17 Months Update

For all the fans, I thought I'd give a little update on what Micah is doing now. His cuteness factor has only increased since the last time I wrote about him. He can say most words now and repeats a lot of what he hears. We may be the only ones who really understand what he's saying, but he's communicating nonetheless. He will ask for his "wawer" when he's thirsty (that's water). The other day in the middle of breakfast he refused his yogurt and said "tootie" to me, meaning he wanted to eat a cookie right then. He didn't get the cookie, but it was cute when he tried. Recently he's started saying his version for the word cucumber because he knows I'll give some to him before it's actually time to eat, "tumber!" He also likes to ask for "apa" which is apple. He loves looking at "bopes" (books) and will ask for them. His two most favorite recent words are "Wook" and "Josh-a". If he can't see his brothers, he is looking for them. Sometimes he'll stand in the hall and yell their names trying to figure out where they are, "Woo-ook". I wish you could hear him!

Other than talking up a storm, he's just a very playful little fella. As long as he's well-fed, he's pretty happy. And I do mean well-fed. He can eat so much if it's something he likes. There are times he eats more than his brothers. Speaking of which he currently weighs 28 lbs. I wouldn't say he's chubby at all, just solid. He's beginning to outgrow some of his 18 month clothing already. In unfortunate news, I think he's ready to move to one nap a day. This is kind of really bad timing for me as we're getting ready to start packing up our house and I really need him to take 2 naps. :o( He's just all over the place when he's up. He will sit at the table doing activities like stacking and sorting for a little while. But he doesn't last long doing that if I'm not right there. He does want to be helpful, he'll take off to do things you ask him to do like throw something away, or wake up a brother, or put something in his room. We'll see what happens with the nap situation. Maybe I can just cut them short and still get two out of him for a little while. If we can just make it through the next two months...

Here are some pictures for your enjoyment. Currently if he sees a camera, he just puts this big grin on his face that's really adorable. And he loves wearing hats! I can't wait for many of you to meet him in person!