Chase at 17 months!

This month Chase's language has exploded. He is saying more and more words and repeating after things we say. He's finally deciphered the difference between yeah and no, and gotten even better at communicating. He's also climbing on everything and being a little daredevil. He is silly and hilarious and so smart.

At 17 months Chase is:

-Talking so much. Newer words include please, air-plane, baby, truck, boat....He's also saying lots of animal noises. Chase also has quite a babble/baby-talk language and can be heard babbling away often.

-Singing. Quite hilarious as you can imagine, as he does not have that many words or know that many tunes.

-Has spent 4 nights away from his Mama and Dadu. In September he stayed with Grammy and Grampy and last weekend he stayed with Nonnie and Pop. By all reports, Chase was on his best behavior. He even slept in (not fair!) and ate really well.

-Has 16 teeth!! It's been a drooly month, but he even has one set of molars. 

-Really into airplanes and helicopters. Whenever he hears one (which is pretty often), Chase runs over to the back door to look for it.

-Opinionated and it shows. Chase find the bottle of bubbles every night to ensure he gets a "bub-bu" bath and points the remote at the TV while saying "Elmo" to tell us when he wants to watch Elmo. He not only shows us what he wants, he says it too.

-Having fun with pop-up books and books that play music. And by have fun I mean sort of obsessed.

-Snuggling. In the morning he gets a water bottle (wawa baba) in bed with me while I try to steal a few more precious moments of sleep and Stephen showers. He's become such a good snuggler and gets close to me, pets my hand, hugs, and kisses. It is such a cherished time together. I know it won't last.

Happy 17 months, Big Guy! We love you so much.