day, all day...caring for him and playing with him...and he says dada first! Go figure! LOL

We went to see Santa today. For the record, when a child hits the stage of not wanting to be away from his Mom or Dad...do not wave a set of loud jingle bells in a child's face and make silly faces. I can guarantee it will not make them laugh! Ethan was actually ok with seeing Santa, until the idiot girl decided to "try to make him smile"...which really only made him cry. Needless to say, we didn't get a great picture, so we'll be making a few more trips to see Santa until we get a good picture.

Ethan had his 9 month check up the other day. (P.S. i can't believe he's already NINE MONTHS OLD!) He is 21.5 lbs, and is 29.5 inches long. He has 2 teeth on the bottom, and is working on 4 more... (which means that with 4 trying to come in, sleeping all night has become rare once again.) And he's officially starting to eat table food! It's so funny to see him grab a banana bite or a piece of green beans and try to cram it into his little mouth. : )

Well, enough for now. I should head to bed and enjoy some sleep while the little one is quiet.