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We can finally, officially, say that Ethan is 2 1/2 as of a week ago.  It’s kind of nice for me since people would look at me a little weird when I would say that Ethan was 2 and Isaac is 9 months.  They really are about 2 years apart!    A few changes have come about with the extra half year tacked on.  Ethan’s started talking back a little more and became even more bossy, if that was even possible.   He told me this morning that the tv was “too loud tb momma” and actually told Ryan “don’t freak out” after he bit him on the neck.  Not sure where he learned that one!  And he now says “stop talking momma” when he doesn’t want to hear whatever it is I’m saying.  All these things are so funny and so hard not to laugh at, but he has gotten in trouble for them.    We’ve put a hold on potty training for now, he was getting frustrated with me asking if he needed to go and I was getting sick of  going through 3-4 pairs of pants a day.  So I’ll take him if he asks to go but otherwise we’re going to wait until we get back from a trip next month to really resume it and we’ll see how it goes with another month of maturity under his belt.  He actually did ask to go this morning at church when he was in the nursery, which was a little surprising since neither Ryan or I were there.

Isaac is doing well too, he’ll be 10 months old at the end of the week!  He hasn’t fulfilled Ryan’s prediction of walking within three weeks, though to be fair he still has a week left.  He is still hesitant to let go of things to stand on his own, but he has been tricked into standing on his own briefly.  I have a feeling once he learns how to really let go that he won’t stay just standing for long.  He still adores his big brother and they holler back and forth quite regularly.   It makes dinner time pretty loud around here.