"Head, shoulders, knees, and toes..."

The song goes a little differently at our house, but Ethan is definitely learning his body parts! It is so cute and we love asking him to point things out! It goes a little something like this:

Ethan, where's your ears? He will tug at one of his ears.

Ethan, where's your eyes? He will blink his eyes or squint them and point at his eyes.

Ethan, where's your mouth? He opens his mouth and sticks his finger in the middle.

Ethan, where's your belly? He lifts his shirt up and pats or rubs his belly.

Ethan, where's your hands? He rubs his hands together like he's dusting them off (he does this when he falls down on his hands or is cleaning up too :)

Ethan, where's your feet? He will lift his feet up or reach down to tickle his toes.

And our favorite... Ethan, where's your nose? He would usually reach out for our nose instead, and we always say "honk-honk!" as he pinches our nose. Just today he started grabbing his own nose and making a "hmmm-hmmm" sound as he pinches his nose, or he grabs our hand and reaches it toward his nose, and makes his sound when we pinch. Love it!

He has also learned to smell... he loves to smell candles, and wrinkles his nose up and sniffs. He is starting to learn to blow... he loves bubbles, and we are working on him blowing them himself. He puffs out a little blow, but isn't quite blowing the bubbles yet :)

Thank you, Jesus :)

Ethan has been doing very well with us doing his bedtime prayers and at mealtimes. We will ask him, "Ethan, where's Jesus?" and he will raise his hand up and smile. He also does it when we say "Thank you, Jesus!" Yesterday, he and I were at Mammaw's and he raised his hand and we actually heard him say "Day-doo, Dee-Dus" Wow!! He is constantly talking and saying so many different sounds, but it was clear as day to us what he was saying :) I think there is a lot more in his vocabulary that he understands, and we've just got to listen to figure it out!! Very proud Mama moment :)

Happy 16 months, sweet boy!

Ethan turned 16 months yesterday and I wonder every day where our baby has gone.  I was just reading the "Your Toddler This Week" update and this could not sound more spot on!!   Where, oh where, has your baby gone? You have a full-fledged toddler living with you now. Walking and running still top the agenda, but take note of how complex your child's movements have become. When she crosses a room, she'll squat to pick up an interesting toy or stop to stack some blocks. If she's particularly ambitious, she'll figure out how to push a stool or chair over to the kitchen counter so she can climb up for a better look — all the more reason to make sure your house is as childproof as it can be. Ethan is very inquisitive and loves being in the middle of everything.  He pushes whatever he can around the house... the barstools and his highchair in particular.  He loves to pickup the laundry baskets and the basket I keep his toys in.  You wouldn't think that such a little guy could tote those things around!  He is very funny to watch.  Last night he was playing with his Fridge Farm and was busting some new moves... Ryan and I were cracking up.  We got a video, so I will try to upload it.   We went out yesterday after church and had a picnic and walked around Ault Park.  It turned out to be a very pretty spring day!  We went to the aquarium afterward and Ethan just had a blast.  We have passes but haven't been since last fall.  He loved running around looking at all the fishies, and he kept pointing and saying "see! see!"  We had a lot of fun.