Gluten Free with Julie B: 17 months!

I thought I would do a bit of an update on Josh, simply because I'm so proud of him lately and I really think he has grown so much in the past month in every area!

Measurements: He's 23 pounds and I'm not sure how many inches (but he's TALL!) He's got a skinny little waist, buddah belly and short, wide feet :) For the most part he's in 12-18m clothes although he needs bigger pj's for the length and in shorts he's in 9-12 month size.

New Skills: Running, climbing stairs without help, climbing EVERYTHING, using a fork and spoon, brushing his own teeth and tons of new words this month! He can also point to his belly, head, nose, mouth and ears...for some reason he doesn't realize he has eyes yet haha!

Working On: Colors (he thinks everything is blue), using words instead of pointing&whining (oh the whining!!!), and not hitting & biting. His dad was a biter too, and he grew out of it so I'm not too worried.

Favorite Foods: He's starting to be a little pickier these days although he's still a pretty good eater. He loves fruit and has really loved oranges this month. He also likes bagels with cream cheese, hot dogs, mac & cheese (daddy's boy!), and spaghetti and meatballs. For vegetables he likes peas, avocado, and broccoli the most. I've been trying to implement the "you eat what we're eating" rule so I don't make him something different but that doesn't always happen. Sometimes he gets PB&J...not gonna lie.

Favorite Activities: He's an outdoor boy and begs (points to the door and whines) to go outside. He's having fun with all his new Christmas toys and especially loves his car ramp and basketball hoop. He loves swinging at the park and climbing everything. He also loves watching the squirrels in our backyard (he calls them "girls") and wrestling with daddy. He likes to watch Curious George and his Baby Einstein videos while mom cooks dinner. He also likes going to "Mi's" (mimi's) house! We are getting Sea World passes next week for the year so I'm sure that will quickly become a favorite activity as well!

Words: I've always felt Josh was more of an observer than a talker/babbler and I guess he still is sometimes, but his language has really grown this month as far as saying understandable words. His receptive language has always been really great and he follows 2 step commands really well already. He now has over 20 words in his vocabulary and is starting to be a parrot with repeating things! His newest words are "baby", "orange", "oh no", "Elmo", "noodles", "star", "heart" and "hot". He's fantastic at naming shapes (he knows 8 so far!) and his animal noises (the fish is my personal fave). I'm so proud of him! He also babbles a lot with lots of expressive inflections but I have no idea what he's saying :) It's the cutest.

Milestones: This month he had his first haircut! I love his hair but it was super long and starting to curl into his ears (LOL!) so I took him to Rose, who has been cutting my hair since I was Josh's age. He did great! No fussing and only slightly annoyed at all the touching on his head. He looks so much older now! My baby is growing up so fast!