17 months

This boy:

-Loves to run around and be goofy! He loves to make us laugh, and is such a happy little kid!
-Is great at throwing. But I'm starting to have to get strict, because he throws everything! Including food and hard objects that could hurt someone.
-Just learned to jump!
-Is learning his body parts. His most recent are nose, ears, eyes, tongue, and hair.
-Is obsessed with lights! He loves to flip the switches every time we pass one, and he screamed with delight when he saw the lighting aisle at Home Depot!
-Is very helpful. He loves to bring me things (he has to give me my phone every time it makes a noise!), pick up toys with us, and throw things in the garbage. But we have to be careful with that one - if we're ever missing anything, there's a good chance he threw it away!
-Prefers to feed himself now, which makes for some very messy mealtimes!
-Loves books, but still prefers to "read" them on his own. His favorites right now are Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? and a little pink book of baby names that Paul's mom gave to Jenna. He mostly likes to flip through the pages and sing. I think he picked this up because Paul will use his little hymn book to sing to us while we get ready on Sunday mornings :)
-Likes to make animal sounds. His newest are dragon and elephant. He will turn in circles raising his arm up and down while making his elephant noise - so cute!
-Signs "all done", "please", "more", "no", "milk", and "where did it go?" (hands in the air).
-Babbles on and on, and is starting to try to mimic our words.
-FINALLY will fold his arms for prayer, but only for about 2 seconds.
-Plays every day with his cars, legos, and the ipad (I'm not proud of that one. I need to get better at hiding it). And he has started building things rather than just destroying. His coordination is amazing!

We're so lucky to have Liam in our family! He's the best!