About the same time, we decided that since Ethan can sit up and play on his own, he is big enough to start taking "big boy" baths. That just means that we took the little baby sling out of the bath and let him play with his toys.
He loves it sooo much. He just splashes so much that he makes such a mess. Seeing him act like that made us think that he would love to have a pool. We were right, he loves playing in the pool. We bought him cute little swim trunks and a cute little blow up pool. He loves it!!
On May 17th Me, Jason, and Ethan were sealed together in the Jordan River Temple. It was such a great experience. Ethan had such a good time in the nursery, and all the little old ladies said what a cute, fun little boy he was. I have to agree!!
Around the beginning of June, we decided to take Ethan to the Aquarium. He had so much fun. He wanted to touch all the fish, and he kept picking at the seahorses with his thumb and finger. He really just wanted to touch them. Well, he did get to touch something. He got to pet a stingray. They were really cool, they come right up to you and let you pet them.
The other day we took Ethan to the petting zoo. First he got to ride a pony, and than he got to go play with all the animals they had there. He had so much fun. He loves animals. 
Well besides all that, Ethan has changed soooo much the past couple of months.. At about 7 months he started saying baba dada mama lala and blahblah. His favorite is baba and dada. He loves to yell those two. He is funny. Also at about 7 months he started getting up on all fours and scooting, now he is a crawling machine. He is so fast. He climbs up on everything, and gets into whatever he wants. At 8 months he got his first tooth, and 2 days later got his second tooth. He acts like they are private and will not let anyone see them without putting up a good fight. Now that they are bigger, you can see them alot when he talks and smiles. About 2 weeks ago, Ethan learned how to clap. When you say "Ethan Clap" he gets super excited and claps forever. It is super cute. The same day he started doing that, he surprised us by climbing onto the coffee table and while holding on, he walked from one end to the other. Something we do with Ethan, is say "How big is Ethan?" and than raise his arms over his head while saying "SOOO Big!" Well he has let us know that he no longer needs our help raising his arms over his head. So when we say that he just does it on his own. I can't believe how big he is getting. It is crazy to think that he is already 9 months old. Well I will try not to be such a slacker and post more often!
