seventeen months old

Fine, I'll admit it. This picture was actually taken today, January 3rd because I forgot yesterday was the 2nd. Heck, if you'd have asked me the date yesterday I would have given you a blank stare, then distracted you while grabbing my iPhone and checking for the date.

This was the real January 2nd...



See the chicken nugget on the keyboard? And the spinning chair? And the pen? Britton's favorite things, not unlike Oprah (except Britton's are less desirable to the average adult).

So onto Miss Britton's month...Her vocabulary is growing by leaps and bounds. She gets more talkative at nighttime, and will string together "words" in sentences, especially if she is "reading" from her books. She has added "baby," "Sadie," "Gampa" (Grandpa), "Nana" (Grandma), "no" (already?!?!), "baaaa" (for sheep sounds), and some more but I can't remember all of them. She is also still attempting to dress herself, and can successfully put her arms through sleeves and her feet/legs in her pants (but not pull them up).

She is getting more adventurous as well and loves the slide, running, attempting somersaults, and bouncing/climbing on the hub. She can get into and out of the Cozy Coupe by herself, and shuts the door every time she gets out (it cracks us all up). She has a zebra that she rides and she can now use both feet to push herself on it across the room. The independent streak is alive and well now, as Britton throws a tantrum if she doesn't get what she wants, even if you have no idea what she wants or she decides once given her desired object she no longer wants it. She loves to hold my hand and "guide" me to where she wants to play or if she wants me to get her a certain toy.

Eating is still going well. Twice last week Britton took an avocado from the shelf, stuck a finger through the peel, and commenced eating the entire avocado. She is also a big fan of oranges and grapes lately, as well as spaghetti, broccoli, rice, scrambled eggs with cheese, toast, milk, and pretty much all veggies and fruit. I can't really remember a time when she wouldn't at least try a food item. She is off morning bottles, only getting one at bedtime.

She is growing like a weed - wearing 2T shirts and mostly 3T pants! And the most recent shirt I bought her that was 2T was too small, so we can get away with 2T in Carter's clothing, but not many other brands. Britton did get a lot of new clothes for Christmas, with some fitting now and some for later.

We are waiting on a doctor's appointment next week with her ear, nose, and throat doctor to see if she has to get tubes again since the morons at the urgent care place flushed her left one out. Other than that she has had some colds, ear drainage, and teeth pain but is trying to be our trooper.

Likes: baths, her Twinkle Toes shoes (they light up when she walks), books, coloring, covering herself and everything else with stickers, climbing the stairs, throwing the ball for Sadie, putting lotion on herself, her new playhouse and slide, being outdoors

Dislikes: the carseat in the hub's car (because it leans her back too much), being told no, being rushed, her recent diaper rash, not being able to do something herself