17 Months Recap

Here are some tidbits on what our darling, little 17 month old is up to...

• Carter is a typical toddler... sweet and adorable most of the time but can turn on the water works when he doesn't get what he wants.
• Sleeping Schedule: Going to bed later around 8:00 or so but napping 2-3 hours in the afternoon (even at daycare).
• He LOVES music and dancing. Making music himself is a favorite daily activity.
• Talking more and more. He has added a few new words which he mainly gets from copying what mom and dad say. New words include football, plane, truck, bubbles.
• In addition he is pretty good at animal noises... woof, baa, moo, ooh-ooh (monkey)
• Favorite noises are "Whoa" and "ooohhh".
• He will give you a kiss when you ask for one.
• Baby Einstein DVDs are a big hit. Carter runs over and says "Ooohh" whenever he sees them come on.
• Doing more playing with friends at daycare rather than just next to them. Likes to run around outside chasing his friends while they say "Whoa" to each other. He also likes to push his classmate on the buggies.
• Teacher at daycare calls him her little "Punk". He likes to turn on the water works until he gets what he wants or realizes he isn't going to get it and then immediately stops.
• His new favorite food... peanut butter.
• Mom is back on the cool list.
• Likes to clean.. spends lots of time cleaning leaves off the deck, his play ground, stairs, etc.
• First non-Dr band-aid (got finger caught in drawer while trying to help clean up kitchen.
• Loves planes... is amazing at spotting them in the sky. When he does he calls out "plane" and goes "ooohhhh".
• Can point to various body parts when you ask him to.. head, ears, mouth, toes, etc. Can bring you a specific toy when you ask for it.
• Imitates what you say and do. So far this is very cute but we'll see how long that lasts.
• He is very into blowing kisses using both hands at the same time and playing peek-a-boo himself. That lost its luster for a while but has made a roaring comeback.

Overall Carter is turning into a little person and is so much fun to have around!