Crib Notes: Months 17 and 18

Over the last two months, Park's vocabulary and body have taken off. Around 17 months, Park got very comfortable saying "no." Today, he's saying "hi," "bye," "nana (banana)," "uh oh," "fffff (fish)," "car," "ollie" and "biggie" (two of his favorite characters from books), something to the tune of " happy" or "abby" and "go! go! go!"

At the same time, his little legs have decided to go! go! go! as well. Two months ago, the munchkin was just figuring out how to stand up in his crib on his own. Today, he's taking the stairs up and down, walking his firetruck up and down the driveway, and walking his balance bike around the living room. We've already celebrated his first skinned knee (when you wait this long for it, it's a celebration) and he has finally let go of the morning nap. Now we just have to convince him to give up the pacifier (baby steps).



As for broadening his horizons, we took Park to his first musical - a local junior high rendition of High School Musical. We had no idea how this would play out since it started at Park's bedtime, but he sat quietly in my lap up until the last two numbers. At that point, he decided he had observed long enough and was ready to participate. We were in the front row, so after Park got down from my lap, he took off for the stage, clapped and danced in circles just close enough that everyone in the gym and on the stage could see him. He was about two seconds from climbing the stairs and stealing the spotlight before we pulled him aside.

And while he may be a lightweight for his age, Park continues to eat pretty much everything we do and with a sense of adventure. We're waiting for those terrible two's to kick in and have him decide he only wants to eat pickles at every meal, but so far he continues to make meal time fairly easy ... but messy.







While Park's mobility has sped up, our productivity around the house has slowed down. But every day, we enjoy seeing what he's going to discover or say next. It's a wild ride!