| Ethan Matthew Edens's first word was UP (02/18/2009) |
| Ethan's first word was actually momma but the first word that he said and knew the meaning of was "UP."
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| Ethan Matthew Edens climbed onto the couch for the first time on 02/15/2009 |
| Today Ethan learned how to climb onto the couch for the first time, using daddy's leg as a step to get up there.
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| Ethan Matthew Edens learned how to wave on 01/01/2009 |
| At 9 1/2 months Ethan started waving "bye-bye."
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| Ethan Matthew Edens's first hair cut was on 12/15/2008 |
| He was just two days shy of 9 months old. Looks like such a big boy now. Daddy cut Ethan's hair.
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| Ethan Matthew Edens's first time crawling was 11/26/2008 |
| Ethan started army crawling at 8 months, a little more then a week later he learned how to crawl!
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| Ethan Matthew Edens's first tooth was on 11/18/2008 |
| His first tooth broke through when he was 8 months and 1 day old!
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| What was Ethan for his first Halloween? 11/02/2008 |
| Ethan was a Scarecrow for his first Halloween. His picture was on Fox 59 Morning News in the Halloween Gallery.
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| Ethan Matthew Edens learned to clap on 11/01/2008 |
| Early November, at 7 1/2 months, he started clapping!!!
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| Ethan Matthew Edens's favorite comfort toy is his blue dog lovey- (10/21/2008) |
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| Ethan Matthew Edens said DaDa for the first time on 10/08/2008 |
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| Ethan Matthew Edens said MaMa for the first time on 09/21/2008 |
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| Ethan Matthew Edens's first time sitting up unassisted was 09/20/2008 |
| Ethan starting sitting up on his own (for a short period of time anyway) on Saturday, Sept 20th just a little over 6 months. However, he likes his feet so much he doesn't stay up for too long.
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| Ethan's first vegetable was- 07/19/2008 |
| sweet potatoes on July 19th
Then he had:
Sweet peas the week of July 28-Aug 2
Green Beans the week of Aug 3-9
Carrots the week of Aug 10-16
Squash the week of Aug 17-23
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| Ethan Matthew's first time eating food was... 07/04/2008 |
| On July 4, 2008 at just two weeks shy of 4 months old Ethan had oatmeal for the first time. He LOVED it. Doesn't choke or gag...instead he likes to try and help you because it's not fast enough!
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| Ethan Matthew Edens's first time rolling over was on 07/02/2008 |
| Ethan rolled from belly to back the evening of July 2nd. He's 15 weeks and 2 days old (just about two weeks shy of 4 months).
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| Ethan Matthew Edens found his/her hands on 06/07/2008 |
| Ethan has been noticing his hands for a little while but only recently has he found them and started to suck and chew on them.
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| Ethan Matthew Edens's first time sleeping through the night was 05/31/2008 |
| 5/30-5/31 According to our pediatrician sleeping through the night is considered when they sleep from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Well Ethan slept from about 8:30-9 p.m. until 6 this morning. YEAH!
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| Ethan Matthew Edens's first laugh was on 05/31/2008 |
| May 31, 2008 at 10 weeks 5 days. He laughed at his daddy for about a half hour. Check out the video below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep_-a20Q4o4
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| Ethan Matthew Edens's favorite song is Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (05/14/2008) |
| Right now, at 8 weeks, his favorite song is Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes. He gets very excited with smiles and laughs when we get to "eyes and ears and mouth and nose" while mommy touches those areas.
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| Ethan Matthew Edens's first time sleeping in their own bedroom was 05/12/2008 |
| He's been sleeping in his bedroom for part of his nights for a couple of weeks but I'm going to say that he slept in his bedroom for the first time on Monday, May 12 because that was the first night he slept in there for the entire evening/morning. Going back down in his crib after feedings, which is where we struggled before.
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| The day Ethan was born... 05/07/2008 |
| Ethan was born on St Patricks Day, which also happens to be his grandpa Steve's birthday.
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| Ethan Matthew Edens's name means Ethan means enduring, firm and strong while Matthew means gift of God (05/06/2008) |
| His daddy chose his name because we wanted a strong biblical name. It is also fitting because of our struggle with infertility.
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| Ethan Matthew Edens's first smile was on 03/22/2008 |
| His first weekend home Ethan smiled big for the first time, he was smiling at his great uncle Jason.
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