Still Counting in Months

At the store this week, someone asked me how old Caitlin was and I had to check the date (I NEVER have a clue what the date is anymore...I'm seriously lucky if I get the year right)...and she said, "Oh, she must be under 2 if you are still counting in months!"  I LOVE counting in months because it means she's still my baby!

Today Caitlin is 17 months old!

She continues to make us laugh and pull our hair out at the same time!  I love this bug so much!  She's very independent.  She will play by herself for hours...and it's amazes us the way she plays.  She's very smart and observant.   She is also finding ways to communicate with us.  In addition to the signs we have taught her, she is starting to make up her own signs. 

My favorite thing she is doing right now is when you go to get her out of her bed, she wants EVERYTHING to come downstairs with her.  She also is so funny when she "blows her noise" on her own....anything that resembles a kleenex will be used as one!

She has been LOVING to go to Kids Korner at the park district gym.  She gets so excited to go and the teachers said she is so good (and independent) in there!  Caitlin and I are also in Mommy and Me swim lessons right now and she loves it!  (Abigail is in big girl swim lessons and loving it too..more on that soon).

All in all, life with a 3 (and almost a half) and a now 17 month old has been pretty amazing! 

I love her in her cute overalls and her ponies with ladybugs on them..my favorite outfit for Caitlin!  Caitlin is definitely more of my "overall" wearer.  Abigail...well, that's easy, she's my "tights" wearer!

A look back at Caitlin at 7 months.

And for a little comparision, here's Abigail at 17 months.  It ws also the day we announced to the blog world we were expecting again (I was 14 weeks along with Caitlin)!  People always tell me they look alike..and while I see it a little bit, they definitely don't look identical to me...but it may be their personalities that I'm focusing on!

Happy 17 Months, Bug!

(And on a random side note, we have been working on Abigail not wearing a Pull-Up.  She picked out a Belle Barbie doll and gets to play with it if she stays dry the night before...she stayed dry for 2 nights in a row.  This is very exciting and we are very proud of her!)