There is so much changing and growing going on in this house.
-Talk.They communicate better and better everyday--with a mix of words and sign-language, our lives are getting quite a bit easier.
-Move. Their gross motor skills are also improving--they've always been a little slow in this department, but now they are walking, running, bouncing, dancing, kicking, rolling, climbing, sliding, and maneuvering stairs and other high places like they've been doing it their whole lives.
-Develop. Their fine motor skills are starting to develop as well. They have learned to make fists to "pound" fists with others, they are making the first steps towards working a spoon to feed themselves, they are starting to use writing utensils, mimicking hand motions to songs, stacking blocks, placing puzzle pieces, pointing, undressing, putting on shoes, etc.
-Eat. They eat pretty good most days. Their favorites include string cheese, blueberries, watermelon and cookies (animal crackers), but most days i can still get in a good portion of meat and vegetables to their diet. On the days that they don't eat so well...we just leave out the cookies and try again the next day!
-Sleep. They still sleep like champs although now that they have learned how much fun it is to play with each other nap times have become a little more interesting. On a good day i have to go in the room at least once to referee and lay them back down...on a bad day i may go in the room 5 times.
-Play. The reason for their existence of course. Well it's what they do best anyway. Thank goodness they play so well together and independently. At the end of the day my house usually looks like a tornado blew through, but those are the days you know they had the most fun. I love to look over and see them sitting beside each other on the floor playing with their toys and jabbering to each other. It's the sweetest thing.
-Love. As I said before they really do play together and most of the time, they have fun doing it. They also want to kiss each other first thing when they wake up and last thing before they go to sleep. One notices when the other is crying and goes over to try and coddle/kiss/pat to make it better. They also really notice when the other is not around or in another part of the house--if they aren't right near each other they call back and forth for each other in their own language just to keep tabs. Just today they spontaneously hugged each other. I just love watching them interact.
What Nora loves more than accessories and pretties are her babies. She has a couple of favorites at the moment. One is a bath baby that we have at bath time and then i take it with us when we go to the pool and beach. They other baby is a precious moments angel given to her by her Mamaw Carol. Nora loves this baby to death and it goes almost everywhere we go. She is always carrying "Baby" on her hip or on her shoulder while patting its back and saying "aw". Really, where does she get this stuff from?
Nora is still high drama. Everything is a big deal...excitements, to owies, to getting in trouble. She can turn on the tears in under a second. I truly believe one day should could make us some good money as an actress. I just roll my eyes and walk away sometimes so i can laugh and not let her see me.
Lastly she has started to notice/communicate with me when she needs a diaper change. She whines when its dirty, runs to the bag to get a new diaper and then many times wants to help me wipe and put a new diaper on. These are great first signs to start with potty training, so that will definitely be on the agenda in the coming months. One baby diaper-free sounds good to me!
Holden really seems to like music. He always sways or claps when music is on, he lights up whenever i sing him a song and often I will catch him in the car clapping to the radio--a few times on beat even! He loves to drum on anything he can, play the xylophone, and carry this radio toy around that sings kid songs over and over again.
The kid LOVES him some cookies. He gets it honestly, with some sweet-toothed grandparents. I love to tell the story that in the grocery store one day i had just gone down the last aisle and just kind of said out loud, but to myself, that I guess I got everything, and Holden looks straight up at me and says, "cookies?" . Now i'm sure it was just a coincidence--but it was awesome, and we headed straight to the cookie aisle to make sure he had his cookies!
Holden is still brave as ever. He would walk right into the pool if i would let him. When in the parking lot and getting the kids into the car, i always have to do him first because he would run off and touch all the cars, where as Nora will stay put and "touch our car" the way she's supposed to. He will go to anyone, talk to anyone--especially a man. He isn't afraid of any animal yet. He walks right up to dogs 3 times his size and starts "not-so-gently" petting them. He goes full speed ahead 100% of the time and is always falling on his face because of it. He's always making my heart skip a beat while i try and get to him before he crashes or find where he went in the .2 seconds i looked away.
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Seriously can't believe how big they are getting. I sure wish I got to meet them! So glad your family will be together soon!
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