Hawkins,
Wow, your 16th month totally flew by and we accidentally skipped that post. Here we are at 17 months, and I am in awe of your accomplishments. You are like a sponge soaking up every word and action that you see. You are very aware of your surroundings and notice even the smallest things. Every Mother says this, but you are the smartest little boy. We are so proud of you.
*I have been wanting to post these pictures from Hawkins 15 month photo shoot so get ready for picture overload!*
You.never.stop.moving. Ever. You wake up ready to play and run around. You even squirm and move around a lot in your sleep.
*My3 favorite boys below*
So many people love you, Hawkins. You are my whole world and every second of my life revolves around you. I would not have it any other way. Recently your Daddy took you for an over night trip so that I could have some time alone and I literally didn't know what to do with my 24 hours to myself. I was looking so forward to it, but I think I called every 20 minutes for an update of what y'all were doing!
Words you are saying:
Hey
Baby
Mommy or Mama
Dada
HuNeeeee = Honey
Daddeee = Big Daddy
Mi-Ming = Fleming
Yay-Gee = Lady
Bo Bo = Beau
Me = Please
Da Du = Thank you
Ho Ho = Santa
Moo = Moon
ba = ball
bir = bird
dar-dar = cracker
mana = banana
What the cow says = "Ma"
What the sheep says = "Ba"
What the horse says = "Neigh"
What the duck says = "Dack Dack"
-He can point to your nose, eyes, ears, mouth, teeth, hair, feet, and belly button
-You can blow a kiss or give a kiss. You love to give hugs.
-You think fake sneezing is really funny.
-You love to ride in the race car grocery cart at Publix.
-You love all dogs and especially our Lady and Bo Bo. Lady runs away from you, but Beau lets you roll all over him and pet him. He is your best friend.
-I always go to the door and call Lady b/c she never wants to go outside. Now if we go to the door and Beau goes out Hawkins turns around and yells "Yay-Gee". It is the cutest thing!
-You are a little monkey who loves to climb - the stairs, onto chairs, whatever!
-You can go up steps now like a pro (holding onto the rail).
-You love to read and look at books. We sit in your rocker and read after naps and you always go take them off your book shelf and sit down and look at them yourself. Your new favorite book is "Brown Bear".
-You look up at the sky when a bird or airplane flies over and point. You love to go outside at night and find the moon.
-I ask you before naps and bedtime if you are ready to go night night. You start waving bye-bye and walk to your room. So sweet.
-You sleep from 7:30pm until around 7am and take one nap at 12:30pm usually for 2 hours. You have been sleeping better and better - sometimes until 7:30 or later in the mornings and maybe 2.5 hours in the afternoon. NOT always though.
-You wear 18 month clothes and a size 5 diaper. I have just a couple of outfits that are 24 months.
-You are getting better about eating, but not great. I started giving you "Ella's Kitchen" baby food pouches and you love them. You can feed them to yourself by squeezing it into your mouth.
-Breakfast: waffle, banana, yogurt, a pouch of fruit. Lunch: grilled cheese, banana, pouch of fruit/veggie, puffs. Dinner: chicken nuggets, pouch of veggie, yogurt, some other item like tator tots or a sweet potato
-I just gave you peanut butter for the first time and you have had no bad reactions! You love the mini PB ritz crackers, but are not sure about a PBJ yet.
-For snacks you love apples, graham goldfish, yogurt melts, puffs, or nilla wafers.
-Your Daddy taught you to drink out of a straw! Now you have a few sippy cups with straws and you look like such a big boy drinking out of them.
-You still LOVE bath time. We watch your animal Baby Einstein video after your supper and then ask you if you want to take a bath. You scream "ba ba ba" and run towards your bathroom. Precious.
-You go to either school or the Y every day and you really love it. You rarely cry when I drop you off - most times you wave bye-bye to me!
-You love your cousin Fleming!
The holidays are over and we are getting back to our regular schedule. We both love a break from our regular schedule, but it is always nice to get back home and back to the routine. I love this age and I love you!
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