Justin R. Shewell

September 5, 2010

	Maya
	Ami
	Adam
	Ian
	Anna
	Ethan

Ethan

OK. As a proud father, all my kids are cute. But as the youngest child, Ethan gets the ribbon. He is one of the cutest babies I have ever seen, even if I do say so myself. He will be 2 years old this July. He is VERY active, and has been walking (well, running, actually) and climbing up and down our stairs since he was 9 months old. He learns things very quickly from watching his older siblings and right now he is starting to really show his personality. For some reason we can't figure out, he loves to clean things. His favorite play things at our house are the mop and the broom. He also has a thing for toilet brushes, but we try to keep those away from him if we can. :o) He loves to eat and wear his food, just like his older brothers and sisters did. He also loves music. His favorite song right now is a song from a Korean drama called "Hello Lady!". The song is from the main character's mobile phone ring. I downloaded the same ring onto my phone and now Ethan often won't go to sleep unless he hears that song. It's really weird. Anyway, we have great hopes for him (mainly that he really is the last of our kids–just kidding!).

Ethan is currently in Korea visiting his grandma, but will go home tomorrow. He has grown quite a bit while here, including becoming more independent. He learned to open the doors at grandmas house, and enjoys the freedom of being able to go from room to room. He spent quite a bit of time just opening the doors to each room in the house and then moving on to the next room (I guess just to show us he could do it). He also learned a few new words while he was in Korea, including "Cha ja" (meaning "let's go to sleep"--something I say to him quite often each night, especially when I am tired and he wants to play), and "oo-yoo" (which means "milk"). He was born in the year of the dog, and he represents that well in his play. His favorite game (aside from playing with the broom and the mop) is to throw a ball, go and get it, and then throw it again. He loves it even more when someone else throws the ball for him. He could play that game for hours if we let him. Another thing he has learned in Korea is to shake hands and make a cute face on command (all taught to him by his aunt).

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