17 Months

Isabella was 17 months old Thursday!  She's almost year and a half old.  How did that happen?!  She's growing up so fast.  She looks like such a little girl!

Milestones this month include:
-New words include: Mama (she could say it before, but is finally saying it more frequently!), shoe, good girl, hello, night-night, go and snack.
-Can count to three!  Most of the time you have to start her off by saying "one" for her, but she can do it on her own.  I wasn't sure she caught onto the actual counting aspect of the words until today when I said "one" and she said "two, three"  while pointing to a letter on my hoodie each time.  So cute!
-Likes to pretend she's sleeping; she does this a lot when she knows we're looking, like during meals.  She'll close her eyes and often tilt her head to the side.  She doesn't even crack a smile; she's completely stone-faced until she opens her eyes.
-Loves spinning in circles.
-Learned how to climb onto the bench in our living room.  It didn't take long for her to fall and bust her mouth, but she hasn't done it since. ::knock on wood::
-I think she's working on several teeth, but it's hard to tell since she won't let me check her gums for long.
-Likes: "helping Mommy," pizza, tacos, pasta, dogs,  and playing peek-a-boo
-Loves: books, pushing her doll stroller, being outside, cheese, chili, mandarin oranges, and cats
-Hates: being shut out of the kitchen, having her nails trimmed, broccoli, and strangers

Most of our photos from the last month are from our Christmas extravaganza, so I'll leave you with just one for now.