seventeen months

i seriously can't believe how fast emi is growing.
she is doing new things everyday
mainly seeing what she can do and get away with

she LOVES to color.
she gets so excited with every stroke on the paper
and has a major meltdown
if i start cleaning up before she is done.
she also holds the crayon at the very top.

emi loves to brush and floss her teeth
we had never flossed her teeth before
one day eddie gave her his used (ewww) floss to throw away
except she didn't go to the trash.
she started flossing her teeth.

she has moved on from D sounds to M sounds

new words we understand but not clear:
excuse me, what's wrong?, big bird, elmo, need/want/mine
i'm sorry, garbage, here ya go and good job
there are more but i can't think of them.

has started climbing anything and everything she can
she is very mischievous!
waiting and watching for us not to be looking
if she has something she isn't suppose to
she of course runs, but now lays on whatever it is
as if we can't just lift her up to get it from her.

sings to herself...and her baby

she can not get out of her crib unless she has her baby and bug

loves looking out the window on her step stool
loves to run, with her short little legs.

has had milk product and eggs in the last two weeks
without a single reaction!!
i am so hoping this means she has grown out of her allergies.
she loves yogurt, cheezits, string cheese and milk
her favorite snacks are bread and butter pickles or olives
still working on hand control with the spoon and fork.

she will come up to you and sniff your feet

then plug her nose and wave her hand like it stinks.
she used her thumb to make a pig nose.

when she is in trouble and knows it
she does this certain smirk...
a big smile, with one eye almost closed and her head tilted.

she is such a girly girl.
she puts on her necklaces and bracelets and "talks" on her phone
which is funny because i don't really wear jewelry.
she is just nursing once a day, starting today
hopefully in a month she will be fully weaned.
she goes to bed around 7:30, a little before or a little after
depending on her mood.
and is awake by 7:30, sometimes earlier.

she loves to have her hair combed
and MUST help put everything away.
she "swims" in the bath and dunks her face.
loves wearing shoes but can't seem to keep them on
it's a vicious cycle really.
i put them on, she takes them off, cries she can't get them back on
so i put them back on...and it all repeats...sigh.

she sure is full of personality
and is our little fire cracker.
we love watching her growing and changing everyday.

we love you emi!