Today marks 17 months since you came into this world. It's a world that is changing and sadly not always in the way we hope that it would. You are changing too. You have left much of your babyness behind and are charging full speed ahead to the land of all things toddler. You are a funny girl who had an absolute blast at Christmas. We had high hopes that you would love opening presents. Everywhere we went people would say, "You're sure going to have a great Christmas." And we sure did. I can still picture your adorable little face when you opened up your Bitty Baby. I think I will always remember that moment.
You keep me very, very busy. All.the.time. I am certain that I was able to accomplish more when you were a newborn and barely sleeping than I am now. And sometimes, sometimes we actually sleep! You are down to one nap a day but it's a good, long afternoon nap. The kind where I can actually get something done. Most of the time, you sleep all night. But over the last few weeks you have been cutting 4 teeths (at the same time) and it's been rough on both of us. And sometimes Daddy, too! As I wish these teeth up through your gums I do, in fact, realize that once they are in place you will no longer remotely look like a baby. They will fill the gaps in your already adorable smile, cementing the fact that you are a toddler now. Well, that amoung other things.
Your speech continues to pick up. I wouldn't begin to be able to list all the words that you say. If I were to guess, your vocabulary is probably somewhere in the 25 word range. If I was a good mommy I would know if that is normal or not. But I don't. I know you're learning and that's all that matters to me. The other night we were looking at some flash cards on the iPad. How things have changed since the ring of cardboard cards your sister and brother used. We decided to look through the food cards. You repeated the words "cookie, chocolate, pie". Yes, you are my girl!
This month you went to the dentist for the first time. They brushed your teeth and even flossed between the two bottom ones that actually touch! You cried a little but perked up when they went to the prize closet. When the hygenist asked if you wanted a prize you said, "Yes, cookie." We all got a good chuckle out of that. While it is a wonderful idea, there is no way that Dr. Jay is going to consent to giving out sweets as prizes for going to the dentist. Lucky for you, I am a huge fan of sweets any time!
While we were at the dentist we had the chance to put you on the scale. With your very fashionable boots on you weighed in at 24 pounds. You are still wearing size 4 diapers and your size 12-18 month clothes. A week or so ago I ordered new shoes for you because I felt like I was stuffing your feet into size 4's.
I get the distinct feeling that we are entering that period of time where you will be growing and changing at a rate that I can't keep up with. I admit to being a bit excited to see what the next months hold for all of us. I know you are going to love playing outside once the weather gets nice in the spring. Daddy says, "You're going to have fun with her this summer." I can't tell if he means that or he's being sarcastic. Something tells me that you are NOT going to be a fan of being indoors once you get a taste of running and playing outside. Hopefully, that is where your brother and sister will lend a hand. I love to continue watching your sibling bond. Mostly I like to watch your face light up when you see them at the end of the school day. But my favorite time is watching you hug them. Sweetest thing ever. I hope you will always care about them the way you do now.
One thing is for certain...we all love you!
Happy 17 months!
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