Ethan Troy Price - An Odyssey of Childhood

2008 News: My favorite Winter Poem: I have a little snowman He's so fat and round I made him from a snowball I rolled it on the ground I gave him eyes, and nose, a mouth A nice warm scarf of red I put some buttons on his coat And a hat upon his head It's FALL!! Here's my favorite poem ever so far: All the leaves are falling down Red, yellow, orange and brown I pile them up, neat as a pin Then in RUNNNNNNNN and JUMP RIGHT IN! Colder days and warmer blankets, rolling in the leaves, being a good boy most days. Hot summer days, playing outside, and throwing tantrums. STILL potty training, I pee all the time in the potty but pooping? No way. Mom and Dad are not happy about this. But I'm doing okay in school and learning a lot and even learning to spell out words. I can ride my tricycle now! Still potty training, I pooped in the potty so I got to go fishing! I caught four fish and it was so much fun! I can't wait to see everyone on the 13th... We're deep in potty training now, Mom and Dad are going nuts. I never thought pooping in my pull-up was such a big deal... Starting poop training. No fun! But I've been a better boy at school and I'm getting stickers, YAY! I'm in the 3's room at school now, and am peeing regularly at home (but still poop in my pullup). Mommy still loves her new job and Daddy's home a lot more yay! So basically everything's good! Mommy is sorry the web page has been so screwy. She's made this new one but when our contract is up, we're outta here! Startlogic "upgraded" to a new web editor that does less and has a rotten interface, and made us pay for the gallery that used to be free. Mom's so mad about that...but I'm okay, I started a new daycare, check out the link below! Oh, and Mommy got a job...her link is below too! I had my 3rd birthday! I'm 3! Grandma and Grandpa Soper came to visit and we had so much fun! I've pooped on the potty three times! It's going to be an exciting year... 2008 Projects: Manners, manners, manners!  Also words. I'm starting to spell out words - with Mommy's help. Counting to 17, putting on my own clothes, socks, and shoes! Still can't tie them though. Letters, numbers, I can count to 13 - and big boy underwear! Learning to use my words instead of hitting, and standing in the corner a lot. Still potty training which is causing stress, and "reading" my books every night after Mommy and Daddy say goodnight. Still working on pooping, and trying to ride my tricycle! Learning to poop on the potty and learning to read - Mommy helps me sound out words. "Reading" books by myself, helping with everything! Learning a lot in my new school, going outside now that the weather is nicer. Potty training, potty training, potty training. It's all Mommy and Daddy talk about.....and learning phonetics! Birthday 2008 Feed the Fish Fishing - June Christmas 2008 in N.C. Biographical Information: Checkup time! 40 1/2" tall, 37 pounds! Doctor said I'm perfectly healthy, and guess what - I can drink regular milk now. No more soy! 4T clothes and size 10 wide shoes. Yikes! Almost tall enough for my tricycle! Size 3 pants and shirts now! And I need new boots, my feet are getting big...thanks Mom. I went to the doctor in January and I'm 3'2" and 34 lbs., a 75% height/75% weight ratio! Perfect proportions! 34 lbs. after my birthday and about 37" tall. Mommy has to make an appointment for my 3rd year checkup. Image:  Personal Interests: Books, snow, and cooking - I'm helping Mommy cook now. Sticks and stones and....no, just sticks. I like sticks. Singing and telling poems! Also I want to cook everytime Mommy and Daddy do and I love to stir and help vacuum. Fiiiishin wif Daddy, an' playin' batball...I gots a bat an' a ball! I got it for poopin in da potty! I want to play batball! I love batball! Mom takes me out and lets me hit balls with sticks but it's not the same... Fishing, and I'm Cars crazy - I have a Cars sleeping bag for school and a Cars blanket and I watch the movie every other day. I love Cars! SWIMMING! Boy, did I like going to the pool at the YMCA! But I can't go back until I poop on the potty at least once, and we're all frustrated while I learn. Reading! Books, going outside, watching the plants outside the window grow, and doing art at school. Picture books and silly symphony videos and Pluto and running around outside and trying to ride my tricycle (my legs are a little too short still). Jumping, bouncing, climbing, and doing things "all by my self".

There never was a child so lovely, but his mother was glad to get him asleep. -Ralph Waldo Emerson