This is from Canadian Parenting website, courtesy of Ignatius' mummy.

What's it like to be 17 and 18 months old?

How I grow
- like to lug, tug and drag things. Yes
- I like to grab anything I can reach. Yes
- I'm beginning to use one hand more than the other. Yes
- I can walk upstairs if you will hold one hand. Yes
- I'm learning to creep backward downstairs. Yes
- I like to run, but I fall or bump into things sometimes.Yes
- I want my own way almost all the time. Yes
- When things don't go the way I want them to, I get angry. Yes


How I talk
- I can say about 10 words, but mostly I use the word "no."
Occasionally
- I often have long, babbled conversations with myself.
Yes and Mama is totally amused!
- I'm getting good at imitating words.
Yes and getting better at it!
- I understand more words than I can say. Yes
- I can ask you for what I want, like a cookie, by naming it -- sometimes. Yes
- I will do what you ask me to do -- sometimes. Yes
- I try to sing, and I like to have you sing to me. Yes
- I am beginning to understand the meaning of "now."
not sure about this one


Play I enjoy
- I like to play with nesting toys and stacking toys. Yes
- I often run around without any particular plan.
Yes, especially in circles!
- I like to push wheel toys, large toy boxes and other things like that around the floor. Yes
- I like to blow bubbles. Yes
- I may be able to string large, colored, wooden beads.
shall try that one day.
- I still don't play very long with any one thing. hmm.. is 5min long?


What I am learning
- I can fit a round block into a round hole. Yes
- I can build a tower of two or three blocks. Yes
- I can use a stick to get a toy. Yes
- I can point to one or two parts of my body if you name them. Yes
- I can copy the simple lines you make on paper. Yes
- I may be able to match circles and squares on a form board. Yes
- With your help, I can turn pages of a book. Yes
- I am beginning to remember where things belong. Yes


How I get along with others.
- I still love to show off and get attention. Yes
- I'm still mostly just interested in myself. Yes
- I may be grabby and greedy. Yes
- Sometimes, I'm stubborn and bossy. And sometimes, I'm loving. Yes
- In a few months, I'll be calmer and friendlier.
That's a good thing to look forward to.
- I may be afraid of some things, like thunder and lightning and large animals.
hmm.. I don't think this little boy of mine is scared of anything!
- I may have temper tantrums when I'm tired, angry or frustrated. Yes


What I can do for myself
- I can help put toys away. Yes
- I may be able to turn on some faucets. Yes
- When I'm ready for bed, I may bring you my pillow or my favorite stuffed toy. Yes