17 Months

Time continues to fly by.  Asher seems so old lately and seems to have turned into a little boy.  Just a few things I want to remember about him right now:

-He is taking a much longer nap lately.  He'll nap around 2 hours each afternoon and sometimes even more (while other times a little less...)

-When Asher likes things, he really likes them.  He becomes slightly obsessed and is always talking about them.  Right now he is obsessed with owls, ducks, birds, and cheese.

-He will sit and play by himself so well.  He has a really long attention span and doesn't mind playing by himself.  He loves his duplos and has learned to build tall towers and then take them apart one block at a time.  His other favorite toys are his cars and race track and balls.
-He absolutely loves to dance.  Anytime he hears music he starts stomping his feet, spinning in circles, and swinging his arms like crazy.  It is quite the sight.  I'm not sure who he gets his moves from...

-He is getting less picky again and will eat lots of things we eat.  His favorite food is cheese.  

-He says lots of words, but some are a little hard to understand.  He says: dada, mom, go, hi, cheese, fish, shoes, tree, water, juice, no, yeah.

-He loves making animal sounds.  If he doesn't know what sound it makes, he usually roars.  He knows what the owl, lion, tiger, bear, monster, dog, duck, bird, and monkey say.
-He communicates by making sounds (he says "mmm" when he's hungry, wants more food, wants to feed his fish, etc.), shaking his head (shaking his head no while saying "mmm" means he's not hungry), a few signs (all done and more), and is pretty good at getting his message across.
-He definitely keeps us on our toes but he is constantly amazing us and always making us laugh.  He is such a fun, pleasant little guy.