Mavrick @ 17 Months

I have been super bad at updating lately. Turns out when you work you don't have as much time to blog as you use to. =) But I missed his 16 month update so I am playing catch up. 

A couple things Mavrick is up to these days:

• He can say "buh bye" and wave. He is still pretty selective when he does it but it is getting more frequent. He waves both arms when he does it which is super cute. =)
• Throwing stuff! OH MY GOODNESS! Sometimes I feel like that is ALL he does is throw anything he touches. 
• He loves to be chased especially by his Daddy and Aunt Kami. 
• He is in a size 7 1/2 WIDE shoe. I know...his feet are huge. He is 
• A cute thing he does right now is whenever he sees Ryan and I hugging or giving each other a kiss he runs over and wants us to pick him up. Then he sticks one arm around each of us for a big family hug! Its adorable and so sweet. (Those kinds of things make everything else worth it)
• He loves going out the doggy door at my parents house. If Mavrick is quiet that is where I look except he never fully goes out. Just sticks half of his body out. Haha. =)
• He is constantly jumping around. I think he jumps more than he runs and runs more than he walks. 
• He is starting to sleep in his bed more which I LOVE! =) We stick him in his bed and Ryan started to read chapter books to him so that is how we kinda get him to sleep. He sometimes wakes up around 5 or so in the morning and comes into our room but we are taking baby steps. =) 
• He currently hates all and any food. It is so frustrating. Ryan and I have made a packed to not bring and sweets into the house (except for baking stuff) so that Mavrick will not see it and want it. I don't know if all kids are like that but he just cannot function if he sees candy or sweets! He throws the biggest fit. So...our new policy until this phase of sweet loving is over..."OUT of SIGHT, OUT of MIND." But he still won't eat. I have no clue what to do so any advice would be nice. =)
• He is in a hitting phase too. If he gets mad he hits you or whatever is making him mad. (sigh......) So latley it has been alot of timeouts and pops on the butt. 
• He loves singing the ABC's with me and Ryan. He has a board in his room and we point at them as we sing. He looks forward to it every day. 
• He still is not saying any words but his jabbers are a little more clear these days. It almost sounds like he is talking but not quite. I am still waiting for him to say "Mom"
• He loves to head wrestle with his daddy.
• Him and his Daddy have a cute trick where they open their arms up real wide and he will run to him and give him a hug. And just keep doing it. 
• He also has been giving me the biggest longest hugs lately. Especially whenever I get home from work. Its so sweet. =)

 Here are a few cute photos:

hehehe =) I am sure he will hate me for these one day but they are too cute. =)

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