Discovery...

That is what I would call the new phase that Ethan is going through. He is feeling and watching and listening. It is so fun to watch his extremely expressive eyes as he discovers something new.

His brow furrows while his pillowy hands grab the Wall Street Journal as Mom reads it and crumple it. Right before we put him down to sleep the other night, Ethan found Ryan's stubbly chin. Earlier that day, he decided to feel those white (OK, off-white), shiny things in Mom's mouth.

Then, after he's scratched at it for a while, he will grab whatever object he is discovering and, with all the strength of his pudgy arms, pull that thing into his mouth. He is such a slobbery kisser.