Seventeen Months

September 6, 2018

August is 17 months old!

At 17 months, August:

Weighs/Measures: Checkup next month

Teeth: 10

Words: Too many to list

Loves:

Balls
Slides (going down and back up them)
Climbing
Bears
Trucks
Airplanes
Bubbles
Still enjoys pushing things around the house even though he can walk on his own now (laundry basket, stroller, etc)
Eating!
Playing in the water at the splash pad
Greeting people and animals he sees when out and about by repeatedly yelling “Hi!” and waving
Gymboree
Snuggles, hugs, & kisses

Dislikes:

Getting teeth brushed
Getting dressed/diaper changed
When Scarlett takes toys away from him/ doesn’t share
Getting nose suctioned
Being away from mama

What’s New:

Is walking exclusively! Gave up crawling shortly after turning 16 months
Is really good at copying actions, sounds, words, and facial expressions
More oppositional lately—says no more often and will throw short tantrums sometimes when mad where he’ll just lay down on his back and kick his feet (it’s actually pretty cute/funny)
Quite a sense of humor—always making us laugh with his silliness
Is quite expressive with both his body and face—for example, will shrug his shoulders up to his chin when excited to hand something to you, and makes a variety of facial expressions that always let you know how he’s feeling
Has started dancing! Kind of just bounces on the spot, but it’s a start!
Says some simple phrases such as “love you”, “night night, Dada”, “bye-bye/hi dog/mama/dada”, “big ball/truck/dog”
Mama left him for the first time by himself at the “play lounge” while I took an exercise class—I was super nervous about how he would do but he did great! I think it helped that the lady in charge was very nice, around my age, and has a baby at home too:)
Will hum with mama as I rock him before bed and gently pat my arm/shoulder
Has a more pronounced mama attachment lately—will cry when I leave and yell “mama!” even when I’m nearby to make sure I’m still there

August’s 17th month photoshoot outtakes:

Snapshots of August’s 17th month:

First time for all of us visiting Big Joel’s Safari! August wasn’t a huge fan of all the big animals trying to get fed by people—and he didn’t really like when mama tried to feed them while holding him:)

Don’t worry, it’s just his liquid vitamin on his upper lip.

He saw mama and sissy rolling our tongues, so he tried it out too—his was more like a wave than a roll:)

Catching a little of the PGA Championship—he was really into it!

First time at Myseum! Some good science-based play for kids. August snuck into the bouncy house even though he wasn’t supposed to go in without socks.