We have such a girly girl. Where did she get this from? She loves “pretty” things and she makes sure she points out everything that she thinks is pretty. She loves necklaces and bracelets and all kinds of girly things.
Our 17 month old brings us so much joy. She surprises us every day with something new that she does or understands. She may not be saying a lot of words but wow does she know what words mean!
She has definitely become a daredevil. She isn’t scared to try anything! She has figured out how to climb into this chair in the office and then stand up! She’s not scared one bit!
At 17 months old, Ashleigh…
-wears size 3 diapers.
-wears 12 month size clothing, but will probably be wearing size 18 month stuff soon.
-still only has 5 teeth (3 on top, 2 on bottom).
-loves making animal sounds. So far she can say moo, woof, roar, and meow)
-loves reading books and magazines. Her favorite thing to read right now is Readers Digest. She carries that magazine around with her and looks at every single page!
-can do some signs in ASL (eat, drink, more, all done). We love watching Signing Time together! (I’m not sure who enjoys learning sign language more- me or her!)
- says daddy, bye, hi, right there, here, wow, ball, pretty
-has her own little jibberish language (it’s so cute to listen to her just chatting up a storm)
-likes to color in her coloring book. She is fascinated by crayons. She enjoys taking them out of the box and putting them back in, over and over again.
-loves to sort objects and take them out of their containers and put them back in. We just gave her a shape sorter and she loves putting the pieces in and taking them back out.
-can stack blocks! (click on link below to see the video)
-reads any chance that she can get. She “reads” the books by making sounds, pointing at the pictures, and turning the pages. So cute!
-enjoys dancing to any kind of music.
-loves soft blankets! If she spies a blanket, she makes a beeline for it and throws herself down on top of it. When she’s comfortable, she puts her hands behind her head and says, “Ahhh!”
-likes rolling and bouncing balls.
-loves going up and down the stairs, but she is figuring out how to use the railing and go up and down by herself!!
-has become a bit of a picky eater. Ugh. Foods that she used to love are now just thrown to the floor. Let’s hope this is a phase!
-gets very proud of herself when she does a good job. She smiles and pulls her shoulders up and claps for herself.
-can be very sneaky! She knows to “hide” when she’s doing something she’s not supposed to be doing! Crazy girl!
-catches on very quickly to new activities or games.
-follows simple commands like “Sit down”, “Stand up”, “ Go get _____,”, etc.
-loves giving hugs and kisses to mama and daddy (please Ashleigh, don’t ever get tired of doing that!!)
-is no longer breastfeeding before going to bed at night. (I was debating on when to stop and couldn’t quite make up my mind, but one night last week Ashleigh refused the breastmilk, so that was that!)
-has started attending a play group sponsored by Ingham County. It is fabulous! The group is run by trained professionals, and they offer new centers each week, which are all based on the weekly theme (two weeks ago, the theme was nutrition, so every center had to do with nutrition, and last week everything revolved around fine motor skills). This playgroup is a great chance for Ashleigh to play with other kids around her age.
And of course, here are some fun pictures of our sweet Ashleigh…
At the playground on a warm(ish) afternoon
Watching the Puppy Bowl before the Super Bowl. She loved it!
Reading her Readers Digest
Bandana fun
Ponytail!
Cute!
“Hello?” Using her xylophone as a real phone!
Girly girl
What funny faces!
Kissing kitty cat
Kitty cat really wants to play with her necklaces while she was watching Signing Time.
17 months old. Not. possible.
It is hard to believe Ashleigh has grown up so much. She has her own sweet personality and style and we so enjoy seeing how she is growing into herself. What a big girl she has become.
ReplyDeleteDoes she have a dress-up box? My grandma had one. She put her old dress up stuff in it -- high heeled shoes, necklaces, etc -- and my sister and I used to spend HOURS playing dress-up. Might be fun!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the update. It's hard to believe that Norah will be doing that stuff soon. Would Ashleigh like a playdate?