17 Months!

Mackenzy Star is now 17 months old and is such a big girl!  According to my measurements she is now over 20lbs and is around 32 inches tall!  If I'm correct, that means she has put on 2 pounds in 2 months and gotten 1 1/2 inches taller!  We won't get the official measurements until her 18 month appointment and I'm hoping she is 21 lbs by then...  We'll see!

Hitting 20lbs means that were were finally able to turn her around!  Yay!  She is so much happier looking at the scenery rather than the back seat.  During her first few days forward facing we had a few temper tantrums because she could see my car keys and got angry when I wouldn't give them to her.  All I heard on the way to Mrs. Karen's house was "key, keY, KEY!!!  Ahhhh!  Mommy!  KEY!"  Luckily that obstacle passed because she has some lungs on her!

She's been taking up a storm lately and it seems like she says a new word everyday.  She can say the names of her few of her friends at daycare- Nomi (Naomi), Le-ya (Leah), Niki (Karen's niece), and Karen (Mrs. Karen)!  I've also heard hair bow, bus which sounds like butt when she says it, sky, clean up, sock, shoe, boobie, my chair, knee, apple, and cracker.  She now knows where her eyes, nose, ear, mouth, belly, knee, head, toes, and bottom are.  She signs eat, more, cracker, thank you, please, and this morning she did the sign for candy but she said apple!  I just think she couldn't get her fingers in the right position, but I was super excited!  We're also working on "yes" and nodding our head.  Her answer for everything is no and although I know she knows how to use it appropriately, I believe she means yes in some situations but doesn't know how to say it.  We're working on it though!

We're also thinking about potty training her and she has a little potty that she will sit on before bath time!  Nothing has appeared in there yet, but she looks in her potty and waits for something magical to appear!  It's very cute!  Once we get the rest of our supplies, potty training will begin...

Her new loves include buttons, zippers, snaps, mac and cheese, helping mommy sweep by holding the dust pan and taking it to the trash can, carrots, taking long walks or jogs with mommy in the jogging stroller, slides, and taking her shoes and socks off!