Lincoln Lately {17 months}

Lincoln is quickly going from baby to toddler.  He still only has one speed - FULL SPEED!  He is always on the move and rarely slows down except to eat and sleep.  He still loves to be right in the middle of the action and usually that means right next me since I am the only one at home with him most days.  Ha! He is becoming more talkative and trying to repeat more of the words and phrases we say everyday.  

Here are some pictures I took of him this morning:

Here is what he is up to these days:

• He weighs about 26.75 lbs. and I would guess about 32.5 inches tall.
• He wears mainly 18-24 month clothing and size 4 diapers
• He sleeps about 12 hours at night and one afternoon nap for about 2-3 hours
• He has been sleeping in till about 8:00 a.m. this summer. Wahoo!
• He still loves all food.  He is starting to get a little pickier but nothing major. His favorite foods are chicken, grapes, and cheese
• He is learning to eat with a utensil; it's a slow process but he loves to try
• He does not know how to sit down.  His longest time to sit to date is about 30 seconds.
• He still loves balls, yo-yos and anything on a string
• He also enjoys having books read to him.  When I sit down Indian style to read to him he walks over to me and backs himself into my lap to sit down while I read the book.  Love it.
• He loves to go outside and will go to the door, point to it and say "bye, bye?"
• He has about 20 pretty consistent words including some of these: mama, dada, hi, bye, uh-oh, no, hot, balloon, bubble, ball, bowl, elbow, Burney (Barney), more, baby (which I think he means his lovie) and ba (drink). Do you see a theme with the "B" words?  They must be his favorite!
• This past week he said his first phrase, "Bye, bye, daddy" It also sounds like he has said "Bye, bye, ya'll" on other occasions. 
• He has shown more interest in watching TV but will mainly only watch Barney for about 2 minutes and then run off to play
• He loves to tell inanimate objects "bye, bye" when he leaves any room
• He still calls me dada if you ask him who I am.  He can say mama and knows that is my name but he only calls me that on his terms and its usually when he is upset.
• His sign language has dropped off except for please, all-done and drink.
• He LOVES music.  It soothes him like nothing else can.  He likes for me to play music on my iPhone and he will hold the phone up to his ear and listen to the music for several minutes at a time. 

• He also loves to dance to all music. This week when we picked him up in the church nursery the worker said "This one here is a dancer!"
• His ideal situation would be Cory and I both sitting on the floor in his room with him while he plays
• He has an issue with biting others and hitting (lots of teachable moments are upon us)
• He knows several body parts: nose, ears, eyes, mouth, hands, feet and recently learned elbow
• He loves the book "From Head to Toe" by Eric Carl.  He can do almost all the movements in the book.
• He is not a climber and we are grateful.  I think he is too thick to be able to climb well plus he just prefers to run everywhere. 
• He loves to look at pictures of family members.
• He loves to randomly give hugs and kisses (or sugars as we call them)

This one here is a keeper!