The Crazy Adventures of the Merten Family: 17 months

Our little man sure is keeping us on our toes. He no longer walks around the house...he sprints room to room. He is very helpful and will help us clean and wipe up his mess. He can wipe and clean his hands and throw away the paper towel. He is becoming a pro with his spoon and fork, when self feeding.

Nolan still loves to eat dairy and meat. He loves ham, hamburger, hot dogs and chicken nuggets. He loves to eat cottage cheese, american cheese, yogurt. He loves mandarin oranges, apple sauce, watered down juice. Vegetables we struggle with more, he will eat green beans and that is about it. He is still drinking a ton of fluids and he now loves to have ice in all of his beverages. He is still drinking out of a sippy cup and has not figured out how to use a straw. At night he still gets his milk in a bottle and a nuk. But he has pretty much eliminated the nuk during the day. We have had a few set-backs with teething.

Nolan's 3/4 molars appear to be almost all the way in! Yeah

Nolan has also started to sleep through the night. He goes to sleep between 7-8. Will usually wake around 11 and then sleeps til 730 or 8. During the night he still consumes about 12 ounces of milk.

Nolan is really starting to jibber jabber. He says duck for dino. He knows where all of his toys are and completely understands everything you tell him to do. He is a very bright little boy.

Nolan is learning how to be organized and sort shoes. He can put his jacket away when asked and find everyone's shoes.

Nolan has been going through a Daddy phase this last month...I must say I do not like sharing, but am glad to see he is bonding with his daddy.