17 months

Kiya is 17 months old today! I can hardly believe it. I subscribe to a babycenter dot com newsletter that tells me things that could be going on with Miss Kiya. I got the email this morning. Here are the highlights....

1) Walking and running: Nope not yet but working on it.

2) Climbing Stairs, into chairs and able to turn around and sit face forward: Yup, totally does this like a pro.

3) No has become their favorite word: Yup again. In fact last night when we told Kiya is was bedtime she said "No way".

4) Taking off her socks: She has been trying to do this for months. Shoes she can easily take off. Sometimes she even tries to put socks on too.

5) Taking off her diaper: Well she hasn't fully taken it off yet but she can undo the velcro... not a fan of where this is going.

6) Take interest in household things and want to try them out: She LOVES to turn on and off light switches, she checks the mail everyday, she likes to push the button to unlock the car doors and close/open the garage door. She has figured out how to open and close drawers and she is still mostly insisting on feeding herself.

7) Go down to one nap: Kiya has been on one nap since about 13 months of age.

8) Thrive on routine: Yup. Kiya gets a little miffed if her schedule changes or things don't go the way they usually do. She is very clear about how she likes things.

9) Less wary of strangers: This depends. Most times Kiya is saying hi or bye bye to everyone in the grocery stores, Target, park, wherever. She can get a little shy in more intimate settings.

10) Talking; Yup again. Kiya is a chatterbox. She talks all the time unless eating or sleeping. She is learning new words all the time and is starting to put words together. There is still a lot of babbling too. She also LOVES to sing. I picked her up from daycare yesterday and they said she was singing all day and she actually sings pretty well.

11) Interest in art projects: Kiya loves to color with crayons and markers. We have an art box for her with lots of supplies. She makes a mess but she loves it.

12) Texture issues: Kiya had texture issues when she was younger and they went away for awhile and now they are back. Some of her favorite foods she now snubs. It is just a phase so we just keep offering her a wide variety.

So other than the walking stuff, Kiya is right on track. Well we think she is perfect just the way she is.

We saw the doctor this week and we talked about the not walking thing. She said that since Kiya has so little muscle tone in her legs at 5 1/2, she had a lot of catching up to do. She said her muscle tone was likely more like that of a 1-2 month old. So while 17 months, her muscle tone may be closer to that of a 13 or 14 month old. The doctor is not at all worried that she isn't walking yet and is confident that she will soon. Kiya is continuing to make progress in her gross motor development so that is all that matters in the grand scheme of things as she is right on track or above average in all other areas.

We love you Kiya and are so proud of you. We can't wait to see what happens next.