Maddie…17 Months…

Wow- can’t believe she is 17 months! One month closer to a year and a half! What a fun age! That’s all I can say! I’m not good at journaling or tracking her milestones, but I need to start somewhere!

Here are a few things that Maddie has been up to:

She “talks” all the time now; when we are in the store, she yells “HI” to everyone at the top of her lungs until someone answers her, then she is shy. But will start it right up again.

I was curious the other day about how many words she knew—I lost track after 20. Her favorite words:

HI, Bye bye (ta ta), love you (a na- not sure how she got that from love you, but it sounds like “I know” but her version of I love you-so cute), More, momma, daddy, da-da, mommy, Elmo, cheese, NO, ni, ni (nite-nite), Poo, Teevee (TV), UP. Her other favorite word right now is “yleck!” for “Yuck”- she knows what it means and how to use it too! I know there’s more, but can’t think of them!

She loves the Mickey Mouse clubhouse, Full house, anything that has music- she will always stop what she is doing if some music comes on.

She really gets in the “zone” when she watches Mickey Mouse or Full House—We try to limit how much she watches- she watches it in the mornings, since Mickey is usually on, and she needs some time to wake up. She also watches it in the evening, usually when I am trying to get dinner going. She’s a momma’s girl in the evenings, and wants to be “up”.

She is wearing a size 5 diaper in huggies; about to go to a size 6 in Pampers though. I like huggies, my hubby likes pampers or he actually doesn’t care, but we always get coupons for Pampers, so we buy them…

We are just realizing she is pretty much in a size 7 toddler shoe (yes, you read that right!) She’s going to have big feet like daddy! I’m already having a hard time finding size 7’s!

She is wearing size 2T & 3T and some 4T tops. For sweatshirts, it’s 4T’s so we can layer them. For pants, she is mostly in 24 month, but some 18 month.

She won’t have her 18 month check up til mid November, but she was 27lbs, 33” at her 15 month checkup. She’s not chubby, but she is just taller.

Last I saw, she had 12 teeth—4 front, 4 bottom, and 4 molars.. I think she is working on another one, but it’s hard to tell.

I’m amazed at how much she understands. You ask her to do something or bring something, she will do it. Ask her where the remote is, and she will look and bring it to you. When she sneezes, usually she will bring a Kleenex to you or she will bring you one if you ask.

She really is going thru the anxiety withdrawals when I leave her with someone she doesn’t know, or even if someone just talks to her. I haven’t been able to leave her in nursery at church, cause the helpers haven’t been consistent lately, so once she gets to know someone, it’s time for someone else! Plus, our nursery room is really small at church, so she doesn’t even want to go in the room… I think I will try her in the toddler room this Sunday… we’ll see how that goes…

She loves helping daddy clean, vacuum, do laundry, and now has figured out, that she can bring her little chair or stool next to the sink and “help” with dishes. So cute.

When we brush her teeth, she will go get her Elmo stool and bring it to the bathroom.

She really is the joy of our lives and is so fun to be around. We look forward to seeing what the next few months and years bring to our family…

Larissa