Wednesday, April 4, 2012

20 month update

Schedule
8:15 - wake up
9 - breakfast
12:30- lunch
1:30-3:30 nap
4 - snack
6 - dinner
8:30 - bed


Food
I am still struggling with understanding what the hell "all done" really means. They'll mimic "all done" and then SCREAM for more food. It's getting easier, but seriously... I feel like no one is EVER full.

They are doing great with forks and spoons. Mark's been working very hard with Alexis on taking single bites and putting her food back down to chew and swallow. In the last few weeks this has significantly improved. WTG Mark!


Sleep
It's somewhat rocky right now. The girls still seem to be having early evening nightmares, and now that they are binky-free, it seems to be more difficult to calm them down (and by "difficult", I mean 2 minutes vs. 10 seconds to retrieve the binky). The number of wakeups are still similar though, so there's no change there.

Smarts
Both girls know all 26 capital letters
Can identify numbers 1-10
Can count from 1 to 13
Know their basic colors
Know shapes - heart, square, circle, hexagon, star, and triangle


Favorite Toys
Alexis loves to climb. Her newest interest seems to be nurtering her mothering instinct (playing with her babies, stroller, etc).
Reagan likes quiet things like reading. Her newest interest is "getchu" (I'm going to get you!) She loves being chased.
They love running to me and swinging in my arms in the yard.
They love playing with their cars in the yard too. Alexis hates the swings. I pray this improves

Size -
25-26 pounds. Alexis is about 1 pound heavier. They are in size 24 month shirts, 18 month pants (for the most part). They wear size 4 shoes, size 4 daytime and size 5 nighttime diapers

Teeth
Alexis has all her top teeth except her 2nd year molars. She is missing the lower 2nd year molars and lower canines
Reagan has

Songs
ABC, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Head Shoulders Knees & Toes, Baby Signing Time, The opposite word song, Mickey Mouse Clubhousee

How Does Elmo Go? NANANA, AUTOWORLD (Alexis)


"Share" now means GIVE IT TO ME NOW :(