17 months!

It's hard to believe that Annaliese is already 17 months old! The time has gone by so quickly, yet it is also hard to remember what life was like without her around! I've become quite accustomed to all the toys in the living room, the extra loads of laundry, and finding her sippy cups in random cupboards! She is becoming more and more fun every day!

I know I'll want to look back and know what her schedule was like and what things she is doing at this stage, so I will try to put it into words here.

Sleeping: Annaliese goes to bed around 7:00 pm and sleeps until between 6:30-7:00. She will usually play in her crib for a little while before wanting to get up. She has her photo album from Great-Grandma Norma in her crib, so I usually find her looking at everyone and talking to them...you can tell when she flips the page by the timing of her "hi!" and "bye!" remarks!!

              We are transitioning from one nap to two; she's been doing it at the baby-sitter's house twice a week for several weeks now, but it doesn't always work at home!

Perhaps a nap is needed!

Eating: Annaliese still loves to eat! Favorites include english muffins, oatmeal, cottage cheese, cheese of any kind, avocado, bread in any form, strawberries, oranges, tri-tip, cheerios, squeezable pouches, Jamba Juice or other smoothies, and anything that anybody else is eating!

I told Annaliese she needed to finish her breakfast before she could get up and play...so she crammed as much english muffin as she could into her mouth at once!!

Clothes: We have just finished packing away the 9 month stuff...they have finally become 3/4 sleeve shirts and capris...and it was just not a good look:) Most of her stuff is 12 mon or 12-18 mon. She is still loving her size 4 shoes!

But who needs clothes, anyways?

Teeth: 12; 4 front/bottom, 4 front/top, and 1 molar on each side top and bottom. We had our first dentist appointment about 2 weeks ago, and Annaliese is definitely not a fan of having her teeth brushed. She does, however, like the flouride drops she gets three times/week and the new strawberry flavored toothpaste!

Activites: Walking...everywhere! This child does not sit still...it is incredible! She is always on the move, carrying toys, 'vacuuming,' closing doors, coloring, and going in and out of the slider door! She enjoys being outside and going to the park, but she's not a fan of the slide. She likes to climb to the top of the play sets and then crawls around until I go down the slide with her! Annaliese doesn't like the sand on her hands, so she's taken  a few face plants and ended up with a mouthful of sand...but at least her hands stayed clean!

We baby-sat Holden all day, while Auntie Jenn was at work...I think Annaliese has a love/hate relationship with him! She likes playing with his toes, finding his nose (he doesn't appreciate that,) and giving him toys...but she doesn't like him holding on to those toys, sitting in her bumbo seat, or generally taking away any attention from her!

Story time with Daddy