Waiting for Baby Peanut: Dear Little Peanut,

You are 17 MONTHS OLD! It's summer and we are having a blast with you doing all the things summer demands. It is so much fun seeing you discover things like watermelon, popsicles, running through the sprinklers and Saturday mornings at the pool. You are the sweetest little girl and give us plenty of hugs and kisses. You are also so smart and understand much more than we realize. I can't wait until you really start talking so we can have conversations and I can really see what goes on in that head of yours!

Fact about YOU:

- You are still in size 4 diapers and only use your potty as a place to store your toys. I'm still just waiting for you to show an interest in potty training. As soon as you do, we are doing potty boot camp.

- Your hair is getting super blond from the sun. It's starting to grow into a mullet, but I can't bear to cut it so I just put you in pig tails whenever we go out in public.

- You have dropped your second nap, which means you can have a 2 to 3 hour nap during the day. I'm sure that makes your Nana happy.

- You are still working on your last teeth. It makes you cranky and gives you a fever. We are all sooo ready for teething to be over. Poor baby.

- Your new favorite food is watermelon. If you see it in the refrigerator you point and demand to have it immediately.

- Our new summer tradition is to pack up the jogging stroller on Saturday morning and run to the pool. You love the water and think you can swim already. You love to be dunked, go under the waterfalls, and slide down the water slide (while Daddy is waiting at the bottom).

- When we ask you "where is the baby?" you point to my stomach. So cute.

- You have a bit of an attitude when you hear the word "no". The level of tantrum is directly correlated to how tired you are and how you feel. Usually the fit is a few seconds long and then you move on to the next thing. There are some things that are definitely off limits and when you push those boundaries you go to time out. This means that you sit in a designated corner for about a minute while we sit with you and remind you to sit on your bottom. Usually all we have to do is ask you if you want to go to time out and you straighten up. The other day you were pushing Nana's buttons and she asked you if you wanted to go to time out, and you marched yourself straight to your corner and sat yourself down. I hope discipline is always this easy!!

We love you so much and every day is amazing with you. And now, some pictures from the past month:

I know it's mean that I took a picture of your cry face...but it's so cute