17 Months Little Girl

This month Leilah:

• got a lot of quality time with her Gramma, then with her Nana and Papa while Mommy and Daddy were on their 10 year anniversary trip for ten whole days! She did absolutely amazing. Took great naps and slept through the night for them.
• Weaned from Mommy milk completely. Our last times nursing were the day I got back from the trip and then we were totally done. She's been doing ok...now we just have to focus on pushing liquids. She seems too busy to drink sometimes!
• woke up at 5 or 5:30am every day! 
• went to her first two splash parks. She was curious, but anxious about the first one and then loved the second one. 
• started actually being able to sit and listen to stories! She goes and picks out books now and wants to be read to a lot. Favorites are the 1st 100 words book where she points to the photos over and over again. She likes interactive books and song books best, yet will actually mostly listen to stories too now.
• started making funny roars and growls for lions and tigers and bears and pigs
• started saying yeah and yay along with no for everything!
• continued to show more and more affection, especially to Micah. She often wakes up from nap time and her face just lights up when she sees him and she goes to hug him over and over.
• mostly weaned by the end of the month and was sleep trained the week before we left for our big anniversary trip.
• acted a bit like a scavenger, trying to eat food from everyone all the time
• liked climbing up in the double stroller
• enjoyed playing in her brand new water table in the front yard
• enjoyed getting on all the bikes and trikes at the park
• loved sliding down slides
• had lots of good Daddy time 
• had a few mini temper tantrums when not getting her way
• chased after Micah and friends, a.k.a. the big boys down the street during our first block party
• celebrated 4th of July at the West Seattle Children's Parade 
• had lots of cute moments and snuggles and laughs with her Daddy
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