17 Months

8/23/15 Micah has gone pee pee in the potty a few times, and he has sat on the potty saying he needed to go about 30 times....he then gets up and claps for himself (so cute). Afterward, we have to convince him to put his diaper back on for about..oh 20 minutes or so. He has a Llama Llama book that talks about the potty, so every time we get to that page he shrieks and runs over to his potty while pointing at his diaper (his signal to us that he needs it off....NOW!). He still is Mr. Social and loves to give everyone he encounters his very charming wave and smile. He says "clock," "bird," "ball," "mama," "dada," "car," "dog," and then of course makes his animal sounds "rawr (tiger/lion/dinosaur)" "mew mew mew' (cat), "ppfff (dog...obviously), "bzzzz"(bee), "ssssss" (snake), "Vrooo" (car). He especially loves to repeat "mamadadamamadadamamadada." <3  He LOVES to climb, go to the park, play at the beach, play with the My Gym instructors, play drums and guitar, and play with his sand and water table. His favorite thing (after milky, of course) is reading books. He could literally do it all day (and sometimes it feels like we do!). He is still sleeping (mostly) through the night and taking short naps during the day. Any time there is not music on he demands we turn it on by raising the roof (or Beyonce-ing) by the speaker. Recently, he has really loved to play hide and seek with us. Sometimes he is a great hider (under the couch cushions where we can't see him, and others times is a very cute hider (hiding just his face-I can't see you, you can't see me). 

8/30/15 Micah is in the midst of a growth spurt and is suddenly ravenous, eating everything on his tray and even asking for seconds. Makes this mama so happy to see him enjoying his yummy plant foods! The other day he had two green smoothie "fudgesicles' after he finished his lunch! His language development has also skyrocketed in the last few days and he's talking a lot more and excitedly saying the words he knows from his books ("ball," "clock," "bird" etc) over and over.  He loves to do the motions to The Wheels On The Bus and can sing it with us all day long. He is getting so good at communicating what he wants and he gives us the cutest cheesy grin when we understand what he is asking for. He recently convinced mama to get him a giant monkey stuffed animal from Costco and has been walking around cuddling and dancing with it. He also fed it diner tonight in his high chair....so cute. He LOVES the beach and can play in the sand and water for hours.

16 Months

Lots has happened with Micah over the last few weeks...where to begin?! He is running and climbing EVERYWHERE and does not want to be told where to go. He has his own ideas and opinions and is definitely not interested in giving up any of his new found autonomy to appease mama and daddy. He loves to go down the slide, make animal sounds, read, play chasing games, has the best sense of humor and seems to get complicated humor in a very adult-like way, is incredibly tough and rarely cries even when he falls pretty hard, laughs at his "boo boos" and bruises, sticks his finger in his nose (this started as a "where is your nose" response and then just took off on it's own...lol.

He still loves, loves, loves music and dancing. Anytime there is any sort of music on he immediately starts dancing (in a move that looks strikingly similar to Beyonces' 'single ladies dance). He says yes (a-yah) and no (shakes his head back and forth). He still loves anything to do with a guitar or drumming, is starting to love all of his stuffed animals, and likes to roll the volleyball back and forth.

He loves to take his diaper off and run around the house giggling (and is devastated when we make him put it back on). He has gone for his first bike ride in a trailer (hated it), in his first bounce house (not sure), and his first splash pad  adventures (love/hate/love). He met his Grandpa Greg for the first time and hit it off with him right away.

Micah's first carousel ride!

Came back to have a ride with Daddy!

Feeding himself...

The aftermath.

Annabelle's 2nd Birthday Party!

8/2
Micah went poo poo on his big boy potty today! He was doing his usual poo poo stance and face and mama asked him if he had to go potty, he walked right over to his potty and pointed at it. Mama took of his diaper and he finished in the potty! Afterward he got up and clapped for himself and was so proud! He has been asking us to take his diaper off and then sitting on his potty for a few days now (although he is just a tad too small still and he has to put one foot in the potty first and then take it our and adjust once he's up in order to get on all by himself.

8/11 Micah has told us he needed to go potty several times by going to the bathroom door and pointing, once we open the door he points to his potty, then his diaper. Once we take off his diaper and help him sit on the potty he tinkles! So smart! He loves to wave at everybody he sees, has the cutest little coy smile he flashes at strangers, and when he wants to get the attention of stranger he starts giggling until they turn around and acknowledge him.

More pictures from month 16...

Micah's New Monster Hoody!

 

Micah's pre-haircut mullet. It was time.

Auntie Meme gives Micah his first haircut.

He sat there so patiently!! <3

First time at Frogg's Bounce House..not sure how he feels about it.

"usies"

Baby modeling.

Sandtray Play!