17 months -The little dictator

Hey there baby boss,

You are officially 17 months old, you should have a doctors appointment next month where we can update your weight/height/etc. Here's your current Raggedy pic:

Like the title insinuates, you are one very bossy baby. You know what oyu want and you do everything you can to ensure you get it. In that pursuit, you've become very good at the word please, though you maybe overuse it :). Here's one of my favorite new videos demonstrating the new baby boss:

You are sort of a nutcase :) You LOVE to be the center of attention, and tend to get your wish by doing bizarre things. Like running around the house with a helmet on or hiding under laundry baskets or making duck faces with Aunt T.

 

You are an extremely happy kid, though we're getting samples of your tantrums. You're very very good with the word no and mine, and make regular use of them when someone tries to tell you what to do. You adore your siblings and like to mimic whatever they do.

You are extremely talkative, and really, pretty easy to understand. You can communicate most everything you want, and your starting to learn certain characters you like (Elmo, Doc (McStuffins),a and Let it Go (Elsa)).

We went to the aquarium last weekend, you loved all the fish, especially the 'BIG FISH' (sharks). You also liked touching the sting rays, or at least putting your arms all the way in the water.

 

Here are a couple of my favorite Kaia stories for the moment.

Last night Daddy bumped you with a door that you were standing behind, you looked up at him and very calmly said "Beep beep!".

 You love to pick pictures out of people you know, you saw a picture on the wall of the Broncos cheerleaders and immediately pointed to one and exclamed, "Mommy!"...you've been well taught baby girl :)

You melted the hearts of everyone in a restaurant when you went running as fast as your little legs could carry you to greet your Daddy with a big hug as he walked through the door.

We all adore you sweet girl, the happiest part of my day is coming to get you from school, and much to the annoyance of everyone around me, you're pretty much all I talk about. You are the little love of my life and I can't imagine life without you. We'll post soon after our Thanksgiving adventure, love you!

Baby Vader

Hello there baby vader,

Halloween was a blast! You were dressed up as Baby Darth Vader (per your brothers request- though they then subsequently bailed on their Star Wars themed costumes):

We started the day with your Halloween parade at school. Aunt T and your Dad came by to watch. Ms. Erica carried you since it was a bit overwhelming:

Our friend Rey took the picture above and photoshopped you into a more appropriate environment:

After the parade we went home and got everyone else in costume. Caleb went with a My Little Pony named Rainbow Dash & Noah requested a giant squid that your Dad spent literally all of Halloween Eve making (he went to bed around 5:30 AM), Emma was a yo gabba gabba character:

 

It was an extremely entertaining Halloween. Aunt T came with us, so you and her got lots of good trick or treating in. You were very happy to pick out your own candy and put it in your bucket, though stopping you at just one could be a challenge. You were very polite and said thank you every time you grabbed a piece. You were extremely possessive of your bucket and clutched it with a baby death grip all night long. 

Here is your very first trick or treat experience:

And some other miscellaneous shots from the night:

After Halloween the weekend was pretty low key. You got a weekend alone with Mommy and Daddy so we lived it up a bit. We went to lunch at Daddy's favorite burger spot (Crave) where you proceeded to put the onions from my salad on your wrists as bracelets. Then you decided you'd wear the boys motocross helmet for the rest of the afternoon while cruising around in your sweet ride. You are a crack up:

 

 

We also took some pictures with Grandma, so I'll get those uploaded when I get a chance. You are rocking away with your words and love being in the middle of whatever action you can get into. You're getting a bit feisty and have been known to hit/bite when you're not getting your way. Yelling at you doesn't seem to work as you mostly find that hysterical, but time outs seem to at least get your attention (again, you love being the center of attention, so if we pull you out of that you're less than thrilled). Regardless, you make me smile constantly and I am so very happy and lucky to have you in my life. I adore you sweet pea, happy halloween!