Ryan is 17 months old!

 Our littlest boy is at such a fun age ... it seems like he's making a new discovery each day!
Here's the month in a nutshell:

PHYSICAL/DEVELOPMENTAL:
*2 new teeth (the 4th molar and 1st incisor make teeth #12 and 13)
*still loves climbing or being "up" on everything
*spent a bunch of the month sick (cold, cough, runny nose, fever-type stuff) :(
*loves walking along curbs (or hoses), usually while holding one of our hands

*is getting better at going up and down curbs on his own
*enjoys hitting a ball off the tee (though it's more of a karate chop "swing" of the bat)
*enjoys closing doors that are open and asking to open doors that are closed
*loves throwing ANYthing ... often right at someone!
*most loves walking while. pushing or pulling something


SOCIAL/VERBAL:
*follows directions well (at least when he wants to :))
*loves copying what we say. Especially loves to copy when Ian says, "Uh-oh, Ry-o!"
*can definitely communicate "no!" when something happens that he doesn't like
*is learning more of his animal sounds

*very social with other babies -- spent his first Toddler Time at the library walking around between various moms and babies, smiling and interacting. He also enjoyed dancing and clapping to the music.

Dancing as Ms. Aquila leads Toddler Time

Friend Ethan and Ryan mainly  just watched while the older toddlers played with a parachute

*new words this month include: Abby (ah-mee), Andrew (ah-dew), acorn (a-doh), mower (no no), sausage (wah wah), trash (rash), Craisins (ray ray), up, down, hot, ant (at), bug, bubble, car (tah)
*starting to ask to nurse (nuh-nuh) while tapping Kim's neck ... definitely time to wean!
*can identify many of his body parts

DISLIKES: same as last month (getting nails trimmed or hair cut, getting wiped up, being in the church nursery)

FAVORITES:
*rolling vehicles along high surfaces (tables, windowsills, bathtub ledges) as well as on the floor
*dump trucks
*pick up trucks
*getting lifted up and down to the song "The Grand Ol' Duke of York"
*Mega Blocks (both putting together and taking apart)

 *bathtime with Ian

 *his stuffed puppy (that looks very similar to the puppy that Ian was attached to as a toddler)

 *dogs of any sort
*when Ian reads to or plays with him

*playing Ring Around the Rosie  ... will say "Ashes, ashes!" when we tell him what we're going to sing

*enjoys listening to books and loves to point to and identify objects on the page (one of his favorite books is "Pat a Cake")