Julia || 17 Months

I feel like month 17 has brought us to a nice, sweet spot with Julia. For the most part, she's a pretty easy little lady (as long as she gets what she wants), and life is pretty good. Let's forego any other fluffy pleasantries and cliché phrases (another month really has gone by, and it really did fly!), and just jump right into a few highlights of the little lady.

Height: last I measured, she was 32ish inches (very precise).

Weight: meh, I'd say probably 21ish pounds - her cheeks are nice and chubby, so I'm going off of that.

Teeth: Three canines have popped through, with the fourth thisclose to breaking the surface, so I'm going to round up and say 16. And let me say that the canines have been exactly zero fun the past few weeks. 

Loves:

Marcus.

Marcus' toys.

Being held right after waking up in the mornings and after naps.

Dancing. She will dance to any music or beat.

Having shoes on her feet.

Being outside.

Leaves. Rocks. Sticks. Hence the stick in every.single.picture.

Being pushed in her tricycle.

Her baby dolls; it's the sweetest sight when she totes those around and plants kisses on them.

Climbing on everything.

Cheese - the food, not the phrase for photo taking.

Applesauce.

Any snack.

Mac and cheese. All day, every day.

Dislikes:

Marcus, when he's touching her toys.

Being told, "no."

Being held when she wants to run wild.

Cooperating for pictures. It's a workout with this one to get just one picture that isn't a blurry mess.

Diaper changes (when does this battle end?).

Our lab, Drake, when he gets too close while she's eating a snack.

Veggies.

Words:

There still aren't a ton of words in Julia's vocabulary, but a few notable new ones:

Bubble - "bubba"
Baby - "day-dee"

Cheese - "eeeese"

No - "nah" (complete with a head shake)

More - "mah"

Milk - "mil"
Water - "ah-wah" (sounds so much like the Spanish word for water, "agua")

"moooo"

Grandma - "Mawmaw"

I also have to note that to Julia all birds say "quack."

She also loves to make this gruffff sound when she's playing around, she thinks it's hilarious when we copy her.

Other notables:

After naps and waking in the morning, when I pick Julia up she rests her head on my shoulder, wraps her arms around me, squeezes tight, and lightly pats my back. I hope she does this forever and ever.

I'm not taking too much stock in this, but a few times this month Julia has let me know when her diaper has been dirty. She's pointed to her diaper and said, "poooooh." There's not potty training in our sights, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't impressed with the few times this has happened.

We're currently flip-flopping from two-naps-a-day to one-nap-a-day. This transition period isn't my favorite, but I have high hopes that once a nap is cut we'll be able to sleep in past 5am.

I love you, little lady. You are something else: equal parts sweet, and sassy, and spunky, and naughty (oh so naughty), and feisty, and fun, and simply a joy.

To month 17 I say, "Cheers!" I can't wait to see what this next month has in store for us.