17 months old!

I'm backdating this entry because even though I'm incredibly behind, I want things to still be in their right place! At least the pictures were only taken about 10 days late...



Every month it gets harder and harder to get him to pose for these pictures! Oh how I miss the days when he'd sit there and pose for at least 30 shots.




Eventually when he realizes I'm just going to keep putting him back up there if he climbs down, he just gets bored with me:


A few weeks ago we had to make an unscheduled trip to the doctor's office and he weighed nearly 26 pounds. I imagine he's still about the same. He's about 33" tall and everyone (with children close to his age) always remarks about how big he is (tall, not fat).

He's all over the place. He does not like to stay still for long. His favorite things to do are to go outside, push the buttons on the outdoor garage opener, sit in his Mommy or Daddy's car and pretend to drive, be pushed around the neighborhood in his little car or tricycle, and look at anything with wheels (especially lawn mowers).

Thomas has already demonstrated that he's a very strongwilled child. Sometimes it's a bit frustrating for his parents, but we're all trying to work with him so he's strongwilled in a good way and not just defiant.

He can be very loving and his hugs are the best in the world. He's sensitive to others. He doesn't like for others to raise their voices around him and he doesn't like for other children to tug or pull at him. He gets sad to see other children cry and always acts very concerned about them.

His speech is still a work in progress. Sometimes, especially in one-on-one situations he will try to mimic sounds. At such times he has said words like mower, truck, cat, mommy, daddy, nannie, dog, and many others. But he usually will not do it on command, especially when asked to say things for other people. I don't know if he's just being shy or what. I know he can say more than he does, but for whatever reason, he chooses not to be overly vocal at this point. I know it will come in his own time and that's just fine with me.

He's such a precious child and I feel incredibly blessed to be his mother. Nothing in my life comes close to how he makes me feel and I thank God for the miracle he brought into my life.