17 Months

Wade is 17 months today. Can't believe next month he will be a year and a half! He is changing so much every day and we just could eat him up he is so sweet. Every now and then he will act out but I have to say he is mostly so sweet and sensitive. We need to toughen him up because he just gets his little feelings hurt so easily. The other day at the park a little boy told him "no" and he just burst out into these big crocodile tears and ran for me. He was just pitiful. We are at the beach today and he has just had blast. Here are a couple of pictures of Wade on his 17 mo old birthday

Here is what he is up to:
-weighs 25.5 lbs, over 31.5 inches but not sure exactly how tall he is.
-size 3-4 diapers and 18-24mo clothes (he still wears some 12 months occasionally)
-takes one 2-3 hr nap each day and sleeps 11-12 hours at night
-eats pretty much everything but loves cheese, apples, and grapes the best
-only wants to eat his snack in a "bowl" now. He wants us to give him a bowl instead of putting his snack on his high chair. He yells "bowl" at every meal.
-drinks only milk and water...we tried juice once but he is not a fan and I haven't pushed it since
-talks all the time and is now putting words together like: bye bye daddy, daddy work, more please, big dog, stop sign, green light go etc.
-loves to sing...he does his ABC's and it is the cutest thing, he has the tune down pat but you can only pick out two or three letters- B, D, and P and he hums the rest. "Sings" along in the car with his music
-has gotten way too picky about his music choice and will actually yell or scream and say "no" if he does not want to hear a song
-used to love Hokey Pokey last month now he hates it and wants either the numbers song, abc song or the counting song. His other favorite....thanks to my mom is Miley Cyres "Ho Down Throw Down" He loves the Boom, Boom Clap part and says that until we play it (He calls it Boom Boom Bop.)
-Has a obsession with school buses, stop signs and rocks. He will scream and get so excited when we see them.
-knows the letters A and D in his name that hangs over his changing table
-can count to three
-learned how to catch a ball in August and is doing so well with it
-loves his "pappy" and wants three in his bed at all times
-told me something was hurting for the first time in August...he said "boo boo" and pointed to his mouth one night when he was getting his I teeth in.
- loves to go "out" and would stay outside all day if we let him
-loves the pool, lake and ocean and has no fear
-says "amen" so loud when we say the blessing and prayers (he has been doing this a few months now I just forgot about it)
-walked back to his room last week and said "night night" and pointed to his crib
-still loves to play with balls and blocks the best
-loves any and every dog (he scares me because he just walks up and tries to pet them all)
-loves birds second best to dogs and his daddy- he has become quite the "daddy's boy" these days!

Our sweet boy is getting too big too fast. We love this age and are not quite ready to tackle the terrible two's yet. We just want to keep him sweet and innocent a little longer.

Wade, we are so thankful for you and we want you to know how special you are to us. We are so lucky we get to be your parents and we love you very much!!!!