Abby 17 months

Sweet Abby! You are such a big girl now!  You no longer toddle, can run, do a somersault, go up and down the stairs (although safety when you try to go down forward is not so great), and climb about anything! So grown up and yet so little coming in at less than 30 inches and 18 1/2 pounds. In the last 2 weeks your language skills have really blossomed! For a while you have been saying mama, dada, hi, muck (milk), gog(dog), bd(bird), jack, ahh (autumn), hss(horse), In the last couple of weeks you've added bup(up), nana, papa, baw(ball), talk, my(mine), bk(book), trk(truck)

You truly think you can do anything and firmly stand your ground when you want something.  You enjoy climbing our new play set and continue to go down the slide even though it is fast and you've crashed at the bottom a couple times. You love the water and splashing in the ocean!  You've grown more comfortable on the stand up board and laugh joyfully when bigger waves hit us on the shore.  The last couple of weeks we've sat and watched whales, although I don't think you've seen them, when we ask where is the whale you point out at the ocean.    There are horses that live across the street and you love to go look at them and frequently walk out the carport to see if they are there. Sometime you enjoy following Autumn around doing exactly what she is and wanting what is in her hands and other times you like to do your own thing and wander off.

Things you love:
Shoes - giving us ours, picking your own and trying on any pair laying around
Eating - California rolls, fruit, smoothies, eggs, bananas, avocados, oatmeal, cream cheese, yogurt...
Dancing - when music comes on you drop everything and bounce to the rhythm
Being outside - doing anything, going on walks
Getting into daddy's office then pushing buttons and touching the computer
Opening and especially closing any door
Putting lids on and taking them off containers
Sitting on the toilet, taking a single sheet of tp and rubbing your hip with it and then throwing it in the toilet
Pushing the tv button, we have to unplug it to keep it off.
Mamas milk
Being tossed,held up high and flying
Dangling from bars and trees
Hanging out with Jack
Posing for the camera

Things you do not like:
Napping
Being held by others (not mama or dada) or talked or reached at by strangers
Not getting thing someone else has
Being put down if you want held
Leaving mama

Abby we love you to the moon and back! Keep growing, loving life and smiling! 

Xoxo,

Mama and Dada