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It's been a long day for us here. We're all feeling a little under the weather and Ethan is cutting his first two teeth!

I thought I had seen two little white spots on his top gums and kept trying to get him to laugh so I could keep looking and then today his speech therapist confirmed that she, too, felt some teeth coming in. Normally the bottom teeth come in first in kids, but Downs babies often times get their teeth in weird patterns, so I'm happy that at least he's getting the top two and not some back molars or something else first!

Jack is such a big help for me these days. This is him helping me to make some trail mix. He won't eat it, but he's all about helping me to make it. We did discover that he likes the candy Smarties. He got a bunch on Halloween and has been scarfing it down. He had about 3 packs one day and man when the sugar kicked in he was a wild child. We've since severely limited his intake.


Ethan is getting so close to crawling. He's pushing up on his knees and elbows and is rocking back and forth. He's not staying up too long but it's a big step for him and I expect he'll be crawling within the next couple of weeks. Then life will get a lot more exciting around here....

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Anonymous said…
Maybe his Nana will be able to help him achieve crawling while at the beach! I'm hoping to convince you, Ellen, to post beach pictures everyday while we are on vacation together.
Marilyn
November 7, 2008 at 8:42 AM
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