23 Months Old

Harper and Jack are now just a few short weeks away from being 2 years old. I am, as always, surprised at how quickly time as gone by and I feel compelled to try and slow things down anyway I can. The days may be long, but the years have certainly felt short (yes, even that first one that seemed to crawl by at times). So, here are the updates for our toddlers and what they're doing at 23 months old.

Jack:

-talks in two-three word phrases (ex. tonight he said "more chicken nuggets")

-has started shaking his head "yes". I especially love it when the head shaking is enthusiastic.

-is a good eater and still loves mac and cheese and loves to drink milk ("nilka" "nilka" as Jack calls it)

-will "read" books aloud to himself now and tries to "read" mail and cards he sees

-has discovered a new game- chase- and now begs his dad "more chase" "more chase" then he takes off squealing through the house

-wrapped his arms around my neck earlier this week while I was holding him- he's getting to be such a big boy

-shows empathy for Harper and gets upset when she falls down or cries. He will come over and give her a hug or bring her one of her favorite toys to comfort her.

Harper:

-this little one has also started speaking in two word phrases (ex. "more cracker")

-has started opening her mouth in shock or surprise when something catches her off-gaurd. She makes me laugh when she opens that mouth and raises her eyebrows too.

-is a pretty good eater herself and loves eating crackers and oven roasted asparagus

-will ask for certain books from the book shelf to read before bed 

-plays so well independently with her Little People doll house and farm. She could sit for twenty minutes and play with her Little People.

-is all about her daddy right now. When Tony comes home from work she squeals "Daddy" and runs to the door and then wants to spend the rest of the night glued to his side.

-thanked Jack for his hugs last night by leaning over and giving him a kiss on the cheek- I love this girl!

Both kiddos are enthralled with the Christmas Tree and love looking at the ornaments and pointing out things they see. Harper and Jack are also both learning numbers "1, 2" as in "we have two shoes 1, 2". Yesterday I held up a picture with two dogs wearing Santa hats and asked how many dogs were in the picture to which Harper replied "two!" and Jack said "1, 2 Abby Dogs". These two are just little sponges that pick up everything.

We have also moved them from high chairs to the booster seat options and Harper and Jack now sit at the big table. They really enjoy looking at our new table cloth (with snowmen on it) and playing with their placemats. 

I know that the rest of the year is going to fly by and before I know it these "babies" will be two years old. Hard to believe that this is what they looked like at 11 months- just 1 year ago. We love you Harper and Jack!