2.5

Lately when you ask Ethan how old he is, he's started saying "two and a half". He's getting so big, truly losing any baby left in him. He had a quick check-up at the doctor yesterday and he weighed in at 32.5lbs! That means he's up 4lbs since March. I measured him at home and he was around 38.5" tall. It's tricky to get him to stand still for long, so that measurement might not be the most accurate :)

Some of his favorites at 2.5 are Thomas and anything train related. He's even started setting up scenes from the tv show and acting out things that happen on the show, complete with the dialog. He loves to sing "holy, holy, holy" and also "as the deer". His favorite bible story (this week anyway) is of Moses and the plagues, his favorite plague is the "owies all over them", and he is very quick to point out that Pharaoh did not listen to God. He can also now say all 12 of his Bible verses from Sunday school.

If you can pull him away from his train set for a minute, he loves spending time outdoors, especially if daddy is willing to take him out in the back yard (our back yard is pretty rugged and overgrown). Mommy more likes to go on walks on trails, which is fine also with Ethan. He still loves to go down to the lake and throw rocks and sticks in, although it will soon be too cold to spend much time out there. He absolutely loves daddy time, and sometimes un-invites me places, or asks me to go to Bible study (I go to a mentor group once a month on Monday nights) so that he can be left alone with dad.