your seventeenth month

You personality was blossoming before our very eyes.

And as we had always suspected,

you had a cheeky little sense of humour,

the ability to put us in our place without a word,

a super inquisitive nature

and a smile that could charm anyone.

Your talking was coming on in leaps and bounds

and it seemed like you added a new word to your repertoire each and everyday.

You were still at a point where we had no idea what you were talking about most of the time

but it didn't bother you

and you would chatter away to us,

to the cats,

to your toys,

to yourself

all day long.

You would say "hello" whenever you heard a ringing noise,

and a doorbell would see you running in that direction to find out who was visiting,

and you would say "bye" when you left a room.

You would pant and bounce and stamp your feet really quickly if you heard music

or if something excited you.

You would also clench your fists and face and squeal sometimes

if you were really excited.

It was so lovely watching you because it seemed like practically everything excited you.

You seemed to have had a growth spurt

and could suddenly reach lots of things which had previously been beyond your grasp.

The cats had definitely noticed

as they were having to resort to different testing places in order to stay away from you.

You and Darcy were becoming really good playmates

and he would happily let you pin him to the ground for a cuddle

and you would screech "cat" whenever you saw him.

We had successfully managed to wean you off sleeping bags at bedtime

so that you could have a quilt like a big boy.

However this meant that you could move around even more in your cot that you did before

and we were starting to wonder of we would ever manage to get you in a proper bed

without needing several trips to A&E as a result of you falling out.

We had to make a trip to A&E with you

when you ended up with a pulled elbow.

It was so horrible for Mummy to see you so sad

and Daddy was at home worrying about you.

But you hardly made any fuss

and were a credit to us with how brave and well behaved you were.

It seemed incredible to think that you were nearly a year and half old.

In so many ways you still seemed so new

and you were still teaching us things all the time

about how to be good parents.

But at the same time we were reminded whenever we took you anywhere

that you were growing up so fast

as people would comment on how big you were,

how confident you were

and what a generally lovely little chap you were.

You made us constantly proud with how content you were

how confident and brave in new situations you were

and how friendly you were with everyone.

We would have loved to have take full credit for what an awesome little person you were

but we knew that a whole ton of it was just down to you being you.

And it made us feel very lucky.