17+ Months

Wow, it's been way too long since I have written. I feel horrible. Since the last week of December, time has just flown by. Sydney has grown so much physically and developmentally. She talks in sentences, counts to 15, says more than 50 words, is so loving and affectionate, and so much more. I have a ton of pictures below and I will write more under each.



We love to dress her in pink, of all shades, and skirts and leg warmers or tights. We almost always have her hair up in a high ponytail or two high ponytails because her bangs are so long. People are constantly stopping us to comment on how cute she is. Of course, she just loves the attention! She loves to play with her ball-ball!


She loves to watch movies. She will actually sit/stand/walk around, and watch the full movie. She has a very long attention span and you can tell by her comments and expressions as she is watching the movie, that she totally understands what is happening. Don't worry, we don't sit and watch movies all day...movies give Mommy bits of free time to get things done!! Her favorite movie right now is Finding Nemo. We have watched it well over 20 times!! When we go to our neighbors for dinner and cocktails on the weekends, she loves to watch Shark tail on their big big TV. Another movie that she is getting into now is Monsters Inc.



Nana and Pap are back in their Arizona condo for a few months. Sydney couldn't be happier to spend time with them. She still calls Pap "Paps"!!

This picture was taken as we were watching the Cardinals win!!


Daddy loves to put hats on her and she loves to wear them!

On this day, we were feeding the ducks. It was a beautiful sunny day and we thoroughly enjoyed our time together as a family. With our schedules, we rarely have time to do such activities together as a family. We will remember this fun day forever!!

She wasn't too sure about her piggy back ride...but she LOVED the park!!

Feeding the ducks! Man, I look at this picture and it just brings me so much joy!

At the park

Feeding the ducks. She is just soooo beautiful and so joyful. We are so blessed!

These are two owls that frequently sit in our backyard tree. It was hard to get a good picture from the patio because I didn't want to scare them away. We often hear them at nigh time. Extraordinary, aren't they!

She wants to help with everything. And, we usually let her. Here, she is helping Daddy make her morning cinnamon raisin toast! Yummy!!

She is learning to eat with her own spoon. As you can see, she is very proud of herself - as is Mommy!!

She is focusing so hard..."pick the pea up, put it on the spoon, pick up the spoon, the pea falls off, put down the spoon, pick up the pea, put the pea on the spoon, pick up the spoon, the pea falls off..." Mommy usually ends up helping!!!

New Year's Eve at the neighbors house.

She made it until 9pm or so and then we had to walk home to put her to bed. She was so sleepy!!

Well, that's it for pictures. We are still in our Mommy/Play group and have our play dates every Monday. Sydney is getting so much more comfortable and talks to everyone there. Unfortunately, the other kids (most of them are almost 2) don't really talk much yet, so she usually ends up talking to the Moms. The Moms continue to be amazed by Sydney's development and her vocabulary. I joined a gym, for my own sanity and health, and Sydney attends the daycare there. It's a very small, private gym, so she gets lots of attention. They have video cameras and screens around the gym so I can check on her anytime I want to. She loves to go there and play. I think it is good for her socialization skills also. It's also good for Mommy!! Happy Mommy makes for happy Sydney and happy Daddy!!