The Boys Are Growing Up!

Since last weekend, Jonathan has only had 2 potty accidents while we've been at home. He is doing so well. Now if we can get him to go on the big potty and go when we are away from home, we will be set.

Since his surgery, Ethan has just grown leaps and bounds, hitting several milestones. First of all, Ethan is now crawling forwards and is very fast going everywhere, getting into everything including Jonathan's toys. We've had to close the gates and are now trying to teach Jonathan how to share his toys. He's having a difficult time with that one. Ethan seems particularly interested in Foster and Jonathan's Disney Cars toys, you know the metal ones. He likes to put them in his mouth, bang them together, and bang the floor. All of these things we don't want him to do with metal cars, so we've had to watch Ethan carefully. Second, Ethan is now pulling himself up onto things. He likes the table where all of our cups and toys are in the living room. He also likes to pull himself up onto his activity table and Jonathan's train table. We suspect he'll be cruising soon. Third thing Ethan is now doing is taking huge bottles (120-150 ml) all at once and is able to eat Gerber baby food a lot better. He's not spitting it all out with his tongue now, but is able to take in a bigger spoonful and keep most of it in. As soon as I am done with this supply of Gerber, we'll move on to more sophisticated stuff. I also will start him on dairy. First up is yogurt. We'll see if he's grown out of his dairy allergy. As far as his G-tube in concerned, we have not used it in 3 or 4 days now. The doc said if he continues to grow properly without using it, we can think about getting it taken out. Lastly, Ethan is crawling up and down the stair going between the living room and dining room. He's so proud of himself. He loves to look at us after he's done something and clap.

-Dina