Grayson turned 17 months last week and I'm in shock at how quickly he's approaching his 1 1/2 year mark. This month he's learned the art of facial expressions. He's had some funny ones before, but I don't think he realized he had control over the expressions and now uses them for our entertainment.
His unofficial weight is just under 25 lbs and I think he's recently had a growth spurt because the 18 month pants that used to require a roll at the bottom now fit him just right. He's still nowhere near filling out the butt or leg areas, but the length is finally fitting.
Music, puzzles and books are still his favorite pastimes, closely followed by emptying out the sippy cup cabinet, standing/climbing on any chair or surface, and taking bites off of any food someone close by may be eating at the moment. Grayson also loves to "dance" and will stomp around in place when you ask him to dance on command.
We've implemented a new strategy when it comes to Time Out, now giving a warning and then counting to three. If he doesn't obey us by the time we get to three he goes into the Time Out corner. It has been effective so far with an added benefit of helping him learn counting as well (or at least the words one, two and three).
He is very into repeating words which has made us extra careful to enunciate in an effort to prevent confusion with inappropriate words that often sound like other words.
Another recent development is self awareness when it comes to bodily functions. He's really into "blowing his nose" which basically means realizing his nose is running and then blowing air out of his mouth into a tissue. Then, last night after dinner things got interesting when he ripped a big one and then looked at me and said, "Pooh pooh." Sure enough, he was right.
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