Ethan is such an independent little boy! His latest accomplishment is that he decided to potty train himself (a little before mommy was ready to tackle that feat). I bought some pull-ups because they were on sale. When he saw them, he was done with diapers. A few days later Ruby Hudson came over to play. Ruby goes by herself in the big girl potty so from that time on, no more pull-ups! Ethan will only wear underwear now. He hasn't even had an accident yet. (It has only been 2 days, however). But when that little guy makes up his mind, watch out.

Ethan potty training himself is just an example of Ethan's independence. For 6 months now he loves to do things for himself. If he is hungry, I can find him sitting at the counter eating a gogurt all by himself. When I ask him about it, he say he got the gogurt from the frig., opened it with scissors, and threw away the garbage. It is not always a clean proposition, but it is done independently. Ethan loves to push a bar stool into the pantry, reach a snack, and sit and eat it. Ethan wants to be just like his big brothers and sister. Whatever they are doing or saying, he does or says.