Ethan currently has a runny nose. He came up to me and said, "Mom, I have issues." [Don't we all?!!!] I laughed and asked him if he meant he needed a tissue. He said no. I asked him if he meant boogers. He said no. I then asked him if he knew what issues are. He said no. I said issues are like problems. He then said, "Okay mom, my nose has problems." I know it doesn't quite make sense and you kind of had to be there, but I just thought it was a cute exchange.
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We flew to Utah recently and before we landed Ethan said, "Mom, I don't like the runway." [meaning 'I don't like the part where we land.'] I told him it was okay and that he could hold my hand. After we landed, he said, "Mom, do you know why I don't like the runway?" I asked him why to which he responded, "Because it makes my heart pound." That response made my heart melt.
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By the way, sorry if I've already written these things before ... I can't remember what I've already written or not.
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About three or four months ago I was putting Ethan to bed. I was telling him all about his wonderful qualities. He stopped me midway through and said, "Mom, I have to go potty ... but when I am done I'm gonna come back to bed and I want you to keep telling me how good I am." Hilarious ... but especially because I used to do the same thing when I was a little girl. Hey, everyone likes a good compliment every now and again, right?!
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I've started making my own yogurt and it is fab. I sometimes eat it twice a day. My mother-in-law taught me how to make it in a crockpot, of all things last time she was here. While I was doing something upstairs, she asked Ethan where his mother's crockpot was. He abruptly replied, "A crockpot? What's a crockpot?" She then said, "Ya know, some people call them slow cookers." He immediately responded, "Oh no, my mom's a fast cooker."
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I think I've mentioned before how Ethan has to say goodbye about a million times when someone leaves or if he is leaving. Well, the same is true with saying goodnight. When we put him to bed he says, "Love you, night night ... Don't bite the bed bugs ... see you in the morning ... have a good sleep" ... and our personal favorite that he learned from us: "NEVER EVER GET UP - EVER EVER!" Classic. He says each one about five times each.
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I don't know if I've mentioned that Ethan learned to ride his bike without training wheels about a week before the fourth of July. (Pics later - and yes, mom and dad are so proud.) We thought for sure we were going to need to buy a bunch of padding because Ethan is sometimes more safe than we are, but no. Our little OCD son showed us who is boss. One day, he just said he wanted to try it. We went to the church parking lot let go of his seat, and off he went without a hitch. He hasn't stopped since, except for when he occasionally runs into a parked car or stationary bush. Anyway, yesterday Tegan was napping and Ethan and I were outside. He was riding his bike FAST up and down the road. On one run, he got off the bike and ran to me to give me a hug. He then said, "I just wanted to give you a hug and a kiss." Magical moment.
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Like I said, we went to Utah recently, particularly for my dad's 60th birthday and my grandparents' 60 wedding anniversary. While there, we visited a lot with my grandparents. I just wanted to mention how sweet Ethan was with Grammy. Some kids are shy around older people or family they don't see often. But Ethan went up to Grammy, gave her a hug, kissed her on the cheek and said I love you Grammy Great without any prompting when it was time for us to go. It was something I just wanted to remember.
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