17 Months

Dear Jonah,

• You weigh about 27 pounds
• You're tall and have been mistaken for a 2 year old! They were, of course, insane. I'd still swaddle you if you'd let me :)
• You have 12 teeth and have your hands constantly in your mouth. We are thinking molars are the culprit
• You wear size 4 diaper
• You were in a size 4 shoe for about a minute and a half. You now wear size 5 and 6
• You wear size 18-24 month clothes
• You haven't given me a kiss in over a month. However...if your dad asks for one you puker right up. What's up with that? Not cool. You need to stop bogarting your kisses.
• You will rarely hold my hand when we're walking in public..you're Mr Independent all of a sudden. I think this is mostly because you're used to being held and get too excited with your new freedom. 
• You are a fanatic for furry creatures. You LOVE animals. Morning, noon and night we hear you roar like a lion and tiger. You are so proud of your zoo animals. It's the first thing you do when you wake up, you go check your zoo and find the lion which your dad hides in different places at night. 
• You love to be outside and play with sand. You pour it from one container to the next
• You could stack cups all day long
• You love baths especially because you get to bring your cups in and pour water from one container to another. You like to pour stuff :)
• You say about 5 words pretty good - mama, dada, hi, bye and baby. You call Dakota 'dunda' You call a lot of stuff 'dunda' though. 
• You know where all your body parts are and will point to them
• You love to make animal sounds
• You hate diaper changes 
• You look cute in every item of clothing I put on you. 
• You love to be snuggled and will crawl into my lap with your blankets several times a day. I love this.
• You're still a picky eater. Fruit, veggies, cheese, crackers, yogurt, fruit snacks, raisins and cheddar puffs is what you live on.
• You love chocolate milk and juice
• You love to dance and will start the moment you hear a tune
• Yo Gabba Gabba is getting too familiar in our household. You love it..I don't get it but you love it. You say hi to everyone as they are introduced at the beginning of the show
• You are not a fan of strangers or people you don't see often. Makes me sad, wish you would let your Mema hold you. You'd rather be with me or your dad. We need to work on you being more social. 
• You're a good sleeper, usually 8-6:30am. 
• You like to crawl on me and pounce on me when I'm not looking...I tell you to be gentle around my belly because your baby brother or sister is in there but you don't seem to care much. I am in constant defense mode when you are being wild which is almost always. 
• You don't care much for coloring but you sure do like to eat crayons. And sand, and dirt....

Here's some recent pictures of your cuteness

Finger painting! You hated the paint on your hands -- this whole event lasted only a couple minutes but you made a beautiful picture which now hangs proudly on our fridge. 

You like to wear our shoes :)

You got up especially early that morning and passed out in the office while watching a video around 9am

You and your best friend, Maxwell. You guys have hung out since you were only 5 months old! Now look at you guys!! You even shared your beloved cups with him.

Eating your first popsicle. You very much enjoyed it. 

You and Marcel hamming it up. You let Marcel borrow your bunny ears

Oh Jonah, some parents are proud of their kids when they learn something new or say please and thank you. Us? We are proud that you can spin in circles so fast and still miss running into the wall by mere centimeters. You sometimes do run into the wall and we're proud of you then too. You make us laugh all the time with the things you do.

Only 4 1/2 more months until your sib arrives. I am so excited for you to be a big brother but am also sad that we only have a couple months left of you being our only baby. You will always be my baby Jonie. I will treasure these last months and make sure you know how much I love you. Things will change but it will be good changes and you will have a constant buddy around to play with and teach stuff to. I can't wait to have 2 babes running around with buckets on their heads, crashing into walls. Happy 17 months my little one. 

Love,
Mama
xoxoxoxoxoxxoxoxoxoxoxo