Ethan 18 months old

Ethan is 18 months old  21 months old!  It is hard to believe that my little baby boy is getting so big!  I have been a slacker at updating this on his amazing developments, and thought better late than never!!  So, back in December at 18 months, Ethan was 32.8 lbs and 34 inches tall!  He was actively outgrowing all 2t clothes and beginning to wear 3t in most things, though the legs were and are a little too long!  I think he now weighs about 35 lbs and I'm sure he has grown an inch or two.  At 20 months old, Ethan was starting to string together 2-3 words, and began to identify a few colors and letters.  He is now recognizing even more and being a bit more consistent in his accuracy.  Ethan loves books, puzzles, blocks, and cars.  He calls most trucks, "bus" and these are consistently his favorite toys at home and in the nursery at church and the YMCA.  He frequently talks about friends and family, repeating their names over and over, and listing them by families (i.e. naming all of my sister's kids in order, or naming our friends and their children all by name).  Around 20 months old, out of no where Ethan started describing some people as "cute".  Around the same time, I allowed him to sit on the bench instead of his high chair at lunch.  That evening, he got very upset when Matt put him in his high chair, so he has been on the bench ever since.  He is very proud of himself and loves to get up and wash his hands rather than us bringing a wet paper towel over to the table.  He loves this so much that he will often say that he's finished with a meal, have us wash his hands, and then come over begging us for bites of our dinner!!  Ethan's vocabulary grows daily and he is always trying to say new words and repeats everything we say.  Sometimes he surprises us by words and phrases that he knows.  He calls himself "Enan" and Hannah is "Hanni" though from time to time he does get her name right.  He loves to sleep with his Giraffe, and has a newer Mickey Mouse that he sleeps with that he refers to as "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse".  One day at lunch, he said, "Argg, Matees" out of the blue!  He loves to play the guitar and uses anything he can think of as a drum.  He adores his big sister and they love to laugh and dance and play together. A few other things that he's been saying lately are "cause" in response to the question "why?", "paygound" for the playground, and "yarr yard" is what he says to refer to our backyard. He loves animals and naming them in books and pictures is a favorite of his!  We continue to be so in love with this little boy and the joy and animation he brings to our house!