17 things about our amazing 17 month old

I glanced at the calender today and saw the date- 1/21, which means Becca is another month older (for the record so is Corbin- he is 88 months old today. But that is besides the point, and it would be silly to keep track of Corbin's age in months). I missed posting anything on Becca's 16 month, so I figured I'd do a two month update on all the amazing things Becca is up to. So in no particular order:

1. Becca loves to be helpful. She helps me with laundry (and yes, she is actually helpful here. She will load the washer while I fold a load).
She also loves to feed the dog. This is not particularly helpful, I can do it quicker myself, but she sure does enjoy it. Especially when she gets to sneak some dog food for herself- yep, she likes to eat the dog food and is probably the reason she likes to help feed Zoey. Other chores she helps with- putting her clothes in the dirty laundry, putting books away, and wiping off the table. She loves to help.

2. Becca enjoys working out with us. She has even learn to jump with both feet off the ground- a milestone usually reached between ages 2-3. She is also very helpful for tackling you during push ups and sitting on you during sit ups. For the most part, I only work out when Becca is napping, but Mark will work out when he gets home, and when he does, he is lucky enough to have a very cute and helpful workout buddy.


3. She has picked up lots of new words. Some of her favorites: Baby (more on that later), Zoey, Belly button, Spoon, and Matt (as in Uncle Matt).

4. Becca can feed herself with a spoon. I can place a bowl of yogurt or applesauce in front of her and most of it will end up in her mouth.


5. Becca loves Zoey. She gives her kisses and hugs all the time. And when she gives Zoey kisses, she licks her.

6. Becca has a total of 13 teeth now.

7. We are back to waking up once or twice during the night. Not sure why this is happening, and although I would love to have a undisturbed night sleep. I am trying to savor the snuggle time I get when she does wake up.

8. Becca can carry her own diaper bag- And she enjoys it!

9. Babies, babies and more babies. She is obsessed. First word she says every morning is baby, which means she wants all of her babies in her arms to start her day. She spends her day pushing the babies around in the stroller or shopping cart, rocking them, and feeding her babies. And anytime we spot a kid under four- she shouts BABY. I am not sure the three year olds appreciate being called a baby by a baby. She doesn't seem to realize she is still a baby herself. (case in point: when she sees a picture of herself, she points and says, "baby" and when I say it's "baby Becca", she says, "no. baby.")

10. When she isn't playing with her babies, or dancing, her favorite toy is this:
For a very active 17 month old, I am always shocked to see her sit and play with this for 30 minutes at a time.

11. Becca is obsessed with shoes. She loves to pick out which shoes she is going to wear each morning. Unfortunately, she is not fond of wearing shoes. They rarely stay on her feet for more than 5 minutes in the car or shopping cart, or stroller. So it is a constant battle. My current favorite shoes for Becca, these boots from Cara and Matt:

12. Just call Becca, "Little Miss Attitude". She can give you some evil looks. She has figured out how to throw a full out tantrum by throwing herself on the floor and kicking her legs, which she does when she doesn't get what she wants. And, if she is really mad at you, she just closes her eyes and pretends you are not there.

13. She loves her brothers. She randomly gives them hugs or kisses. She follows Trent around all day, much to his dislike. Although, occassionally, Trent has started incorporating her into his games. They play house or king & queen together.

14. Becca has moved out of the high chair (see the pictures above using a spoon). When we still had her in the high chair, she was clearly very upset not to be at the table with us. Since we only had four chairs for our table, we had to go buy some more just so she could join us.

15. Speaking of sitting at the table together, it is Becca that makes sure we say prayers before dinner every night. As soon as the last person sits down, she reaches out her hands to initiate prayers.

16. Becca loves bellies. She has been banned access to her own due to some diaper exploration and smearing. Now, Becca always has a onesie on to keep her out of her diaper. So, when she needs to cuddle, she crawls on your lap and finds your belly. It truly is the way to Becca's heart. Here is a picture of Becca with Uncle Matt- she found his belly:

17. Becca is a trouble maker- just this week, she has unraveled a whole roll of toilet paper, broke one of our bowls, lost Mark's keys, a remote, and a phone, dumped out the box of Q-tips, my purse, and emptied the bookshelf. She spilled my juice & Trent's water. She is definitely a busy girl and into everything.

*Hope you enjoyed getting to know our 17 month old girl a bit better. Becca is changing almost daily. I am seeing our baby turning into a mature little toddler, tantrums and all, right before my eyes. It is quite amazing!