Ok, so this was supposed to post yesterday but I got too wrapped up in watching the UNC Tarheels beat the Duke Blue Devils last night to remember to post this - Go HEELS! Anyway, yesterday, 2/11/09 was the day Ethan turned 18 months old! Combined with the fact that this is CHD Awareness Week and Valentine's is on Saturday, we decided to run with the heart theme and make a heart shaped valentine's cake to celebrate Ethan's milestone!
And speaking of milestones, let me share what Ethan's been up to lately:
-He weighs 24 lb. 14 oz. (as of last Thursday's cardiology checkup, so he's probably already hit the 25 lb. mark!)
-Ethan is getting to be really good at walking and running and climbing - especially furniture!
-He still doesn't say much that we can understand besides "Mama", "Dada", "Mimi", "anana" (banana) and his newest word is "ba" for ball!
-He knows most of his body parts and points them out each time we ask where they're located.
-By far, his favorite food is bananas - he usually eats a whole one each morning for breakfast, in addition to a bowl of Cheerios (and they say heart kids often don't like to eat and have trouble gaining weight...?!?) A funny story about bananas - Ethan and I were at the grocery store this week (I usually try to go on the weekends when Dan's home to watch him since Ethan can't stand Food Lion's grocery carts) and when Ethan saw me put the bananas in the cart, he picked them up and hugged them!
-Ethan loves to clean (mainly dust/wipe up stuff but also likes to mop!) and is also fascinated with keeping doors closed!
Well that's about all for today. Thanks for checking in with us. Hope you all have a great Valentine's weekend and please continue to help us spread the word about Congenital Heart Defects!
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