17 Months

Although we are now almost 18 months old, I figure better late than never. Blakely has grown so so much this month.

Here are some of the things she is doing this month:

1. She can now tell us when she wants water and not milk. 

2. She can name almost any animal that you point to.  

3. She now calls Kaki and Ali by name. She calls Elle something that sounds more like a grunt.

4. She requests Waffles at every meal, along with yogurt (gogurt)

5. She loves drinking water, especially from my cup.

6. She LOVES smoothies. Seriously, I cannot make one when she is around. She will gulp and gulp until she gets a massive cold headache, stop for about 10 seconds and then go at it again.

7. She loves shoes. I recently caught her putting on my rain boots. A temper tantrum is a common occurrence after she attempts putting any of our shoes on (yes she plays in all of Clint's shoes too) because she cannot walk in them. 

8. She loves telephones-especially our cell phones. She currently has 4 play phones that seem to keep her mildly entertained, but nothing does the job like our working cell phones.

9. She loves to color (uh-ler). Not very good at it yet but will walk around the house yelling 'uh-ler' with crayons in both hands and a coloring book. 

10. She loves the petting zoo and her goat ("gah") friends. 

11. Calls her Bible by name and asks for it at night before she goes to bed.

12. She mimics us in all kinds of ways. If she finds keys she will go to a door and try to 'unlock' it. She turns lotion bottles upside down and pretends to put it on her legs. She brushes her hair with anything that even looks like a brush.

13. She is now eating at the kitchen table like a big girl with her hungry caterpillar placemat and plate.

14. She is starting to entertain her self more. (YAY!)

15. Raffe is practically attached to her hip, along with paci (both sound a lot like 'ba-be'). I tried to take paci away awhile ago, but this pregnancy has been really really hard SO paci is a must these days.

16. She high fives you when you ask.

17. She loves brushing her teeth and taking baths.

18. Loves running water out of the tub. 

19. Loves our watches, bracelets, and necklaces. 

I LOVE YOU SWEET GIRL!