-I’ll quit recording words you each can say because now it
has turned into whatever one says the other quickly copies/learns to say as
well! So this month a few of the words we have heard quite a bit are: ouchie,
unbuckle, bible, car, thank you, thanks, “let’s go,” one more, fix it, stuck,
tights, “I got it,” see-ya, help me, "where he go," and both will repeat almost anything you ask them to say
-One of the funniest things you girls are obsessed with
lately is watching the trash being picked up! As soon as you hear the truck,
you make a beeline towards mommy and daddy’s window to be lifted up or if we
are downstairs you run for the garage. You now have new friends who honk at you
and wave every day when they collect the trash and you both wave back excitedly
as you continue to be mesmerized by the process. It sure is the highlight of
your day and you always say bye as they pull off of our street =)
-favorite thing to do these days is to dress/undress
yourselves-you both LOVE it and want to put on everything ALL
BY YOURSELVES =) In fact, we woke up to you both sitting in just your diapers on Feb. 4th
just after turning 22 months-we knew the day was coming….
-really into playing hide and seek with mommy and daddy!
This is a new thing this month and you both totally understand the concept and
are all giggles as we come chasing after you or as you try to find mommy/daddy.
In the past week, you have both learned the concept of being quiet and we are
amazed that you won’t make a peep even when we call your names =) (esp MG!)
-love wrestling with one another still and can get quite
rough for little girls-several injuries take place every time and then we call
it quits for the night
-love being “rocked” like little babies and after we get you
down at night, you both will point to rocker and say “rock, mommy, rock” until
mommy agrees. What you both are really after is singing songs together =)
-You both love doing the motions to He’s Got the Whole World
in His Hands and This Little Light of Mine and when it’s time to stop singing
and go night night you both repeatedly say “one more,” “one more!” How can you
resist so of course we sing one more and then you happily go to bed!
-you have discovered your love for dress up clothes after
seeing your friend AnnaBelle’s extensive collection and love to play with them!
-Maddie Grace has a love for wearing her hat and mittens any
chance she gets! She’ll ride all over town with them on if mommy will let her =)
-Both love playing with stickers & getting them in the
mail from Nana is even more fun!
-you both are really playing pretend more with babies, food,
kitchen and it’s just adorable! And hard to believe how much you two pick up
one that are copying from us as parents!
-Can blow bubbles and love holding the wand yourselves
-hate to be dirty, both of you, and always want a wipe, a
rag or something to make it all clean =) A tad OCD…wonder who you got that from? =)
-want to be so independent and do everything by
yourselves-eating/drinking/getting dressed/getting buckled in high chair, etc
and temper tantrums have begun when you don’t get your way
-every meal we hear the word “rag, rag!” frantically until
you can get your dirty hands all clean and proceed to finish your meal
-hate having diaper changed now (esp MG) and will fight it
tooth and nail
-LOVE LOVE climbing up in stroller, high chair, or wagon and
buckling yourselves in and then saying “unbuckle” and “stuck” or your versions
of those words until mommy comes to the rescue
-So motherly still =) and it’s precious to watch you continue to imitate
everything mommy does with her own “babies.” You will rock, burp, say ssshhh,
it’s ok, feed them, change their diapers, put on diaper rash cream, hold their
criss-crossed feet up like mommy does, and so much more. It’s amazing to see
you exhibit the motherly traits that God has placed within both of you!
-And how could I forget how much you love playing with
play-dough and coloring with markers and crayons! Of course you might be more
interested in putting the tops on the markers and the crayons in the box but it
can buy mommy a few minutes to get something done!
-both of you girls are really into holding the whole bag when eating or the package it's in rather than being handed a couple snacks at at time
-LOVE cleaning, will wipe down things all day long with Clorox wipes if I'd let yall =)
-can drink from an open rimmed cup pretty well (esp MG!)
-still love bath time, but now request bubbles every time and love to have the water running throughout the duration of the bath =)
-both go up stairs very well and Makenzie can come down them as well, MG still needs help coming down
-Both can get shoes on, but Makenzie can put shoes and socks on very well by herself
