Graham at 17 months

Graham turned 17 months a couple of week ago and looks like I forgot to write about his progress... again! Maybe Daddy does need to buy those cupcakes to celebrate, so that I would remember the occasion a little bit better :-)

Graham is definitely his own little person now. He knows exactly what he wants and what he doesn't want! Still very good with "no, no..." and then, when I show him or give him the incorrect thing, then it's "no... No... NOOO...!" as he shakes his head vigorously!

We continue to practice the concept of sharing with Graham:


And we continue to quiz him on how to say certain words:


Most of the time, I still can't figure out what he's saying! He loves to jibber-jabber, especially when he's in his crib. Right now, here are some of his favorite words:

- "xia yu" for rain in Chinese,
- "back" ~ to put something back at its place
- "walk" ~ when he wants down from your arms so he can walk
- "na na" ~ for his blankie (this one still baffles me!)
- "dark" or more like "dak" ~ when he enters a dark room/place
- "shoe" or more like "shi"
- "cheesestick" or more like "chee-stek"
- "bau bau" ~ when he wants to be picked up, which is his most favorite of all!

During this past week, Graham had his first taste of sidewalk chalk:
Literally!
Graham continues to surprise me at how much he can understand and comprehend. He definitely impresses Mommy and especially Daddy every day!