You broke 20 pounds!

Stella, you finally broke 20 pounds (at least by my weighing).  You are still in 9-12 month clothes even though you are 17 months old.  You are pretty long though as most of the clothes are short in the arms on you.  The pants still seem to fit ok.  If we could get your height to grow too, the added wingspan would definitely be a bonus in volleyball.

Your new phrase is "Uh oh..."  You did that the other morning as you dropped your milk on the floor during breakfast.  You like to repeat it too.  You are signing more reliably although at times it seems like you forget you can do that to communicate and you just point and gurgle a bit.

You love Emma.  I think you may miss her a bit now that you're at daycare and Emma's at school.  When we get home in the evening and Emma is laying on the floor, you just lay on her and hug her.

You respond to more requests now.  If we ask you to get a toy or put some toys or books back, you actually know what we're talking about and will do it for the most part.  You enjoy flipping through books more although you tend to look at them upside down.  If we tell you to look for something or look at something, you tend to squat with your hands on your knees, lean your head forward and peer off for it.  It's really adorable!  You also have a surprised look that is great.  I haven't been able to snap a picture of it though.

I've decided my favorite ago so far is the 18-24 month time so I'm really looking forward to the next 6 months!