17 months

So the Princess is 17 months today.  I know I say this each and every month, but I can't believe it.  It seems like she should still be a teeny tiny baby.  Before we know it, she will be 17 years!  One of Brent's co-workers asked him today if his daughter was 2 and Brent said that she was 17 months.  The co-worker apparently rolled his eyes like it was crazy to put her age in terms of months.  Excuse me, but I don't want to say my baby is 2!!!  We have 7 more months before she is 2.  7 months.....that can't be right.  :o(
Here are some new things Zuri is saying/doing since last month:

• She can pretty much say anything right now.  If she hears us say it, she can say it.  She is good at remembering what it is later too so she is actually learning what the word is and not just repeating what we say.
• She signs "please" and "thank you" now.
• She can use my iPhone better than most people I know.  She loves the Elmo and Dora apps.
• She is no longer only obsessed with Elmo.  We watch a couple minutes of each of the following shows all the time: Sesame Street, Dora the Explorer, Spongebob Squarepants, Curious George, and most recently Blue's Clues.
• She knows what and where the trash is.  This is good and bad.  Good because she can throw her own trash away.  Bad because she can throw ANYTHING away!  We suspect she has thrown away some of her magnetic letters we keep on the fridge.
• She has 2 new teeth that have popped through.  That's a total of 14!
• She is putting words together to form partial sentences.  Yesterday, I told her to put her sippy cup down and she said "Sippy cup down."
• She loves baby dolls.  Brent says that when he picks her up from daycare, she has the same doll and doesn't want to let go.
• She retains so much, it's insane.  On Sesame Street, she now knows Big Bird, Oscar, Ernie, and Abby.  Elmo is still #1, but she can recognize the others.
• My dad has a diesel truck that has a distinct sound!  When he comes over, Zuri says "Papaw" before ever seeing the truck or him.
• Tonight, during her bath, she started putting her letters in the bag so we counted them.  We decided to go to 10.  After we counted 9, Zuri said "ten"!! 

I'm sure I'm missing things; she pretty much amazes us daily with her new words and actions. 

Here are a couple pictures from today.

Dear Zuri Lane,

Mommy and Daddy love you very much.  You are such a precious little girl.  You are also one very smart girl.  You are just absolutely amazing.  We are not sure how we became so lucky to be chosen as your parents.  It is an absolute honor and joy.  We look forward to continuing this wonderful journey with you.

Love,
Mommy and Daddy