20 Months Old

Two years ago at this time, I was still trying to adjust to the fact that I was pregnant...with twins, a year ago at this time, we had two babies who were rolling and crawling, but hadn't taken any steps yet. Now, we have two kids that are just four short months shy of being two years old...amazing.

Here are some of the things that Harper and Jack are into at the moment:

Harper:
-Loves playing patty cake and will mimic playing patty cake with her dolls
-Has started talking quite a bit more this month- language is really taking off
-Shakes head "yes" and "no" in response to a variety of questions
-Is starting to tell us when she needs her diaper changed
-She like to stack blocks and make towers- especially the Duplo blocks
-Has one molar all the way through and is working on another
-She loves to read books and will sometimes meet Tony at the door with a book in hand when she comes home.
-Enjoys doing art work with Durinda, she was especially fond of finger painting and reenacted how she did her finger painting for me; she laughed and laughed!


Jack:
-Learned his first color- purple
-Talks about all sorts of things on repeat
-Has started saying the word "nope"; for instance, we asked him if he needed a diaper change to which he replied "nope" and kept playing :)
-Is working on a new lower tooth, thus bringing his overall tooth count to seven
-Loves reading books like his sister and will spend long stretches sitting on the floor reading to himself
-He loves to play outside and dig in the dirt; this boy always has dirt under his fingernails and mud in his shoes
-He always wakes up before Harper in the morning and lays in his bed talking to his sheets with animals and letters on them; he's a little morning person already
-Likes coloring and drawing with crayons and is getting pretty good at drawing lines


 Here are some pictures of our weekend fun:

Friday afternoon started with some down time for me after work and cuddling with my Harper girl- it was an exhausting first week back.

A few eating antics from Harper and the kids first taste of chocolate almond milk- I think Jack liked it :)

We went to breakfast with the Sterlings and got a picture of the Sterling/Collett kids together. I have a feeling that these kids will be good friends.

This afternoon I cleaned out Harper and Jack's closet and found a cow costume that Aunt J sent in the bag of clothes for Jack. Harper was a good sport and tried on the costume; she looked so adorable :)

 After the cow costume was put away, the kids opted to play blocks in their closet until nap time; I love to see them play together.

We went out for some gluten-free treats after nap time and the kiddos got to try their go at "real" chairs (because there was only 1 high chair in the whole joint). Here's a bird's eye view of our table (sort of). They did good in the chairs and didn't try to get up; I think the yummy cookie helped keep them at the table.

Happy 20 months Jack and Harper- I don't know where the last 20 months have gone, but I can't wait to see what the next 20 months have in store. We love you very much!!