Big Boy Franklin

These pictures were taken on Theo's birthday, when Franklin got to eat his first chocolate chip cookie. No surprise, he loved it. Franklin is 17 months old now and really hitting his stride as a toddler boy. He RUNS confidently around the house now and happily climbs the stairs whenever granted the opportunity. He likes to make vroom car sounds, roaring dinosaur sounds, and moo cow sounds. He can communicate what he wants fairly well, though all too often he wants whatever he can't have! He strung together two words for the first time recently (other than good morning and thank you which I think he thinks are one word). He said "more o's" asking for more cereal. It was so funny the way he said it, he kind of sounded like a wookie or like he was on slow motion. He surprised me the other day knowing the word "hammer", and his vocabulary continues to grow quickly. He understands A LOT and likes to speak in gibberish and point at things while looking at books, practicing, practicing speech. He is a sweet snuggly boy and loves physical play. He continues to show an aptitude for fine motor skills; for weeks he's been able to work the jack-in-the-box by himself by turning the crank, and can bang all the balls down the Melissa and Doug hammer the balls down wooden toy Pop and Grandma got Theo when he was this age.