11 Months

Today is Ethan's 11 month birthday...only a few more precious weeks until his first birthday!

Our little man is walking everywhere and into everything. He has developed quite the little temper, but is still as happy as can be. He loves to wrestle and play with big boy toys. Although he is much smaller at this age than Chase was, he can hang well when playing with Big Brother.

Ethan has started to get a little possessive of his mommy and gets angry if Chase comes to sit on my lap or hug me. It's so funny to hear him screech at the top of his lungs when he's mad.

He is still sleeping great at night, but fighting his naps even though he is exhausted. Ethan despises getting his diaper changed or changing clothes, as he doesn't like to sit still for anything.

Happy 11 Months, Ethan

Chase at 11 months


Here is a picture of Ethan trying to feed himself. The stinker still refuses to hold his bottle for longer than 1 minute and hasn't completely figured out the sippy cup yet. One night, I made his bottle and put it on his end table while I had to do something before I fed him. When I came back into the room, I saw that he positioned himself just right between the rocker and the table and tipped his bottle over so he could feed himself. It was hysterical!

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Around the house

Look Who's Walking (sort of...)

Ethan is getting closer and closer to walking. He is now taking 10 plus steps all over the house on his own. He usually falls when he gets really excited, goes too fast or thinks too many people are watching him. It's so cute to watch him walk, like a little doll.

This is about the same time Chase started walking, around 10 1/2 months old. These crazy McCarthy boys just don't want to sit still and miss anything. Although Chase was pretty reserved as a baby, Ethan is into EVERYTHING! The lady who watches him at the gym calls Ethan her "Little Wild Man". They often have to put him in a swing to keep him away from the other babies because he is so rough. There is no laying down on the floor when he's around because he will automatically sprint to wrestle you. He thinks wrestling and rough housing is so much fun and that everyone loves it as much as he does.

Ethan's other new tricks are waving bye bye and I've heard him say "momma" a handful of times. He is learning so much and has developed his own little personality. He is not at all interested in playing with any of his baby toys and would rather play with big brother and all of his toys (trains, cars and trucks are a must over here).

I can't believe that we will be celebrating Ethan's first birthday in 6 weeks...time has just flown by with him. Never in my life would I have imagined myself with two boys, but God knows what is best for me and these little men have changed my life and blessed me in so many ways.


(Yes, I realize I should have taken his socks off when he was trying to walk on the slippery, hard wood floor)