Ethan James Tiojanco Crossett
Born August 3, 2009 at 3:54pm
8lbs 1 oz
20.5 inches
Distinguishing features include a distinctive birthmark on his right cheek...and I don't mean facial. He has very long fingers and very long toes. Some say he looks like big brother Scrumpy, aka Daniel, however, I think he is his own man.
So why Possum? We were toying around with a nickname to suit that of someone whose brother is named Scrumpy. As parents, we have short term memory loss and while Scrumpy may have kept us up at night, we have seemed to forgotten that useful piece of information. Ethan is definitely nocturnal. Just when we have decided to settle in for the evening, he is up and raring to go!
On top of that, Ethan came out with very long finger and toe nails. We are talking, we had to clip them on day one! As I have already mentioned, he has very long fingers and very long toes and grips you with them, especially when he's mad. The combination of his nocturnal tendencies and physical attributes caused Patrick to start calling him Possum. Actually, he first started calling him a velociraptor, but that just isn't cute. So Possum he is. He may turn into a Poss when he gets older, but I am betting more on EJ. Until then, he is our little marsupial.
LOL...thank you for settling with "Possum" 'cause my verbal IQ is way low to even know what and remember how to say velo-something....
ReplyDeleteI love his nickname, it suits him perfectly! I can picture them both playing High School football and we're all yelling for Scrumpy & Possum as they both make touch downs!!! Gotta Love It! Woo Hoo! xoxo
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I hope I will still know you guys by then! :))
Therese...these pictures are so cute...thanks for sharing!! I almost want another one...ALMOST!!!! Marcina
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