17 Months

Maya at 17 months: She talks all the time, unless someone other than Derek or me speaks to her. She provides a running commentary on her life. She wants to touch everything and say touch while doing it. She begs me to cut her nails because that's the only time she gets to watch tv. She loves to read and sing. She likes to spin, slide, dig in the sand/dirt/rocks, and play in the pool/tub/ocean. If she sees her swimsuit, she's like suit, suit, pool, outside. If we get dressed to leave the house, she asks to go to church or the beach. When she talks about church it's usually, church, sing, class, her teachers name, and sometimes pray. It's impossible to keep her quiet during worship but after the service when people talk to her she clams up. She can count to 2. She can stack 4 blocks. She can play outside or with her little.people for hours. There is currently a potato in my bathroom floor. She still enjoys nursing. She's ask for one side, nurse for a few minutes, then ask for the other side. She offers to share her milk with her toys. I've nurse a dog, bear, doll, etc in recent weeks. She's a fan of mo or e'mo even though she's never seen s street. She's afraid of fans. She thinks they are hot since we tell her not to touch. When she sees the grill she says hot, touch, no. She is hilarious. She is a lot of fun. She is a sweetie.