17 Months Old

Since Caleb will be 18 months old in just two weeks, I figured I'd better get his 17-month post up! I am behind on my blogging! I wish I had been making notes all along, but I haven't so let's see if I can remember what my sweet boy did between months 16 and 17! We really haven't been up to much with it being cold, so our month was pretty boring (with the exception of Christmas, of course). I don't have many pictures either b/c most of the pictures I took this month were at Christmas.

* As of 17 months, he is still not walking on his own. We stopped going to PT b/c his therapist said there wasn't much else she could do. He just needs to decide he can do it on his own! (and we know he can!)

* He's learned a couple new words:
water ("wa" or "wawa")
car ("ka" or sometimes just a "k" sound for some reason)

* The only new food he's eating that I can think of is grapes. He used to not eat them and now all of a sudden, he will. It all started at Chick-fil-a. We get him a fruit cup instead of fries and one day I gave him a grape and he's eaten them ever since.

* We tried peanut butter and he's not had a reaction to it. I made him a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. He ate the first 4 bites and acted like he like it, but then refused to eat anymore. Guess we will try again another day.

* He still loves playing with his Fridge Farm and Car Wash magnets on the side of the fridge. He now knows all the animals from the farm (cow, horse, sheep, pig, and duck) and on the car wash, I think he just knows the car. (not 100% sure - I need to test him to see, ha!)

* He still L-O-V-E-S books and wants to read all the time. One of his favorites to "read" is one of those "baby's first words" books that has lots of pictures of various things. He can point to lots of different objects. Ones I can think of are eyes, ears, nose, teeth, mouth, feet, hair, cow, chicken, pig, sheep, horse, duck, bread, bananas, grapes, ball, shoes, socks, pants, zebra, giraffe, elephant, lion, monkey, bear, car, school bus, airplane, boat, puppy, and kitty cat.

* He still loves to play with cars and trucks. Lucky for him, he got a ton of them for Christmas!

* He's been taking really great naps lately and for that, I am so thankful! He goes down at 1pm and has been napping from 2-3 hours almost every day! I think he's wanting to stay up later because of it, but that's ok because he is usually in a great mood in the evenings (especially once Daddy gets home!).

* Speaking of Daddy, he loves his Daddy and gets upset when he leaves for work. When he hears the garage door open, he heads straight for the door. Rhett gets quite the reception coming home...between Caleb and the dogs, who also go nuts when he comes home.

* He loves to snuggle up on Roux and give her hugs. If one of us is sitting there with her with a hand on her to keep her still and calm, she will tolerate his hugs and petting. He sometimes does get a little rough so we are working on being sweet and gentle. I have a much harder time getting Tag or Rio to sit still for his "lovin" - they freak out and run. I think the girl takes it because she's lazy and would rather just lay there than get up. (however, if I'm not there petting her while Caleb is, she will get up and move). Oh, and since he likes to point out others' eyes, you have to watch him around her b/c he will poke her eye and say "iiiiiiii", LOL.

* He likes to tackle his big teddy bear and give it hugs. He's so sweet.

* He is also finally giving "sugars" (kisses) freely again. He used to a while back, then stopped, and now he will do it again...love it! He gives hugs, too (not just to Roux or his bear but to mama and daddy too)

* He still hates having his teeth brushed. We found a toothbrush at Walmart that plays a song about counting from 1-20. Since he loves music and dancing, I figured it might help...and it has. However, it still takes two of us to effectively brush his teeth.

Ok, that's all I can think of. Now for some pictures...

one of our last classes at Little Gym (we are taking a break). he loves the shakers!

playing at a neighborhood park for the first time. he did ok but did almost fall headfirst off this thing at one point! oh, and he tried to eat a handful of rocks but Aunt Courtney got to him first!

playing peek-a-boo with Aunt Courtney...











practicing walking with Aunt Courtney...


ok, the boy likes to try to fit into small spaces - he is strange, LOL. here he is crying b/c he's stuck himself in the crock-pot!

pointing at Mr. Bear's "iiiiiii"