17 months

It has really hit me that I have been very bad at taking photos of any kind of updating this blog with the great things the boys have done. So here is my attempt at catching up.

G turned 17 months old. He's really trying to communicate by using his own signs and saying parts of words. He wants to listen to or watch "The Wheels On The Bus" and other songs on the radio, tv, or our phones. He has created a sign for it by putting out his flexed right hand and rotating it down to the left. To change his diaper I have to sing a song, but that requires finding one that he likes. I will start to sing a song, but he will shake his head "no", so I have to sing a different song. This usually takes quite a few times until he hears what he wants. We've been listening to the Thomas the Tank Engine theme song a lot and he really enjoys it. He will get up and dance. 

Some words that he can say are Mama, Papa, cah-cah (cracker), baba (brother), app (applesauce), cah (car, helicopter). He will also repeat sounds like "boom", the sound of a violin, puffing, and others.

Recently, he has been trying to jump and has come off the ground with both feet briefly. G also has been hiding quite a bit. He likes to find corners to hide in, or go into closets, behind doors, and even behind the rocking chair in his room. Going outside is still a favorite, so is throwing (and sometimes eating) dirt. Now when we say it's time for a bath, he runs to the bathtub and tries to climb in.