17 Months Old

 Clothes: You are mostly wearing size 18 month clothes with some 12-18 months or 12 months clothes sprinkled in

Shoes: still size 3 shoes
Diapers: size 4 and I wonder if you'll be in this size until you are potty trained.  Speaking of every once in awhile you like to sit on your potty chair and we clap for you!

Sleep:8 pm-8 pm and it's great!  You've been napping fairly well this month too. Today you slept for a solid hour and a half at nap time!

Teeth: You now have 10 teeth with the 11th peaking in and making an appearance very soon! This past month you sprouted all four of your back molars.  You bottom eye tooth is making it's way in.
Traveling: Walks!  We've gone on a ton of walks this month with the amazing weather we've been having! 

 Talking:You started saying duck, but not very often.  You'll also occasionally say Meeko and star is a favorite.  Any star you see you'll point it out and let us know.  This month if you don't know what something is called it is a baby.

Favorite Activity: You are still loving your blocks, you love skyping with anyone and get super excited, but mostly you enjoy a range of activities.  Coloring, babies, blocks, singing/dancing, books, pretend play in your kitchen, cars, etc.
Favorite Books:It really doesn't matter.  You'll sit and listen to us read to you just about any book.
Favorite Foods: Applesauce, peas, sweet potatoes, oatmeal, and Greek yogurt. You started eating cooked carrots all by themselves this month.  We were shocked!

Foods Disliked:None right now, but we need to try some new foods, then I think you'll have some:)
Favorite Songs: Daddy sings you a little tune every morning that you just love.  "God Bless you today, God Bless you today, God Bless you in Morning, in Daytime, in Evening, God Bless you Today"
Dislikes: Brushing your teeth!  Sometimes you'll do it yourself, but if we want to do a better job you fight us all the way.  Mommy turned the tv on for a few minutes tonight and that helped a ton.  
Favorite Word: Mom and Dad.  Sometimes you will just look at us from across the room and say our name.  We love hearing your little voice say our name!

Things we are learning: Lots of new things this month!  You can shrug your shoulders like a buffalo, you can beat your chest like a gorilla, you learned how to wink this month, you can tickle us and say "tick, tick, tick", when we ask you to you will raise your arms and we tickle you and you laugh and giggle like crazy. You can point to your chin and we are working on your cheeks.You are very good at following directions.  We can ask you to go and get something in your room and you'll run down there all by yourself and bring it back.  You listen to us when we put you in time-out.  We've only done it a total of four times, but you understand that you are there because you did something you are not supposed to do.  We have you sit there for less than a minute and then Mommy comes and gets you.  The behavior stops after you go into time-out so for now it's working.  We only do this when we know you are blatantly defying us. We are very proud of you that you understand this form of communication from us.

Svea Grace.....we love you more and more each day!  God has blessed us with you in our lives.  Thank you for being you!  We love you!