17 month milestones

Movement milestones

* Walks alone
* Pulls toys behind her while walking
* Carries large toy or several toys while walking
* Begins to run
* Stands on tiptoe
* Kicks a ball (he throws a ball sideways and overhand, but still struggles with kicking it straight)
* Climbs onto and down from furniture unassisted
* Walks up and down stairs holding on to support

Milestones in hand and finger skills

* Scribbles spontaneously
* Turns over container to pour out contents
* Builds tower of four blocks or more
* Might use one hand more frequently than the other

Language milestones

* Points to object or picture when it’s named for him
* Recognizes names of familiar people, objects, and body parts
* Says several single words (by fifteen to eighteen months)
* Uses simple phrases (by eighteen to twenty-four months) (has said “Hi kitty!” "All done!" "This is (fill in the blank)"and "Hi Dada" but that’s all)
* Uses two- to four-word sentences
* Follows simple instructions (with visual cues)
* Repeats words overheard in conversation

Cognitive milestones

* Finds objects even when hidden under two or three covers
* Begins to sort by shapes and colors (currently sorts by colors or type of object – puts books with books, blocks with blocks, etc)
* Begins make-believe play

Social and emotional milestones

* Imitates behavior of others, especially adults and older children
* Increasingly aware of herself as separate from others
* Increasingly enthusiastic about company of other children
* Demonstrates increasing independence
* Begins to show defiant behavior
* Increasing episodes of separation anxiety toward midyear, then they fade

The words he currently says are:

Mama
Dada
no
good
titty (kitty)
dog
voom (his "vroom" noise, used to label all vehicles)
ma (more, an all-purpose "I want that" phrase)
Nenenenen (his version of “nurse-nurse-nurse-nurse,” the phrase I always say when he’s nursing)
Hi
There (when he puts something where he wants it)
Flower
Table
Apple
Boo-oof (a dog bark, used to call the dog, different from "dog" which is his label for dog)
Yeee (leaf)
Ball
Hot (he says this whenever he sees food with steam - it's cute)
Ah-pay (airplane)
Hug
Bird
All done
Dississ ("this is")
Voombac (vacuum)