Ethan 12 Month Stats

My name is: Ethan (aka Fums, Little Buddy)
I'm: 1 year old
Things I love:
-Airplanes
-Baths
-Music and Dancing
-Eating cell phones
-Food (especially blueberries and grapes)
-Daddy's Name Badge
-Eating Paper
-Playing in the Toilet
-Climbing
Favorite book: Anything with a penguin.  I like to 'waddle, waddle, waddle'
Pet Peeve: When I find a cell phone, camera, or ipod and it gets taken away.
Catch Phrase: 'waddle, waddle, waddle'
Height: 32 3/4 inches
Weight: 25.5 pounds
Head: 48 3/4 centimeters
Words: Nothing official. I can sign all done, more, airplane and penguin (hence all the waddling).
Teeth: 1
Movement: Crawling Fast, Standing, Cruising, Taking 1-3 steps

Fums First Birthday

For breakfast Ethan ("Fums") was treated to chocolate chip pancakes. As you can see from his face (both the expression and the residue) the jury is still out on whether or not he really liked it.

For lunch Meg, the kids and Grandma Finlay came down to visit Dad at work. Their favorite place to come play is the Japanese garden at the City of Hope. Meg was fighting to hold Ethan back the whole time while he fed the fish. He was giggling the whole time while he pet the koi and let them gnaw on his fingers and toes.

Here is the after shot of the cake. Meg had already cleaned him up pretty well, but as you can see he was a very motivated eater, wanting nothing more than to give each part of the cake a chance to express its flavor.

Ethan received many wonderful presents. Dad inspected each one to make sure that if it made noise that there was an "off" switch or that the batteries could be removed without a screwdriver. All gifts passed. Thanks everyone!